Title: Senior Project Consultant
Employer: Dietrich Lockard Group
Nickname/Alias: Ace What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World): Passion and zeal for the auditing process. I like everything about the audit process – the organization it takes to get the paperwork in order, analysis of the data, discovery of billing errors, identification of more cost effective techniques for accomplishing the same task and the implementation of the changes. The best part is knowing that I have done a good job for the client and make that team look good. Other Primary Areas of Expertise: E-Rate consulting for the K-12 schools Summary of Professional Background: 24 years in the telecommunications field. I have been with the same consulting firm all of these years. As the industry has changed, our approach to solving client’s problems has changed. It has been a great challenge to learn the new technologies and to discover the best applications for our clients in this changing telecom world. I have been involved in over 100 audit jobs with savings in the millions of dollars. I have also designed telecommunications systems and worked with structured cabling projects. I have been the PM on many of these telecom installations for both the network and the hardware. Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers: There will always be a need for telecom managers. The name may change, the responsibilities will be enhanced with the new technologies but the need will always remain. The experience of the telecom manager is critical to the successful implementation of new VOIP systems. Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me: It is not really weird but I enjoy the art of doing T’ai Chi Chih. It is a series of 19 movements and one posture to help maintain flexibility and balance. When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually... In the garden. Whether it is in my own gardens or the gardens at my son’s school. Book and author I'm currently reading: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson CD currently or most recently in my car stereo: Traffic “When the Eagle Flies” The stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do or say in relation to a phone: I left my cell phone on the roof of my car (as I mentally told myself to remember where it was) and then I proceeded to run over it. | 
