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Michael Dennis

Chief Operating Officer at American Virtual Cloud Technologies

Michael Dennis has extensive work experience, with their most recent role being the Chief Operating Officer at American Virtual Cloud Technologies since December 2020. Prior to this, they served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Esor Consulting Group starting from March 2020.

From 2010 to 2020, Michael was the President & CEO of Big Green Group, LLC. In this position, they successfully led the company for a decade before transitioning to their current role.

Before Big Green Group, LLC, Michael held the position of Chief Operating Officer at JNET Communications, LLC from April 2004 to July 2010. During their tenure, they implemented efficiency programs and managed construction and infrastructure programs across multiple cities, resulting in a 50% year-over-year business growth. Michael also played a key role in the deployment of FiOS for Verizon in the State of Virginia, surpassing customer expectations and achieving top-tier quality and production.

From 1999 to 2003, Michael served as the Group Vice President at Avaya Inc. Michael managed a large organization of 25,000 people and was responsible for overseeing a revenue stream of over $3 billion, reporting directly to the CEO.

Prior to Avaya Inc., Michael held two positions at Lucent Technologies. In 1998, they served as the Field Services Vice President, responsible for managing installation and maintenance activities for the largest base of Enterprise customers in the telecommunications industry. In 1996, they were the Sales Vice President, achieving sales and profit targets within 9 months.

Before joining Lucent Technologies, Michael worked at AT&T as the General Manager of Sales from September 1993 to December 1995. Michael led the fastest growing Sales Branch in the country and implemented personnel changes that resulted in remarkable growth and customer satisfaction.

Overall, Michael Dennis has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a proven track record of driving business growth and exceeding customer expectations throughout their career in the telecommunications industry.

Michael Dennis attended Dartmouth College from 1981. Michael pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Government. However, the end year of their education at Dartmouth College is not provided.

Later on, Michael Dennis engaged in executive education programs at various institutions. Michael participated in a program called "Building your Minority/Woman-Owned Business" at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. The exact start and end years for this program are not mentioned.

Additionally, they attended the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley for an executive education program in Global Economics. The specific duration of this program is not specified.

Finally, Michael Dennis pursued an executive education program in Managing Critical Resources at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. However, no information regarding the start and end years for this program is provided.

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  • Chief Operating Officer

    December, 2020 - present