Jerry Foss

Current

Lecturer, research and consultancy in Digital Media services and networks; Virtual Environments. at Technology Innovation Centre, Birmingham City University

Past

Network and Services Consultant Engineer / Solutions Architect at Marconi
Network Strategy Consultant Engineer / Solutions Architect at Marconi Communications
Network Architect / Consultant at GPT (became Marconi)

strategy, research and development at GEC/GPT Telecomms
Development Engineer at GEC Telecommunications

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Education

Aston University
De Montfort University
Gateway, Leicester

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Jerry Foss’s Summary

Profile

Lecturer, research and consultancy in Digital Media Technologies at Birmingham City University (School of Digital Media Technology in the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment.

Communications and media service and applications technologies, markets:
Service integration, platforms and brokerage, automated enterprises, agent technologies; collaborative virtual environments

Telecommunications networks - technologies and markets:
Architectures, multi-service access; broadband, IP media distribution, VoIP

Information infrastructures:
Evolving services markets and technologies including media, government and local authority services.
Sectors covered: Entertainment, community, educational, environmental and commerce

Jerry Foss’s Specialties:

Extensive knowledge and experience in engineering and marketing in telecommunications/media and adjacent sectors

Visionary and innovative: proven record for analysing, assimilating and predicting technology and market trends; consultancy, scenario setting, strategic planning.

Initiating and managing research and development projects, strategic planning

Experienced author for papers, and articles; an conference/event presenter nationally and internationally.

Jerry Foss’s Experience

Lecturer, research and consultancy in Digital Media services and networks; Virtual Environments.

Technology Innovation Centre, Birmingham City University

(Higher Education industry)

September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

I am currently a Lecturer in Digital Media Technologies, Distributed Computing at the Technology Innovation Centre, Birmingham City University, U.K.
Current research and consultancy activities includes applications and services of Virtual Environments and worlds, Interactive TV services.
I am also
- a Visiting Professor at EIGSI, La Rochelle, France;
- a guest lecturer in broadband/triple-play services at Aston University;
- a member of the Accreditation Committee of Northern California University
- assisting Digital Birmingham on various initiatives
Network and Services Consultant Engineer / Solutions Architect

Marconi

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; moni; Telecommunications industry)

October 2001 — April 2005 (3 years 7 months)

2001 – 2005: Marketing Organisation

Vision and innovative new service solutions; scenarios for next generation services

Triple Play (IP Voice, Data and Media distribution, broadband):technical and marketing aspects, including the evolving market value models for media distribution. Solutions - derived network architecture; integration of partner equipment.

Broadband Stakeholders’ Group (BSG)

Market Intelligence, government-facing initiatives

Exhibitions, presentations, including being an invited speaker to events.
Network Strategy Consultant Engineer / Solutions Architect

Marconi Communications

(Public Company; MONI; Telecommunications industry)

October 1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Strategy Dept: Next Generation Services and Applications Group
- vision and innovative new service solutions;
- Initiated and pursued service brokerage concepts,

Research Project with Southampton University – “Brokerage in an Information Economy”
- Founder of the project, developed market scenarios and concepts for study; strategic development and requirements of the agent entities; managed targets; Conveyed project concepts in white papers for international conferences.

Research Project – Centuri21 (EU funded, online communities, 1999-2001)
- Provided vision and input: Formulated the direction and objectives of project including work packages; technical activities including managing the user interface.

Project – Advantage W.Midlands’ “Coventry and Warwickshire Strategy for the Information Society” (1998 – 2000)
- Invited consultant: Provided key input into strategic plans; ICT consultation
Network Architect / Consultant

GPT (became Marconi)

(Telecommunications industry)

July 1988 — October 1999 (11 years 4 months)

Information Services and Infrastructures
Key input to GPT's strategy exercises.
Involvement in strategic development groups and forums.

Research Project – Virtuosi – Networked Virtual Reality
– 6 industrial partners, 4 Universities
Was joint-founder of project.
Key input in the project building stage: negotiating with partners, rationalising project shape against collaborative resources. Built in relevant technology and social-science partners. Formulating direction, objectives and work packages.
Provision of key technical aspects; Cross-project inter-disciplinary integration. Conveying project concepts in white papers for international conferences.

Research in VR and real world correlation; VR interface tools.

Community ICT Networks Projects:
Inviteed for consultation on network and services infrastructures including Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, and Lincolnshire community networks.

System development for Intelligent Network
strategy, research and development

GEC/GPT Telecomms

(Telecommunications industry)

1975 — 1999 (24 years )
Development Engineer

GEC Telecommunications

(Telecommunications industry)

1975 — 1988 (13 years )

- 1975-79 Involved in signalling protocols on Crossbar Switching system, logic circuit design.

- 1980-81 Work on MOD Project "Uniter"

- 1981-84 Work on "System X" and ISDN signalling protocols (DASS, DASS2, DPNSS, CCITT I.420 series)

- 1984-88 Work on data networks access to ISDN (X25, X75, X71, etc), CCITT standards recommendations. New Networks Technology Forum X25 group.

- 1986-88 Development of GSM protocols: CCITT standards recommendations.

- 1986-88 Development of C7: CCITT standards recommendations.

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Jerry Foss’s Interests:

See www.jdfoss.com for full resume. Worked on the Industrial Steering Panel for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary Westfield College (University of London). The role involved planning and guidelines on development of MSc courses. Awarded an Individual Contribution Award for work on next generation services. Interests - Music - play guitar (electric, acoustic), banjo, mandolin in "Five Minutes To Midnight" - an industrial strength barn-rock band. Other interests - cricket, gardening, music - playing, listening to folk/rock/jazz/world/ethnic/classical ... Voluntary work including - School Governor (SEN); Treasurer for Shilton village hall.