• Digital Signal Processing
• Telecommunications
• Synchronization
• Timing

Recognized expert in digital signal processing (DSP) and telecommunications. Proficient in idea generation and concept development. Thirty eight issued patents. Accomplished at dissemination of technical information, providing simple explanations for complex phenomena. Skilled contributor to standards bodies, and at utilizing standards as a competitive advantage.

38 issued patents. Most recent issued June, 2008. Expert witness in patent litigation (Markman and jury).

Instructor in UC Berkeley Extension Program; taught Communication Theory and Digital Signal Processing (from 1985-2002). Served as Professor Sync and Dean of SyncUniversity (www.syncuniversity.org).

Co-chair of Technical Committee for NIST-ATIS-IEEE Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunications Systems (WSTS 05, 06, 07, 08, 09).

Active in ATIS and ITU-T. Principal contributor to the Technical Report: Synchronization for Packet Networks (in ATIS-OPTXS-SYNC). Numerous contributions to ITU-T for packet-based timing methods.

The following book is based partly on class notes for the various courses I have taught, and on my research and development efforts through 1992: Digital Signal Processing in Telecommunications, Prentice-Hall, 1995.ISBN 0-13-096751-3. Currently completing draft of book: Synchronization and Timing in Telecommunications.