Sam Zebarjadi

Current

Chief Architect at Nokia

Past

Systems Integration Engineer at Sprint-Nextel
Network Engineer at Vastera
Systems Engineer at Eyecast

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Sam Zebarjadi’s Summary

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Senior level technology & business strategy expert combining years of extensive experience in wireless data and mobility services, information technology, business and technology consulting, and proven leadership skills.

Influential change agent, adept at selling and applying technology solutions to the strategic benefit of the organization.

Experience includes:

- "From the ground up" infrastructure & team development (startup corporations, etc.)
- Business development & expansion
- Budget planning & management
- Subject Matter Expertise in mobility services (SMS/MMS/LBS/WAP, etc.) and operator/carrier platforms
- Architecture & Infrastructure Design
- RFP/RFI & contract negotiation
- Full lifecycle project management
- Systems management & scalability planning
- Technical & Strategic Professional Services

Sam Zebarjadi’s Specialties:

Technical Architecture, Strategy Management, Professional Services, Operator Platforms

Sam Zebarjadi’s Experience

Chief Architect

Nokia

(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

Primarily responsible for the technical architecture & infrastructure design and implementation for mobility e-mail and device management platforms for wireless carriers in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Involvement with over 25 wireless carriers in 20+ countries around the world.

Developing long-term strategic business and technical plans to increase depth and breadth of services reach and ultimately increasing revenue through various channels.

Also responsible for managing a global architecture advisory team; whose responsibility is to standardize policies and procedures and ensure that design and deployment best practices are utilized for all new deployment projects worldwide.

Member of a cross-functional strategy panel planning long-term (2-4 year) technical roadmap of wireless services and integration strategies for the entire Nokia service portfolio

Primary areas of expertise:
- Technology Roadmapping & Business Strategy Development/Opportunity Management
- Wireless E-mail & Device Management
- Enterprise System Design
- Wireless Carrier Architecture & Integration (AAA, eCommerce, etc.)
- Pre-Sales Consulting & Post-Sales Professional Services
- Human resource development, staff mentoring, and training
Systems Integration Engineer

Sprint-Nextel

(Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)

September 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 3 months)

- Served on the Sprint-Nextel Data Integration Team, responsible for merging together the infrastructures for all wireless data services of the two separate companies for Day 0 launch activities.

- Responsible for QA and testing of Nextel's Packet Data applications prior to go-to-market launch

- Worked on Openwave MMS/PPG/MAG Platforms, and Location Based Services (aGPS) applications

- Assumed the responsibility for full lifecycle (development/testing/deployment) of Text & Multimedia Messaging Systems and other Mobility Messaging Platforms (legacy 2-way systems, SMS, International SMS Projects, Short Code Campaigns, etc.)

- Involved in multi-million dollar data center build out and system management
Network Engineer

Vastera

(Computer Software industry)

December 2001 — September 2003 (1 year 10 months)

- As a key member of a newly formed team, developed processes and procedures, drove standardization policies, and maintained cutting-edge approach to technology

- Built out several hundred node data center and managed proprietary production environment platforms

- Fostered team development and growth, trained staff, and provided technical leadership
Systems Engineer

Eyecast

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 10 months)

Original employee at .com startup; whose patented technology was used for converting existing CCTV video surveillance systems to Internet enabled (streaming) video with offsite storage and archival for security and insurance purposes.

Responsibilities included:

- Implementation & Management of 24x7 Network Operations Center
- Core design and optimization for new generation scalable streaming video
- Day-to-day upkeep and management of data center server farms
- Design & Deployment of new solutions