Jody R . Call , Chief Technology Officer
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Jody R . Call , Chief Technology Officer
Jody R . Call oversees the organisation ’ s operations while aligning its strategic vision with the customers ’ growing and ever-evolving technological needs . Bleeding edge deployments , calculated risks , and industry disruptions in rural communications are a normal day ’ s work in this role , which requires a growth mindset and the willingness to adapt and change direction with short notice . Call was hired in 2006 as a systems engineer to manage the company ’ s IPTV roll out . Later that year , he took on the task to design , engineer , and deploy the network topology for the eightyear , $ 44 + million , fiber-to-the-home project effectively migrating all of Wilkes Communications ’ 9,000 + legacy copper / DSL subscribers to an all-active , Gigabit , fiber network ; one of the first companies in the United States to do so . During his combined 23 + year career he has simultaneously taught several years at the collegiate and post-secondary level specialising in course concentrations including : networking , cyber security , hardware and software systems concepts , network operating systems , and general IT concepts . Call holds an A . A . S in Electronics Engineering , a B . S . in Human Services , and a M . A . Ed . in Instructional Technology : Information Systems . He has completed post-graduate work in wireless technologies and network engineering and has held or currently holds industry-relevant certifications from Cisco , ITILv3 , Apple , Dell , and CompTIA . Call resides in his hometown of Wilkesboro in rural North Carolina , with his wife , daughter , son , five cats , and 10 dogs .
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