Shawn Goodier
Telecommunications Senior Vice President
Chadds Ford,Pennsylvania
Summary
Results-driven technical leader with a natural skill set and exceptional track record in the wireless industry. Proven skills with greater than 25 years of experience with engineering and operational teams. Excellent business acumen and strategic planning skills to drive profitability and margins year over year. Excellent partner to both revenue and financial leaders with strengths in building strategic relationships to support key business initiatives. Offering excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Vice President of Engineering
QuadGen Wireless Solutions Inc.
King of Prussia, PA
06.2011 - Current
- Led 400+ US and India technical staff driving services delivery excellence to the wireless and telecommunications industry
- Expanded revenue 3x and EBITDA 4x from 2014 to 2021 through expanding services portfolio and automation
- Primary financial strategic leader with strong bonds to the finance VP, CPA, leadership, and outside firms.
- Built ground up DevOps team instituting agile method to manage on-going automation and cloud migration roadmap.
- Technical leader interfacing with Sales to drive the CRM process to expand the customer base and revenue diversification
- Integrated TL9000 quality management system throughout the business promoting continual improvement processes.
- Interface to Human Resources to establishing career tracks, complex FLSA issues, company mediations.
- Oversaw the company Risk Management activities and implemented 3rd party compliance to ensure suppliers were compliant with EH&S and insurance requirements.
Executive Director
Cellular One
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Sucessfully integrated cells across networks in Montana, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Gulf of Mexico
- Developed and executed company’s HSPA strategy including contract negotiations for 4G network evolution
- Executed multiple Interconnection Agreements with providers including AT&T, Windstream, and multiple independents
- Completed subscriber migrations for the Texas-10 and Oklahoma-5 markets converting 50K sub base to new PLMN.
Senior Manager of Network, Cost of Service Analyst
AT&T, Cingular
08.2006 - 06.2009
- Generated executive reporting with quarterly readouts to AT&T Mobility's CEO, CFO, and President of Network
- Implemented monthly data analysis process against transport billing records saving $33.8M annually.
- Aggressively reduced network system expense by $16.1 Mil while upgrading network to 3G
- Created a utility and lease review program resulting $1.7 M in annual expense savings
- Developed fixed asset program managing depreciation and avoided $8M in write-down
Manager of Network, Network Implementation
Cingular
08.2003 - 08.2006
- Led 25 employees and contracted staff support for Philadelphia market cell sites and core deployments
- Executed on $100+ Mil capital budget and construction in progress (CIP) targets reporting quarterly to market and regional leadership
- Sucessfully completed Cingular-AT&T Wireless Network Integration on target and within 14-month commitment.
Network Manager
SBMS/Cingular
03.2000 - 08.2003
- Successfully completed switch and power plant projects for the Philadelphia market switching and data centers
- Executed on $20M in annual capital for switch and transport expenditures
- Planned and provisioned network critical SS7 translations
- Upgraded multiple MSC/data center telecommunication facilities including OC-48 entrance facilities, intra-MSC and inter-MSC trunks, Type II facilities, SS7 facilities, and cell sites circuits (T-1s)
Manager of RF Engineering/RF Engineer
Comcast Cellular/Southwestern Bell
06.1996 - 03.2000
- Supervised RF engineering team responsible to engineer frequency plans support network growth
- RF Optimization Engineer for 100 cell sites in Philadelphia metropolitan area and surrounding counties
- Designed cell site candidates to fulfill network coverage and capacity objectives including indoor systems
Weapons Officer, Captain
United States Air Force, McChord Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base
Tacoma, Panama City, Washington, Florida
03.1991 - 06.1996
- Supervised 20 NORAD officers and airmen providing radar control of fighter aircraft for air defense and counter-drug missions
- Managed HF and UHF links for all theater forces during a temporary assignment to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Education
M.S.E - Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 01.1993 - 08.1995
B.S.E - Electrical Engineering
Duke University
Durham, NC 09.1986 - 05.1990
Skills
Operational leadership
undefinedAdditional Information
- Achievements and Professional Memberships , Network Service Excellence Award, AT&T, 2007 (Awarded to only 7 employees within AT&T Mobility in 2007) Key Contributor Award, AT&T/Cingular, 2003, 2005-2007 (Top 15% Award) United States Air Force Commendation Medal, 1996; United States Air Force Achievement Medal, 1995 Officer of the Year, Western Air Defense Sector, 1994
Accomplishments
Network Service Excellence Award, AT&T, 2007 (Awarded to only 7 employees within AT&T Mobility in 2007)
Key Contributor Award, AT&T/Cingular, 2003, 2005-2007 (Top 15% Award)
United States Air Force Commendation Medal, 1996; United States Air Force Achievement Medal, 1995
Officer of the Year, Western Air Defense Sector, 1994
Timeline
Senior Vice President of Engineering
QuadGen Wireless Solutions Inc.
06.2011 - Current
Executive Director
Cellular One
06.2009 - 06.2011
Senior Manager of Network, Cost of Service Analyst
AT&T, Cingular
08.2006 - 06.2009
Manager of Network, Network Implementation
Cingular
08.2003 - 08.2006
Network Manager
SBMS/Cingular
03.2000 - 08.2003
Manager of RF Engineering/RF Engineer
Comcast Cellular/Southwestern Bell
06.1996 - 03.2000
M.S.E - Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
01.1993 - 08.1995
Weapons Officer, Captain
United States Air Force, McChord Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base
03.1991 - 06.1996
B.S.E - Electrical Engineering
Duke University
09.1986 - 05.1990
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