Prior to establishing
Nano
Time
,
John was the vice president of sales and marketing for Dobson Communications
, one of the nation’s top 10 wireless service providers
(utilizing the Cellular One brand). Over a
4-year period he expanded the business to over 1.3 million customers in
18 states; annual revenue reached $1 billion with above average
industry growth. As the senior marketing officer
John was responsible for all aspects of advertising, public relations,
pricing and promotion strategy, retail store merchandising, and new
product development. His design and launch of
new products generated over $20 million in new revenue; new pricing
plans and offers provided over $50 million in profit improvements.
In addition, John has also held various management positions at AT&T and what is now Lucent Technologies, both in Ohio and New Jersey. These
positions included leadership roles in product management, new offer
development, market research, competitive intelligence, and sales.
Additional
experiences have included participation in an IPO, meeting with Wall
Street analysts, speaking at the leading wireless industry trade show
(the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association), leading a major
business turn-around initiative, multimillion dollar vendor
negotiations, and publishing the results of a competitive intelligence
project in a professional journal. His experience spans both the consumer / retail and business-to-business segments.
John has a B.A. in Economics / minor mathematics from Denison University and an M.B.A. from The University of Michigan. Ongoing
education has included coursework at The Center for Creative
Leadership, Thunderbird International Graduate School, AT&T’s
Leadership Development Program, and The Burke Institute.
John
has been a member of the American Marketing Association, The Society of
Competitive Intelligence Professionals, the Marketing Leadership
Council of the Corporate Executive Board, and the Oklahoma Venture
Forum. He serves on the Board of the Oklahoma
Youth Orchestra, is a member of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
News Bureau, and participates in the Oklahoma-based i2E service
provider network.