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In Converged
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Our ConsultantsOur staff embodies many highly unusual combinations of expertise:· in voice telephony and data switching, · for access devices and backbone nodes, · covering technologies and protocols from legacy to the very latest, · from the viewpoints of carrier, vendor, and enterprise, · on business functions as well as technical matters, · addressing audiences from engineering to sales to management. During decades in communications, we have handled marketing, product positioning, product management, strategic planning, and corporate development as well as network design and architecture. We can read both balance sheets and blue prints. Our wide scope of knowledge gives us a highly practical perspective attuned to solving multi-level problems for our clients, in real-world situations. We don't have one answer to all questions. Scroll down for short resumes.
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Mr.
Flanagan has a comprehensive understanding
of voice and data technologies, products, markets, and customers
derived from more than two decades of telecom experience.
His network designs have solved problems for enterprises,
government agencies, and carriers. Recently he was the network
architect for USDA's new backbone. As VP of marketing and technology for two public companies, he had responsibility for strategic marketing, product management, marketing communications, and due diligence analyses of potential acquisitions. He served on the Technical Committee of the Frame Relay Forum for more than 10 years. Previously he was a Principal Analyst with Burton Group where he consulted with large enterprises, vendors, and carriers on network architecture. Editor and Publisher, ViewsLetter |
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Mr. Cavallo has more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the fields of strategic and business planning, corporate and government financial management, postal management, information technology, information systems development, and systems integration. He has recently consulted in management and information systems to government agencies and private companies, including strategic planning, financial analysis, procurement planning, and program management support. Previously he was VP of the Information Systems Division at MiTech, Inc. where he was responsible for the management and marketing of all information systems programs, the restructuring of the company's rates, and life cycle support for engagements with the Departments of Transportation and Justice. As VP of the IS Division at Washington Consulting Group he headed all financial and business development activities, including preparation of proposals, development and life cycle support of administrative information systems, and projects for Federal Departments. At PRC, Inc., where he was VP of the Systems Integration Division, he handled the company's largest projects. While Sr. Assistant Postmaster General, he administered a budget of $200 million and the activities of 2,600 employees in eight 8 data centers |
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Dr.
Vladimir Kaminsky has been working in telecommunications for over 30
years. He started his carrier in Europe, where he worked on
effective coding of digital information for various types of
communications channels. During the last twenty years, he
held engineering and management positions in Bell System
companies. His responsibilities included analysis of
technical and economic solutions for broadband optical networks in
support of product planning and development. He has worked on
the design and implementation of major carrier networks. His practical experience combined with an extensive academic background give him a deep technical understanding of telecommunications technologies, such as Sonet, SDH, DWDM, satellites, terrestrial transmission, and network security. Contributing Editor, ViewsLetter on Provisioning |
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Mr.
Gibbon has a distinguished career in industry, government, and
academia with over 44 years as a telecommunications manager and
engineer. His background includes extensive work in
government
network management, acquisition, and provisioning as well as network
standards and communication system operations. His collateral
duties
in government included national security and emergency preparedness
management, program implementation, and operations. In
industry he
was manager of engineering support services including documentation,
standards, and engineering specifications, including work with
telecommunications central office systems as well as manufacturing
standards, security standards, and best practices. He
developed
instructional programs/ guides for government and industry
telecommunications courses as well as conducted classroom lectures
and laboratory training. His expertise includes analog and
digital
data, voice, and video information technology as well as standards
for convergent technology. His extensive experience includes
work
with commercial telecommunications/ information system industries. |
BS
Electronics Engineering, Capitol
College; AASE and AAS Electronics Technology and
Pre-Engineering, NoVa Community College; Graduate
Certificates in
Management and Supervision from General Electric
Institute.
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Ray
Horak has been intensely engaged in telecommunications for over 30
years. He has served in management and executive positions for
companies including Southwestern Bell, CONTEL, several CONTEL
subsidiaries, and Communications Group. His experience
includes AT&T and Bell Labs. His responsibilities have included
general management, strategic marketing, marketing communications,
market analysis, and mergers and acquisitions. Ray is an accomplished consultant, author, and lecturer with considerable international experience. He leads seminars on telecommunications and data communications, worldwide, and is well known for his plain-English, commonsense approach to complex technologies. Ray is President of the Context Corporation, an independent consultancy, and an Associate of Flanagan Consulting. |
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