Leadership role – preferably with a degree of hands-on involvement -- in bringing advanced software-intensive solutions to market successfully. My exceptional strengths encompass solution architecture elegance, software engineering management effectiveness, solution implementation know-how, and customer relationship-building credibility and commitment.

Outstanding achievements at ever-increasing levels of responsibility in multiple interrelated domains:

• Business:  Product Development - Product Management - Business Development - Program Management - Partner Management
• Technical: Team Leadership - Mentoring - Solution Architecture - Software Engineering - Standards Leadership  

Built strong technical organizations, both from scratch and from an existing core, both in-house and outsourced (domestic and off-shore). Led the development and marketing of multiple best-in-class commercial software products (real-time RDBMS, telecom network management, document imaging, and Internet network management). Contributed to hundreds of successful complex projects in operations support systems (OSS), network management (SNMP), satellite command and control, factory automation, and business process automation. Employed outstanding communications skills with colleagues, partners, customers, and prospects, at technical, managerial, and executive levels. Played influential roles in multiple industry standards groups (IETF WG Chair). Formed and managed strategic alliances with major industry players. Established and managed multiple OEM/VAR/ISV channels, both domestic and international. Presented at major industry events. Published technical articles in trade journals. Uncommonly well-informed about current technology options and business models. Excel at spanning engineering and marketing functions and groups. Experienced with both SEI CMM and ISO 9000 quality programs.

2004-Present Megisto Systems (Germantown MD)

Director, Services Management Software

• Full life-cycle product management responsibility (architecture through deployment, support, and evolution, including marketing strategy and sales support) for the Megisto Services Manager (MSM) tool set and all OAM&P software for the Megisto Services Switch (MSS) 3G IP wireless data services control switch.
• Management of both US and off-shore outsourced development teams.
• Integration of IETF (SIP, RADIUS/DIAMETER, SNMPv3) and 3GPP (GPRS, UMTS, IMS, OSA/Parlay) standards and technologies.
• Oversee Megisto's use of SNMP for MSS management.

2001-2004 Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill NJ)

Manager, New Business Dev, Next-Generation Networks (NGN)

• Gather, analyze, and guide customer requirements for network services (IP-VPN, VoIP) and management (OSS/OAM&P), especially in the intelligent optical NGN environment (GMPLS, DWDM, SONET) and converged multi-service NGN (IP/MPLS, Softswitch, Ethernet, ATM, Frame Relay, DSL).
• Interface with senior telecom Service Provider technology and operations executives concerning network plans and procurement opportunities.
• Evangelize and guide Lucent NGN products and services.
• Interface with senior Lucent product line managers to ensure portfolio competitiveness and compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Represent Lucent NGN interests to industry standards bodies.
• Represent Lucent NGN interests at industry trade events.
• Publish articles and white papers and industry presentations concerning network management concepts and products for NGN deployments.

1991-2001 ACE*COMM (Gaithersburg MD)

Director, Enterprise Product Architecture
Director, Network Management Products (starting)

• Represented the corporation's technical assets in funding "Road Shows" leading to successful IPO.
• Participated in a variety of roles (engineering and marketing) on numerous large-scale telecommunications management (OSS) and billing projects.
• Led many ad hoc teams on especially challenging parts of complex OSS and billing projects (IVR, distributed DBMS, high-performance requirements, switch interfaces).
• Originated the Service Assurance System (enhanced OSS) product category and Operations Service Provider (OSP) business model.
• Led analysis, design, and development efforts on multiple data networking management projects, especially for satellite and multi-service packet networks.
• Achieved leadership position in IETF Operations & Management Area and WinSNMP Industry Forum; recognized SNMP expert.
• Led conceptualization, design, development, and deployment of the industry-leading SNMP engine for Windows NT/2000 platforms.
• Built affordable shrink-wrapped applications for Internet network management (installed at many thousands of user sites).
• Achieved world-wide distribution of products via OEM licensing to major network equipment and software vendors (Microsoft, Intel, Novell, Oracle, HP, 3Com, Ericsson, Compaq, Xerox, Unisys, and many more).
• Ported multiple products across diverse development and runtime platforms, architectures, operating systems, and languages.
• Led successful design and deployment of the management subsystem for an information kiosk product for a major computer manufacturer (NEC).
• Led continuously successful multi-year ISO 9001 quality improvement process.
• Pioneered use of e-mail, the Internet, intranets and extranets for business efficiency (1991-1992).

1990-1991 ICF International (Landover MD)

Vice President, Systems and Software Engineering

• Led Corporation's entry into supercomputer and high-speed data networking systems integration, resulting in multiple major ($100-250M) proposals for national mission-critical systems.
• Grew pre-existing systems and software engineering department threefold on an urgent basis, adding specialized expertise in supercomputer and high-speed data networking solutions.
• Managed multiple systems integration projects involving large-scale data storage and networking requirements.
• Built supplier, subcontractor, and reseller channel partnerships for all offers.
• Led evolution of document imaging products from highly proprietary configuration to open systems architecture with unique capabilities for document redaction.
• Built document imaging products for correspondence control applications.

1987-1990 Oracle (Bethesda MD)

Director, Advanced Technology Services

• Built Oracle's Federal Division "Commando Squad" Advanced Technology Group from the ground-up.
• Led design and development of DBA*Assist utility suite -- a user-friendly forms-driven approach to complex ORACLE database administration procedures.
• Directed development of multiple complex heterogeneous DBMS interfaces.
• Directed development of multiple unique SLQ*Net protocol interfaces.
• Conducted specialized training courses in advanced performance tuning and networking.

1981-1987 Contel (Bethesda MD)

Director, Software Engineering
Product Manager, RDBMS Portfolio (starting)

• Led evolution of OSS product line from craft-level point-products to integrated end-to-end FCAPS product suite.
• Implemented dozens of large-scale telecommunications network management projects in the financial and public sector segments.
• Built one of the country's first factory automation systems to use automatically guided and controlled vehicles for parts and materials logistics.
• Led transition of software engineering group from SEI CMM Level 1 to CMM Level 3.
• Introduced and formalized DOD-2167 and SEI/CMM quality improvement programs for software engineering groups.
• Selected, implemented, and managed full SDLC/CASE quality management regimen.
• Represented company as charter member of the Network Management Forum (which is now the TeleManagement Forum).

1974-1981 RDA (Beltsville MD)

Director, Software Development
Senior Programmer/Analyst (starting)

• Customized and implemented numerous business systems using industry-leading packaged software from MCBA (Mini-Computer Business Associates).
• Early-stage innovator in RDBMS marketplace.
• Led design and development of first commercially successful relational database management system products for real-time operating system environments.
• Led product porting efforts across multiple hardware architectures and operating systems.
• Contributed to the effort that sold the first DEC microcomputer systems (20) in the People's Republic of China.
• Made major contributions to NOAA's weather satellite command and control systems.

• C/C++ (expert), Java (J2EE, Servlets, JSP, Beans, Weblogic Server), XML, FORTRAN, Assembler, COBOL, RPG-II.
• Windows NT/2000 (expert), Linux (Red Hat, SuSe), Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, VMS.
• SNMP (expert), AgentX (expert), XCAP, HTTP, TCP/IP, TL1, MPLS, QoS, Policy-Based Network Management (COPS, CIM, LDAP).
• Oracle (expert), MySQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Informix, DB2, Unify, Model-204.
• Microsoft Office (experienced full-suite user).
• MSVC++ (expert), VisualCafe, Visual Basic, Visual IntDev.
• ClearCase, ClearQuest, RUP, , UML CVS, Apache, SOAP, CORBA.
• 3GPP (GPRS, UMTS, IMS), OSA/Parlay
• ITU-T ASTN/ASON/OTN, OIF UNI/E-NNI/I-NNI, IETF GMPLS.
• Servers, IP services control switches, Ethernet switches, hubs, modems, CSU/DSU, Frame Relay, ATM, xDSL, VoIP.
• Carrier-class switches (5ESS, SL-100, DMS-100/250, EWSD), PBXs, Optical, CPE.
• TMN, AMATPS, AMADNS, CDPD.

Have held multiple Top Secret and above clearances in military and industry roles.