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 Jeffrey S. Walker 

New Business Development Manager

Mr. Walker has worked in various executive positions in the telecommunications industry for the past 20 years including tenure with such cable operators as AT&T Broadband, Adelphia, Time Warner, Mediacom, Storer Cable, and TCI. The bulk of Mr. Walker’s experience and expertise lies in the areas of new business development, financial operations, network design and implementation, strategic planning and organization, sales and marketing, and technical/engineering operations. Most recently, Mr. Walker has spent time organizing and negotiating multiple commercial and large development contracts in connection with the development and building of dynamic system networks that will generate in excess of $3.1 million annually. Mr. Walker was responsible for rebuilding multiple cable systems throughout the Gulf Coast Region after Hurricane Ivan destroyed nearly the entire network for which he was responsible. During his tenure with Time Warner, Mr. Walker had oversight responsibility for a major billing conversion of multiple databases in the central New York area that included more than 300,000 customers. Throughout his career, Mr. Walker has served on many committees for multiple Colleges and Non-Profit Organizations.  Mr. Walker received his Bachelor of Science degree from Jacksonville State University and his Masters Degree in Management from Webster University. 
 

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