Director of Cybersecurity Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Former NSA Senior Executive

Rachel Wilson spent the first 15 years of her career at the National Security Agency (NSA). Over the course of her NSA career, she held several key senior executive level leadership positions. Between 2008 and 2010, she ran NSA’s counterterrorism operations and led a global enterprise in detecting and disrupting terrorist plotting against the United States and its allies. Between 2010 and 2012, Rachel served as NSA’s Chief of Operations in the UK working out of the US Embassy in London. In this role, she worked with UK intelligence services to counter terrorist and cyber threats to the 2012 Olympics. Returning to the US in 2012, Rachel spent nearly five years leading NSA’s cyber exploitation operations within NSA’s Tailored Access Operations. In this capacity, she led the planning and execution of thousands of cyber exploitation operations against a wide array of foreign intelligence, military, and cyber targets and served as the committing official for many of NSA’s highest risk and most important intelligence-gathering activities.

In April of 2017, Rachel became the first Head of Cybersecurity for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Investment Technology. She is responsible for protecting the cybersecurity of Wealth Management and Investment Management systems and the integrity and confidentiality of Firm and client data. She advises on cybersecurity issues ranging from secure code development standards, secure network architecture, vendor relationships, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) detection, and mobile security. Rachel leads Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Field and Client education and communication on cyber risk, threats, and mitigations. She and her team drive innovation for new cybersecurity and authentication technology.

In her private capacity, Rachel advises individuals, corporations and institutions on cybersecurity best practices and strategies and she is a leading thinker on protecting children and teenagers from cyber threats. Rachel is a sought after speaker for technology and financial sector forums and has recently presented at the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) 401k Annual Summit, the Portfolio Management Institute (PMI) Annual Conference, the Association of Professional Investment Consultants (APIC) Annual Conference, the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals Annual Conference, and the Barron’s Top Women Advisors Summit. Rachel holds a BA from Wellesley College and an MA from the University of Chicago. Rachel and her husband live in New York City with their two children.

CEO & Principal Architect Swick Designs
steve@swickdesigns.com

CEO and Principal Architect of Swick Designs™, Steve Cheng, has spent more than 20 years successfully architecting, building, and operating the world’s most advanced connected network infrastructures for companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. Known by insiders as one of the industry’s leading experts, Steve has helped shape and define best-in-class connectivity and infrastructure design principles, cabling and component specification standards, and installation and operations best practices. Most recently, Steve designed and patented the first and only high capacity, self-cleaning and self-protecting low-loss universal fiber connector. Steve is on a mission to bring true innovation to the market by creating groundbreaking solutions that have been developed from the ground up, designed specifically to solve the core challenges faced by designers, installers, and operators in supporting the incredible demands of physical connectivity.

FRSA ,Chief Futurist ,Futurist.com

Nikolas is the Chief Futurist and Think Tank leader at Futurist.com, a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA), a member of The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), and has worked with over 300 of the world's most impactful companies to awaken curiosity and create incredible futures, including NASA, Google, Microsoft, United Nations, United Way, Bayer, Corteva, Bank of Canada, American Express, ISACA, AT&T, Thales International, Rolls Royce, Heineken, Procter & Gamble, Government of Canada, UK Home Office, Government of Cayman Islands, IDEO, and many more.

Nikolas has been a mainstay in the media for the past decade talking about our futures. He was an advisor to the ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downley Jr and appears in two upcoming series - ‘The Secrets of Big Data’ and ‘Deadly Science’.

He appears regularly on SIRIUSXM, and on CTV’s Future Friday talking about future trends. In addition, his essential research has also been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Forbes, Sputnik, Venturebeat, and Global News.

In February 2023 his new book ‘Facing Our Futures’ is released and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to imagine new futures, create bolder visions, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning. Nikolas’ thinking can also be seen in the opening chapter of ‘The Future Starts Now’.

Strategy & Technology
CommScope
ronnadavis@commscope.com

Ronna Davis has been in the networking and telecommunication industry for 26 years. She has been with CommScope for over 16 years and has held positions in product line management, sales and channel. She is currently on CommScope’s Strategy and Technology Team for Buildings and Campuses. Ronna chairs the TIA SPEC, Single Pair Ethernet Consortium. Prior to CommScope she worked in the design and construction of telecommunications networks for eight years and in wholesale distribution for two years. She is a LEED Green Associate and member of the Ethernet Alliance.

Data Center Solutions Architect
CommScope
ken.hall@commscope.com

Ken Hall is data center architect for North America at CommScope, responsible for technology and thought leadership as well as optical infrastructure planning for global scale and related data centers. In this role he has been instrumental in the development and release of high speed, ultra low loss fiber optic solutions to efficiently enable network migration for data center operators.

Previously Ken worked with TE Connectivity in a variety of roles. His experience includes global Network OEM and Data Center program management and strategy, project management, marketing, industry standards and technical sales management. Ken was also responsible for industry standardization and proliferation of small form factor fiber connectors and high-density copper interfaces for network electronics OEMs.

Ken has nine patents to date for fiber-optic connectors and infrastructure management systems. Ken graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Shippensburg University. He is a registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) and Network Technology Systems Designer (NTS).

Global Market Development Director
Corning Optical Communications
davisbk@corning.com

Brian has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 30 years. Brian joined Corning in 2015 in a market development role in the Carrier business and is currently the Director of Global Market Development for In-Building Networks. Brian’s primary focus is on networking trends, how we use networks, and ensuring we are considering the right network architectures – both wired and wireless – to deliver on the current and future needs within buildings so as to help in-building network owners prepare their facilities for emerging services and applications.

He started in the industry as a technician; pulling and terminating structured cabling, as well as installing audio/visual equipment and telephone systems and has maintained his BICSI RCDD since 1994. Prior to joining Corning, Brian held various marketing and product management roles at TE Connectivity - most recently as VP of product management for the North American Enterprise business.

Brian is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a BS in Business and is an avid sports fan. In his spare time, he enjoys running, basketball, hunting and trips anywhere with his family. He is married to his high school sweetheart and has three adult children, holds four US patents, and has one hole-in-one.

Executive Director – VP Business Development
KLA Laboratories, Inc.
gsutphin@klalabs.com

Glen Sutphin joined KLA in 2016 after a successful career with DORMA, including serving as their U.S. division president. At KLA, Glen’s focus is expanding the brand in the Western United States. Working out of KLA West in Las Vegas, Glen provides executive leadership focused on delivering the same level of customer devotion that KLA Laboratories has delivered throughout the Midwest and globally for almost a century. KLA’s focus on western expansion has resulted in the deployment of several significant projects in the west, including MLB stadiums, large conference centers, and high-rise hotel-casinos. As Executive Director and Vice President of Business Development, Glen is integral in creating and maintaining relationships with customers across all KLA offerings. Glen received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Baldwin Wallace University and a Master of Arts in behavioral pharmacology from Western Michigan University. A musician since college, he performs nationally and frequently opens for Matt O’Bryan’s award-winning band, The Wrenfields.

Change and Leadership Expert/Best-Selling Author

Kim Becking is an engaging, high-energy, fun and impactful motivational keynote speaker, change and leadership expert and award-winning author who helps others conquer change, boost resilience, accelerate success and achieve more in their business, life and relationships no matter what life throws at them.

Kim knows a thing or two about change and challenges through her own experiences in business and life. As an attorney, serial entrepreneur running two successful businesses for over two decades, communications strategist and “recovering” political consultant, Kim has conquered the ever-changing tough worlds of business, government, and politics. She’s also conquered breast cancer.

Kim has boosted communication, consensus building, advocacy and legislative capabilities for Fortune 500 companies, associations, state and local governments and non-profit organizations, helping them accelerate their success. She’s proud of her work coaching CEO’s, top level leadership and elected officials on how to lead with more impact and influence. Kim provides practical tools and strategies to effectively manage change and deal with difficult people, tough conversations, and hard issues.

Using humor and vulnerability, Kim has the ability to connect with her audiences at a deeper level. Her authentic, engaging, humorous and empowering messages of extraordinary resilience, conquering change and creating success regardless of your circumstances have made her a favorite among her audiences.

Kim doesn’t want you to just bounce back after change and adversity – she wants you to develop a “Momentum Mindset” where you push past limited thinking, get unstuck, and use the change and adversity in life as the fuel needed to propel you forward – faster, further, stronger and better than ever before.

Kim has been featured in national media such as People, SELF, TheNew York Times, USA Today, Good Morning America and Lifetime Television for her expertise on resilience and thriving in the midst of change.

Kim graduated with honors from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and received her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

She is a member of the National Speakers Association, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Association of Talent Development and holds a Certificate of Public Participation from the International Association of Public Participation. She is also on the board and serving as President of the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge.

A best-selling, award-winning author, Kim recently launched her Momentum series of business success tip books with more than four books in development for 2021, focusing on change, resilience, leadership and communications.

Kim resides in Columbia, Missouri with her blended family of five and travels throughout the United States and internationally for conferences, conventions and events.

More About Kim

Kim has been proud to provide on-the-ground communications support for various events and programs which included former Presidents, Ambassadors, National Cabinet Members, Governors, United States Senators, CEO’s and other dignitaries. She’s even been on Air Force One!

• Kim is smart enough to know that recovery is important and is thankfully in recovery herself as a “recovering” attorney and a “recovering” political consultant.
• Kim is a serial entrepreneur, having owned and operated two successful companies for over sixteen years.
• Kim holds a certificate in public participation from the International Association of Public Participation – she knows how to communicate and connect with all types of audiences and get them communicating with each other.
• Kim has provided communications and specifically crisis communications training and strategy for high level executives and elected officials at all levels of government.
• Kim has provided communication and public engagement services and been the public face on high profile, multi-million dollar transportation and economic development projects.
• Kim has worked extensively with non-profit, business, and associations on public policy, grassroots advocacy, communications and strategic planning issues.
• Kim has worked at all levels of government and has held key top-level positions with local and state elected officials.
• Kim has been honored to serve as a gubernatorial appointee by a former Governor of Missouri as Chair of the Missouri Women’s Council.

Founder & CEO
Igor

With over 20 years of tech entrepreneurship experience, Dwight Stewart is a proven innovator in the cleantech and smart building industry. He is currently CTO and founder of Igor, Inc., a Power-over-Ethernet intelligent building software company described by Cisco as a “disruptor.” Igor’s flagship product, Nexos, is an IoT smart building platform that uses the structured and tested PoE cable to make intelligent buildings a reality. Previously, he founded and sold QAS, a building management, analytics, and energy technology company with installations at universities across the country and at the U.S. Capitol complex.

Chief Business Officer
Sinclair Digital, LLC
lsuau@sinclairdigitalllc.com

Luis Suau is Chief Business Officer at Sinclair Digital as well as an independent Digital Building Consultant in his own practice, Luis Suau Consulting LLC. A 26-year veteran of Cisco, Luis previously worked as a Technical Leader in Cisco's IOT Business Unit. He was a key member in developing Cisco's Digital Ceiling and Digital Building Solutions. After the completion and opening of the highly innovative Marriott Sinclair Hotel, Luis left Cisco to pursue his passion of expanding the scope of Digital Building Systems with a goal of developing a Building as a DC Microgrid.

Since 2008, Luis has been focused on IT Energy Management approaches for Corporate Sustainability including Cisco's EnergyWise protocol, Cisco Digital Ceiling and Digital Building Solutions, and worked with partners to develop new applications for building infrastructure with POE; the beginnings of creating a DC based Building. Luis has been a speaker at various conferences including CiscoLive, IES, and BICSI. He has also contributed to Cisco's annual Corporate Sustainability Report, helped launch Cisco’s Lab Energy Reduction initiatives, and Cisco's submissions to the Greenpeace Cool IT challenge and is named inventor on 4 patents.

Luis began his career at Cisco in 1993 as a Corporate Consulting Engineer in the group that eventually became its Research and Advanced Development group and has worked on several other technology areas such as Digital Video Transport, Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) and IBM Internetworking. He began his career in IT in 1980 and holds a BBA degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Florida International University. Luis has previously served as a member of the Technical Advisory Board for DTV America Inc., and enjoys Automobiles, Photography, and working on home improvement projects at his residence in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Chief Marketing Officer
MHT Lighting
kjohnson@mhtlighting.com

Kim Johnson is the Chief Marketing Officer at MHT. She joined their executive leadership team in 2022 with a mandate to accelerate their growth in the PoE building technology space and build a world-class marketing program. She is a mission-driven agile marketing and communications leader with nearly ten years of leadership experience in a variety of fields, including IoT, SaaS, B2B, and B2C.

Previously, Kim built the marketing team at another PoE smart building technology company. During her time as head of marketing, she led initiatives that contributed to significant company revenue growth, multiple award recognitions, and a team known for their excellence in marketing. She was personally recognized as LEDs Magazine’s “40 Under 40” for her innovative work in the lighting technology space.

Prior to entering the smart building industry, Kim developed her career in marketing consulting and client services in Chicago. During this time, she worked as the Director of Client Services for a boutique market research consulting firm where her clients included Tyson Foods, Nestle, Bush Brothers, and Mizkan. Previously, she worked at Nielsen on the Walgreens-Boots Alliance Corporate account.

Kim graduated with honors from the University of Iowa’s full-time MBA program with an emphasis on marketing and received her undergraduate degree from Augustana University (SD).

Smart City Specialist & Principal ELV/ICT Design Engineer
Engineering Consultants Group
engabdeelhameedgamal@gmail.com

Abdelhameed Mohamed is a Smart City Specialist & a Principal ELV/ICT Design Engineer. He holds both the BICSI RCDD and DCDC certifications. His experience was gained from working in both the (design) and (operation & maintenance) fields. As for the design field, Abdelhameed has been working with ECG consultancy company-Qatar branch from August 2013 till June 2021. He participated through his work with ECG in designing the ELV/ICT systems of a number of mega projects including the projects related to the FIFA 2022 World Cup. As for the (operation & maintenance) field, he worked in the (operation & maintenance) of the sound and CCTV systems for the Mecca holy mosque from March 2009 till May 2013. The systems at Mecca holy mosque are considered one of the largest scale systems worldwide due to the vast zones and areas covered, as well as the sensitivity of the place.

Abdelhameed was graduated from MSA University in Egypt and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Greenwich University - UK after following an approved validation program. He has been a speaker at a number of entities. Since September 2021, Abdelhameed has joined a Masters program in (Smart City Solutions) in HFT Stuttgart University – Germany to add the European experience in this field to his profile.

Distinguished Engineer
Panduit Corporation
bob.voss@panduit.com

Bob is a Distinguished Engineer with Panduit Corporate Research and Development, located at the Jack E. Caveney Innovation Center. Bob’s practice areas are Industrial Automation, Building Automation and the Internet of Things. His domain expertise includes 4 decades of control engineering and industrial network architectures. In addition, he is one of the design contributors to Panduit’s LEED Gold World Headquarters automation design. Bob’s Panduit responsibilities include technology leadership for strategic alliances and partnerships, futurist activities for Industrial Automation, and executive support research. He also represents Panduit before several standards development organizations including, IEEE 802.3, TIA TR42/TR60, IEC and NEMA. Bob is the chair of ODVA EtherNet/IP Physical Layer SIG, an engineering subcommittee within ODVA tasked with specifying the ideal physical layer for EtherNet/IP. Bob is also the chair of the Ethernet Alliance SPE subcommittee. Further, he is a contributing member of the Converged Plant wide Ethernet architecture team.

Senior Director of Global Copper Cables
Leviton Network Solutions
todd.harpel@leviton.com

Todd has extensive experience in communications infrastructure design and specification. He holds an M.S. in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado and has designed and implemented communications infrastructure for a variety of clients nationwide. During his career he has managed marketing, product management, technical support and training departments for several structured cabling industry manufacturers.

Todd is the current Chair for the CCCA Communications Committee and is Senior Director of Product Management for Copper Cables with Leviton Network Solutions, a leading global manufacturer of end-to-end structured cabling systems.

Product Manager
AEM
steve.cowles@aem-test.com

Steve Cowles is Product Manager at AEM International, where he provides field applications support and training for customers on AEM’s test and measurement products. He also works closely with the AEM engineering and innovation lab, providing important customer feedback critical to product development. He has been involved in the ICT industry for 36 years, the last 23 focused on test equipment applications for Copper & Fiber Certification, WiFi, PoE, Ethernet and xDSL. Steve has been a BICSI member for 27 years and holds the RCDD and NTS credentials.

President
CME Consulting
george@cmephyconsulting@ul.com

Dr. George Zimmerman is Technical Committee Chair for the Ethernet Alliance, and President of CME Consulting, specializing in physical layer communications and powering, and active in standardization and development of Ethernet in emerging applications. George recently chaired the IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mb/s single-pair Ethernet Task force, standardizing single-pair Ethernet transmission and powering for industrial and building automation, as well as intrasystem and automotive applications. He has been at the forefront in the development and standardization of wired technologies, starting with line-powered DSL in the 1990s, to BASE-T and single-pair Ethernet, including Power over Ethernet (PoE). He holds more than 20 patents, a Ph.D. from Caltech, and a BSEE from Stanford, and is a member of BICSI, TIA TR42, the Ethernet Alliance, and a principal member of NEC codemaking Panel 3, representing the Ethernet Alliance.

Technical Leader
Cisco
jpotterf@cisco.com

A veteran of both the networking and lighting industries, Jason Potterf is a BICSI member, an Ethernet Alliance member, a Code Making Panel 18 Principal for the National Electrical Code, and also a Technical Leader at Cisco. Jason is the hardware architect for Cisco’s Digital Building product families. Jason is uniquely suited to help lead the transition to PoE Lighting and PoE building automation.

Solutions Architect – Enterprise Strategy and Technology
CommScope
jason.bautista@commscope.com

Jason is responsible for Enterprise Strategy and Emerging Technology market development for CommScope. He monitors trends in the Enterprise market to help drive product roadmap strategy, solutions, and programs for CommScope's customers. Before joining the Enterprise Strategy and Technology team in 2020 he previously was responsible for market development for Hyper-Scale and Multi-Tennant Data Center markets. Jason has over 20 years of experience in the networking industry having held various customer facing positions in product development, marketing, and support for a diverse range of networks and customers across the globe.

Senior Staff Engineer
UL Solutions
paul.vanderlaan@ul.com

Paul has over 30 years of experience in the cable industry, developing and managing high performance premise cables and electronic components systems. He actively participates in the standardization working groups of IEEE, TIA and the NEC. He chaired the TIA TR-42.7 Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems subcommittee during category 6a specifications development. Additionally, Paul’s experience includes technology assessment, lab and project management as well as product engineering. He is co-author of six patents related to the design of copper and optical cabling. As a Senior Staff Engineer, Paul works with the Ethernet Alliance to develop and maintain UL's Power over Ethernet Certification capabilities.

Technical Manager
Softing IT Networks GmbH
alfred.huber@softing.com

Alfred Huber works as a Technical Manager at Softing IT Networks GmbH and is responsible for the Service & Support group for the EMEA area at the headquarters in Haar.

He is a trained radio electronics engineer and has many years of experience in the field of general and cabling measurement technology. He has worked as a Support Manager at companies such as Wavetek, Ideal Industries, and Psiber Data and is responsible for setting up technical support and service centers.

He is the author of many technical articles and blog posts on the subject of measurement technology. He is also involved in knowledge transfer as a seminar trainer at numerous online and face-to-face seminars. For years he has been a member of National and International Standards Committees that deal with the topic of cabling and measurement technology for IT networks.

Product Line Manager
EXFO
vincent.racine@exfo.com

Vincent Racine currently holds the position of Product Line Manager within the Installation and Maintenance division of EXFO. Mr. Racine cumulates more than 20 years of experience in fiber-optic testing for the telecommunications industry. He actively participated in the early phases of worldwide FTTH technology deployment, contributing his expertise to seminars, field trials and test instrument new technologies development. Vincent holds a degree in telecommunications and has been with EXFO since 1999.

Subject Matter Expert
EXFO
gwennael.amice@exfo.com

Gwenn Amice currently holds the position of Subject Matter Expert with EXFO, focusing on next generation optical network in charge of technical seminars, trainings, support and technical advises to EXFO’s customers.

Since 2019 Gwenn Amice has been appointed Senior member of technical staff representing EXFO at industry standard events and interfacing with EXFO product development groups.

Mr. Amice holds a university degree in electrical engineering and industrial computing.

He is a member of the Broadband Forum Americas Technology Committee as well as SCTE Ontario Chapter board of directors.

System Engineer Manager
CommScope
rcasteel@commscope.com

Rodney is a System Engineer Manager for CommScope’s Enterprise division. He manages the system engineers for the Great Lakes and Southeast Region and also provides infrastructure design, engineering and technical support locally. Rodney is also serving his fifteenth term as Chair of the TIA Fiber Optics Technology Consortium. He works closely with the TIA staff and other manufacturers within the industry to develop tools and resources to assist with deployment of fiber optic networks.

Rodney is a 24-year BICSI member and holds the designations of Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Network Transport Specialist (NTS), Outside Plant Specialist (OSP), Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) and CBRS-CPI.

Director of Technology Support & Training
Legrand
cindy.montstream@legrand.us

Cindy Montstream is the Director of Technology Support & Training at Data Infrastructure, DPC Division of Legrand. Cindy has a BSEE degree, a Masters degree in Technical Education and 30+ years of teaching technical subjects and working in the industry. Cindy has her BICSI RCDD and NTS certifications. She is the TIA TR-42 Engineering Committee Vice Chair, Chair of TIA-TR-42.3, Vice Chair of TIA-TR-42.1, and is the TIA FOTC Standards Chair.

Cindy is a frequent presenter and author for industry related events and publications.

Senior Product Application Specialist
Fluke Networks
jim.davis2@flukenetworks.com

Jim Davis has been working in the cabling industry for over 25 years. With Fluke Networks for more than 20 years and most recently as a Senior Product Application Specialist. Prior to Fluke, Jim spent almost 10 years with Anixter.

Jim is the chair of TIA’s Fiber Optic Technology Consortium membership committee. He has participated and consulted to different standards committees as well as being a frequent presenter at trade shows and webinars.

Jim’s objective is to bring the experience of the industry, market and the lab to you and present it in way that the common user can understand.

Technology & Innovation Manager
Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
tiger.ninomiya@senko.com

Tiger Ninomiya is currently Technology & Innovation Manager at SENKO Advanced Components. He is participating in the MSA and Consortiums including QSFP-DD, OSFP, SFP-DD and COBO. Tiger is heavily involved in the development and standardization of CS and SN connectors and continuously innovating new products to further develop optical connectivity technology.

Manager, Global Data Center Market Develop
Corning Optical Communications
hessongd@corning.com

David Hessong is the manager of global data center market development for Corning. During his career with Corning, he has held positions in Engineering Services, Product Line Management, and Market Development.

Dave has published numerous industry articles and has contributed to several technical conference proceedings. He has taught classes and seminars on data centers and system design across North America.

Dave received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business.

Strategy Manager
Panduit Corporation
rar@panduit.com

Mr. Reid is a Strategy Manager for Panduit’s DC Group in Tinley Park, Illinois. He defines product development direction for Panduit’s fiber optic structured cabling product line. He has been active in the fiber optics industry for almost 40 years, in the development of optical components, and specialty optics.

Standards Manager
OFS
mchoudhury@ofsoptics.com

G. Mabud Choudhury is Standards Manager for OFS. He contributes to IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, INCITS T11 Fibre Channel, and IEC Fibre standards. He is Vice Chair for IEEE P802.3db Task Force. Previously, he was R&D Manager and Engineer for AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent, Avaya and CommScope. Mr. Choudhury has an MSME degree from MIT, and a BSME degree from Duke. He holds 32 US patents. He has authored and presented papers and webinars discussing fiber solutions for IWCS, BISCI ICT, TIA FOTC, Fibre Systems, and Cabling Installation & Maintenance. Mr. Choudhury is a BICSI member.

Global Data Center Solutions Specialist
The Siemon Company
gary_bernstein@siemon.com

Gary Bernstein is the Global Data Center Solutions Specialist at Siemon with more than 25 years of industry experience and extensive knowledge in data center infrastructure, telecommunications, and copper and fiber structured cabling systems. Gary has had held positions in engineering, sales, product management, marketing and corporate management throughout his career. Gary has been a member of the TIA TR42.7 Copper Cabling Committee, TIA TR42.11 Optical Fiber Committee and various IEEE802.3 task forces and study groups including 40/100G “ba”, 50/100/200G “cd”, 200/400G “bs” Task Force and Beyond 400G. Gary has spoken on Data Center Cabling at several industry events including AFCOM, BICSI, Cisco Live, Datacenter Dynamics and has authored several articles in industry trade publications. Gary received a Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, is an RCDD with BICSI and a Certified Data Center Designer (CDCD) with Datacenter Dynamics. Connect with Gary on LinkedIn.”

System Analyst
Saudi Electric Company
tajammul@ieee.org

Tajammul Abdul Quadeer is a System Analyst at Saudi Electric Company. He has over 22 years of Experience in the IT Industry as System Administrator for Oracle, SQL Server and Pi System. He has worked as a DBA and developer for this business concern. He was also involved in conducting corporate courses for clients like Saudi Aramco, STC etc.

Senior Project Manager
BCER Engineering, Inc.
dhoag@bcer.com

Dave is experienced in electrical building systems in medium voltage campus distribution systems, building electrical distribution systems, lighting, fire alarm, and low voltage systems (tele/data, PA, security, access control, video surveillance, and nurse call). His experience includes mission critical systems, educational (both K-12 and higher educational), healthcare, fitness, government, military, manufacturing, stadiums, and commercial projects. Dave assumes a practical approach to his electrical designs as he matches client needs with the specific codes requirements of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction.

BCER Engineering, Inc.
smuller@bcer.com

Scott Muller brings more than 25 years of experience to the BCER technology design team managing and designing mission critical facilities, data centers and complex healthcare, education, public sector, and military projects. His design expertise includes cross discipline coordination, communications infrastructure, structured cabling systems, security solutions, audiovisual systems, and the integration of specialty technologies into complex environments. Scott maintains a close attention to detail and commitment to providing innovative design solutions that go beyond a client’s expectations.

Technical Analyst – ICT, Engineering Services
Vancouver Airport Authority
vili_antic@yvr.ca

Vili has been an ICT professional for 27 years and has been with the Vancouver Airport Authority for 24 years. Working for the Vancouver Airport Authority provides a wide spectrum of opportunity to work with and on projects that fall within many of the ICT categories and/or solutions. Detailed contribution with short and long term ICT strategic planning as well as accountable and responsible for all the layer 1 ICT infrastructure within the airport terminals and the overall airport campus. Consistently working on design, planning and project management of ICT scenarios for almost three decades has given me the opportunity to established solid foundational knowledge, that will provide applicable ICT guidance moving forward as we move through this current and future technology evolution.

FRCS Program Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
james.m.walters@usace.army.mil

Jim Walters is an Information Communication Technology Designer and Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was provided expertise on numerous billion-dollar projects including Civil Works, Healthcare and Milcon. Prior to joining the Corps, Jim lead design and construction teams in the private sector for many years. Jim was the United States Army Corps of Engineers 2021 Control System Professional of the Year for 2021 and is a content developer for the forthcoming Control System Design for Civil Works and Telecommunications Prospect Courses. He is a content developer for UFC 03-580-01 and associated UFGS specifications sections utilized by DOD across the tri-services. Jim has years of experience reducing vulnerabilities in systems and serves as a SME for cybersecurity.

Senior Staff Engineer
UL Solutions
paul.vanderlaan@ul.com

Paul has over 30 years of experience in the cable industry, developing and managing high performance premise cables and electronic components systems. He actively participates in the standardization working groups of IEEE, TIA and the NEC. He chaired the TIA TR-42.7 Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems subcommittee during category 6a specifications development. Additionally, Paul’s experience includes technology assessment, lab and project management as well as product engineering. He is co-author of six patents related to the design of copper and optical cabling. As a Senior Staff Engineer, Paul works with the Ethernet Alliance to develop and maintain UL's Power over Ethernet Certification capabilities.

Principal Engineer
UL Solutions
anthony.t.tassone@ul.com

Mr. Anthony T. Tassone is a Principal Engineer with UL in the Engineered Materials Operating Unit. His areas of focus include telecommunications cable categories, as well as seasonal lighting, for the North American market.

Anthony has more than 38 years of safety certification and performance testing experience at UL, across a variety of categories and functions, including engineering, operations, and conformity assessment. Anthony is the primary member of NEC Code Panel 16, IEC TC 20 Working Group 18 and ANSI TIA 42. He has a BSEE from Polytechnic University and is a New York State professional engineer.

Broadband Law Group, PLLC
rcameron@broadbandlawgroup.com

Richard Cameron has more than 25 years of expertise and perspective advising clients on regulatory, federal financial assistance, competition, transactional, commercial, and contract matters arising in the broadband, communications, and technology sectors. His background combines experience as a senior U.S. government official, as a senior attorney with a major global law firm, as in-house counsel with a U.S. telecommunications carrier, and as an independent practitioner. At the Federal Communications Commission, he played a leading role in implementing the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, then returned to government service to develop policy and compliance requirements governing the $4.7 billion Broadband Technology Opportunities Program at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

President
ITechForge, LLC
jbowman@tiaonline.org

Jerry L. Bowman, RCDD, NTS, RTPM, CISSP, CPP, CDCDP has been providing technology services including design, build, training and technology management for IT and ICT infrastructure for federal government clients for the last 10 years. He also has an extensive background in general contracting and design/build of accredited government infrastructure projects and currently maintains a top-secret clearance with the US government. Bowman is currently the Chair of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-60 ICT Lifecycle Management Committee creating a suite of new standards for managing IT and ICT technology. Jerry is a Past President & CEO of the FBI’s InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) where he served on the Board of Directors from 2014 until 2016. Prior to InfraGard, Mr. Bowman was the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for BICSI where he served for more than a decade as a Committee Chair, Board Member, Editor and Author.

Prior to starting ITechForge Jerry has a history of executive leadership roles as Chief Strategy Officer for Global Com, Inc, Telecommunications Specialist for Jacobs Engineering and CEO for Square Mile Systems, Inc. Jerry has also been an Executive Vice President for two federal contractors specializing in law enforcement and DoD support contracts for the Department of Justice (DoJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Air Force.

Jerry has been a contributing author and editor for many industry standards and best practices, and has been published frequently in industry magazines, and does numerous national training, and speaking engagements on the management of technology to achieve improved business outcomes.

Director of Business Development, Enterprise
PANDUIT Corp.
frank.straka@panduit.com

Frank Straka is the Director of Enterprise Business Development, responsible for strategy development and go-to-market planning and execution. Frank joined Panduit as an engineer over 16 years ago has since held other management roles. Frank has been active in the development of standards for copper cable and regularly works within the industry on the development of new technologies. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences such like BICSI on new Enterprise developments.

Strategic Account Manager
Atlona
Roger.takacs@atlona.com

Roger Takacs is a 26-year veteran of the audiovisual industry. Roger is Atlona’s Strategic Account Manager, a diverse role focused on education end user programs, partner engagement, and management of strategic accounts. Over the past 15 years Roger has worked with audiovisual manufacturers Crestron and Atlona.

Previously with Atlona in 2013 as National Sales Manager, he helped successfully launch Atlona’s commercial AV business.

Roger holds an MBA from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, and a double BA in Economics and Politics from UC Santa Cruz.

Owner
E.R.I.C. Low Voltage Services
eric@ericconsulting.com or eric@ericlvs.com

Eric is the owner of E.R.I.C. Low Voltage Services in Modesto, CA.

Eric has been designing and commissioning converged systems since 2004. In addition to presenting at several BICSI conferences and other opportunities around the US, he has worked directly with contractors and manufacturers to help them learn how to begin doing converged systems and generate more business. He supports the companies by doing E – Engineering, R – Representing, I – Instructing, and C – Commissioning. He is a BICSI RCDD, NTS, TECH, and was a certified trainer.

Director, Channel Communications, Consultants
Crestron Electronics Inc.
mpellegrino@crestron.com

Mark has provided technology design support to countless projects across Canada and the United States during his 23-year career. With roles spanning live event production, broadcast engineering, post-secondary media services, and technology consulting, he has been with Crestron for 12 years and now manages communications with the consultant channel.

Partner
CMTA, Inc.
mstewart@cmta.com

Mr. Stewart has over 15 years of electrical engineering design experience. His responsibilities have covered all aspects of electrical design for education, health care, commercial and military facilities. He is very familiar with the practices associated with high performance sustainable designs as described by the USGBC.

As an InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist, a leading AV professional credential recognized worldwide, Mr. Stewart assists owners with up-to-date guidance to bring necessary technology to any facility. The use of technology in schools to facilitate more versatile learning is on the rise. Mr. Stewart assists education clients throughout the design process with purchasing decisions for today’s needs but he excels in the ability to look to the future to see where needs will change

Mr. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Application Specialist
Extron
krosenberg@extron.com

Karl Rosenberg is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Application Specialist for Extron and has been in the audiovisual industry for 33 years. As a veteran presenter, Karl is responsible for conducting Extron training in the US and abroad and has taught at BICSI conferences in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Director of Engineering & Marketing
Solara Technical Sales
jerryh@solaratech.com

Jerry, currently the Director of Engineering & Marketing at Solara Technical Sales, has a BSEE from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His early career in R&D and technical marketing in power electronics and power systems was at the largest of companies: AT&T Bell Labs, Texas Instruments, Siemens and Rockwell. His later career included executive management positions at several smaller technical companies. He has been directly involved with power & power electronics for over 40 years.

Executive Director, Education & Technical Sales
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
sharris@scte.org

Steve is international technology speaker, educator, author, and thought leader who serves as the executive director of education and business development for SCTE, a subsidiary of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the architecture and evolution of education programs, professional credentialing, and customized career learning journeys, as well as international business development and partnerships for SCTE.

With over 30 years of experience in technology, telecommunications, and adult learning he has led the development of the SCTE education library to drive operational results for his business partners. As a practitioner, Steve has earned numerous certification credentials and instructed much of this educational library internationally. He is also the Fiber Source for the Broadband Library magazine, a member of the Military of NATE, as well as a Cisco, CompTIA, and CWNP Instructor.

Senior Product Application Specialist
Fluke Networks
jim.davis2@flukenetworks.com

Jim Davis has been working in the cabling industry for over 25 years. With Fluke Networks for more than 20 years and most recently as a Senior Product Application Specialist. Prior to Fluke, Jim spent almost 10 years with Anixter.

Jim is the chair of TIA’s Fiber Optic Technology Consortium membership committee. He has participated and consulted to different standards committees as well as being a frequent presenter at trade shows and webinars.

Jim’s objective is to bring the experience of the industry, market and the lab to you and present it in way that the common user can understand.

Director of Data Center Architecture Evolution
CommScope
earl.parsons@commscope.com

Earl Parsons received a BS in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA in 2006 and an MS and Ph.D. in optical sciences from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA in 2008 and 2010.

From 2010 to 2013 he was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at TE SubCom, formerly known as Tyco Telecommunications. In 2014 he joined CommScope in Richardson, Texas, USA as a Principal Optical Engineer and is currently the Director of Data Center Architecture Evolution. Earl also serves as an editor of the IEEE 802.3db specification. His current interests are multimode and single mode fiber optic systems.

Director, Technical Services
Hamina Wireless
joel@hamina.com

As an all-purpose geek, Joel enjoys teaching people about Wi-Fi. Whether it's deployment best practices, troubleshooting, or specifics about particular Wi-Fi tools, he loves to learn and teach wireless networking. He's worked in Wi-Fi (particularly in Wi-Fi tools) as a technical trainer, sales engineer, product owner, and more. In his spare time, you'll find him reviving and restoring old game consoles, 3d printing stuff, mountain biking, or washing his car.

Director of Public Safety
Advanced RF Technologies, Inc.
dburns@adrftech.com

Dennis J. Burns is the director of Public Safety at ADRF, in charge of the National Public Safety strategy for North America as well as the President of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) Board of Directors. His responsibilities include developing the corporate public safety strategy and product solutions needed for Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems to deliver maximum market share and revenue. He is also charged with enhancing the awareness of ADRF’s Public Safety products, technology, capabilities, deployments, and the overall ADRF brand. In addition, he works closely with AHJ’s throughout the country to ensure ADRF has the right products and services to meet current requirements and any future changes within each jurisdiction. He has more than 27 years of experience in developing direct and indirect new business strategies within the wireless industry, with a particular expertise in First Responder public safety communications. Dennis is an active member and strong advocate of the Safer Buildings Coalition and elected to its Board of Directors in 2019. He is also a member of the Code and Standards Workgroup & Public Safety Technology Workgroup of SBC. In addition to SBC, Dennis is active with many State Fire Alarm Associations throughout the US, UL Labs, and NFPA. Prior to joining ADRF, Dennis was a Regional Sales Director at Cobham Wireless, where he was responsible for delivering and driving corporate revenue goals via new direct and indirect relationships with potential clients in both public safety and commercial cellular. He previously held senior leadership roles at IXI Mobile, AT&T, Velocita Wireless (Cingular/Sprint), Palm, and BellSouth Wireless Data. Dennis holds a Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems and Services from Southern New Hampshire University.

Senior RF Engineer
Vision Technologies
swells@visiontech.biz

Scott Wells is a Senior RF Engineer at Vision Technologies Glen Burnie MD. Scott has been in the Wireless industry longer than he care to admit however 802.11b was setting the world of fire. These days Scott is focused on the Cellular DAS world bringing Cellular and Public Safety Infrastructure to dozens of Enterprise Class customers across the country as well as the US Government. Scott is currently Senior Engineer and SME for a large Cellular upgrade for the Architect of the Capital United States Senate in Washington DC.

Scott lives with his wife of 35 years Sharon along with Blue their dog in a little water town on the coast on the Northern Chesapeake Bay and is a US Coast Guard Master Mariner providing guided water tours on the weekends.

Engineering Manager
BAE Systems Inc.
jason.hallenbeck@baesystems.com

Jason Hallenbeck is the infrastructure engineering manager leading a worldwide division of engineers and installers in at BAE Systems.

Director, 5G Wireless Solutions
ABB Power Conversion
rajakrishnan.radjassamy@elpc.abb.com

Raj Radjassamy is the director for the 5G and wireless segment at ABB Power Conversion, which designs, develops and manufactures reliable, high-quality power solutions for mission-critical applications. He works closely with customers to understand and help address the toughest power challenges across their networks. Raj has a Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Arizona.