Mike Makoid

About Mike Makoid

Telecommunications industry professional with more than 25 years of experience in project and product management, leadership, business development, client partnership, sales engineering, operations, revenue assurance, customer service and corporate communications rolesAREAS OF EXPERTISE:TMT, Multi-Functional Experience in Wireless, iOS & Android Mobile Device OEM Ecosystems, 3GPP Air Interface Technologies (4G LTE, 5G), Greenfield Market Establishment, Technical Project & Program Management (Agile & Waterfall), Revenue Assurance, Fraud Detection/Prevention, Telecom Billing & Provisioning, Network Operations, Engineering Sales Support, Crisis Management, Network Outage/Incident and RCA Management/Communication, Corporate Communications, Competitive Analysis, VIP and Government/Enterprise Customer Service & Retention, Strategic Planning, Industry Analyst Relations, Technical Storytelling

Experience

1. Director of Client Partnership & Business Development

   MobileComm Professionals, Inc

   Jan 2024 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Driving strategic growth and delivering innovative telecom engineering solutions for Tier 1 mobile network operators (MNOs) and global information and communication technology (ICT) leaders.• Identify opportunities and lead responses to RFQs, RFIs and RFPs, securing high-value contracts by showcasing UST’s expertise in network deployment, digital transformation and performance optimization.• Leverage industry knowledge and experience to spearhead initiatives that enhance network reliability, accelerate time-to-market, and reduce costs for clients through advanced automation, analytics and staff augmentation.• Champion UST’s industry-leading services, including:Macro Networks: 4G/5G RF design, network commissioning, optimization, drive-testing/benchmarking, AI/ML-driven RAN predictive maintenance, OpenRAN deployments and UAV-enabled digital twin solutions.In-Building Connectivity: Design and optimization of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Wi-Fi, CBRS and private networks.Digital Transformation: Cloud infrastructure, IoT engineering, data analytics, DevSecOps automation and legacy system modernization to empower client innovation.

Skills

• Mobile Communications
• Sales Engineering
• Rf
• Customer Retention
• Product Launch
• Wireless Networking
• Mobile Devices
• Computer Network Operations
• Mvno
• Revenue Assurance
• Spectrum
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Competitive Intelligence
• Ran
• Management
• Customer Relations
• Umts
• Wireless Technologies
• Mobile Technology
• Vendor Management
• Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (Umts)
• Strategy
• Home Automation
• Lte
• Technical Presentations
• Network Design
• Wifi
• Gsm
• Rf Engineering
• Product Management
• Sim
• Business Continuity Planning
• Das
• 3g
• Project Management
• Network Engineering
• 4g
• Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Continuous Improvement