PRESIDENT

MICHAEL GUrley

Telespan Group

Business Consulting

 Telespan - Plano, TX Managing Partner  July 2013 - Present
A contract consulting firm that specializes in providing Sales, Marketing and Business development services to the Telecommunications market. Oracle (Sun Microsystems), Dallas, TX Senior Sales Rep – Alcatel-Lucent Account  2003 - 2013 Sun Microsystems was positioned as a market leader in the telecommunications industry worldwide for Server based systems that were integrated into major Network Equipment Providers (NEP) worldwide. Provided ALUJ with software and server solutions for their Wireless Call Server, Network Nodes (STP, HLR, SRP, SCP, etc.) and the MiLife Applications Server (MAS) programs. Alcatel USA, Plano, Texas VP Business Development – Broadband Nets Senior Director – Bus Devel – STP 1999 - 2002 Alcatel is a world leader in delivering network equipment in the Signaling Systems and Intelligent network solutions area.  Providing STP based SCP functionality such as Mobile Number Portability is just one of the widely deploy applications. In the Broadband Network area, Alcatel’s DSL, ATM, IP solutions are in service worldwide, with a dominate share of the USA and European, DSL markets. Sun Microsystems (SunSoft), Dallas, TX Mgr Telecom Strategic Partnerships 1997 - 1999
​SunSoft was positioned as a market leader in the telecommunications industry worldwide for Unix based applications that were integrated into major customers worldwide. Key telecom customers included Ericsson, Nokia, Lucent, DSC, Nortel, MCI, AT&T, Cap Gemini, Syseca, TRW, Perot Systems, Qualcomm and BT. Application software included both Internet and Network Operations/Network Management  Support Systems solutions. Nortel, Richardson, TX VP Sales – Network Integration Division 1990 - 1992