Dr. Robert Cruickshank, Fscte, Smieee Email & Phone Number

Big Indian, NY, US

Deploying technology that helps communities and utilities safely decarbonize buildings, industry, and transportation, reliably extend the lifespan of their existing grid infrastructure, and affordably transition to resilient renewable energy. Spearheading use of the ANSI SCTE 267 2021 American National Standard for Optimum Load Shaping (OLS) for electric.

Louisville, CO, US

Leveraging the global broadband infrastructure to benefit emergency response, public safety, business resilience, insurance, utilities, and others. Conceived the Gridmetrics sensing as-a-service concept, built the first product, and pitched the opportunity to CableLabs to provide real-time insights about power issues in the global electric distribution.

Louisville, CO, US

Conceiving and launching at scale the most successful products in the broadband and power industries: Cable Modems, Network Management, and Cyber Security. Transforming the service provider-vendor ecosystem by a) Leveraging existing broadband assets to dramatically improve the visibility of power grid hazards, such as those that cause outages and start.

Providing comprehensive turnkey consulting services in energy efficiency, energy management, renewables, and broadband networks, including a) Detailed audits of energy and network infrastructure and usage, b) Economic analysis, c) Staff to design and build unparalleled networks, service offerings, and facilities.

Accelerated an entrepreneurial opportunity to deploy rural broadband and transform how Granite-staters live, educate, work, and play—as recognized during a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Launched the fiber-optic network in Clarksville, Colebrook, and Stewartstown in record time—and within 90 days achieved a 30% take rate of homes passed in.

Golden, CO, US

At the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in the Power Systems Engineering Center (PSEC), I helped transform how our U.S. National Laboratories think about and leverage broadband networks. Conceived, co-authored, and still support two U.S. Department of Energy projects: a) Situational Awareness of Grid Anomalies ($3M, 2019-2022), and b) Technology.

Bethpage, New York, US

Repeatedly transformed data to speed detection and triage customer issues. Pioneered the first Optimum Customer Support App. Pioneered proactive network repair before customers called to report an issue. Designed and implemented a high-volume low-latency customer lookup web-based service that enabled auto-triage of customer issues across all aspects of the.

Expanded RiskView® Business Risk Analytics technology roadmap, development, training, sales, services, support, and intellectual property. Created "big data" risk management algorithms across verticals including financial services, manufacturing, and broadband. Secured funding and negotiated passing ownership of the company to employees.

Bethpage, New York, US

Pioneered the use of ARRIS ServAssure® to improve customer experience at Cablevision. Transformed: 1) Communications Desk in identifying immediate and near-term service issues based on customer calls, tweets, emails, chats, and network health data, 2) Operational Analysis Team in identifying longer-term trends before subscriber impact, and 3) Staffing Team.

Suwanee, Georgia, US

Acquired by ARRIS to create cross-product OSS/BSS synergy across all business lines including DOCSIS Head End, Unified Video, Advertising Insertion, Network and Workflow Management, Wired and Wireless Infrastructure, Actives, Taps, Passives, Customer Premise Equipment, Professional Services, and 3rd Party Products. Expanded OSS/BSS global footprint.

US

Acquired by C-COR to spearhead Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) product architecture, management, and technical sales and marketing. Pioneered the synergistic integration of WorkAssure® and ServAssure® products. Enabled Cable TV multiple system operators around the world to get the most value from C-COR’s products and services for managing.

Created Stargus (with my dearest friends) to monitor, manage and unleash the communications power of cable networks. Spearheaded developing business plans, building the Stargus Team, securing Series A, B, & C financing, working with customers to identify requirements, product management, product development, establishing field trials, marketing, sales.

As Interim CTO, pioneered all architecture, engineering, and technology strategy for the Road Runner nationwide residential and commercial Internet Access & Transport networks—while business tripled each year. Created intellectual property program to capture and protect the genesis and use of breakthrough technologies. As VP Engineering, spearheaded.

Louisville, CO, US

Delivered the world's first international standard cable modem—that created a 1000x faster, always-on connection to the Internet, ended the era of dial-up modems, and forever transformed telecommunications. Hand-picked the team that modeled and empirically tested the performance of existing proprietary cable modems—and successfully pitched the Cable.

Before the dawn of web browsing, leveraged facilities at the University of Colorado to create Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Consumer Electronics Bus (CEBus) gateways for monitoring and controlling “smart building” systems—to raise the efficiency of the end-to-end, generation to load electric power grid. Spearheaded work with Bell South.

Murray Hill, NJ, US

1) Created ‘intelligent building’ monitoring systems based on the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Prototyped sensors and an ISDN-based integrated fire, security, lighting, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning monitoring system. 2) Coordinated research and development for AT&T’s largest digital voice and data Private Branch Exchanges.

Ph.D., Architectural Engineering

Captain, T-37, T-38, And C-130 Training And Operations

Bs & Ms, Mechanical Engineering