David J. Dougherty Jr.

David J. Dougherty Jr. has extensive work experience in sales engineering and management roles in the telecommunications industry. David J. began their career at Nortel Networks in 1996, where they worked in software development and sales engineering for inter-exchange carriers. David J. continued working at Nortel Networks until 2001, focusing on TDM switching solutions and next-generation succession solutions.

From 2001 to 2002, Dougherty worked as an account executive at Sprint. Following that, they joined Natural Convergence in 2002 as the Director of Sales/Sales Engineering. In this role, they were responsible for selling hosted VoIP solutions to various telecom companies, training clients, and performing account management duties.

Dougherty then joined Tekelec in 2005, where they served as a sales engineer and product manager. Their responsibilities included defining product direction, supporting sales teams, and managing the trial process for the T6000, T7000, T9000, and IAS products. David J. remained at Tekelec until 2007.

At Nortel Networks, Dougherty held the position of Global Technology Planning Manager from 2007 to 2008. David J. was responsible for implementing OSS (Operational Support Systems) and BSS (Business Support Systems) tools, storage for data retention, business continuity/disaster recovery, and a unified messaging platform for the Nortel Hosted Solution Center. David J. created a strategy to automate service delivery processes and gained executive funding for the project.

From 2008 to 2010, Dougherty worked at Avaya as the Global Leader of AOS Managed Services Platform. This role involved leading the global team responsible for delivering managed services and hosted solutions using internally developed and third-party components. David J. also managed the associated budgeting, planning, and partner relationships.

Dougherty then moved to Sonus in 2015, where they worked as a Distinguished Systems Engineer. In this role, they focused on supporting the sales process by providing technical expertise and solutions to clients. David J. remained at Sonus until 2017 when they joined Ribbon Communications as a Sales Engineer.

David J. Dougherty Jr. has a diverse educational background. David J. obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Management from Amberton University in the year 1996. Prior to that, they pursued their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science with a minor in History from Brigham Young University between 1990 and 1994. Before attending Brigham Young University, David earned their Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Monica College in 1989.

In addition to their formal education, David has also obtained a certification in OpenStack Essentials from LinuxAcademy.com. However, the exact month and year of obtaining this certification are not specified.