Greg Cole
Suwanee,GA
Summary
Highly skilled Principal Engineer with solid background in managing complex engineering projects. Strengths include strong leadership and team building skills, advanced problem-solving abilities, and expertise in interpreting technical specifications. Significant contributions made to previous employers through innovative design solutions and strategic project completion.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
Alpharetta, GA
08.2004 - 09.2024
- Responsible for the negotiation of transport contracts, which included preparing projections, planning the negotiation strategy, leading negotiation efforts, briefing the Senior Leadership Team, and managing relationships across business units. Successfully negotiated deals, which reduced the cost of the business by an estimated $542M.
Manager - Transport Engineering
Verizon Wireless
Charlotte, NC
05.2000 - 07.2004
- Responsibilities included transport planning, development and management of area transport budget, project management for national initiatives, and phone number administration. Specific projects included transition phone number management, LNP, National Prepaid, National Mobile to Mobile, and Enhanced Directory Assistance.
Engineering Supervisor
Verizon Wireless
Atlanta, GA
12.1994 - 04.2000
- Positions Held Included Engineering Supervisor, Senior Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer, and Transmission Systems Engineer. Responsibilities included transmission systems engineering to support new cell site deployment, network expansion, and CDMA deployment for the Atlanta MSA, GA 3, GA 4, and the Athens MSA.
- Improved microwave systems engineering practices, which made the design process more efficient, increased design accuracy, and improved system availability.
- Specific duties included: - Microwave system design and deployment - Network architecture design - Deployment of leased SONET, DS3, and DS1 facilities - Design and deployment of SONET transmission management systems - FAA and FCC filings - Managing the transmission engineering department - Managing vendor relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern College of Technology
Marietta, GAAssociate of Science - Science Education
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GASkills
- Engineering Documentation
- Project Team Leadership
- Data review
- Workflow Coordination
- Business Analysis
- Research and analysis
- System Design
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Technical leadership
- Project Coordination
- System Architecture
- Requirements Gathering
- Performance Optimization
Timeline
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
08.2004 - 09.2024
Manager - Transport Engineering
Verizon Wireless
05.2000 - 07.2004
Engineering Supervisor
Verizon Wireless
12.1994 - 04.2000
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern College of Technology
Associate of Science - Science Education
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College