Title: Chief Technology Officer
Employer: UCG
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Nickname/Alias: Mitch What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World): Setting up an international Email network in 1985 (before the Internet). Helping to bring data communications to rural America in the early 90’s. Setting up an eVPN/MPLS network for voice & data. Other Primary Areas of Expertise: Information Technology Management Summary of Professional Background: 30 years of IT & Telecommunications experience. Most notable positions were; Assistant IT Manager at the National Academy of Sciences,; Technical Services Manager of Montgomery County Government in Maryland; Director of Technical Services and Operations at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; and Chief Technology Officer at UCG. Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers: I expect to see the final convergence of IT & Telecom. I believe the traditional telecom management functions will be split among the folks who maintain the IT communications infrastructure, the business units who rely on the more sophisticated telephone technology such as ACD, the CTO and the accounting/purchasing department. Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me: I am an accomplished cook and in more than 20 years of marriage and 4 kids my wife has never cooked a meal (canned tuna doesn’t count). When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually... Cooking Book and author I'm currently reading: Powersat by Ben Bova & Silver Spoon by Phaidon Press CD currently or most recently in my car stereo: Alice’s Restaurant The stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do or say in relation to a phone: I was asked to send an emergency voice mail to the entire company to tell them the phone system was down. | 
