“I believe ITP provided me with four principles which have been instrumental in allowing me to succeed in diverse telecommunications career paths; understanding of the environment, awareness of multiple solutions, communicating impacts and benefits in dollars, and continuously improving teams’ ability to identify, plan, and execute in a timely manner.”
Bio
Over the last sixteen years Marcus Johnson has served in a variety of roles and in a wide range of industries including Information Technology, Telecommunications, Electronics & Semiconductors, Real Estate Development and Finance.
In 1998 Marcus earned a MBA in Marketing and a MS from the Interdisciplinary Telecommunication Program at the University of Colorado. As a part of his graduate studies in ITP, he helped start a telecommunications company targeting wireless users on university campuses and sold dial-up ISP services to students.
After leaving the University of Colorado, Marcus severed as International Operations Project Manager for Motorola. In his time at Motorola he gained valuable international operations experience. His major contributions there included identifying opportunities to lower operations costs and additional revenue opportunities with new products. Marcus leveraged his knowledge to telecommunication equipment manufactures to develop a product lifecycle database to assist in planning and tracking profit potential of each product line.
From 2001 to 2006 Marcus was an independent consultant representing the client’s interest in negotiations with Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC)s and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC)s across the United States.
In 2007 Marcus joined H&R Block as a Telecom Program Manager, leading cost savings initiatives for over 12,000 retail sites in the United States. He has facilitated multiple negotiations with customer premise equipment vendors and national service providers. Marcus also developed guidelines and a plan to standardize telecom configurations in H&R Block offices. He has delivered process improvements, resulting in long term savings for the company. As a result of his efforts, he has freed several millions of dollars in capital for the company to reinvest in cutting edge technologies and assets which will benefit H&R Block clients nationwide.
Marcus has received several service and production awards:
- 2005, $5 million in volume production as an individual contributor
- 2005, 2004, West USA Millionaire’s Club
- 2003 Platinum Achievement Award for $4 million to $10 million individual sales volume.
- Initiated a Cost of Good Sold (COGS) Model that saved $22 million to $30 million per quarter by eliminating excess inventory.
- 2001, Outstanding Individual Contributions & Performance Incentive Awards for 1st Class Customer Service.
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA) – Marketing - 1998
- Masters of Science (MS) – Telecommunication – 1998
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Sociology - 1996