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Experience

Four decades engineering the world's networks.

From carrier-grade wireless systems to enterprise WiFi design — a career built on making complex networks perform.

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Corley Hughes

Founder & Principal Engineer

Corley Hughes

A system engineer's discipline, applied to your infrastructure.

Across 40 years in telecommunications and networking, Corley has worked at the intersection of performance and design — the two disciplines that determine whether a network simply exists or genuinely delivers. As a system performance and system design engineer, he architected and optimized the wireless networks that carriers rely on to connect millions of people.

Most recently, he designed WiFi networks as a contractor for Meta, bringing carrier-grade rigor to high-density wireless environments. That same engineering discipline now powers every Nanotech engagement.

Wireless NetworksWiFi DesignRF & System PerformanceNetwork ArchitectureCapacity PlanningSystems Engineering

The Career Arc

From telecom foundations to founding Nanotech.

Foundations
Telecommunications & Networking Engineering
Began a career in telecommunications, mastering how voice and data move across large-scale systems and the engineering that keeps them reliable.

Performance
System Performance Engineer — Wireless Networks
Optimized the performance of wireless telecom networks for the carriers connecting millions — tuning capacity, reliability, and throughput at scale.

Design
System Design Engineer — Wireless Networks
Architected end-to-end wireless network systems, translating coverage and capacity requirements into resilient, real-world designs.

Recent
WiFi Network Design Contractor — Meta
Designed enterprise and campus WiFi networks as a contractor for Meta, applying carrier-grade rigor to dense, high-demand wireless environments.

Today — Since 2019
Founder & Principal Engineer — Nanotech Consulting
Founded Nanotech Consulting to bring four decades of engineering discipline to businesses modernizing, securing, and scaling their technology.

Areas of Expertise

Deep expertise across the modern technology stack.

01Wireless & WiFi Network Design
02Network Architecture & Infrastructure
03IT Strategy & Digital Transformation
04Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment
05Cybersecurity & Risk Management
06Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
07Systems Integration & Development
08IT Governance & Compliance
09Automation & AI Solutions
10Project & Technology Management
Six people at the Best of Bolingbrook Business awards, holding a Bolingbrook STEM Association certificate and a glass award.
2024Best of Bolingbrook

Recognition

Recognized for excellence and community impact.

Corley's commitment to engineering quality and to his community has earned recognition from the Bolingbrook business community — including the Best of Bolingbrook Business award alongside the Bolingbrook STEM Association.

40+
Years in the Field
15+
Companies Partnered

Put four decades to work for your network.