Description: Evaluated three patents for alleged infringement. Prepared documentation regarding the definition of terms. Testified at a Markman Hearing in Federal Court. Is preparing pre-trial report for the court.
Client: GTE Corp
Project: Private Network Management System Specification
Description: Developed the specifications for the network management system for the GTE 4600E, This system enabled real time monitoring and control of the switches and associated transmission equipment.
Client: GTE Corp
Project: PBX/Tandem Switch Specification
Description: Developed the specifications for the GTD 4600E PBX/Tandem voice-data switch, including the interface specifications to the associated network management system.
Client: GTE Corp
Project: CO Switch Development
Description: Was a member of the GTE corporate oversight committee for the development of the GTD 5 central office switch.
Client: Warner Amex Cable
Project: ACD Engineering
Description: Redesigned the ACD at a Warner Amex (now Time Warner) MSO, reducing the call waiting time from minutes to seconds so the company could respond promptly to customer requests.
Client: Staples
Project: Staples System Move
Description: Moved the voice, call center, and data telecommunications facilities for Staples to their new corporate headquarters.
Client: Internal Revenue Service
Project: IRS ACD Procurement
Description: Directed the needs analysis for an ACD/voice processing system for a major Federal Government agency, prepared the technical foundation for the procurement, and assisted in the evaluation of the proposals. This was the largest ACD procurement of the 1990?s. The proposal analysis included the technical foundation for rejecting a major protest by a bidder.
Client: Staples
Project: PBX ACD Implementation
Description: Engineered and implemented a PBX/ACD/voice processing system for Staples headquarters.
Client: Employers Health
Project: PBX/ACD Performance Analysis
Description: Prepared the technical foundation so Employers Health Insurance could challenge the substandard performance of a recently purchased PBX/ACD. The analysis included determining key call center performance parameters and demonstrating these to be far below industry standards for this type of equipment.
Client: US Department of the Treasury
Project: Treasury Strategic Plan
Description: Developed the voice-data-image strategic communications plan for the Department of the Treasury. This included a comprehensive technology review, a searchable baseline database of Treasury's facilities, recommendations of services to be used, hardware architectures, and approaches to managing the systems. This was the baseline for the upgrade of all Treasury networking facilities.