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Michael Stevens
Buda, TX
Cel 949-***-****
Email: ad39lz@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a managerial position that will utilize my analytical and leadership skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Telecom Consulting Services July 2020 – to date
BCYSA and others
Generating advice for the construction of a new carrier grade fiber optic network in Mexico
Together with other associates, supplying advice, design, and know-how for the conversion and migration of HFC networks to all fiber networks.
General Manager, LATAM region June, 2018 – May 2020
PING Communication
Responsible for all activities of the company related to the Latin American Region, including:
Leadership management of a team of 6 engineers, 4 in Mexico, 1 in Guatemala, and 1 in Peru.
Manage and coordinate homologation processes. Currently in Telmex with VDSL single and dual band, America Movil Colombia and Ecuador with MESH product, and America Movil Perú with MiFi.
Keep good relationships with customer s technical team.
Opened new office and manage it.
Reporting to PING s CEO.
Seeking new markets in the region for MTA, MESH, fixed LTE, ONT
Sales in the region have accumulated >15 MD since my integration.
Marketing director for the Latin American
market development January 1st, 2010 – April 2018
HUAWEI México, D.F.
Find network solutions for America Mobile operations in all LA countries.
Prepare and present workshops and seminars in leading telecommunication solutions.
Follow-up on current opportunities (RFI, RFP, RFQ) (Sales obtained: 2010 – 700 MUSD, 2011 – 800 MUSD, 2012 – 1000 MUSD)
Since January 2013: in charge of developing Access market with Huawei’s network solutions within the Latin American market. Acting as internal consultant / Expert for the fixed access network.
Develop and promote solutions for the LA MSO market
Have achieved breakthrough in the following accounts: Televisa, Megacable, America Movil (Peru, Argentina, Brazil), TIGO-Honduras, Telefonica-Peru. In process: Claro Colombia/Chile/Guatemala.
Promoting access convergence with FTTx and HFC
Generating TCO and ROI analysis for every particular case.
Training and mentoring activities within Huawei and with customers.
Technical Director (CTO) August 7th, 2006 – August 31st, 2009
Cablecom México, D.F.
Manage all construction and rebuild projects (over 2000 Km for 2007)
Establish operations methods and procedures to guarantee quality of service
Study and select the appropriate technology for special projects.
Collaborate in the implementation of Internet, digital TV and cable telephony projects.
Account executive for Latin America June 1st, 2005 – March 30th, 2006
EG Technologies, Inc. Oakland, CA
Develop business opportunities for EGT in the fairly new LA market.
Create strategies and business plans for this market.
Establish contacts and pursue ongoing relationships with them.
CTO September 1992 to September 2001
Cablemas Mexico City, Mexico
Reporting to the board, Cablemas is a multiple system operator with over 400,000 customers and passing over 1-million homes.
Responsible for all technical operations and engineering.
Performed studies and documented new network architectures, including the migration of SDH rings from star/star architectures, High Speed cable modems, digital television platforms, and telephony over cable.
Created policies and procedures for all aspects for engineering and technical operations that included customer house drops, network construction, plant return activation, Headend, nodes, and corrective and preventive maintenance of Head End and plant, etc.
Achieved the successful project management of over 3,000 miles of new, upgraded, and reconstructed network migration to HFC.
Designed and engineered the complete fiber optic backbone for several big cities. Conducted a team of 10 engineers, CAD designers, and project managers. Dotted lines to all technical ops departments, construction contractors. Dotted line responsibility for 300+ technical employees.
Sales management August 1991 to September 1992
Condumex Mexico City, Mexico
Sold in excess of $10 million of alternate energy systems for big electrification projects on isolated communities, microwave stations, and national and international biding projects.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration Degree
American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Concentration in Management
Graduation Date: July 2005
GPA = 4.0
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
UIA Mexico
Diploma awarded for achieving the highest average of my generation.
OTHER DATA
Able to speak, write and read Spanish and English very well (100%)
ITIL certified on the foundations level.
National Prize of Science and Technology (IV) Contest awarded by Ericsson for Distinguished Participation With The Project: “Wake-Up System for Hotels”
Computer abilities: Microsoft Office, Windows 98 to XP, internet research.
Knowledge of culture and history of Latin America. Easy relationships builder.