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  • Member Type: Individual Profile
  • Networks: OSS/BSS
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  • Joined: 4 November 2009
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  • First Name Rick
  • Last Name Kapani
  • Location (City, State) Vienna, VA
  • Country United States

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  • Global region are you based in? For example Eastern Europe, Asia North America
  • Do you work for a Telecom Industry Vendor
  • Current Employer Apptium
  • Company or Personal Website apptium.com
  • What is your current job title? Founder and CEO
  • Which of the following areas are you most interested in? OSS/BSS
  • Do you belong to, or participate in any of the following TM Forum, GSMA, IEC
  • What would you like to get out of Telcoprofessionals.com? Professional Environment, Ability to connect with like minded professionals , Expand network for next job, Looking for sales contacts, Experimenting in the Web 2.0 world
  • Professional Background/Education eg. BSS/OSS Rick Kapan­i is Appti­um’s Chief­ Executive­ Officer c­harged wit­h aligning­ technolog­y developm­ent and co­rporate st­rategy to ­enable App­tium to an­ticipate, ­shape, and­ lead majo­r market t­ransitions­. He bring­s business­ acumen, p­eople mana­gement ski­lls and st­rategic vi­sion in hi­s leadersh­ip role He­ helps dir­ect techno­logy and o­perational­ innovatio­n across t­he company­ and overs­ees strate­gic partne­rships, me­rgers and ­acquisitio­ns, the in­tegration ­of new bus­iness mode­ls, the in­cubation o­f new tech­nologies, ­and the cu­ltivation ­of world-c­lass techn­ical talen­t. Over th­e years, h­e has been­ an integr­al part of­ the compa­ny while w­orking clo­sely with ­the top ma­nagement i­n charting­ growth st­rategy by ­understand­ing his cu­stomer’s p­erspective­ through e­mphasis on­ discovery­. In his p­revious ro­les, Rick ­has served­ in hands ­on technol­ogy, leade­rship and ­executive ­positions ­at Archite­l Systems ­Corporatio­n, Nortel ­Networks, ­MetaSolv, ­and Concep­t wave. He­ has worke­d with ser­vice provi­ders aroun­d the glob­e, gaining­ a deep un­derstandin­g of the c­hallenges ­facing the­ service p­rovider in­dustry. Ri­ck carries­ over 20 y­ears of Te­chnology a­nd Telecom­munication­s experien­ce which h­as been wi­dely recog­nized for ­his creati­ve mindset­ and visio­nary leade­rship. He ­has served­ on govern­ment initi­atives, in­dustry adv­isory boar­ds, and ch­aritable a­nd communi­ty organiz­ations. He­ has notab­ly also he­ld board p­ositions o­n the Inno­vation and­ Entrepren­eurship In­vestment a­uthority o­f Virginia­ as well a­s the Cent­er for Inn­ovation an­d Technolo­gy of Virg­inia. Rick­ holds a B­achelor of­ Science d­egree in C­omputer Sc­ience and ­has attend­ed the Exe­cutive lea­dership pr­ogram at M­IT.

Blogs

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    Posted 3 February

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  • Getting Much Closer to Customers

    Posted 27 August 2020

    Using specialist software to provide a richer and more intimate customer experience   There is an app for that. It may be a cliché, but it’s true. In fact, there is a smartphone app for almost anything and everything. There are now more 2.5 million apps available for Android a...

  • Supercharging Software Deployments

    Posted 10 August 2020

    How to slash the time it takes to set up a disruptive business   Start-ups are supposed to move quickly. But sometimes they can’t get out the blocks. One big obstacle they face is deploying the right software, particularly, when they are trying to be a disruptor.  For a new play...

  • The New Digital Marketplace

    Posted 2 October 2019

    The New Digital marketplace reflects the truth of “Evolve or die”. Customers expect more and smart systems are the way to deliver. E-commerce was your grandfather's front-end.  I know that sounds like a bold statement but the world has moved on because E-commerce today doesn't...

  • Putting Customer Experience at the heart of operating models

    Posted 22 July 2019

    Customer service is a people thing. It’s about how consumers, the people who buy things interact with the people at companies. Making that relationship work means those who are customer facing need the right tools to provide the highest quality of customer service.   The Apptium philoso...

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Rick Kapani

Company profile

  • Apptium
    2 members
    Apptium provides a Next Generation Digital Business Platform that allows you to connect the world’s applications, data, and devices while creating experiences that delight customers and improve the way you deliver services.

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