Experience

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  Town of Groton Finance Committee

  • Groton, MA 01450

  • Former Team Member

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • Groton, MA 01450

    I was a former member of the Town of Groton's Finance Committee and a former member of the Town of Groton's Economic Development Committee. In these roles I was, and still am, are working on ensuring and improving Groton's financial and economic vitality and viability.

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  Town of Groton

  • Chairman, Lost Lake Watershed Advisory Committee

    • 2015 - 2016

    The primary charge of the Lost Lake Watershed Advisory Committee (LLWAC) is:“To quantitatively determine whether there is a water quality problem in the Lost Lake Watershed. If problems are determined, then provide proposed solutions.”To that end, the efforts have focused on analyzing the water q...

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  Art Prest & Associates

  • Managing Director

    • Nov 2004 - 2016

    Art Prest & Associates was formed in 2004 as consulting firm that serves the technical and regulatory needs of wireless carriers, vendors and other industry participants. Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the E9-1-1 Institute that supports House and Senate members of the United S...

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  Groton Lakes Association

  • Groton, MA 01450

  • President

    • 2011 - 2015
    • Groton, MA 01450

    The Groton Lakes Association (GLA) was formed decades ago to restore, maintain and preserve the lakes and ponds in Groton Massachusetts. There are over 325 acres of lakes and ponds in Groton that are home to fish, birds and other wildlife. These lakes and ponds are a great natural recreational r...

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  RFB Cellular & AlpinePCS

  • Vice President & CTO

    • Jan 2000 - Oct 2004

    Chief Technical Officer and Government and Regulatory Affairs head for two privately held wireless communications companies operating in Michigan and California. Responsible for technical planning for network technology and for establishing and driving the implementation of solutions required to...

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  CTIA

  • Vice President for Science & Technology

    • Apr 1994 - Dec 1999

    Provided leadership on solving technical issues facing the wireless telecommunications industry. Managed a team of technical professionals who led and supported industry work groups focused on resolving issues of carriers and equipment suppliers. Served as industry spokesman on technical and po...

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  Telco Systems

  • Senior Vice President & General Manager

    • Oct 1986 - Feb 1994

    Worked as Vice President for Product Line Management and Marketing and later as General Manager of TELCO SYSTEMS New Product Venture Division: a new division that was established to conceive, define, develop, and launch new leading edge telecommunications transmission systems. Led a cross-functi...

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  Polaroid

  • Manager, Fiber Optics Planning and Marketing

    • Jan 1984 - Oct 1986

    Responsible for business, marketing, and sales planning for Polaroid's fiber optic development efforts. Developed corporate strategy for the fiber optics program, identifying emerging opportunities for Polaroid's novel fiber optic components including optical amplifiers, high capacity wa...

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  Western Electric

  • Department Chief, Lightwave Systems Product Line Planning and Management

    • 1970 - 1984

    From 1980 to 1984 I managed a department responsible for strategic planning, product planning, product management, marketing, and sales support for a product line of terrestrial and ocean cable fiber optic telephone transmission systems (1983 sales of ~$80 million). Product line included MX3 mul...

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  Bell Labs Lucent Technologies

  • Process Development Engineer

    • Jun 1968 - 1970

    Worked extensively in the research and development of new Thin Film Hybrid Integrated Circuit technologies to be transferred to Western Electric manufacturing. Responsible for microlithography, contamination control, precision electroplating, and thin film etching. Major participant in the deve...