Fred Stoner

Background

About Fred Stoner

I lead large-scale technology operations organizations responsible for the reliability, performance, and continuous evolution of complex network and video platforms. My focus is building operational systems that protect customer experience while enabling innovation and growth.My career began in the field as a switching equipment technician at Bell Atlantic and evolved into senior technology leadership roles at Verizon, where I helped build and scale the operational foundations for next-generation video platforms. That experience shaped my approach to operations: reliability is not an outcome of effort alone—it is the result of disciplined engineering, strong governance, and teams empowered to eliminate systemic failure.Across multiple organizations and platforms, I have focused on transforming traditional operations models into modern reliability-driven environments by:• Institutionalizing reliability engineering and preventative root cause elimination• Reducing customer-impacting incidents and operational risk through automation and change governance• Building high-performing technical teams that can operate complex platforms at scale• Aligning operations strategy with product growth, customer experience, and revenue protectionOne of the accomplishments I am most proud of has been leading operational transformations that reduced customer-impacting incidents by more than 60% while materially decreasing service disruption minutes—demonstrating that disciplined operational engineering directly protects both brand equity and revenue.Having started my career on the front lines of network operations, I remain deeply connected to the realities of running mission-critical platforms. I believe the most effective leaders in technology operations are those who understand both the engineering details and the organizational systems required to sustain reliability at scale.I am particularly interested in conversations around:• Reliability engineering and operational resilience• Scaling operations for large video and network platforms• Incident reduction and operational automation• Building high-performing technical organizationsOpen to executive leadership opportunities in enterprise technology operations, network and platform reliability, and operational transformation.