Broadband Development Conference
Union, Director of Engineering
Ryan Schmidt is the Director of Engineering at Union Telephone Company, where he leads multidisciplinary engineering teams focused on developing reliable solutions that support business growth and enhance customer experience.
With more than 12 years of experience in the telecom industry, Ryan brings a strong strategic perspective to large programs. On the carrier side, he has worked with the CAFII, ACAM, and Supply Chain Reimbursement Programs. While holding many roles within each of these programs, Ryan has lead teams to successfully meet requirements of these programs and help drive them to success.
Before stepping into the role of Engineering Director at Union Telephone Company, Ryan held roles with the Site Acquisition team at Union Telephone Company as a Site Acquisition Specialist, Lead Site Acquisition Specialist, Engineering Supervisor -Site Acquisitions. Ryan also held the position of Engineering Manager with Union. Ryan continues to lead a strong and talented team for Union to continue to build out a robust wireless and broadband network in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Post-award execution is where broadband projects become financially and operationally real. This session brings together the ISP and compliance perspectives to examine the decisions and systems that operators need after award: negotiating requirements and terms, managing reimbursement timing, tracking buildout, coordinating lenders and vendors, and keeping records strong enough to support payment and withstand review.
Rather than treating compliance as a back-end paperwork exercise, the discussion will show how finance, operations, procurement, reporting, and documentation work together from the start to keep funded projects moving and reduce the risk of delays, disputes, audit findings, or repayment.
