Michael Stovenour

Michael Stovenour has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in the telecommunications industry. Michael started their career at GTE/Verizon, where they worked as a Customer Support Engineer and later as a Standards & Technology Testing specialist. Michael'sresponsibilities included testing new products and services for interoperability and compatibility.

Stovenour then joined Ascend Communications as a Systems Engineer.

Michael moved on to Sonus, where they held several positions, including Technical Director - Sales Engineering, Director Customer Certification, Distinguished Systems Integration Consultant, and Distinguished Systems Engineer / Customer Architect. In these roles, they worked closely with customers and account teams to develop and deploy custom solutions that met their unique business needs. Michael also led design activities and collaborated with Engineering and the CTO's office for new feature/product development.

Michael'smost recent role was at Ribbon Communications, where they served as the Chief Field Architect - Core Products. In this position, they interacted worldwide with customers to influence the architecture and feature sets of core products. Michael was responsible for defining the long-term vision of Ribbon's NVF based platforms for Session Border Controllers and SIP Session Routing products and leading customers through the transition to cloud automation.

Overall, Michael Stovenour's work experience showcases their expertise in telecommunications, specifically in areas such as product integration, network architecture, and customer solution development.

Michael Stovenour attended Texas A&M University from 1989 to 1993 where they completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering.