Full Name
John Amundson
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Job Title
Director - Network Planning & Implementation
Company
TDS Telecom
Speaker Bio
John Amundson, Director of Network Planning & Implementation John Amundson leads the regional planning, construction project implementation, and OSP innovation and testing teams for TDS Telecom. He oversees network planning and design and project construction management to support the company’s aggressive fiber expansion efforts. John also has responsibility for OSP materials and process innovation leading TDS to lowering build costs. John has been with TDS Telecom for more than four decades and held numerous positions with increasing responsibility.
In 2017, John was responsible for the first patent in TDS’ history. He patented a method of constructing Fiber-to-the-Home networks incorporating connectorized optic fiber tab assembly. The process takes half the time to install and is 25% cheaper than current industry practices. John is now listed on four patents associated with the process. John earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lakeland College and an MBA with an emphasis on Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He also has completed course work in OSP Engineering from Michigan State University and vocational degrees in Electronic Servicing and Telephony.
John and his wife Laura are lifelong Wisconsinites. He has daughters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado. In his spare time John enjoys time outdoors hiking, waterfowl/upland bird hunting and fly fishing. John also enjoys spending time in his home woodworking shop building furniture, cabinets, and woodturning.
In 2017, John was responsible for the first patent in TDS’ history. He patented a method of constructing Fiber-to-the-Home networks incorporating connectorized optic fiber tab assembly. The process takes half the time to install and is 25% cheaper than current industry practices. John is now listed on four patents associated with the process. John earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lakeland College and an MBA with an emphasis on Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He also has completed course work in OSP Engineering from Michigan State University and vocational degrees in Electronic Servicing and Telephony.
John and his wife Laura are lifelong Wisconsinites. He has daughters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado. In his spare time John enjoys time outdoors hiking, waterfowl/upland bird hunting and fly fishing. John also enjoys spending time in his home woodworking shop building furniture, cabinets, and woodturning.
