Rich Tarabour COO and Vice President, Operations Richard Tarabour is COO and VP of Operations at Alliant Technologies, L.L.C. He is responsible for the non-financial operational functions of the company including marketing, sale operations, product development, solution development, alliances, human resources and legal. Previously, he was Director, Service Provider Segment Marketing, at Cisco Systems, Inc. , where he was responsible for creating new innovative products and services, for the Service Provider Market. His primary focus was to assist customers in achieving their highest value from enablement of Cisco Advanced Technologies. Prior to Cisco, Rich had been with Telcordia for more than 17 years and has served in a number of capacities during that time. His experience ranges from product planning, project management, and alliances and partnerships to consulting and systems engineering. Rich holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Monmouth University and a Bachelor of Arts from Alfred University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional, a Certified Quality Analyst, a member of Society of Telecommunications Engineers and a member of the Project Management Institute. |