LIBERTY TOWERS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Managing Member
• President
• Industry Consultant

With more than 40 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry, Michael has founded or co-founded and successfully operated many companies in the Telecommunications Consulting sector, Tower and Site Owner/Operator sector, the Fiber Optic (Data Center/DAS/Small Cell) Deployment sector, the Telecom Engineering and Turn-Key Construction sector, and the Wireless Service Provider sector. In addition to Michael's Industry involvement he has provided Mentoring, along with Business and Corporate Development assistance for several small and veteran owned companies in the Telecommunications services sector. In addition to his consulting activities, Michael is the President and Managing Member of Liberty Towers, LLC, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company to support Marketing and Business Development, as well as new tower development activities, regulatory compliance and due diligence for new site development opportunities. In 2004, Michael and his previous business partners in Liberty Towers were retained by MCG Capital Corporation to take over the operations of Midwest Towers Partners, LLC (MTP), a Midwest based telecommunications tower owner/operator. MTP suffered from the lack of objective and capable management, overpaying for existing tower assets and the overhang created from narrowband (paging/SMR) customers and the financial markets. During the following 2.5 years, MTP was prepared for sale by moving its operations to Washington, DC, right sizing its operations, disposing of tower assets that were financially underwater and then selling the assets to Global Tower Partners (GTP) at an 80% increase in value from the previous 2.5 year period. In 1995, Michael co-founded Integrated Site Development Company (ISDC), a leading East Coast based telecommunications engineering and construction firm. ISDC was purchased by Clear Holdings, Inc. (Clear Communications Group) in 1997 where he held several senior positions as the company grew to over 600 employees, rebranded itself as o2Wireless Solutions and held an Initial Public Offering. In 2003, o2wireless Solutions was sold to Baran Telecom. In 1990, Michael was hired as a founding management team member of Horizon Cellular Group, a highly successful cellular Rural Service Area (RSA) owner/operator that was sold in 1997 in various transactions for value in excess of $570 million. At Horizon, Mike was responsible for the design, implementation and operation of the company's facilities-based network assets, including the development and day-to-day operation of several hundred tower sites. In the late 1970's and thru the late 1980's, Michael worked in defense aviation systems at Fairchild Space and Electronics and the Satellite industry for Comsat Laboratories. Additionally, in the early 1980's, he was involved with Special Projects during the Cold War era in the European theater, developing portable tactical communication systems and supporting Embassy communication networks and systems. At the same time, he was supporting applications before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Comparative Hearing Process for the award of the early Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA's) in the United States, where he also provided design, construction and operations support for some of the original Cellular A Band licensees. While Michael's day-to-day focus is typically on Consulting, Strategic Planning, Sales and Marketing, Operations, Engineering and Deployment, he also has experience in Capital raising and M&A activities, along with mentoring colleagues, companies and young professionals. In addition to these accomplishments, Michael is an industry consultant and Preseident of Wireless Networks Group, Inc., a telecommunications consultancy, and has also participated as a panelist and speaker at industry conferences. Additionally, Michael was a founding member of the President's Advisory Board of PCIA, and the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Infrastructure Developers Forum (IDF). Michael is also a past member of the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) Safety and Education Committee and the Radio Club of America.