PRESS RELEASE
Global Broadband Solutions Appoints R. BRUCE MORRIS to Vice President Plans and Programs and Co-Owner
LEESBURG, VA (June 21, 2022) – Global Broadband Solutions (GBS), a northern Virginia-based advanced telecommunications services company, is pleased to announce the appointment of forty-year Bristol County resident, R. Bruce Morris, to Vice President Plans and Programs, becoming part owner of the 24-year-old specialized engineering firm.
As Vice President, Bruce is currently leading an historic Desktop Study pursuing the feasibility of a “SMART” (Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunication) Submarine Cable System to Antarctica as part of a contract between GBS and the United States National Science Foundation. Bruce is also responsible for expanding revenue generating opportunities for GBS, managing large-scale marine studies in critical locations around the world, and implementing organizational vision. With this appointment, Bruce joins fellow GBS owners Nicholas Koopalethes, Peter Sillitto and Brad Yowell.
“Bruce is an industry-wide, recognized subject matter expert with extensive experience in multiple disciplines. He is managing exciting telecommunications projects increasing connectivity for US Federal Agencies. We are proud to have Bruce on board,” said Nicholas Koopalethes, Global Broadband Solutions CEO.
As an FAA Commercially Licensed Small Unmanned Aircraft Pilot, Bruce is integrating drone video offerings into GBS cable route engineering services. Bruce joined GBS four years ago from the Great Eastern Group where he led business units specializing in marine and environmental engineering, as well as submarine fiber optic cable and alternative energy development.
Deeply involved in the community, Bruce served as Chairman of the Catholic Charity Fund Appeal for the Diocese of Rhode Island, as former President of the Fraternal Order of the Barrington Police Lodge, and for twenty-five years as the on-air HomePro Host Contributor for the Southeastern New England WJAR NBC 10 channel.
Bruce holds an USCG 100 Ton Boat Captain's license and FCC Amateur Ham Radio license and is a member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA); Homeland Security Professionals; National Contract Management Association (NCMA); and the Professional Association of Diving Instructors Certified (PADI).
About Global Broadband Solutions, LLC
Global Broadband Solutions (GBS), a HUBZone Certified small business based in northern Virginia, provides consumers of domestic and international broadband telecommunications services with tailored global network solutions, designing and implementing high-speed data networks over terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cables, satellite, and microwave systems.
GBS is headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia’s HUBZone and maintains employees in multiple HUBZones across the country. GBS is pleased to be able to make a direct socioeconomic impact to these five regions designated “Historically Underutilized Business Zones” by the Small Business Administration. For more information, visit www.GBS1.com
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