| Short Biography:
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EW#3774 has over twenty years of industry experience and is an expert on new and developing wireless and cellular standards for ANSI-41, GSM, and 3rd Generation systems. Active in US and international development of ANSI-41, GSM, All-IP (3G Standards), Inter-standard Roaming, call control via ANSI-41 and SIP and FCC and US Government mandated features and requirements. He has significant hands-on technical experience, and is proficient with FileMaker database and several programming languages, including HTML and JavaScript. Expertise 3G (Third Generation Wireless Architecture) Aircraft Passenger Communications CDMA, TDMA, GSM & AMPS Architectures Federal Mandates (Wiretap, CALEA, LNP, WPS, 911, Location Services) International Roaming Cellular & Other Wireless Technical Standards Cellular & PCS Network Design Satellite Communications Wireless Telecommunications Technology Billing, Clearing and Equipment Numbering issues Wireless/Wireline Number Portability
Year
| College or University
| Degree
| 1981
| University of Connecticut
| Electrical Engineering (coursework only)
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From:
| 2003
| To:
| Present
| Organization:
| Nextel Communications
| Title:
| Sr. Manager, Technical Wireless Standards
| Summary:
| § Management, Negotiations and development of worldwide cellular standards, Representing Nextel Communications at Worldwide technical standards development meetings.
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From:
| 2003
| To:
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| Organization:
| Independent Consulting to the Wireless Industry
| Title:
| Principal
| Summary:
| Recent Clients:
§ WirelessWorksLLP – Technical advisor in the launch of WirelessWorksLLP, an industry website portal for the 3 rd generation cellular industry.
§ DoCoMo USA Lab – Technical advisor on 2 nd and 3 rd generation wireless systems in support of patent. (Matter is classified)
| From:
| 1998
| To:
| 2003
| Organization:
| TSI, Inc. (Formerly part of Verizon and GTE Wireless)
| Title:
| Manager, Standards and Technology
| Summary:
| Responsibilities:
Primary Technical Consultant regarding wireless standards to all departments
Provide technical consulting for system design of new products
Expert for new business proposals, development, RFP’s, white papers, user guides
Presented training and technical presentations to management, development and sales.
Initiate business case for new products
Key technical support to sales as needed for sales calls.
Provide customer support on all technical issues as requested Managed the representation of TSI at all appropriate GSM, CDMA and TDMA standards forums, including budget, personnel, and coordination with product managers
Represent TSI at all appropriate forums (business need/opportunity or customer support)
Active speaker, per request of Executives, Sales and Marketing at industry conferences
Successful Projects for which EW#3774 initiated, launched or provided substantial technical expertise for products:
Wireless Number Portability (including SOA/ICC and IS-41 NPREQ), CALEA, UIM, 911 Phase I and Phase II, Location Services, Inter-standard Roaming (GSM <> IS-41), SMS Interoperability IS-41 Revision C, D and E. UIM and R-UIM development.
Created training classes for customers, developers and management on above trained the trainers and developed courseware for new products. Negotiated reduced requirements for CALEA with FBI CIS Successfully contributed to GTE efforts to forestall portability.
Developed concept proposal for new opportunities in Asia, the United States and South America
Regular consulting for product teams & launch teams for new & developing requirement
Developed the industries largest and most complete on-line ANSI-41 technical library.
Represented GTE, Verizon or TSI Telecommunication Services at:
TR45.2 (IS-41 Rev. C through E) voting member
GSM Global Roaming Forum (GGRF) network
3PP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Program) voting member TSG-N (Now TSG-X)
T1P1 – Wireless and PCS Standards voting member
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From:
| 1995
| To:
| 1998
| Organization:
| ALCATEL
| Title:
| Senior System Engineer, reporting to Director Engineering
| Summary:
| Sr. System Engineering for ALCATEL Telecom - Responsible for new feature development for the GMH2000 AMPS cellular, TDMA and CDMA switch. Specifically responsible for the project management, system engineering, testing and commercial turn on and standards compliance and representation for ANSI-41 standards. Successes include Authentication, Voice Privacy and Signaling Message Encryption and WPS (early form), SMS, CLIP, CLIR, CALEA and others). . Managed Inter-vendor testing, and resolution of customer issues.
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From:
| 1990
| To:
| 1995
| Organization:
| Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
| Title:
| Principle Engineer, reporting to Director Engineering
| Summary:
| Represented US Airline industry at ITU, FCC and ANSI, U. S. State Department, on technical telecom issues. Projects included developing standards for Universal Personal Telecommunications, Personal Communications, Services, Mobile / Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services and International/Domestic "800" Service and "888" expansion. Initiated projects on Aircraft Passenger Communications (air phone), Airport Networks, and Entertainment interfaces. Significant successes providing technical support on FCC issues with legal team, includin
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