JP Lavado
Principal Solutions Architect - Telecommunications, SAS
JP is a Principal Solutions Architect in the Telecommunications Industry Practice at SAS; his focus is on Network Analytics leveraging Advanced Machine Learning Techniques. JP Advises leading Telecom providers around the world on their Digital Transformation initiatives such as NOC to SOC Transformation, Predictive Network Maintenance, 5G Spectrum Optimization and Microcell deployment Optimization, NFV/SDN Network Topology Optimization, and Industrial IoT and Telecom Applications development.
He has over 20+ years of experience in the Telecommunications Industry, and is a Visiting Member of The Fields Institute at the University of Toronto.
JP worked at Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems for 15 years in different Network Services departments as Director of Operations, Director of Network Planning, and Director of Implementation. JP also worked for 7 years at Bell Canada as Sr. Solutions Network Architect, Project Manager, and Sales Engineer.
JP has advanced degrees in Network Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Toronto, and York University, he is a certified Professional Project Manager (PMP), and speaks 7 languages.