Craig Burgess

About Craig Burgess

Relationship-focused, integrity-driven, tech-savvy sales professional with successful performance history in diverse arenas. Over $1B in total career sales with a proven track record of exceeding sales targets, developing strategic plans, and leading/motivating successful sales teams. Utilize communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills to cultivate trust and customer satisfaction. Combine extensive business development and team management expertise to gain competitive edge in fast-paced, highly competitive environments. Vast experience in enterprise and service provider network and business operational solutions.

Experience

1. Director of Smart City - North America

   Juganu

   Jun 2025 — Present · US

   Juganu transforms existing streetlights into an AI-powered, unified smart city platform, creating safer, more connected, and efficient urban environments without costly infrastructure overhauls. This delivers immediate ROI and unlocks endless possibilities for urban innovation.Their system integrates AI directly into streetlight networks, turning each into an interconnected sensor node. This network gathers real-time data on traffic, pedestrian movement, and air quality, which AI processes for actionable insights.Immediate ROI comes from utilizing existing assets, drastically reducing upfront capital expenditure and accelerating deployment. Cities see instant benefits like reduced energy consumption and improved public safety.For safety, intelligent streetlights act as surveillance points. AI detects unusual activity, enabling rapid emergency response. Dynamic lighting adjusts based on perceived risk, deterring crime and improving visibility.Juganu fosters connectivity by providing a robust backbone for city-wide wireless communication, supporting public Wi-Fi and IoT integration. This enables smart city applications like intelligent waste management, optimized public transportation, and smart parking.Efficiency gains are significant.**Intelligent lighting control dynamically adjusts light levels, minimizing energy waste. Traffic pattern monitoring informs intelligent signal optimization**, reducing congestion. Public services are optimized through data-driven insights.Ultimately, Juganu\'s solution unlocks endless urban innovation. It offers a unified, scalable, intelligent platform for deploying new applications and services, from autonomous vehicle infrastructure to predictive maintenance. Juganu provides a transformative vision for urban development, delivering a cost-effective, immediate-impact solution for a smarter, sustainable, and citizen-centric future.

Education

• Evangel University

  Bachelor of Science - BS (81 hours complete), Computer Science

  1986 — 1988

Skills

• Mpls
• Mobile Enterprise
• Mobile Consulting
• Mobile Communications
• Umts
• Wireless Broadband
• Vowlan
• 802.11a
• Mobile Devices
• Ip
• Business Development
• Network Engineering
• Mobile Strategy
• Sdh
• Telecommunications
• Mobile Technology
• Wimax
• Wifi
• Gsm
• Optical Fiber
• Ethernet
• Airmagnet
• Wireless Site Surveys
• Broadband
• Fiber Optics
• Wireless Lan Controller
• Wireless Networking
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Architecture
• Mobility Strategy
• Voip
• Cdma
• 3g
• Rf
• Professional Services
• 802.11g
• Network Architecture
• Integration
• Dwdm
• 802.11i