James (Jim) Misener Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

Global V2X Ecosystem Lead for Qualcomm. Develop and execute C-V2X deployment strategy across all global regions, working with automotive, road owner-operator and telecommunications partners to accomplish broad C-V2X deployment.Continue and expand affiliations and activities: Board member of 5G Automotive Association, ITS America, IEEE ITS Society Board, TRB (ITS Committee member, Vehicle-Highway Automation Committee member, Automated Vehicle Symposium Enabling Technologies session organizer), Advisory Council member to the Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pennsylvania Transportation Center, Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation, Technical Advisory Board member to University of Michigan Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. Frequent panelist and speaker, particularly on technologies that portend the future of connected and automated vehicles. Immediate past Chair of SAE C-V2X Technical Committee.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Led automotive standards activities for Qualcomm, with expanded role to include development and executing strategies to establish cellular V2X ecosystems and foster global deployment. This ecosystem shift includes adaptation of ITS standards and application protocols, compliance and certification, trade association strategy and industry/government acceptance.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Established and led automotive standards activities for Qualcomm. Responsible for automotive-related strategic standards development, and the central resource for automotive product development compliance to standards across all international standards fora. As an integral part of the across-the-board automotive standards activities, provide internal consultation and support with automotive and transportation matters to corporate research and development, automotive business unit and Smart Cities groups on emerging technologies, standards and deployment issues.Established and Chair Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Cellular V2X Technical Committee to standardize interoperability and performance standards for C-V2X communications to and from vehicles. Past Chair and Vice Chair of the SAE Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) Technical Committee which establishes applications protocol and performance standards for DSRC-enabled communication. US Expert in ISO telecommunications standards (TC204) Technical Advisory Group Working Groups 16 (Communications Access for Land Mobiles), 17 (Nomadic Devices in ITS Systems) 18 (Cooperative ITS). Member of IEEE 1609 (DSRC message protocols and security services) Working Group. Institute of Transportation Engineers representative as core member to the multi-association and FHWA Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Deployment Coalition, serving on the Standards Technical Working Group. Advisory Council member to the Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pennsylvania Transportation Center, Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation. Executive Committee member to the Transportation Safety Advancement Group, comprised of public sector organizations focused on transportation and communications needs for emergency responders.

Washington, Dc, Us

Piscataway, New Jersey, Us

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Los Angeles, California, Us

Consulted in technology and transportation, with focus on deploying research to practice. Private sector client list included Qualcomm, Savari Networks (a connected vehicle communications and algorithm supplier) and Peloton Technology (a Level 1+ truck automation company). Federal clients included the USDOT and DOE (ARPA-E) via subcontracts to Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton was a direct client as well.Adviser to Transportation Technology/Motus Ventures, providing technology, business development and financing opportunities for transportation startups. Chair of ITS America Safety Forum, Board of Directors for ITS California, leading the “Connected California” public-private connected vehicle deployment committee. Adviser to Prospect Silicon Valley, a non-profit to foster transportation and energy innovation and late stage startups in the Bay Area.

Mclean, Va, Us

Executive Advisor to Booz Allen Hamilton Infrastructure Center of Excellence, Energy Transportation and Environment Team. Led Booz Allen’s highways and ITS portfolio of projects, providing capture leadership, capture strategies and technical direction for all bid opportunities and contracts in these areas. Responsible for project deliverables and quality control for all highways and ITS projects. Significantly increased the firm’s monthly revenue in ITS and highways accounts during tenure at Booz Allen.Focused on clients, redefining Executive Advisor role as most senior transportation-focused client-facing leader. In this role, developed content and contracts in areas of safety, vehicle cybersecurity, mobility and environment. Principal Investigator for systems and technologies in US DOT ITS JPO Technical Support Services and Program Manager for FHWA ITS Communications and Operations IDIQ ITS contract vehicles. Planned and executed firm’s technology investment and teaming relationships to increase intellectual capital and to enhance Booz Allen’s competitiveness in areas of transportation, energy and water infrastructure. Performed cross-market integration with other markets, particularly with DOD (in ground robotics).

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Was an early pioneer and continued as expert in the proposition of “vehicle-infrastructure” or connected vehicle concepts, applications and implementation. Led development of first such connected vehicle testbed and suite of applications in the United States. Under SafeTrip-21, led development and testing of safety-related mobile phone applications to provide pre-trip and en route travel advisories before these applications were ubiquitously available. As Executive Director, led and transformed 20-person PATH staff from a primarily Caltrans-sponsored research program to more substantially engage USDOT and a wide variety of vehicle manufacturers as funding partners in mutual research topics of interest.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Established and grew an active safety research program

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Modeling and simulation lead for National Automated Highway Systems Consortium, then established a safety research program at PATH.Transitioned from defense technology experience gained in early career: signature management with ground combat vehicles (FMC/United Defense), rocket exhaust observable characterization (Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories, USAF Rocket Propulsion Laboratory) and USAF officer (Captain).

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Systems Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Systems Management