Neal Hart, Vice President Technical Operations

Neal Hart joined RNK Communications in 1998. In his current role as vice president of Technical Operation, Hart manages RNK’s internal technical functionality. His responsibilities include overseeing the IT department, as well as RNK’s workflow automation, web interface for VoIP customers and wholesale providers, and service hardware selection.

Hart’s extensive technical expertise and industry knowledge were acquired over the course of his 40-year career in the telecommunications business. His leadership experience includes managing the initial operations of Teleport St. Petersburg, an $8 million American-Russian joint venture, as well as serving in a number of senior executive roles at AT&T. As an AT&T project director, Hart streamlined operations and reduced expenses for the Real Estate Management division by consolidating its multi-site technical support services. Before joining At&T, Hart was a district manager in the Methods and Procedures department at Bell System Headquarters. Hart also spent more than 10 years in operations management at Southwestern Bell, where he oversaw all aspects of business/residence installation and maintenance.

Hart has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas.