Frank Effenberger

Frank J. Effenberger

147 Pleasant Kno= ll Way, Freehold, NJ 07728

Expertise: &n= bsp; Expert in national and international broadband access= standardization work, focusing on protocol and element management system standards. Has negotiated many compromises in technically complex issues regarding spectrum management, protocol interoperability, and multi-company system integration programs. Many agreements brokered between companies, organizations, and national operators. Experienced in RFI/RFP/contract negotiations, shaping the custom access solution for Verizon’s FIOS deployment.

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&nb= sp; = Prolific inventor and developer of novel device and system concepts and solutions, especially in the area of optical access.&= nbsp; Wide-ranging and in-depth knowledge and experience in a wide range of technical areas, including: Communications systems, network protocols, simulation, infrared and imaging detector systems, image processing, circuit design, statistics, economic analysis, fiber optics, semiconductor lasers, solid-state lasers, and nonlinear optics.&= nbsp;

Experienced in t= echnical leadership roles, including the management of the system engineering groups= in several telecommunications companies. Developed work plans, and new systems for task management. Handled the human resource side of= group management, including hiring employees, day-to-day management of work flow,= and performance review.

Work Experience:

6/06-now = Director, Future Wei Technologies, Plano, = TX

· Leading a sizable (20+ person) research team working on advanced FTTx network concepts.<= /o:p>

· Extensive involvement in international standardization bodies, focusing currently on = system architecture for next generation access systems.

· Directing an app= lied research laboratory with the mission of building prototypes of long reach, = high speed, and hybrid PON access systems.

· Building research and cooperation relationships with industry and academia.

· Building a substantial intellectual property position in fiber access technology.

· Led the effort to develop the field trial of XG-PON at Verizon, the world’s first such trial, and the first deployment of Huawei equipment at Verizon.

1/00-5/06 Director, Systems Engineering, Motoro= la, Andover, MA

· Preeminent world expert in the field of fiber access networks and passive optical networks.<= o:p>

· Directed the sys= tem engineering group, managing their work assignments and personnel developmen= t, interfaces to marketing and development, and guiding company-wide technology direction. =

· Introduced compa= ny into the FSAN industry consortium, and made Motorola a leading contributor = in this forum – gaining critical visibility to ILEC customers.

· Edited several I= TU-T recommendations in ITU-T Question 2/15 group, including those describing WD= M, DBA, and 622 Mb/s systems of B-PON, and the main protocol specification of GPON.

· Serve as liaison between ITU-T SG-15 and the IEEE 802.3ah task force, promoting the commonal= ity of systems and the sharing of information.

· Designed the next generation passive optical network (PON) protocol for immediate development, and directed development of interface logic devices.

· Led system-level design of WDM upgrades for the PON product line, emphasizing the cost and performance trade-offs important in access networks.

· Authored many patents in the field of broadband optical fiber access. <= /p>

1/00-2/04 Consultant

· Provided continu= ing support of Army wireless data networking projects, centering on the topics = of application aware networks, distributed network management, and optimal mob= ile code.

· Provided senior engineering guidance for Discovery Semiconductor’s product developmen= ts, including a balanced receiver for 40G systems, and high frequency test instrumentation.

6/99-1/00 Senior Network Scientist, Science Applications Int’l Corp., Eatontown, NJ

· Performed a technical oversight role over several projects in the DARPA Global Mobility (GloMo) advanced wireless networking program.

· Developed a program-wide integration design and the programmatic implementation of this design, working with all the many GloMo participants.

· Managed and tech= nically directed the production of several software components required by the GloMo integration effort.

· Wrote proposals = and white papers for various Department of Defense project solicitations, and personally presented them to Directors and Managers in DoD. Several of these have yielded multi-million dollar awards.

8/95-6/99 Research Scientist, Bell Communications Research, Morri= stown, NJ

· Designed and analyzed broadband access systems, primarily focusing on advanced fiber-bas= ed solutions such as FTTH, FTTC, and HFC systems.

· Integrated and formalized capacity engineering models and methods for broadband networks t= hat carry ATM, IP, and circuit-switched traffic.

· Originated sever= al patents in the area of optical fiber communications.

· Developed softwa= re modeling tools for the analysis of fiber networks, and computer network management systems.

· Studied the interaction of ATM and Internet protocols with real time services, such as voice and video, to find efficient interworking methods.<= /p>

· Authored many te= chnical and economic reports and papers in the fields of access-networks and optical transmission of analog video.

· Led the planning= and development of a service investment model of cable TV networks for an international client, including extensive customer interaction. =

· Played key role = in the first office application of a new FTTH system for RBOC, including vendor interaction, technology selection, and network design.

· Analyzed and developed standards for communications networks.

1/94-8/95 = Vice-President of Technology, Discove= ry Semiconductors, Cranbury, NJ

· Designed novel systems and devices, including ultrafast detectors (40 GHz and beyond), opt= ical interconnects, opto-electronic integrated circuits (OEICs), and ultralight satellite systems.

· Developed a theo= retical model for the dual-depletion width ultrafast detector, which drove its development and improvement.

· Built several manufacturing laboratory set-ups for the characterization and testing of communications photo-receivers.

· Prepared SBIR proposals and reports that attracted over $3M of funding.=

7/89-6/91 = Electro-Optical Engineer, EG&G Princeton Appl. Research, Prin= ceton, NJ

· Designed and tes= ted several solid state detector systems, including a Image-intensified CCD, a spectroscopic process controller, and a polymer curing analyzer.=

6/88-9/88 = Intern, Bell Communications Research, Morri= stown, NJ

· Designed and bui= lt DFB laser transmitters for passive photonic loop / LambdaNet experiments. These were some of the first WDM experiments of their era.

Education:=

8/91-8/95 Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; CREOL - University of Central Florida.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dissertation: “Signal and Noise in SPRITE Detectors.”

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; My thesis work on SPRITE infrared image detectors, directed by Prof. G. Boreman, centered on the modeling the dynamic behavior of bulk semiconductor devices. In addition to this work, I also s= tudied solid-state lasers, and designed and constructed several diode-pumped laser sources, difference frequency generators, and optical parametric oscillator= s.

9/88-5/89 Master of Science in Optics

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Institute of Optics<= /st1:PlaceName> - University of Rochester

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; GPA 3.73 (4.0 Scale), Ranked First in Class

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; While attending the Institute of Optics at Rochester, I studied image processing techniques with Prof. N. George, and developed a novel method of recovering grayscale images from a halftone rendition.=

8/85-5/88 Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Physics with High Honor

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Engineering Physics Department, Stevens Institute of Technology

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; GPA 3.64 (4.0 Scale), Ranked 17 out of 319

Academic<= /b> &nb= sp; Litton Fellow, GE Graduate Fellowship, Garden State Distinguished Scholar,

Awards   &nb= sp;       Garden State Scholarship, AFCEA Dr. Joseph Frank Scholarship

Professional   I= EEE Senior Member, Tau Beta Phi

Societies=    &nb= sp;     President of CREOL OSA chapter, 1994-95

Patents

Granted:

1.&n= bsp;     US 7,020,394. H. Zhang, K. Lee, F. J. Effenberge= r, “Method and apparatus for path selection and wavelength assignment in= an optical network.” =

2.&n= bsp;     US 6,690,892. F. J. Effenberger, “Method and Apparatus for controlling delay in a shared communications network.”

3.&n= bsp;     US 5,930,018. F. J. Effenberger, “Method and apparatus for controlling communications in a passive optical network.”

4.&n= bsp;     US 5,841,563. F. J. Effenberger, “Method and system for efficient optical transmission of NTSC video.”

5.&n= bsp;     US app 20060140639   F. J. Effenberger, “Me= thods and apparatus for Raman crosstalk reduction via idle data pattern control.&= #8221;