RAY BARGHI, PhD

22648 Gray Falcon Square, Ashburn, VA 20148 703-932-7608 raysoccerone@yahoo.com

SUMMARY

                 Innovative Executive with diverse and global experience in mobile telecom and IT.  Known for driving results, identifying issues and implementing creative solutions.  Passionate and enthusiastic thought leader with end-to-end experience in network, technology, customer migrations and custom solutions.  Areas of expertise include technology, product, marketing, consulting services, and strategic business development in mobile telecom and IT industries encompassing Big Data, M2M, analytics, core network, 4G LTE, subscriber data management, cloud computing, IMS, VoLTE, mobile advertising, identity management, policy and charging, security and privacy, virtualization, database management, IP, and VoIP.

 

SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Founder & Chairman- SPUG.  Ashburn, VA                                                                      2008-Present

·         Provide leadership, direction, and consulting for a  growing global organization of 40+ global operator members in Big Data, M2M, subscriber data management, Cloud solutions, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, IMS, analytics, application integration, interoperability,  legacy platform & customer migrations, new technology trials, vendor evaluations, and product conformance

Ø      Improved TTM by 50% by developing scalable & secure Big Data SDM on cloud solutions

Ø      Reduced churn by 25% and enhanced service providers' customer experience and CRM by utilizing Big Data network and user analytics

Ø      Increased service providers' revenue by 20% by leveraging 3rd party App. Development over cloud and ecosystem partnerships

Ø      Increased SP's new revenue by 10% by developing M2M, mobile advertising, mobile commerce, and voice &  video over LTE solutions

Ø       Reduced SP's CAPEX&OPEX by 30% by deploying cloud based services & platform consolidation

Chief Marketing Officer- Carrier Software & Core Network Product Line-Subscriber Data Management & Big Data Analytics

Huawei.  Reston, VA                                                                                                                              2010-2013

·         Oversaw and managed a global team in product management, technology development, and marketing.   Responsible for global customers including Telefonica, Vodafone, DT/TMO, Comcast, America Movil, FT/Orange, KPN, and other leading Tier 1 operators in different markets.

·         Played a critical role in winning Telefonica Big Data, SDM, LTE, and PCRF contracts for different European and Latin American markets including O2 Germany, Spain, and Mexico by providing executive business consulting and differentiating company’s technology value proposition

·         Helped customers win new business and increase their revenue by 20% by executing multi-sided business models,  targeted marketing, personalization, and content based charging

·         Created a competitive edge for customers by developing unique solutions for M2M, LTE, VoLTE, IMS, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Commerce, Cloud-base services, and credit card fraud detection

·         Successfully developed and deployed cloud-based solutions sharing data, Identity Management, Location information, data/application federation, common APIs, developers cloud access, storage, and severs for Big Data Analytics, and real time mobile Apps. Effectively managed performance, scalability, capacity on demand, connectivity, cost, and SLAs.

·         Successfully reduced Capex and Opex by 50% for America Movil, Telcel, and Comcast by replacing legacy HLR platform and migrating to Integrated HSS/NgHLR

·         Successfully promoted and presented our products at key industry events, identified gaps and partnered effectively to deliver best of breed solutions

 

Director, Technology Development                                                                                     2005-2008

Director, Data Infrastructure & Application Labs                                                        2003-2005

Sprint Nextel.  Reston, VA                                                                                                                                           

 

·         Accountable for all business decisions including technology development, design, testing/ integration, network readiness & deployment, FOA, GR, TTM, product/service differentiation & life cycle

·         Responsible for overseeing the development of business/technology strategy and plans, identification of customer requirements, development of new products, and achievement of product goals/standards

 

Ø       Successfully developed, integrated, and deployed high priority projects including Subscriber Data Management  System, 4G WiMAX, Over the Air Provisioning & Activation, Identity Management, Single Sign On, IMS, HSS, HLR, AAA, LBS, MMS, Push To Talk, QChat, Mobile Portal

Ø       Successfully built own Cloud of virtualized servers, common storage, and common services APIs in support of data apps on packet data network

Ø       Introduced major devices into market: i830, i860, i930 handsets, Blackberry 7510,7520, 7100i

Ø       Differentiated through Customer Experience by delivering parity for data & voice applications, Feature & coverage, and 3^rd party and business applications across different networks and devices

Ø       Lowered CapEx cost by 40% by initiating to reuse network elements for new services instead of building vertical silo solutions.   Reduced cost of new services by migrating from building silo platforms to reusable capabilities for multiple products

Ø       Reduced OpEx by 50% by simplifying service provisioning and customer data management through common data store and improved technologies for customer/self care platforms

Ø       Reduced time to market by a factor of  3 and IT cost by 50% by deploying a unified subscriber data management and profiling system

Ø       Established multi-vendor end-to-end Integration and Applications Lab

Ø       Initiated service oriented architecture and built service blocks allowing rapid integration and execution of multiple 3^rd party services

Founder & CEO- i3formation- Allen, TX                                                                                     2002-2003

·         Provided business consulting services and customized solutions for major wireless players

·         Increased coverage, reduced time to market, and decreased CAPEX/OPEX for operators

Director, Technology Development & Product Mgmt - Wireless Products               1999-2002

Senior Manager, Global Services                                                                                                  1997-1999

Principal Wireless System Engineer & Program Manager                                          1994-1997

Ericsson Inc.  Plano, TX               

 

·         Responsible for profitability and competitive viability of core, access, and wireless data products including hardware, software, and services during their whole life cycle.

·         Led the development of technical & product strategy, market and competitive analysis, financial and business case analysis, and strategic positioning.

·         Responsible for solution development, integration, verification, conformance and interoperability testing of wireless enabled products.

Ø      Increased overall added value and reduced cost by offering end-to-end solutions for service providers       using core, access, handsets, as well as mobile enablers, and applications & services.

Ø       Played a significant role in securing multi-year core, access, handset, and mobile internet contracts           with key customers

Ø       Increased revenues with new products by 30% through innovative features and improved profitability       of existing products by 15% through reducing development cost

Ø      Collaborated in joint customer engagements, formed strategic agreements and joint ventures with HP,        IBM, Sun, Compaq, and Microsoft to accelerate the uptake of Mobile Internet for service providers          and drive the development of handset applications

Ø      Served as “Customer Champion” for Ericsson increasing customer satisfaction by 40%

Ø      Successfully launched nationwide commercial projects for key PCS & wireless data customers

 

Adjunct Professor- University of Oklahoma                                                                                     1991-1994             

·         Conducted advanced research/ lectured in mobile communications and Integrated IP-based services

EDUCATION

              Ph.D.              Electrical Engineering

                                          University of Oklahoma    Area: Wireless Communications/Integrated IP-based Services

              M.S.              Electrical Engineering 

                                          University of Oklahoma     Area: Mobile Communications/Wireless Data

              B.S.              Electrical Engineering

                            University of Oklahoma