Title:  Director of Collaboration and Convergence Research
Employer:  Nemertes Research
Featured In:
Avaya Acquisition Stunner, 6/7/07
Nortel & Microsoft Unite on Unified Communications, 8/2/06
Nickname/Alias:  Sorry, it's top secret.

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

Convergence Analyst for Nemertes Reseach, Director of MPLScon

Other Primary Areas of Expertise:

Network architecture, design

Summary of Professional Background:

14 years in enterprise networking, focusing on large-scale IP network design/architecture, and VoIP services

Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers:

It’s a constant battle to keep up with change.  Telecom managers will largely migrate to application managers.

Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me:

Nothing all that weird that I can think of. 

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

Playing with the kids

Book and author I'm currently reading:

SIP Beyond VoIP: The Next Step in IP Communications: Hennry Sinnreich, Alan Johnston, Robert Sparks

CD currently or most recently in my car stereo:

Blue Man Group - Complex

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

Hmm, perhaps the fact that we all still use the word “dial” even though most of us haven’t dialed in 20 years or more.