Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Consultant: Protocols, Standards, IPR, Systems Architecture at Softarmor Systems LLC
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- Technical Lead II at Cisco Systems
- VP and Fellow, Office of the CTO at dynamicsoft
- Advisory Engineer at MCI WorldCom
- Tech Analyst/Manager at Paranet / Sprint Paranet
- Education
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- Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M University
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Dean Willis’s Experience
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Consultant: Protocols, Standards, IPR, Systems Architecture
Softarmor Systems LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Consulting services on VoIP and supporting protocols and related intellectual property, including claim assessment, preparation of patent applications, and background work for patent challenges and litigation. Technology assessment, training, recruiting, and startup formation and incubation.
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Technical Lead II
Cisco Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; csco; Computer Networking industry)
October 2004 — June 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Architect for service-provider voice systems. Duties included requirements analysis, specification, design, and integration of VoIP routing and service elements and corresponding clients. Frequent
meetings with customers at executive and senior-planner levels. Represented company at numerous standards forae and trade shows including Voice on the Net, Open Mobile Alliance, Packet Cable, Internet Engineering Task Force. Consulted inside Cisco as expert on VoIP protocols and related systems such as the Internet Multimedia System (IMS). -
VP and Fellow, Office of the CTO
dynamicsoft
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)
May 2000 — October 2004 (4 years 6 months)
Responsible for industry relations and technical standards with supporting roles in product strategy and systems architecture. Opened Dallas office, recruited and led team of approximately 30 development and consulting engineers during organizational phase.. Represented company in multiple forae including OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), IETF, and PacketCable. Served as company intellectual property officer and head of invention review committee. Established invention program. Responsible for preparation, submission, and tracking of patent applications. Managed budget for company participation in standards. Served as technical lead in intellectual property due diligence work related merger with Cisco.
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Advisory Engineer
MCI WorldCom
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WCOM; Internet industry)
June 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for concept, design, and implementation of VoIP infrastructure, systems architecture, security, and technical standards. Reported to Director of VoIP Architecture in Internet business unit during design phase, transitioning to Director of Multimedia Services Engineering in Telecom business unit for implementation phase. June 1998 to June, 2000 (and earlier consulting). MCI WorldCom, 400 International Parkway, Richardson TX.
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Tech Analyst/Manager
Paranet / Sprint Paranet
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
March 1994 — June 1998 (4 years 4 months)
Field consulting for wide variety of customers in ISP, Telecom, Defense, and other sectors. Expertise in network design, construction, management, operations, and security. Active in recruiting and management while expanding Paranet's consulting practice from 50 analysts in Dallas and Houston to 2,500 staff members worldwide and an eventual merger with Sprint.
