James Swinger

James Swinger

Independent Expert Telecom Application Product Consultant and Contractor

Greater Chicago Area

Current
  • Managing Director at S G Telecom Associates
Past
  • Product Manager - Member of Technical Staff, Application Solutions at Alcatel-Lucent
  • Product Manager - Member of Technical Staff, Application Solutions at Lucent Technologies
  • Member of Technical Staff, Intelligent Networks at Bell Laboratories

3 more...

Education
  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
  • Yale University
Connections
168 connections
Industry
Telecommunications
Websites

James Swinger’s Summary

Application-oriented market research, competitive analysis, strategic planning, business development, product marketing, product management and sales/support/customer training professional services for vendors, owners and users of PC/server-based software systems providing advanced business telecom service solutions in both IP and circuit-switched network environments, public and private.

James Swinger’s Specialties:

Product marketing, product management, market research, use case analysis, competitive analysis, pre-/post-purchase evaluation/support, business development, and strategic planning for software-based telecom and internet application products.


James Swinger’s Experience

  • Managing Director

    S G Telecom Associates

    (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

    June 2006Present (3 years 6 months)

    Expert independent consulting and contract professional services for telecom and internet application projects for a variety of clients:

    -- small and medium sized businesses upgrading or expanding their use of interactive video/voice over IP and related social-networking service applications and platforms.

    -- video/voice over IP and social-networking application software and platform suppliers and VoIP/social-networking service providers serving the SMB market.

    -- market researchers and other consultants/contractors seeking to collaborate on VoIP, social-networking, or related telecom application projects for their clients.

    Member, Alcatel-Lucent Consultant Liaison Program


Additional Information

James Swinger’s Websites:

James Swinger’s Interests:

IP Telephony, VoIP, IPTV, SIP, CCXML. VXML, Contact Center, Call Center, CRM, IVR, Business Telecom Services, IP PBX, IP Centrex, Telephony Applications, Social Networking, Intelligent Network, Next-Gen Network, IMS, Telecommunications, ITU-T, ETSI, TIA, ANSI, TTC, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Data Communications, Application Software, Product Strategy, Product Planning, Product Management, Product Marketing, Market Research, Use Case Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Mathematics, Computer Science, Database Systems, Formal Languages, Human-Machine Interface, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Game Science, Game Theory, Number Theory, Cryptography, Economics, International Relations, History, Social Science, Music, Literature

James Swinger’s Groups:

ACM, IEEE, SCIP, MAA, Ross Mathematics Program (NSF SSTP)

  •    Mobile Insiders
  •    IP Multimedia Subsystem - IMS
  •    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Telecom Professionals
  •    The Official IEEE Group
  •    Next Gen Market Research (NGMR) The fastest growing Consumer Insights group
  •    Facebook.com
  •    Plaxo.com
  •    Software Engineering Institute Virtual SPIN
  •    Skype for Business
  •    Bell Labs Alumni
  •    Virtual Networker Society
  •    CRM
  •    Unified Communication Forum-Avaya,Cisco,Mitel,Nortel
  •    Yale University Alumni
  •    Avaya Professionals
  •    Future communications
  •    Unified Communications
  •    Telephony
  •    Genesys Professionals
  •    VoIP Users Conference
  •    Call Center Pros
  •    AT&T Alumni
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Mobilists (Innovators in mobile industry - 3900+ members)
  •    New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants
  •    Ex-Bell Labs
  •    Tweeple
  •    Alcatel Lucent Association Group (+ 4,000 members WW)
  •    Forrester
  •    IMS TECHNOLOGY
  •    VoIP Oriented
  •    Genesys Contact Center Network
  •    Lucent Technologies Alumni Network
  •    The Chicago Convergence
  •    ITEXPO
  •    International CTIA WIRELESS
  •    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Forum 2009
  •    Chicago Twitter & Social Media
  •    VON Conference & Expo
  •    Fifth Annual IIT VoIP Conference and Expo 2009
  •    VoiceCon San Francisco 2009
  •    IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni
  •    IVY GROUPS: Computer, Internet & Telecommunications
  •    Alcatel Lucent Association - Americas.

James Swinger’s Honors:

AT&T Engineering Award


James Swinger’s Contact Settings

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