Paul Woelk

About Paul Woelk

I am currently the Vice President of Business Planning for Customer Operations at Charter Communications, the nation\'s second largest Cable MSO. My role focuses on financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, commissions planning, and activity metrics for the employee organization.Prior to our merger with Charter, I was the Vice President of Finance and Business Operations at Bright House Networks, the nation\'s 6th largest Cable MSO, with substantial operations in Florida as well as networks in California, Michigan, Indiana, and Alabama. My role included accountability for financial, operational, product development, billing, and planning support across a broad set of engineering, operations, and commercial service functional areas at our company.Prior to my role at Bright House, I was with Sprint in Overland Park, KS, beginning in after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in economics. While at Sprint, I completed an MBA with a finance concentration in 2003, also from the University of Kansas. After beginning with Sprint as a network planner and software programmer, I quickly became a manager and have held several team leadership roles, with each new endeavor providing greater responsibility, span of control, and budget accountability.Specialties: Strategic Planning and Vision, Business Development, Capital and Operating Expense Budgeting and Optimization, Vendor Management and Negotiation, Wireless Voice Network Technology, VoIP Technology, Product Development, Access Network Planning, Software Development and Database Design, Project Management Organization

Experience

1. Gvp and then SVP Business Planning Cable Operations

   Charter Communications

   Mar 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• University of Kansas - Graduate School of Business

  MBA, Finance

  2001 — 2003

• The University of Kansas

  Bachelor of Science, Economics

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Voip
• Product Management
• Program Management
• Enterprise Software
• Wireless
• Start-Ups
• Networking
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Managed Services
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Budgets
• Finance
• Management
• Software Development
• Forecasting
• Contract Negotiation
• Mobile Devices
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Cloud Computing
• Solution Selling
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Sales Operations
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Saas
• Product Development
• Network Design
• Negotiation
• Wireless Technologies