Philip McDowell

Philip McDowell currently serves as the Director of Business Development at Southwest Arkansas Telephone Coop, a role commenced in September 2023. Previous experience includes serving as General Manager at Four States Fiber, where a focus on fiber-to-the-home services was emphasized, and holding positions at Ritter Communications as a Business Technician 2 and Business Technician, contributing significantly to the expansion of services in Arkansas and Texas. Philip has also worked as a Field Engineer and Network Technician at Conterra Networks, and as a Business Systems Technician at Windstream Communications for 16 years, where installations and support for business communication services were provided. Additional roles included electrical repair at Red River Army Depot and serving in the US Army as a Networking Switching Systems Operator, which helped shape Philip’s professional discipline and technical expertise. Philip's early career included managing operations at McDonald's Corporation.