Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Steve Truebner, Sales Director, and Paul Pishal, Sales Director, Black & Veatch, Connected Communities, Author at Meeting of the Minds

Articles by Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Steve Truebner, Sales Director, and Paul Pishal, Sales Director, Black & Veatch, Connected Communities

About Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Steve Truebner, Sales Director, and Paul Pishal, Sales Director, Black & Veatch, Connected Communities

Steph Stoppenhagen is recognized as a technology solutions expert, strategizing with clients to deliver value from smart infrastructure, networks, and Big Data. She focuses on creating future technology solutions that demand eco-responsibility and has a track record of over 16 years in the creation, leadership, and implementation of global smart city programs. She has created transformational, high-visibility IT-based solutions for C-level clients.

Steve Truebner is a Sales Director in the Telecom Division of Black & Veatch. He has more than 20 years of experience working with the public sector. Specializing in public-private partnerships, he has led a wide range of energy, infrastructure and technology deployments across 30 U.S. states. Steve’s focus at Black & Veatch is on broadband expansion and intelligent infrastructure solutions with cities, states and utilities.

Paul Pishal is the Sales Director in the Telecom Division of Black & Veatch. Paul is responsible for business development, strategic partnerships and client engagements for the expanding markets of fiber and wireless networks for municipal and private broadband. His focus includes Public-Private Partnerships. Paul brings more than two decades of experience managing business development, product marketing and corporate strategy for technology companies in the telecommunications, electronics and business consulting industries.

Public-Private Collaboration Imperative to Deliver Modern Connectivity

by Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Steve Truebner, Sales Director, and Paul Pishal, Sales Director, Black & Veatch, Connected Communities | Feb 8, 2021 | Infrastructure, Technology | 3 Comments

Perhaps nothing has highlighted the critical need for high-speed connectivity more than the COVID-19 pandemic, which has driven entire communities to live, learn and work online. It has also exposed a rapidly widening digital divide in this country that impacts rural, urban, and suburban communities, each with their own unique needs and challenges.