Michael Irizarry
Chief Technology Officer at Global Telecom
- Role
- Board Member at ByVerTek
- Location
- Barrington, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Irizarry
For more than 30 years, Mike has driven technology strategies that led to superior business performance. At UScellular, Mike has directed highly complex network and technology initiatives and projects with accountability for strategic investments. With a transformational leadership style, Mike has inspired teams to flawlessly execute key business initiatives ranging from the successful prevention of cyberattacks, network upgrades, to the digital transformation of end-to-end business processes.Mike oversaw UScellular’s information systems and technology as well as all the company\'s wireless technology, strategy, operations and engineering. This work encompasses network build-outs, network operations, and technological advancements such as 5G, Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and network expansions. Additionally, Mike led UScellular’s information systems, strategic operations program and enterprise program management teams. These teams focus on application development, data warehousing, wireless billing technologies and support for data centers and end users, all of which help associates deliver an excellent customer experience. Prior to UScellular, Mike held leadership positions at Verizon, Bell Atlantic Mobile, and PageNet.Mike is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery, a senior member of the I.E.E.E. and its communications and computer societies and previously worked with the 6G Alliance and ATIS. Mike was a member of UScellular’s board of directors, the NGMN Alliance board, and the ORAN Alliance. Mike is also on the Advisory boards of Global Telecom, Ubicquia, and Connect 5G.
Experience
Board Member
Sep 2025 — Present
Education
International School of Information Management
Master of Science in information management and MBA
Cleveland Technical College
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Capella University
Ph.D., Communications Technology
2000 — 2007
Colorado Technical University
Doctorate , Computer Science-Enterprise Information Management
2009 — 2012
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