Consultant Profiles

Below are the professional profiles of Ken Kravitz and Richard Longview, the two primary contacts for Telecom611. More detailed biographies and other consultant profiles are available upon request. We also partner with other independent consultants that meet our code of ethics to provide the most appropriate individuals and skills needed to meet our clients' needs.

   

Ken Kravitz
President & Senior Consultant
 
 

With over 30 years' experience in the communications industry, Ken Kravitz has been supporting enterprise clients telecommunications needs, including evaluation and providing detailed cost analyses of both telecom services and communications platforms/services.

Ken has much experience with multi-national/multi-location enterprises, considering the complexities of international services. Network design and contract negotiation, Hosted/Cloud and Premise UC platforms, and Contact Centers are a major portion of this support.

As mobile services have become a major part of most organizations, carrier management and negotiations, and in-building coverage solutions have become a regular part of many engagements.

He also has provided client-side expert witness and vendor conflict management services to clients.

Professional Qualifications

  • B.A., Sociology & Communications, University of California, San Diego
  • Member Society of Communications Technology Consultants

 
   

Richard Longview
Founder & Senior Consultant
 
 

Richard has over 30 years' experience in the telecom industry as both technician and as independent unbiased consultant assisting clients ranging in size from a single site to over 2,500 locations worldwide on various telecommunications projects. He has extensive experience in evaluating client needs to produce detailed cost analyses of telecom services and negotiating world class telecom contracts. He has extensive experience in assisting clients with determining best practices and strategies for producing the greatest return on investment for both telecom services and hardware.

Professional Qualifications

Richard holds a B.A. in Technical Education from National University as well as a Certificate in Financial Planning from Louisiana State University.