Ricky Taft
Sr. Lead Product Manager, Broadband Devices at Cox Communications
- Role
- Sr Lead Product Manager, Smb Broadband Devices at Cox Communications
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ricky Taft
Telecom expert with proficiency in ops/lifecycle management, product development and analytics.
Experience
Sr Lead Product Manager, Smb Broadband Devices
Apr 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Product management for all SMB-focused broadband access, Wi-Fi, and voice solutions. Led development and deployment of cloud-based Wi-Fi platforms to support scalable, secure SMB networking.Manage a comprehensive 3-year feature roadmap, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define strategic product objectives, prioritize initiatives, and drive successful implementation, resulting in timely delivery of key milestones and alignment with business goals.Establish and deploy a cutting-edge cloud CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) platform, driving scalability and velocity by leveraging cloud-based infrastructure and advanced technologies, resulting in increased operational efficiency, reduced CPE capex of $2M annually, while enabling rapid provisioning of managed SMB Wi-Fi services.Successfully managed a $5M+ development project from concept to completion, including vendor selection/contract negotiation, business case development, funding acquisition, project team establishment, program management, go-to-market planning, field trial execution and project launch.Led vendor selection and phased trials for next-gen SMB Wi-Fi gateway, enabling faster defect identification and reducing time-to-market by 7 months.
Education
Georgia State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing
2004 — 2009
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
BBA, Marketing
2004 — 2009
Skills
- Sql
- Six Sigma
- Operational Streamlining
- Business Intelligence
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Service Delivery
- Business Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Process Optimization
- Forecasting
- Customer Service
- Operational Efficiency
- Executive Reporting
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- Management
- Training
- Logistics
- Telecommunications
- Metro Ethernet
- Analysis
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Project Management
- Software Documentation
- Business Process Improvement
- Microsoft Excel
- Analytics
- Troubleshooting
- Networking
- Decision Analysis
- Leadership
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