Title:  President and founder, TAG
Employer:  Thompson Advisory Group (TAG)
Featured In:
Layoff Precautions: What About the Phones? 2/11/09
Nickname/Alias:  I didn’t have one. They just call me Dieter.

What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World):

Negotiating telecom contracts, founding and owning TAG, serving as the inter-galatic god of telecommunications.

Other Primary Areas of Expertise:

It’s all about telecom

Summary of Professional Background:

The majority of Thompson’s career was spent with AT&T, where he contributed to the traditional connectivity environment with AT&T in various capacities over a nine-year period.
After AT&T, I co-founded a consulting company focused on procurement and vendor management in the telecommunications arena. I founded TAG in 2001, and it was purchased by Alcatel-Lucent in 2009. I now operate TAG as a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent.

Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers:

Continued rapid change, increased demand and convergence of services and technologies.

When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually...

usually enjoying my collection of music. 

Book and author I'm currently reading:

I am power-reader of magazines. I read about 30 a month.

CD currently or most recently in my car stereo:

I listen to my Ipod. Anything and everything.

The stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do or say in relation to a phone:

I’ve seen someone hammer a nail with a phone.