Professional Summary: This expert witness is a respected telecommunications authority, with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of the industry. He began his career with AT and T's Southern Bell subsidiary, and rose quickly through field sales management. In 1985, he was promoted to AT and T headquarters in New Jersey, after opening AT and T's first field office in non-AT and T territory following divestiture. At headquarters, he served on numerous management teams responsible for overseeing the design, production, marketing and sales for AT and T products and services. Among his accomplishments, he received a Vice Presidential commendation for his public relations efforts during the divestiture of the Bell System, which included over fifty speeches and address, newspaper interviews and television appearances. After nearly 20 years with AT and T and the Bell System, in 1992, he started a company that designed and built interactive voice response systems ( IVR ), and designed the first International Callback system using the AT and T Conversant® System. He was closely involved with the opening of telecom markets in Europe, and designed and established the first authorized telecom reseller platform in Europe. He is a corporate business executive and entrepreneur experienced in designing and implementing successful marketing and public relations campaigns in the US and globally and has a history of involvement in entrepreneurial ventures; general management, public relations and marketing; conversant in Spanish, German and Italian. |