19: As a kid he loved to take EVERYTHING apart, it led to his career in tech.

In this episode I talk with Leo Anderson, you will about his path through tech starting in public services, Sprint now Fox. It was great conversation for me to learn more his love of tech.  

Leo attended the University of Missouri – Columbia with a major of Electrical Engineering and also attended the University of Central Missouri with a major of Computer Information Systems. He joined Sprint PCS/Sprint focusing on Research and Development. During my time with Sprint, he developed technologies such as Internet Data, Push to Talk and WiFi Enabled cell phones. He was responsible for a $12 million annual budget that required research, bidding and procurement. 

He spent 11 years at AT&T/DirecTV, as a Managing Engineer, working on the Advanced TV/DirecTV Next Generation Platform. This included AT&T U-Verse and DirecTV Stream.

He holds 7 U.S. patents and 22 patent submissions. 

Currently, Leo is the Director of Affiliate Operations. He is responsible for getting all of FOX services to 209 affiliates and 1000+ cable and broadcast partners.

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