Joe O’Konek, is Executive Vice President of 3S Network, Inc., a privately held wireless engineering firm based in Bellevue, WA. Prior to joining 3S, Joe led
the prepaid and convergence billing software product line for Nokia Siemens Networks in Munich, Germany as Global Head of Business Support Systems.
He joined Nokia in 2005 in Espoo, Finland, as Global Practice Head for the Network Design and Service Management & Performance Consulting Practices.
Before joining Nokia he served as COO and Interim CFO for Singlestep Technologies, an autonomic computer software company partnering with IBM,
providing IT Network process automation software, based in Seattle.
Joe has spent the past 29 years infusing teams with a passion for developing, marketing and delivering innovative products and services. His personal
leadership, combined with strategic development, marketing, sales and operations expertise, has allowed him to take leading-edge products and services
businesses from start-up phase to profitability.
He is known for creating performance led businesses where his superiors, peers and direct reports uniformly acknowledge him for guiding his organizations
in their personal development by supporting harmony between their work and personal lives.
Joe began his business career in 1981 with AT&T as an Account Executive, he moved into the wireless industry in 1984 with US WEST Cellular where his
career progressed through developmental roles in sales, marketing and customer service to become an Executive Director and Regional General Manager.
In 1993 he became Chief Operating Officer for EuroTel Praha, in the Czech Republic where he increased the net income 400% and launched the country’s
first GSM system in 1996.
As President of Far EasTone Telecommunications in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1997 to 2002 Joe led a team that in less than five years created a business with
revenues surpassing $1 billion USD, 35% EBITDA margins, a customer base of over 3.8 million, successfully won a 3G license at auction, completed the IPO
of the company returning a 750% return to the founding partners and GSM Association awards for innovation in community service and business to
business services.
Joe is or has been an advisory director to several companies including: Zalag, a company focused on improving the relevancy of search; GoTv, planning to
bring next generation pay TV services to APAC: , Cherry Picks, a Hong Kong based mobile marketing firm; and Stadeon, a multiplayer, multi-platform mobile
gaming company, acquired by Yahoo in 2005. Joe was a co-founder and director for get2all, a multi-media messaging provider.
Joe holds a Master of Science in Education and Administration from National University, San Diego, CA, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education
from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He pursued post graduate studies at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau,
France, working on strategic business development and leadership competencies. He served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps, in Communications and
Electronics.
the prepaid and convergence billing software product line for Nokia Siemens Networks in Munich, Germany as Global Head of Business Support Systems.
He joined Nokia in 2005 in Espoo, Finland, as Global Practice Head for the Network Design and Service Management & Performance Consulting Practices.
Before joining Nokia he served as COO and Interim CFO for Singlestep Technologies, an autonomic computer software company partnering with IBM,
providing IT Network process automation software, based in Seattle.
Joe has spent the past 29 years infusing teams with a passion for developing, marketing and delivering innovative products and services. His personal
leadership, combined with strategic development, marketing, sales and operations expertise, has allowed him to take leading-edge products and services
businesses from start-up phase to profitability.
He is known for creating performance led businesses where his superiors, peers and direct reports uniformly acknowledge him for guiding his organizations
in their personal development by supporting harmony between their work and personal lives.
Joe began his business career in 1981 with AT&T as an Account Executive, he moved into the wireless industry in 1984 with US WEST Cellular where his
career progressed through developmental roles in sales, marketing and customer service to become an Executive Director and Regional General Manager.
In 1993 he became Chief Operating Officer for EuroTel Praha, in the Czech Republic where he increased the net income 400% and launched the country’s
first GSM system in 1996.
As President of Far EasTone Telecommunications in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1997 to 2002 Joe led a team that in less than five years created a business with
revenues surpassing $1 billion USD, 35% EBITDA margins, a customer base of over 3.8 million, successfully won a 3G license at auction, completed the IPO
of the company returning a 750% return to the founding partners and GSM Association awards for innovation in community service and business to
business services.
Joe is or has been an advisory director to several companies including: Zalag, a company focused on improving the relevancy of search; GoTv, planning to
bring next generation pay TV services to APAC: , Cherry Picks, a Hong Kong based mobile marketing firm; and Stadeon, a multiplayer, multi-platform mobile
gaming company, acquired by Yahoo in 2005. Joe was a co-founder and director for get2all, a multi-media messaging provider.
Joe holds a Master of Science in Education and Administration from National University, San Diego, CA, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education
from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He pursued post graduate studies at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau,
France, working on strategic business development and leadership competencies. He served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps, in Communications and
Electronics.
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