Jim Estes is Chief Executive Officer of Dense Air. Over the past 35 years in the telecommunications industry, Jim has held several CEO roles within green field start-ups and rapidly growing private equity backed businesses.  As a widely known and respected entrepreneurial business leader, Jim has a strong track record of growth and profitability improvements in telecoms, technology and energy-based product and services companies. He has extensive international experience in Europe, Latin America and Asia, including a five-year expatriate assignment in the United Kingdom. With a strong technical and engineering background and a proven ability to apply that knowledge to successful business strategies and operations, Jim’s broad array of expertise and managerial qualities will be key in driving Dense Air’s future vision.  

Paul Senior is Founder and Chairman of Dense Air. With more than 35 years of experience in the radio telecommunication industry, he has held senior management positions at Airspan Networks, Nortel, Alcatel, DSC Communications, Plessey Research, and GEC Telecoms, spanning the eras of 2G, 3G, and 4G. A renowned small cell evangelist, he participated in the creation of the WiMAX Forum in 2002 and is active in many industry bodies focused on Open RAN, small cells, and the evolution to standalone 5G New Radio. While Chief Technology Officer at Airspan, he was responsible for the mass deployment of small cell LTE solutions for Sprint in the United States and Reliance Jio in India. Paul holds various patents for technical innovations throughout his career. He graduated from Coventry University in England with a Higher National Diploma in Telecommunications and Radio Systems Engineering. 

Doug Lee is Chief Financial Officer of Dense Air. Prior to this, and across over 33 years in finance and 22 years in the telecommunications industry, Doug has held a number of CFO roles with venture capital and private equity backed businesses. He has extensive experience in strategy, corporate development, treasury, accounting and raising capital.  Prior to Dense Air, Doug was Chief Financial Officer of two other telecom companies: Peerless Network, Inc. where he was CFO/Co-Founder/Board Member and Teleguam, LLC.  Doug also worked as an operating principal for a PE firm and was a consultant for PWC early in his career. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois and attained his CPA certification shortly after graduation.  He also received an MBA from the Harvard Business School. 

Andy Hobbs is Chief Technology Officer of Dense Air. He has extensive knowledge and experience spanning more than 25 years in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Dense Air he had leading roles at companies such as Quortus, Samsung Networks, and Airspan where he specialized in 5G, LTE, UMTS, and GSM technologies. At Dense Air, he is responsible for the introduction of core network technologies and solutions across Dense Air’s global deployments. This includes the development of 4G and 5G neutral host architecture, core and cloud network infrastructure, security, OSS/BSS platforms, and big data analytics.  

James is Chief Operating Officer of Dense Air. Prior to joining Dense Air, he worked for Network Connex, Goodman Telecom, AT&T and others. With nearly 30 years of experience in the telecoms sector he has had leading roles across every facet of wireless and wireline engineering, site acquisition and construction. At Dense Air James will be responsible for overseeing the US organization’s core operations, engineering and all US based deployments. He has an undergraduate degree in Business Management and a Project Management Certificate from Stevens Institute of Technology.  

Ken is Executive Vice President of Business Development for Dense Air. Prior to joining Dense Air, he has had over 30 years of experience in both wireless and wireline communications, holding senior leadership roles for Allen Telecom, EMS Wireless, AT&T Business Services and Powerwave Technologies. He has also gained extensive executive level experience as Senior Vice President of Business Development for FDH Velocitel and Executive Vice President of Business Development for Centerline Communications. At Dense Air, Ken will be responsible for activities across business development, sales, and marketing. With a proven track record of building successful client relationships, Ken will be instrumental in supporting engagement with operators, OEMs and tower companies throughout the North American market.  

Eileen Snick is Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Dense Air. Prior to joining Dense Air, Eileen was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Network Connex and has led Human Resource teams at several telecom businesses, including Ice Mobility, Brightstar and Motorola. She has a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University. At Dense Air Eileen will be responsible for leading Dense Air’s Global HR team, focusing on effective growth, organizational design and diversity strategies, talent acquisition and employee & leadership development. She will also manage all aspects associated with employee relations, employee engagement, compensation, and benefits. 

Graham Currier is Senior Vice President of Network Operations for Dense Air. Prior to Dense Air, over a 35-year extensive career, he has built and operated both wireless and wireline networks across Europe and the Middle East. As CTO, and then COO, he led the deployment for the first 4G broadband wireless access operator in the UK utilising licenced spectrum. At UK Broadband he was the Director for Network Performance, and prior to this serviced as Vice President for LTE and WiMAX operations for Menatelecom in Bahrain. As an experienced telecommunications business leader, he holds strong financial, regulatory, and operational capabilities. He has also held several consultancy roles for clients in Europe, Africa, and Asia across spectrum acquisition, operational, and financial services.  

Paul Trubridge is Senior Vice President of Global Solutions for Dense Air. Prior to joining Dense Air, and with over 20 years of telecommunications industry experience he has worked across product management, research and development, and shared network solution development – specifically in the development, and scaled deployment, of small cell networks. At Dense Air, Paul is responsible for both Radio Access Network (RAN) technology and solutions development for global deployments across each region Dense Air operates in. Paul brings strong technical expertise in cellular RAN, Core and backhaul solutions to the team, along with a proven track record in strategy and wireless product roadmap development.

Daniel Herb is Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management for Dense Air. Prior to joining Dense Air, with over 10 years of experience working for wireless service providers such as T-Mobile, Daniel’s most recent role was with Vapor IO, a leading edge infrastructure ‘as-a-platform’ company where he held the position of Chief Product Officer.

At Dense Air, Daniel will drive the company’s product and portfolio strategy; managing all launch related activities for new product implementation, and various product development functions to expand operations for 4G and 5G RAN-as-a-Service infrastructure deployment.