FCC Lawyer with electrical engineering background
Houston, Texas Area
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- Owner at Law Office of Raul Magallanes
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- Corporate Consel at CapRock Communications
- Director of Bids and Proposals at McLeod USA
- Satellite Engineer at IWL
- Systems Engineer at Impsat
- Satellite Engineer at Satellite Communications Systems, Inc.
- Transmission Engineer at Lufkin Conroe Telephone Exchange
- Electronics Engineer at Texas Engineering and Experiment Station
- Education
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- Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M University
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Raul Magallanes’s Summary
Many years of experience in the telecommunications industry with a deep understanding of the technical,commercial, and legal aspects of the field.
The law firm counsels corporate clients that prefer to communicate on a technical level regarding their telecommunications licenses and other regulatory issues. Because of the technical background of the firm, it can recomment the best licensing alternatives that will offer the most adequate and long-term regulatory protection for clients.
Raul Magallanes’s Specialties:
FCC licensing, policy and regulation. Procurement of FCC 214 licenses, E911, CALEA, and USF compliance. VSAT licenses in the FCC and select international jurisdictions. FCC Equipment certifications. VoIP regulatory compliance.
Raul Magallanes’s Experience
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Owner
Law Office of Raul Magallanes
(Legal Services industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
The Law Office of Raúl Magallanes is a law firm based in Houston, Texas that focuses on telecommunications law and policy with emphasis in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing.
The firm advices corporate clients on legal issues that inherently require a strong technical understanding of radio frequency communications and telecommunications theory in general.
The firm has formed strategic alliances with other law firms as well as technical and legal consultants throughout the world to enhance the quality of its services.
Licensed to practice law in Washington DC and Texas -
Corporate Consel
CapRock Communications
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; CPRK; Telecommunications industry)
March 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for company regulatory compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Procure and maintain all satellite licenses for the company. Prepared a detailed application for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV) which lead to the first FCC ESV grant in history. Developed an export control policy and export control management system for the company. Performed an in-depth analysis of the law in light of company services to determine obligations under the Universal Service Fund. Wrote a network security policy covering both company-based and customer-based networks. Directly support all Spanish legal transactions for the CapRock Mexican subsidiary. Support the company in the daily review of contracts. Procured international VSAT licenses in various countries.
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Director of Bids and Proposals
McLeod USA
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2000 — May 2002 (2 years 5 months)
Initiated and brought to market new services and innovations to existing products. Preparation of proposals and review of contracts. Proposed business strategy alternatives based on financial and profitability analysis. Developed company early marketing strategy including an analysis of market segmentation, targeting of market segments, product positioning and identification of company products in the product life cycle. Direct involvement in cost reduction, margin analysis, advertising and tradeshows. Handled vendor relations with space segment providers.
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Satellite Engineer
IWL
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; IWL; Telecommunications industry)
May 1999 — January 2000 (9 months)
Directed the upgrade of over 80 Gulf of Mexico oil rigs and platforms from TDM to Frame Relay. Centralized offshore voice/data/video services into a Stratacom IGX Fast Packet switch. Designed and developed the first dedicated Internet service to the Gulf of Mexico. Researched and developed a solution to the TCP over satellite delay problem using protocol converters. Participated in the design and implementation of a VoFR/VoIP system serving the countries of the old Russian Federation. Conducted the analysis of satellite transponders to achieve optimum power efficiency.
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Systems Engineer
Impsat
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1998 — May 1999 (1 year 5 months)
Designed and implemented a Frame Relay satellite network using ACT SDM-9400 FRADs. The network encompassed a redundant T1 ring from Texas to Florida as well as multiple nodes in South America. Examined several sites to determine the best location for an international teleport. Site selection was based on growth forecasts, fiber accessibility, and interference analysis. Other jobs included writing proposals, satellite link budget analysis, and performing data traffic analysis.
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Satellite Engineer
Satellite Communications Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
October 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Implemented a Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) network spanning sites throughout the Caribbean and Central/South America. The network provided voice/data circuits that connected Federal Aviation Administrations in various countries. Traveled to Cuba under permission from the U.S. Department of State to meet Cuban government officials regarding improvement of their air traffic control telecommunications circuits. Traveled to several countries conducting training courses (in English and Spanish) for the use and programming of the Viasat Starwire DAMA equipment. Hands-on experience in site surveying, field testing, and interference analysis.
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Transmission Engineer
Lufkin Conroe Telephone Exchange
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1993 — March 1996 (3 years 3 months)
Designed, coordinated, and implemented special circuits, including voice grade, DDS, and T1. Created multi-circuit design for Texas State Lottery requiring coordination with other Telcos. Network design using mainly Nortel DMS 100/200 switches and Access Node equipment. Subscriber and transmission line forecasting. Designed and implemented the first caller ID system to serve the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands, TX.
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Electronics Engineer
Texas Engineering and Experiment Station
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1990 — December 1992 (3 years)
Worked in a nuclear engineering laboratory using the Motorola MC68HC11 to prototype a microcontroller-based Plutonium radiation detector. This product was developed and brought to market in conjunction with the Los Alamos National Lab. Designed and implemented a PSK-modulated transmitter/receiver set to be used for microwave antenna alignment. Designed an electromagnetic field strength-measuring device with adjustable levles of sensitivity. Became proficient in VAX/VMS, UNIX RISC 6000, Motorola MC68HC11, Intel 8086, TI DSP TMS320, MASM, C, LISP, and FORTRAN 77.
Raul Magallanes’s Education
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Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law
JD , Law , 2002 — 2005
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
MBA , Master of Business Administration , 1999 — 2001
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Texas A&M University
BS , Electrical Engineering , 1985 — 1992
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Texas A&M University
BS , Telecommunications Engineering Technology , 1985 — 1992
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