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.