ROY F. PRIVETT
Expert in Telecommunications Technology

STRENGTHS

Research & Development planning and Patent evaluation.
Market and Technology assessment.
Communication Network planning

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Transmission on copper and optical cables, microwave, satellite and cellular links
Telephone/Data/Video networks including subscriber loops, trunks and switches.
Digital Signal Processing, Voice and TV Codecs, Data Modems.
Personal Computer Local and Wide-Area communications.
Very Large Scale Integration in Silicon and Gallium Arsenide.

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Founded HITECH ASSOCIATES, a management consulting company.
Managed a research laboratory division with 70 professional staff.
Managed a department of 60 development engineers.
Developed multinational R&D plans in semiconductor technology and microwave radio systems.

QUALIFICATIONS and AFFILIATIONS

B.S. Physics, M.S. Math. and Professional Engineering License - New Jersey
U.S. Citizen with two circuit patents and two microwave antenna patents
Member IEE, London
Senior Member IEEE - Executive of Communications Society
Officer of Philadelphia IEEE Consultants Network
Member Philadelphia Area Computer Society
Member Committee on Science and the Arts , The Franklin Institute
Chairman Environmental Committee, Sturbridge Lakes Association
Some German and French spoken

DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE

Founder and Principal - HITECH ASSOCIATES

Evaluated patents in Optical fiber , Cellular & PCS Radio, PBX's and Video systems for manufacturers and in Neural networks and Memories for technology transfer from university.
Reviewed business in telecommunications software design.
Evaluated, for company acquisition, engineering skills in datacommunications.
Defined market in :- Wideband PC Communications, Telco digital services (ISDN), Telephone Exchange Radio Access, Telecommunication Semiconductors and Microwave Hybrid Circuits.
Reviewed use in private networks of T-Carrier and Fast Packet Switching.(e.g. Frame Relay).
Reviewed UK and US standards for Telephone Access by TV Cable Networks
Evaluated Wide Area voice and data alternatives for a group of tech support call centers.
Evaluated harmful radiation from a group of broadcast, cellular and pager transmitters.

Consultant - ITT Advanced Technology Center, Shelton CT

Planned data services on European exchanges and North American loop carrier systems
Served on the corporate patent committee.
Planned and administered a $30M.corporate R&D program in VLSI technology

Senior Division Mgr. Telephone Networks, Standard Telecom Labs, UK

Coordinated research in switching, transmission and subsets
Managed 70 transmission research professionals with corporate funding plus contracts from ITT manufacturers, British Telecom and the Ministry of Defense.

Director Microwave Systems, ITT Corporation, NYC

Rationalized, for profit, ITT's worldwide microwave equipment line.

Engineering Manager, RCA, Camden, NJ

Managed 60 engineers on air force missiles and army radios.
Developed the world's first solid-state industrial microwave communication system.


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