Reneta Haynes (she/her)
Reneta Haynes is a Network Engineering Director at Verizon, responsible for negotiating with network vendors and electric companies to secure contracts providing the company with critical vendor provided network equipment support and pole attachment rights. Prior to her current assignment, Reneta was the Manager of Wireless Product Development, leading the team responsible for new mobile in-building solutions. During the course of her career, she has held various roles of increasing responsibility in network engineering and operations in Northern Virginia, Southern California, and Tampa, FL.
Reneta earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia and her Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
What’s a challenge you’ve faced and how did you get through it?
A self-imposed challenge, but a challenge nonetheless, was going back to school for my MBA at Duke University while I worked for Verizon in Florida. The rigors of leading a large engineering team at Verizon, focusing on my education, and traveling from Florida to campus in North Carolina every other week was tough. But I knew the importance of making it all work. A big part of making it work was finding my village of family and friends. They helped navigate me through crazy times and reshuffle my priorities when things were getting out of balance. I also had an awesome team at work, who backed me up as needed to make sure one goal didn’t suffer in support of the other.
What’s something you’ve done that you’re really proud of?