Description: Evaluated pole attachment agreements between the Middleboro (MA) Gas and Electric department and the imbedded CATV provider. Recommended changes in these agreements to benefit the light department. Provided executive guidance for the renegotiation of a CATV service agreement and coordinated activities with the outside counsel.
Description: Evaluated pole attachment agreements between Littleton ELD and the imbedded CATV provider. Recommended changes to these agreements to benefit the light department. Provided executive guidance for the renegotiation of a CATV service agreement.
Description: Assessed a long distance services contract and teletraffic patterns for J. H. Harland and identified changes that reduced charges by over 10%.
Description: Provided executive consulting to the General Manager as he was evaluating telecommunications build out options.
Description: Provided management and expert guidance to Burlington (VT) Electric Department as it negotiated with carriers for pole access and evaluated its options to work with the embedded CATV company. Directed the procurement of an agreement to partner another firm to develop a new business to provide competitive telephone, data and Internet, and CATV services (the triple play) within the city. Supported negotiations with prospective vendors. Recommended a vendor and provided technical and management guidance to executive management as the business area developed.
Description: Procured and implemented a PBX and associated premise distribution system for Concord Academy, a preparatory school with a large campus. Provided guidance for the management of voice and data networking on campus.
Description: Evaluated the interest of telecommunications partners for Chicopee (ELD) and recommended it proceed with developing telecommunications as a business with a partner. Solicited proposals from prospective partners, evaluated the responses and recommended a vendor to the municipal light department. Strategies included resale of services, partnering, and overbuilding using FTTN, FTTC, and FTTH.
Description: Prepared a rebuttal declaration report in a contract dispute over the definition of the words network, private network, and intranet in a matter where residents of a community contended the developer did not provide the required intranet. The court accepted my definitions.
Description: Analyzed a purchase and sale agreement regarding data center products for potential breaches. Opined in a report for the court that no breach occurred and was deposed.