Chris is a Business Advisory Director in the Telecommunications Management Advisory Services Consulting Departmentment of Olsen Thielen and specializes in cost separations and regulatory compliance. He works closely with diverse client telecommunication companies, including private and publicly-held ILECs, CLECs, and ISPs.
Experience
- Prepares and reviews cost of service studies and revenue requirement forecasts
- Develops Universal Service Support Fund settlement studies
- Produces and recommends client-specific cost recovery and revenue maximization strategies
- Interprets federal regulatory rule changes and their impacts to support settlements and cost recovery
- Performs tariff development and rate design
- Provides budgets and multi-year financial forecasts
- Assists with infrastructure grant and loan applications
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and yearly regulatory compliance filings required by federal and state regulatory agencies
- Provides USAC audit guidance and assistance
- Advocates for clients through active participation in industry associations and events
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Core Specializations
- Telecommunications
- Cost Separations
- Regulatory Compliance