Chief Technology Officer
DOUG TAYLOR
With over 28 years of telecommunications experience, Doug is responsible for leading a core team responsible for engineering, tower construction, implementing and maintaining next generation wireless telecommunication networks capable of nationwide voice and high speed data services. Prior to joining Flat Wireless, LLC, Doug served as Senior Director of Network Operations for Alamosa Holdings, Inc. located in Lubbock, Texas. He was responsible for the operations of the largest Sprint PCS network as their largest affiliate partner. He was accountable for leading a technical staff made up 62 employees, which consisted of Managers, Engineers and Systems Technicians to optimize achievement of operational compliance and setting standard guidelines throughout the Alamosa PCS network. Throughout his career, he has been a key contributor in 11 successful Greenfield network builds as well as managed 5 Brownfield legacy network upgrades. Doug’s career experience also includes working as a Senior Communication System Specialist with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and with Nortel Networks as a Technical Support Engineer. During Doug’s career pursuits, he has completed extensive training with leaders in the telecommunications industry including Alcatel-Lucent, Metrica, AT&T, Boston Technologies, Ericsson, and Gemalto. Doug studied Business Management at Texas Tech University and holds an Associates in Computer Science & Electronics Technology from American Commercial College Lubbock, Texas in 1993.