Solomon Israel
About
Solomon Israel is from Dallas/Fort Worth Area. Solomon works in the following industries: "Telecommunications", "Semiconductors", "Primary/Secondary Education", "Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering", and "Information Technology & Services". Solomon is currently Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Board Member at Skymax Network, located in Dallas/Fort Worth Area. In Solomon's previous role as a President Board Of Trustees at Ann & Nate Levine Academy, Solomon worked in Dallas/Fort Worth Area until Jun 2019. Prior to joining Ann & Nate Levine Academy, Solomon was a Vice President Business Development, TV & Media Practice at Ericsson and held the position of Vice President Business Development, TV & Media Practice at Dallas/Fort Worth Area. Prior to that, Solomon was a Director, Consumer & Business Applications Practice Area at Ericsson from Jan 2008 to Jan 2012. Solomon started working as Director Business Development, Systems Integration and Multimedia Solutions at Ericsson in Jan 2005. From Jan 2003 to Jan 2005, Solomon was Vice President, Systems Integration Sales at Ericsson Inc.. Prior to that, Solomon was a Vice President, Mobility Solutions North America at Ericsson Inc from Jan 2002 to Dec 2002. Solomon started working as Vice President, Client Development at Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture in Kista, Sweden in Jan 1999.
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Solomon Israel's current jobs
Skymax Network was founded to facilitate and expedite closing the digital divide in developing countries. Our current operations are focused on Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and the DRC. Board Member and CTO for Network Architecture, Services Delivery & Technical Evolution. Responsible for establishing the company’s technical vision and leading all aspects of the company’s technology development, playing an integral role in the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth. www.skymaxnetwork.com
Solomon Israel's past jobs
Partnered with the CEO to create the annual work plan for the Board of Trustees. Lead the creation of the schools strategic plan, and began its execution with a focus on continuous improvement, increased diversity and broadened brand awareness. School's overall enrollment was increased by 15% and is operating with a stronger balance sheet and income statement. Recruited board members and lead the board in its strategic duties to ensure the continued improvement, integrity and institutions’ longterm success via effective fiscal stewardship. Supported ongoing cultivation and solicitation of donors and executed the schools’ technology needs assessment and created initial multi year strategic initiative plan.
Managed and led the TV & Media Practice within North America with focus on growth and improved profitability. • Increased sales 4x to $339M per year over four years through organic and inorganic growth. • Identified specific M&A targets, collaborated with risk management partners in due diligence process, and subsequent to deal closure lead workstreams to ensure continued operations during the transition period and effective integration into Ericsson organizations as part of a series of strategic initiatives. • Developed and executed North American strategy including mergers & acquisitions, organic development & customer segment focus. • Closed major video on demand (VoD) back-office solution with a tier 1 MSO. • Leveraged and adapted existing products to create and deploy first media retail solution for restaurants. • Successfully identified, defined, and deployed automotive solution. These results led to winning Corporate Top Sales Award for 2013 (top 80 sales persons worldwide.
Developed and executed Consumer & Business Applications (CBA) North American Strategy. • Achieved 3x top line growth and was awarded Corporate Top Sales Award for 2011. • Restructured, recruited, and led organization to achieve results, identifying and developing new vertical segments in healthcare (remote patient monitoring, RPM) and enterprise VOIP working through existing carrier sales channel. Initiatives resulted in contracts valued in excess of $100M per year.
Leveraging on my experiences in the Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture, Mobility Solutions, and Strategic Sales, drove a team of eight professionals to support Ericsson’s entry into the cable/multiple system operator (MSO) market. • Executed action steps including business case development, entry point identification, portfolio gaps and recommending closure methods (make, buy, or acquire), resulting in securing a major infrastructure contract (for IMS) with a Tier 1 MSO and strategic relationships with other companies.
Built on experience in Mobility Solutions, led a project and value add sales team of 26 people. • Increased Ericsson’s contract value and expanded penetration with a new strategic account by more than 2.5x in less than two years.
Established a System Integration Practice focused on messaging, media and data applications. Integrated and restructured 6 different organizations into a coherent sales support and delivery organization focused on messaging and mobile data. Functions integrated included: Solution Management Partnering Development & Delivery
Worldwide responsibility for sales, marketing and channel development, including strategic negotiations with shareholders and critical partners. · Guided negotiations between Ericsson and Microsoft in the formation of the Joint Venture and subsequent reintegration of personnel and business practices into Ericsson. · Designed, built and staffed consultative sales and channel organizations. · Identified initial market entry points, product & service requirements in conjunction with Operations and Services personnel. · Defined company value proposition and business model based on internal competencies, parent company technologies, and global service portfolio. · Primary interface into analyst community (e.g. Gartner, IDC, and Ovum).
Lead sales and technical sales team to increase market share in voice mail and short message services from 7 to 34%
Lead Project Management & Technical Solutions Team in the delivery of critical communications solutions to customers in Europe, Middle East, Latin America, & Asia. Established and executed on customer satisfaction and financial performance metrics.
Engineering Site Manager. Recruitment, Business Development, Design Reviews, Budgeting Focused on image and signal processing in military avionics.