Scott Edie, Senior Manager in Accenture’s IT Strategy and Transformation practice, has over 17 years of experience as an Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, Strategist and Manager. Having authored the business domain architecture for Queensland Health’s $243 million eHealth Program, his experience includes a particular emphasis on healthcare, with deep clinical information systems experience as well as clinical qualifications.

Mr. Edie has also worked in Information and Communication Technology for Honeywell, Uecomm, the University of Queensland, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Australian Air Force. He has directed and managed the replacement of a multitude of application and infrastructure systems including:

Hospital Information Systems – Patient Administration and Clinical Systems

Industrial Control and Automation Systems

Security Management Systems

IT Service Desk

ERP – Finance, HR, Payroll

IP Telephony and Video-on-Demand Systems

Paul Daubitz has over forty years of experience in the Telecom and Information Technology Industries. For over thirty years, he has been consulting to businesses and governments and providing expert testimony in legal cases, both federal and state He has been an expert in more than one hundred cases.

Mr. Daubitz's career started with New England Telephone which, included two years on the Corporate General Staff. He then managed Telecommunications for the State of Massachusetts, where he had responsibility for wired and wireless telecommunications. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and he holds a Master of Science Degree in Telecommunications (MST) from the University of Colorado. He was the First recipient of the University of Colorado's Telecommunication Program Outstanding Alumni Award. He served on the Executive Committee of the Advisory Board to the University of Colorado's Telecommunications Program for fifteen years.

Mr. Daubitz has authored two books (The Public Managers Phone Book and The Complete Guide to Buying a Telephone System) and many articles in the Telecom field and has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education- "Cell Phones and their Mysteries", Boston Bar Association "Tracking People by their Cell Phones," and the Licensed Private Detective Association of MA "Cell Phones and their Mysteries."

Mr. Daubitz is a life member of The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member and Past President of The Society of Telecommunications Consultants (STC). He is a constable in the Town of Newbury, Massachusetts.

Major Capabilities Include:

• Call Center Management
• New Media Applications
• Data Communications
• Wireless Applications
• Long Distance Cost Control
• Network Design
• Strategic Planning
• Public Safety
• Disaster Planning & Technology Negotiation.

Expertise applied in cases involving:

• Criminal Cases: Homicide, Harassment, Robbery, Violation Restraining order.
• Damage to Telecom Facilities: Fire Damage, Dig Damage.
• Personal Injury involving Cell Phones.
• Intellectual Property, Technical, Patent, Testing.
• Cellular related matters: Class Actions, Damages to Cell Equipment, Cell Tower Issues, Call Centers.

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Les Baxter has more than 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications Industry, He has a broad background in just about every phase of product development and deployment, including system architecture, systems engineering, standards, product design and testing, field operations, product management, technical sales and marketing support, etc.

Mr. Baxter has extensive experience with Patent Infringement and Invalidity cases, Network Performance / Breach of Contract Cases and Telecommunications / Networking Product Liability cases.

Areas of Technical Expertise and Experience Include:

Systems Engineering and Offer / Value Proposition Development

System and Product Architecture

Hardware, Firmware, Software Development

Data Communication / Networking and LAN Protocols

Standards Strategy and Development

Global Technical, Sales, and Marketing Support

Technical Due Diligence

Specific Areas of Product Experience Include:

Structured Cabling and Physical Layer Networking

Residential Networks and LANs

Switching systems (circuit, packet, and optical)

Optical Networking

Dr. George Edwards, Ph.D. is the CEO and Chief Scientist of Blue Cell Software, LLC, a Los Angeles-based developer of Advanced Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Tools with a wide range of applications in engineering, science, and business.

Dr. Edwards provides expert consulting in the areas of intellectual property, patent infringement, software design, source code audit and review, and non-performance claims. His technical consulting services are available to organizations in need of software expertise.

Applications and industries:

• Aerospace and defense
• Computer modeling and simulation
• Video processing and storage
• Robotics and autonomous systems
• Safety-critical and embedded software
• Mobile devices and applications

Languages, tools, and environments:

• Programming: Java, C/C++, C#, XML
• Scripting: Perl, Python, PHP
• IDEs: Eclipse, Visual Studio
• Middleware and frameworks: .NET, Java EE, CORBA, SOSCOE
• Modeling: UML, AADL, Eclipse EMF/GEF/GMF
• Web: HTML, CSS, HTTP, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash/Flex/ActionScript, ASP.NET
• Databases: RDBMS, SQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, MySQL
• Mobile: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Java ME
• OS: Windows, Mac OS, UNIX environment, Linux/Windows servers

Architectures and processes:

• Net-centric systems and SoS
• Enterprise architectures
• Service-oriented architectures
• Peer-to-peer networks
• Volunteer computing
• Object-oriented and aspect-oriented programming
• Component-based development and COTS integration
• Requirements engineering
• Agile development
• Spiral model

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Ray Horak is an Independent Consultant with a General Practice in Wireline and Wireless Telecommunications and Related Fields such as the Internet and Voice over IP. His 35+ years’ experience includes management and executive positions with Southwestern Bell, CONTEL, and Executone prior to forming The Context Corporation.

Ray has authored the best-selling Communications Systems & Networks, (John Wiley & Sons, 1997, 2000, and 2002), Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook (Wiley-Interscience, 2008), and Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary (Webster’s New World, 2007). He was Senior Contributing Editor for Newton’s Telecom Dictionary (12th through 21st Editions). He has written hundreds of technical white papers, case studies, articles, and columns for major print and electronic publications such as CommWeb, Computer Telephony, Network World, The Prepaid Press, and Teleconnect. He also has served as Technical Editor for several book-length works, including Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Press, 2003). He currently is the Technology Editor for Telecom Reseller Magazine.

Ray regularly teaches public and private seminars and has spoken before tens of thousands of telecom and IT professionals in the US and abroad as a conference keynoter, seminar and tutorial leader, panel chair, and panelist at major industry conferences such as ComNet and Networld+Interop.

He also has provided litigation support as a consulting expert and testifying expert in a number of cases involving product / service misrepresentation and intellectual property (patent; copyright, and trademark / service mark infringement). Those cases have involved a broad range of technologies, including DSL, E911, fax, PBX, push-to-talk (PTT), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), videoconferencing, VoIP, and voice processing.

Ray Horak is known for his ability—both in print and in person—to translate highly complex technical subject matter into plain-English, commonsense, and thoroughly understandable terms for technical and lay audiences, alike.

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Broadband & Multimedia Consulting & Expert Witness Services
Specialized in cable, satellite, broadcast & Internet communications systems, and associated content distribution technologies. Thirty years experience in communications systems, including twenty years in leadership & executive positions (engineering, operations, sales & marketing). Substantial experience in Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Infringement.

Technology

Systems, Architectural & Design Engineering

Digital Rights Management, Conditional Access & Copy Protection Systems

Consumer Appliances (set top boxes, DVR/PVR)

Pay TV, Video on Demand, Interactive TV, Internet TV

Digital Television & Compression Systems

Technical & Business Management

Business & Product Development Practices

Technical, Strategic, & Product Marketing

Account & Contracts Management

Manufacturing, OEM & 3rd Party Relationships

Sales, Support, Installation & Field Engineering

Engineering & Product/Project Management

Dr. Craig Rosenberg is an accomplished Human Factors Engineer, User Interface Designer, and Systems and Software Engineer. He is CEO and Founder of a Seattle technology company, Global Technica, focusing on Systems Engineering, Software Engineering Modeling and Simulation, Human Factors, User Interface Design, and mobile computing.

Experience:

• Entrepreneur in Residence for a well-funded Los Angles based venture capital company.
• Supplier to The Boeing Company, working with them since 1996 on advanced engineering projects for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Missile Defense Systems, Air Traffic Management, Publishing Systems, Command and Control, Wireless Radio Systems, Cyber Security, and Software Development Tools.
• Lead human factors engineering for Eyematic Corporation designing software for advanced facial tracking and facial recognition applications.
• Designed a complete VoIP phone system for the consumer market, including special features such as Microsoft Outlook integration, YouTube integration, internet radio, and the ability to browse and share files and pictures.
• Designed the world's first two way pager for AT&T Wireless in 1995 and 1996.
• Designed and developed a suite of interactive multimedia games as well as educational software.
• Founder of a mobile computing company that produced a suite of GPS enabled applications for Android and iPhone.
• Human Factors and user interface design for multiple software projects including eCommerce web sites, desktop software, embedded software, linux software, and mobile applications.

Degrees:

• Ph.D. Human Factors, University of Washington, June 1994
• M.S. Human Factors, University of Washington, Dec 1990
• B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Washington, June 1988

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Networks and Systems Professional Association, NaSPA, Inc., is an association for professionals involved in IT, Networking, Telecommunications, Disaster Recovery and other related disciplines. In the past 24 years, hundreds of thousands of technology professionals have taken advantage of NaSPA's training programs, subscribed to its publications, supported its educational foundation, and attended its technology conferences and trade shows.

NaSPA's E-Publication, Technical Support, is a comprehensive how-to publication that focuses on mainframe systems and topics that affect network and distributed systems professionals. More recently, Technical Support has evolved to include fresh, timely content including Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, and even some content not found anywhere else, like what technologists should do when they face job loss or financial stress.

NaSPA provides its members with the foremost in services and benefits, including Peer Networking, Member Discounts, Job Placement, and Technical Information. Moreover, NaSPA’s advocacy on behalf of technology professionals has arguably never been as important as it is right now.

NaSPA is dedicated to adapting careers to reflect new technology, and looking for new, cost effective technical solutions that work for their companies.

NaSPA Objectives

Fund the education, training, and advancement of tomorrow’s technical workforce and assist in the retraining and professional development of mid-career professionals.

Encourage educational institutions and industry to partner with NaSPA in creating tomorrow’s technical workforce.

Empower leadership in the IT industry.

Provide ongoing research of current and ever-changing educational challenges in the IT industry and customize our scholarships to meet these challenges.

Dr. Ray Nettleton is an internationally known Telecommunications, Satellite, Cellular and Wireless Networks expert providing consulting services for telecommunications entrepreneurs. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of cellular communication and satellite systems.

Dr. Nettleton has advised government ministries and regulatory agencies in Poland, Hungary, the UK, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia on efficient use and allocation of spectrum. Also, he has advised the U.S. Department of Justice concerning a dispute over wireless tower relocation. In addition to government consulting, he does telecommunications business consulting for venture capital firms and qualified private investors seeking to add a technical component to their due diligence.

Services Include:

• Public Speaking
• Professorship
• Telecommunications Entrepreneurial Consulting
• Investment Firms & Venture Capital Consulting
• Government Consulting

Experience Includes:

• Co-founder, Senior Vice President and CTO, Formus Communications
• Evaluated and advised on choices of wireless technology for multiple startups with aggregate value over $1B
• Invented and patented the first CDMA cellular telephone system, leading to the development of a multi-billion dollar, 1B+ - subscriber global industry
• Invented a covert airborne 60GHz voice modem using FFT for Doppler tracking in flight. Result: $200m production contract with Air Force
• Invented an early "smart tag" for field-powered labeling (RFID) of goods and containers. The RFID market is now worth about $5B
• Provided training sessions to Government regulatory staff in Poland, Hungary, and Peru
• Advised Clear Creek County, Colorado, on feasible alternatives to increase cellphone and broadband wireless coverage in a very mountainous area

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David Shaw is an independent Technical and ICT Expert and Consultant involved in a wide range of high profile System, Integrations, remedial work on Failed Systems and Programs, Litigation, Expert Witness, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial and Ultra-High Speed Trading Systems, Cyberwarfare and Defence work.

Services Offered:

Governance

Strategy

Programme Definition

Capability

Enterprise Architecture

Process Engineering

Portfolio Management

Programme Management Office Implementation

Individual Assignments