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• Representation and Advocacy for Clients in Industry Forums and Standards Organizations
• IEEE 802.3: Voter with specific interest in IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet.
• IEEE 802.1: Voter with specific interest in IEEE 802.1Qay Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE), IEEE 802.1aj Two Port MAC Relay (TPMR).
• Network Processing Forum: Chair of the Hardware Working Group.
• Optical Internetworking Forum: Chair of the Physical Link Layer Working Group.
• RapidIO: Participant.

Lightwolf Technologies is a prefunding stealth mode start-up developing a database virtualization solution targeting both cloud and data center environments. As a member of the founding team, I contributed to the development of the company’s product strategy and positioning. I researched competitive products and developed detailed product requirements. In.

• Assisted in the development of the Soapstone Networks business strategy and product definition. Represented Soapstone in industry forums and standards organizations.
• IPsphere Forum: Member of the board of directors, vice chair of the work program committee.
• TM Forum Participant.
• Metro Ethernet Forum Participant.
• IEEE 802.1 Interworking Participant.

Member of the board of directors of the IPsphere ForumThe IPsphere Forum’s mission is to deliver an enhanced commercial framework - or business layer - for IP services that preserves the fundamental ubiquity of the Internet’s technical framework and is also capable of supporting a full range of business relationships so that participants have true.

Represent Avici interests in international standards organizations.Assist in the development of Avici strategy and tactics regarding Next Generation Networks.

The Network Processing Forum (NPF) was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation networking and telecommunications products based on network processing technologies.The Hardware Working Group defines, and develops specifications for the hardware interfaces utilized in Network Processing components.These include interfaces.

The Optical Internetworking Forum is the only industry group uniting representatives from the data and optical networks. OIF's purpose is to accelerate the deployment of interoperable, cost-effective and robust optical internetworks and their associated technologies. The OIF Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Working Group developes specifications for physical.

Evaluated and selected third party components and technology in the area of switching fabrics, network processors, FPGA’s, memories, and framers. Maximized use of third party components and standard interfaces substantially reducing engineering development expenses. Developed requirements and architecture for a variety of line cards (OC-192c, Gigabit.

Bs, Electrical Engineering - Computer Science

Bs, Management Science - Operations Research