Michael Sanders

About Michael Sanders

If your company is challenged due to increased telecommunications costs, compliance and security issues, cloud applications and multisite segmentation, then you should be considering an forensic telecom expense audit. If your company has grown through acquisition and has not had the opportunity to consolidate duplication service provider contracts you should consider a forensic telecom expense audit.If your company has a separate procurement department and a separate accounts payable department then you should consider a forensic telecom expense audit.I am a telecommunications industry expert with proven consulting and negotiation skills, and respected CxO relationships. I am proud to share the following as my a partial list of my clients: JPMorganChase, The Limited Stores, Safelite Auto Glass, Value City Furniture, Cardinal Health, The Internal Revenue Service and The Department of Agriculture.In my role as Division Manager at AT & T, I was responsible for leading the enterprise in creating a new value proposition and transforming the emerging sales environment My responsibilities included group M&A business planning, marketing and the enterprise portfolio of technology services, including advanced contact center services and Cloud Computing.Fifteen years ago I founded Legacy Solutions, a Telecom Expense Auditing consulting company. The company serves financial services, retail, and government entities analyzing and deconstructing their voice and complex data network landscapes, uncovering major cost-saving opportunities and finding discrepancies in telecom billing statements. My staff of experienced telecom professionals become an extension of an organization’s telecommunications team. We perform key roles, including:• Forensic Telecom Expense Audits∙ Business Case and ROI evaluations of emerging technologies∙ Contract management and evaluation• Billing and invoice validation• Dispute and trouble resolution support

Experience

1. Partner

   UPSTACK

   May 2021 — Present

Education

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  1978 — 1982

• University of Dayton

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Skills

• Getting to Yes
• Outsourcing
• Wireless
• Management
• Enterprise Software
• Voip
• Telecommunications
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Analysis
• Co-Location
• Direct Sales
• Mpls
• Call Center
• Vendor Management
• Call Centers
• Business Development
• Account Management
• Managed Services
• Professional Services
• Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Solution Selling
• Cisco Technologies
• Leadership
• Business Process
• Unified Communications