Title:  Consultant
Employer:  Paul Kirvan Associates (pkirvan@msn.com)
Featured In:
Top 4 Questions to Ask Your VoIP Vendor, 3/25/09
Nickname/Alias:  P.K.

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

As director of telecom at Mount Sinai Medical Center, installed a redundant local access network that saved the institute from a potentially disastrous outage when local service from Verizon disappeared due to a fiber optic cable failure.

Other Primary Areas of Expertise:

business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency management, technical writing/editing.

Summary of Professional Background:

35+ years in IT/telecom, including 10+ years in telecom management; 20+ years in business continuity, information security and emergency management; 15+ years in technology consulting and auditing.

Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers:

They have become part of the IT department, no longer a separate entity as they were for many years.  Telecom managers are more data managers today than they were 20 years ago.

Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me:

I love classic cars, especially Corvettes.  I have a classic Corvette which I really enjoy.

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

doing work in business continuity, security or emergency management. 

Book and author I'm currently reading:

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and It’s All Small Stuff; Richard Carlson, Ph.D.

CD currently or most recently in my car stereo:

I usually listen to the radio.

Blogs I follow regularly:

Rothstein Business Survival Blog (www.rothstein.com/blog).

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

At a major New York City hospital, both the PBX and Centrex systems were in the same equipment room, next to each other.  Above the equipment room, on the roof, was a large water tank used for air conditioning and flushing toilets. If that tank ever ruptured, the water would destroy the equipment room.