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Responsible for assisting a select group of multi-national corporations with the implementation of their electronic commerce strategies. Responsible for the development and rollout of the Networking Practice's software development infrastructure. Accomplishments include:Initiated and assisted in the development of AT&T's Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Technical Services Consulting marketplace offeringInitiated and developed the business relationship with Galileo, the world's largest airline customer reservation system (CRS)Tripled size of network security contract with Seagram's Spirit and Wine Group, the world's largest alcoholic beverage distributorInvolved in the development and marketing of the AT&T Contact Center Knowledge Management System (KMS)Managed the development of an Internet e-commerce site for KMart, using IBM's Websphere Commerce SuiteLed the implementation

Responsible for the establishment and operations of a network management software development center - Led a select group of software, systems, and database engineers engaged in developing tactical network control and management systems for the US ArmyPrior to appointment as Director, led business development efforts to increase SENTEL's presence in both naval warfare re-engineering, and public safety computer-aided dispatch (CAD)Led the study of redundant electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) data collection efforts within the US Navy's Systems Commands (SYSCOMs) - Developed the framework for an Internet/intranet accessible meta-database to provide standardized access methods into existing E3 databases and eliminate the need for redundant collection effortsConducted a study of the business impact on several Navy data processing systems of using the Ada programming language

Co-founder of small, disadvantaged radio spectrum management consulting company, responsible for business development and technical leadershipDeveloped automated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license application engineering systemDesigned a low-cost, scalable Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatching ("9-1-1") system

Technical, financial, and administrative management of a staff of 30 engineers and project managers of US Navy projects, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS)Managed a $3M professional engineering services contract base composed primarily of IT and systems integration projects for the Department of the NavyPrior to appointment as Director, was responsible for the design and development of the real-time software in a "post-attack" US Air Force surveillance radar system

Responsible for data processing, telecommunications and call center management of this international time-critical transportation corporationHired to completely restructure existing IT and telecommunications departments Accomplishments included: Reconfigured existing IBM hardware, increasing system capacities by approximately 20% while reducing the number of mainframes by 50%Organizational changes eliminated application development backlogs, and improved corporate-wide perceptionsIntegrated a private tandem switching and satellite communications network, tying together seven international data and call centers and significantly reducing annual operating costs Responsible for assessing the potential business impact of new advancements in IT and telephony

Developed automated radio spectrum management and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analysis applications for the US Navy Responsible for the successful entry and subsequent growth of Sachs/Freeman's presence in the wireless alarm engineering marketplaceManaged the engineering design phase of the first satellite-based nationwide paging systemProfessional consultant on the design and implementation of Public Safety Computer Aided Dispatch ("9-1-1") systems Developed engineering exhibits for FCC licenses for cellular telephone systems in the 90 largest US markets

Developed and conducted, in conjunction with the 82nd Airborne Division, the proof of concept of a new cryptographic handheld computer codebook system that eventually allowed NSA to retire a mainframe-based systemParticipated in a variety of NATO working groups and was a member of several US State Department negotiation teams, coordinating the introduction of new US weapons systems into Europe, including the Patriot missile system

Msc, Information Technology

B.S., Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science And Cognitive Psychology)