David Taft
Management, Strategy & LeadershipExperienced people and technology leader who is passionate about personal growth and leading people to establish and deliver customer, business, and technology solutions.
- Role
- Network Architect at Verizon
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Taft
Committed, passionate, and growing people leader with a proven execution track record in architecture, strategy, engineering, operations, and team leadership across telecommunications and advanced network systems. A passionate and creative innovator with 13 patents, extensive experience in 5G network planning, IP Transport planning, and a commitment to delivering scalable solutions in team collaboration.
Experience
Network Architect
Jun 2021 — Present
Leading a cross-functional team of subject matter experts in device, radio, transport, 5G core, performance, and implementation to drive network slicing strategy, planning, engineering, and operations across lab, field, and production environments.Team oversight of transport, radio and 5G core subject matter experts to develop an architecture, designs, and plans to enable network slice awareness within the transport network.Chair the Network Slicing Governance Council, ensuring alignment with Verizon’s 5G network strategy and operational excellence.
Education
Michigan State University
Master of Science - MS, Management Strategy Leadership
Southern Connecticut State University
BS, Computer Science, Information Systems
1992 — 2000
Community College of the Air Force
Associate's degree, Electronics
1994 — 1999
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
Master's degree, Management Strategy Leadership
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Cdma
- Microsoft Exchange
- Lte
- Firewalls
- Active Directory
- Hardware
- Ip
- Network Engineering
- Project Management
- Network Administration
- Bgp
- Cellular Communications
- Carrier Ethernet
- Mpls
- Mobile Devices
- Networking
- Integration
- Routers
- Cisco Technologies
- 4g
- Ethernet
- Linux
- Network Design
- Security Clearance
- Project Planning
- Computer Security
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