Jon Saperia Email & Phone Number

I retired last year and almost never look at this site any more.

I retired from Harvard in May of 2018 and now live in the southwest. I consulting on topics of interest related to enterprise software, operations, and management and controls systems for IAM.

Cambridge, MA

Analysis of enterprise applications and operations in a highly distributed environment. Developed recommendations on use of cloud technologies, approaches to disaster recovery, new systems & networking architectures, and monitoring and control software to support a cloud and distributed data center environment.Created integrated approach to the delivery of.

Consulting in all areas related to standards-based IP management software. Clients include commercial, public, and government/DoD agencies. Since 2006, extensive work on NM and architectural issues on DoD Transformational Satellite System (TSAT). Most recently developed an architecture for extremely large scale Smart Grid, Internet-based application.

Created short and long-term management software strategy for broadband over power line communication vendor including 'smart grid' applications. In less than three months, hired staff, completed requirements and development infrastructure and created first release of new management system based on AdventNet technology shown at major trade show. In.

Responsible for group that managed IP network operations and all software developed and used to run this CLEC and provide a variety of services to customers. Services included pre-paid phone cards, conference calling facilities, and business and residential VoIP services using a variety of technologies (H.323, SIP, etc.). Functions included billing.

Identified market opportunity for new generation of IP service management software that significantly reduces OPEX enabling cost-effective delivery of complex services such as Voice over IP or timely delivery of financial data in modern IP networks. Based on design I developed, brought a team together that included engineering, marketing and business.

Consulting with a wide range of equipment and management software vendors to reduce time to market in all areas of the architecture, design, development and deployment of management technology for ISPs, equipment vendors and management application developers. Projects ranged from architectural and detail design work of next generation management products.

Defined network management architecture and high-level element and network management design and functions that helped close early test customers to help secure additional funding. Software was delivered on time and within established budget. Worked with other designers on architecture and design of system so that management functions were effectively.

Identified new market opportunities in IP management area and led effort to capitalize on those opportunities. This new software created added value to company, BGS was sold to BMC for $300M in March 1998. Built new development organization to implement a series of products based on a new architecture I developed for standards-based network and.

Helped Digital open new revenue streams in both the field service and product areas through the delivery of a series of popular IP management software releases known as the Management Station for Ultrix. Lead development of a suite of applications focusing on issues of fault, configuration and performance management with emphasis on router configuration.

Hire and manage staff of senior level professionals dedicated to development and introduction of a new generation of network-based workstations. Provide overall program direction to product management, development, and external organizations. Architectural work to evolve product in existing, new, and developing standards such as SVID (versions 2,3, and 4).