Product Management/Development telecommunications professional with a strong background in bridging technology and business issues through continuous improvement projects in the industry. Developed new products and services from concept to implementation.
+ more bio informationEven before the global financial crisis that we now wake up to every morning, the CEOs of large global corporations were making the news with their exorbitant annual compensation packages. It appeared, nevertheless, that such compensation packages were directly tied to the financial performance of their respective business th... More..
Technology offers business efficiencies that enable all of us in the course of business activities to save time. From the discoveries of the attributes of fire, to the invention of the wheel to move heavier things, more things, and to move them all faster, technology has saved us time.Moving to a more contemporary period than... More..
In a market economy, the value of a product is based upon two primary functions. One function is that of the consumers' perceptions of a product's utility. Defined in broad terms, utility is a commodity at one extreme end of the spectrum and a status symbol at the other end of the spectrum. Using this model, all products fall... More..
Executive SummaryWhile management struggles to reduce costs in constricting markets, many expenses are constant because of contractual arrangements. This includes telecommunications maintenance agreements. The telecommunications network (voice and data) is one of the core strategic assets of any enterprise. It is an imperativ... More..
Executive SummaryThe wise marketing sages will pontificate that one should not compete on price. However, the reality is that price is a major deciding factor when telecom procurement managers are selecting maintenance service providers for their enterprise's telecommunications assets. The squeeze is on your margins, as well ... More..
IntroductionHow many times, as the telecommunications manager of the enterprise, have you received a document of a set of best practices that your company's leadership has decided to chase this year? How many of these broadly stated best practices appeared to be relevant to your operations? You may have even attended executiv... More..
Executive SummaryCost containment is the mantra for any cost center executive. In the telecommunications environment of an enterprise and for purposes of managing costs, one does not have to be technical in mind to grasp the fundamentals in differentiating between regulated and unregulated telecom services, but understanding ... More..
Executive Summary While Telcos struggle with the next generation broadband services and the investments required to serve the high-end access markets, attention is lacking to the low tech services offered in tariffs for testing, standby technicians, and the like. There is evidence that these access services, although billab... More..
It is public knowledge that in the year 2008, the federal government received $1.2 trillion (T) in tax revenue from individuals. It is also public knowledge that in 2008, the rebate stimulus package totaled $168 billion (B). Formulas determined the amount rebated to individuals, couples without children, couples with children... More..
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