Rich Lawson
Director IT Systems @Ziply Fiber
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WORK HISTORY
Director IT Systems @Ziply Fiber
US
Mergers & Acquisitions: Heavily involved with acquisition activities, including technology inventory, operational alignment, systems integration, operational cost optimizations, and cultural assimilation.• Systems Strategy & IT Planning: Designing business unit technology transformations aligned with business objectives, encompassing application architecture, infrastructure modernization, and compliance frameworks.• Enterprise Application & Infrastructure Transformation: Leading detailed planning and execution of large-scale system changes, including application replacement programs, billing system overhauls, and customer migration initiatives with minimal service disruption.• Customer & Billing Migrations: Managed the transition of thousands of customers to new platforms, ensuring data integrity, operational continuity, and enhanced customer experience.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelors, Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor's Degree, Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Masters of Science, Telecommunications
University of Colorado Boulder
Master of Engineering - MEng, Telecommunications Management
ABOUT RICH LAWSON
Provide consulting to enterprise, carrier, and start-up clientele on IT/Telecom technologies and strategies. Specializing in operational processes and procedures for network operations team, Operational Support Systems (OSS) architectures/strategies, software and telecom sourcing. · Energetic and trusted leader who has worked in all aspects of business from start-up, organization building/rebuilding, acquisition, mergers, to rapid growth and scaling back to the basics of business operations. Innovative in not only technology, but working with people to drive creativity, growth (company and individual), technical and organizational transformations, and developing “go to” teams who deliverSpecialties: 20+ years experience in communication services and design, specializing in OSS infrastructure and architecture design, Telecommunications sourcing, Operational processes and procedures consulting
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