Chief Broadband and Technology Officer
BrightRidge
Stacy Evans - Chief Broadband & Technology Officer @ BrightRidge in Johnson City, TN
Mr. Evans has thirty-four years of experience working in telecommunication networking and management. For over 16 years, he served in the telecommunications division at Bristol Virginia Utilities in the capacities of Lead Network Engineer and Manager of Network and Fiber Engineering. Beginning in 2002 he was involved with BVU OptiNet’s startup operations and continued support of the first municipal broadband network to provide triple-play services over an 100% fiber-optic network.
Stacy has years of experience working as a leader in the business expansion and automation efforts at various operations not only BVU, but also at Aerus Electrolux, United States Gypsum, and Fingerhut.
In June 2018, Stacy joined BrightRidge (an electric provider in Johnson City, TN) as their Chief Broadband Officer to lead a new Broadband initiative that will provide broadband services to a customer base of 81,000 homes and businesses in East Tennessee. BrightRidge is deploying coexistent GPON / XGS 10G PON fiber-to-the-premise network solution over an eight-year build-out.
Stacy holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Information Technology from King University.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
1:30pm – 2:20pm