Robert Allen Newcomb, Jr.
Alabaster, AL 35007
Objective
To obtain a position that will allow me to utilize the knowledge and experience I have
gained to help meet company and personal goals.
Summary
I am an accomplished manager with more than thirty seven (37) years of hands on
telecommunications experience. Proven ability to design and implement effective
strategies, negotiate site placement agreements, develop employees, and manage
resources to increase profit while controlling expenses. Proficient at implementing
company mandated processes and procedures while delivering a high degree of
customer and employee satisfaction/retention.
Experience
Nuke’m Coin-Tel, Inc.
Operations Manager/ 2003-2010
Develop a coin operated telephone business from the conceptual stage, through
funding, gaining regulatory approval, starting up operations, relieving all debt and
generating a profit. I was responsible for all day to day operational and financial
activities of the corporation while negotiating placement agreements for overv100
pay telephones.
Bellsouth
Manager 1990-2003
Direct supervisory responsibilities for both management and hourly employees in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Supervised 22 direct reports and was
responsible for gaining and retaining location agreements which generated revenue of
over $48 million. Lead Bellsouth team during customer/agreement disputes.
Bellsouth
Coin Telephone Consultant 1982-1990
Negotiated with property owners agreements for site locations of coin telephones,
directed contractor placement of telephone related enclosures and power
requirements, acted as the interface between customers and Bellsouth in contractual
disputes.
Bellsouth
Cable Splicer 1975-1982
Spliced buried, underground, and aerial cables using various connectivity methods.
Responsible for proper bonding, air pressure maintenance and overall quality control.
Installer/Repairman 1972-1975
Single and multiple line installation and repair. Responsible for both inside and
outside wiring and overall connectivity.
Education
University of Tennessee, Martin, Tn. 1970-1972