
VP, Engineering at ORBCOMM Inc.
Washington D.C. Metro Area

VP, Engineering at ORBCOMM Inc.
Washington D.C. Metro Area
I currently manage a staff of developers and engineers at ORBCOMM, Inc. The company provides a rapidly expanding system of "Little Leo" satellites and terrestrial network services focused on customer M2M applications. I am responsible for all ground segment software and system development and integration--including the core ORBCOMM message switch, the AIS message switch and raw NMEA feeds, Satellite Control Center infrastructure, messaging gateways/internet proxies, core ground station control software, NOAA VMS gateways, Network Management Systems, message tracing, provisioning, and automated billing systems--including the "ORBCOMM Web Services" portal.
We are moving and upgrading our entire network and are working on our next generation of products and services.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)
December 2000 — April 2004 (3 years 5 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2000 — November 2000 (5 months)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Wireless industry)
July 1996 — June 2000 (4 years)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)
1991 — 1996 (5 years)
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, 1986 — 1991
Of particular interest to me right now: M2M, dual-mode wireless, satellite technology, open-source, LVS, Debian Lenny Of personal interest: Chelly, daughter Emily, and baby SarahGrace riding my Serotta, Sunday Choir tenor, DIY, C-melody saxophones, vintage musical instrument repair/restore
CIPO PATENT CA 2143875
CIPO PATENT CA 2240022
CIPO PATENT CA 2143875
United States Patent 6292473
United States Patent 6992991
United States Patent 6122671