VP/GM Wireless Services
Greater San Diego Area
- Current
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- VP/GM Commercial Wireless at General Dynamics
- Past
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- President and COO at Celergy Networks, Inc.
- VP, Wireless Network Services at AT&T
- Director, Engineering and Operations at Teleport Communications Group
- Manager, System Engineering at AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Technical Consultant at Lucent
- Education
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- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
- West Hempstead
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Frank DeJoy’s Summary
Senior telecommunications executive with 20-year track record in general management, technology, wireless, mobile multimedia and network services. Extensive experience with major and emerging telecommunications carriers (e.g. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, TCG CLEC); government agencies and integrators; and Fortune 100 enterprises in the retail, healthcare, transportation, and financial sectors.
Frank DeJoy’s Specialties:
Chief Operator/General Manager · Wireless and Wireline Network Operations · Technology Deployment · Turnaround Leadership · Network and Sales Engineering · M&A / Integrations · Sales Program Development · Business Continuity
Frank DeJoy’s Experience
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VP/GM Commercial Wireless
General Dynamics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GD; Telecommunications industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
National cell site acquisition, engineering (RF/equipment), construction, and operations for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and other wireless carriers.
Commercial telecommunications carrier network infrastructure development and operations. -
President and COO
Celergy Networks, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 1 month)
National telecommunications and IT services for retail, financial, healthcare, and government sectors.
Service portfolio includes structured cabling, technology rollouts, VoIP, staging and depot. -
VP, Wireless Network Services
AT&T
(Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)
January 1999 — April 2005 (6 years 4 months)
Various leadership roles planning and operating the network, implementing new technologies and services, and integrating merged entities. Particular expertise in enterprise and consumer data services.
Positions held include:
Vice President, Product and Network Operations
Vice President, Network Services- Mobile Multimedia
Executive Director, National Service Delivery
Director, Strategic and Network Planning
At time of employment, company was Cingular and AT&T Wireless. -
Director, Engineering and Operations
Teleport Communications Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TCGI; Telecommunications industry)
July 1994 — December 1998 (4 years 6 months)
Several leadership roles building and operating Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Networks (CLEC) on the east coast of the USA.
Positions held include:
Director, Network Engineering
Director of Operations
Tenure included positions at both Teleport Communications Group and AT&T Local Services. -
Manager, System Engineering
AT&T Bell Laboratories
(Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)
January 1992 — June 1994 (2 years 6 months)
Data and signalling networks, software defined network, and network security.
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Technical Consultant
Lucent
(Public Company; LU; Telecommunications industry)
July 1989 — December 1991 (2 years 6 months)
Sales engineering of network switching, transport, and data products for NYNEX, New York Telephone, New England Telephone, and their enterprise customers.
At time of employment, company was AT&T Network Systems.
Frank DeJoy’s Education
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark
MBA , Information Technology Concentration , 1989 — 1993
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
BS , Electrical Engineering , 1985 — 1989
Graduated with Highest Honors- Salutatorian
- Activities and Societies:
- President, Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
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West Hempstead
Additional Information
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Frank DeJoy’s Interests:
Technology, Professional Networking, Strategic and Network Planning, Exercise, Sports, Music
Frank DeJoy’s Groups:
IEEE
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Next Generation Development & Infrastructures Consortium -
Smart Grid Executive Forum
Frank DeJoy’s Honors:
AT&T Excellence Awards: 1999, 2000, 2002
Who's Who of Professionals
Rutgers University, College of Engineering Highest Honors (Graduated Salutatorian, Electrical Engineering)
Frank DeJoy’s Contact Settings
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