Title:  Vice President
Employer:  TelCon Associates, Inc.
Featured In:
Telecommuters Knocking on Your Door, 9/14/06
Nickname/Alias:  Top Secret

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

Troubleshooting Problems and Network Development 

Other Primary Areas of Expertise:

Bill auditing, RFP development (voice and data) 

Summary of Professional Background:

23 years in the Navy in telecommunications.
19 years in telecommunications with TelCon Associates, Inc.

Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers:

Become very knowledgeable in IP telephony.  IP telephony is the wave.

Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me:

That I’m an old man. 

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

Fishing.

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

My equipment (could be anything) isn’t working.  Troubleshooting reveals most of the time it’s because the on/off switch is in the off position. TURN IT ON.
Another one that happens a lot is with a fax machine...it isn’t receiving faxes...fill it up with paper...works every time.