Richard (Dick) Waltke - Principal and MPi President
Dick's knowledge of the telecommunications industry reflects more than thirty-five years of evolution. He has experienced the predictable, fully regulated and guaranteed rate of return environment of legacy telephone companies; as well as the contemporary, highly competitive regimen of extraordinary market sensitivity. "Today's 21st Century telecom customer has technological choices that once strained the imagination. The traditional telecommunications provider requirement of being in the same community as the served customer has evaporated with the Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) carriers, such as Lingo and Vonage. Video services come in many different packages and approaches. Some providers use the infinity of space to provide their services ubiquitously. This is a far distance from the former and exclusive hard-wired world of telecommunications with 'five 9s' of reliability that had been the ideal standard and goal of the 20th century. In the environment of our shared 21st century management reality, creative application of growth possibilities is necessary to better assure current viability; and in some cases, continued survival."
Having worked with telecom firms offering national and international services for thirty years and with seven years as a telecommunications consultant in the national and international areas, Dick truly understands the complexities of operations and opportunity for new revenue generation. He determines and applies strategy based on market dynamics and calculated cost structures within a framework of generally accepted business principles and support.
"Communication service providers simply must move in a positive direction or face the unpleasantness of reduced importance and lowered earnings."
Dick is profit oriented, and applies creative, supportable solutions to your business challenge of the day. He holds an MBA majoring in Telecommunications Management from the University of Dallas; The Graduate School of Management, of the Braniff Graduate School. He also holds a BA in Business Management from California Lutheran University.
Richard (Dick) Waltke: rwaltke@mperception.com
