EW #13753 is an internationally recognized telecommunications consultant, lecturer, technical writer, columnist and author with over 30 years’ experience in voice and data communications. He has served as a consulting expert and expert witness in cases involving patent infringement, trademark/service mark infringement and product/service misrepresentation.

EW #13753 speaks annually before thousands of communications professionals through public and private seminars, workshops and conference activities in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, The Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey, as well as the U.S. In 2004, he was a featured speaker in a live video Webcast on VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Security for Commweb. Snooping, Sniffing and VoIP: The State of IP Telephony Security is archived and viewable (http://click.email-publisher.com/maacwe5aa8V8da3CbXbb/).

EW #13753 is a regular contributor to numerous leading industry trade publications and has written well over 100 published articles. He is a popular columnist for Commweb (www.commweb.com), the Web portal for CMP Media and its online publications. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of The Connectivity Management Handbook, The Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education and The Prepaid Press.

EW #13753  also has served as a Technical Editor for Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft Windows, published by Microsoft Press, and is Senior Contributing Editor for the best-selling Newton’s Telecom Dictionary (12th-20th Editions). He has authored the best-selling Communications Systems and Networks, published by John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 0-7645-4899-9), and now in its third edition.

EW #13753 is a member of the faculties of Computer Education Services Corporation (CESC), Terrapinn (previously AIC) and Network World Technical Seminars. He also was an Adjunct Faculty member of The University of San Francisco (CA), McLaren Graduate School of Business, and now serves on the School of Business and Management Telecommunications Management Advisory Council of USF’s Masagung Graduate School of Management. He also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Skagit Valley College (Mount Vernon, WA) Electronics/Telecommunications Technology Program.

EW #13753  was Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Communications Group Inc. (CGI).

Previously, EW #13753 spent seven years with Continental Telephone Company (CONTEL) and various CONTEL subsidiaries, most recently acting as General Manager of CONTEL Executone in Houston, Texas.

Prior to this position, EW #13753 served as Vice President of CONTEL Tenant Services (which he founded), Assistant Vice President of CONTEL's Western Region, and Director of Sales & Marketing for the Rocky Mountain Division.

EW #13753 also spent nine years in various general management and strategic planning capacities with the Bell System, including Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, AT&T and AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories.

EW #13753 holds an A.A. from Del Mar College, and both B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Representative Litigation Support Experience:

re: Harris Corporation et al. v. Siemens AG et al.
Client: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Nature of Case: Patent Infringement regarding interface between voice mail system and PBX
Nature of Engagement: Consulting Expert

re: Viseon, Inc. v. Tandberg, Inc., Tandberg asa, and NV Holdings
Client: Kinney & Lange, representing Tandberg
Nature of Case: Patent Infringement regarding peripheral video conferencing system
Nature of Engagement: Consulting Expert

re: David Solomon, et al. v. Bell Atlantic Corporation, now known as Verizon Communications Inc., and Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions, Inc., now known as Verizon Internet Solutions, Inc. New York Supreme Court, New York County
Client: Abbey Gardy, LLP, representing Solomon, Scott, Croak, et al.
Nature of Case: Seeking Class Action status against Bell Atlantic d/b/a Verizon with respect to misrepresentations associated with DSL service
Nature of Engagement: Consulting Expert, Expert Witness

re: Cellco Partnership d/b/a/ Verizon Wireless v. Nextel Communications, Inc.
Civil Action No.: 03-725-KAJ (D. Del.)
Client: Winston & Strawn LLP, representing Verizon Wireless
Nature of Case: Trademark/Service Mark Infringement
Nature of Engagement: Consulting Expert, Expert Witness