Email: taylor@webtorials.com
Phone: (336) 288-3858
Professional Services Offered
Communications System Analysis and Design
Strategic and Tactical Technical Product Marketing
Competitive Analysis
Product Testing
Technology Education
Training Course Development
Product and Technology Reports
Expert Witness
Market Research
Background and Experience Summary
More than Twenty Years Experience in Communications, including Consulting, Publishing, and Network Planning, Operations, and Design at:
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Distributed Networking Associates |
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University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service |
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Data Communications Magazine |
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Networking Management Magazine |
Founder and President - Distributed Networking Associates:
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Started business in 1984, with years of experience in high speed networks, including T1/T3, packet switching, voice/data integration, VoIP, ATM, Frame Relay, and IP. |
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Editor/Publisher of Webtorials, a web site designed for outbound market messaging and lead generation |
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Large, satisfied customer base including corporations, educational institutions, equipment manufacturers, and carriers. |
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One of the industry's most published authors on high-speed networks. |
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Extensive track record in teaching seminars and developing classes. |
Professional Qualifications
Distributed Networking Associates
Greensboro, NC
Private Corporate Consulting
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Primary emphasis in networking systems design, plus product and service review, analysis, and specification. |
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End user customers include private businesses, large educational systems, and several of the major manufacturers and suppliers of telecommunications equipment. |
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Specialty areas include both high speed digital (T1/T3) networking systems and packet switching. These specialties combined to provide a leadership role in the exploration of "broadband packet" technologies, including ATM, frame relay and SMDS. |
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Served as expert consultant/witness in litigation involving T1/T3 services for FTS-2000 and other networks. |
Educational Programs
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Extensive public seminar series offered in high-bandwidth technologies, including T1/T3, frame relay, ATM, X.25, and SMDS. |
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Private training includes numerous training classes for product development and product management teams for major manufacturers and carriers, especially in emerging technology arenas. Also sales training for equipment manufacturers and carriers. |
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Extensive training seminars for large corporate customers. |
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Computer-based training software development and products, including contract "Subject Matter Expert" for major research organization. |
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Highly sought-after speaker for trade shows, meetings and expositions. Frequent presenter for Communications Networks conference, International Communications Association (ICA) Annual Conference and Summer Program, Frame Relay Forum, etc. |
Industry Publishing
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Produced the TECHLINK Report (May 1987 and May 1988), a detailed competitive analysis report on networking T-1 multiplexers; ISDN Compatibility in Networking T1 Multiplexers (August 1989); a detailed report on Newbridge Networks (August 1989); and Buyers' Guide to Networking T1 Multiplexers (May, 1990). |
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Monthly columnist/analyst and Contributing Editor for Data Communications magazine. |
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Over 40 articles published on high bandwidth digital enterprise networking. |
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Technology Editor for Networking Management magazine and Editorial Director for Broadband Packet Review (through June, 1993). |
University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service
Research Triangle Park, NC
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Responsible for planning, installation, and operation of state-wide network of about fifty educational institutions. |
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Projects included designing, evaluating, testing, and installing extensive packet switching multiplexer network. |
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Also responsible for operation of large matrix switch and numerous statistical multiplexers. |
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Other responsibilities included teaching data communications seminars, evaluating data communications equipment for state contracts, and participating in various cooperative data communications planning groups. |
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Daily operations require familiarity with numerous CPU's and operating systems including IBM 3081 running MVS/JES2, DEC VAX systems running both UNIX and VMS, HP 2000, and numerous microcomputers. |
EDUCATION
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Master's degree (Artium Magistri). Dartmouth Fellowship for graduate study in physics. Research and thesis in plasma physics.
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
B.S. degree. Major in physics; minors in math and German. Graduated with high honors and departmental honors.
Customer Base
A sampling of Distributed Networking's customers includes:
Corporate and Government End-Users: American Airlines, ALCOA, ARCO/Alaska, BP Exploration, Baxter Healthcare, Defense Information Services Agency, Electronic Data Systems, Environmental Protection Agency, FMC Corporation, GSA (FTS-2000), GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Mitre Corporation, Mobil Oil, National Library of Medicine, Northwest Airlines, TransAmerica, US Dept of State, Westinghouse.
Communications/Computing Equipment Manufacturers: 3Com, ADC/Kentrox, Alcatel, AT&T, ascom Timeplex, DSC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, LarsCom, NEC, National Semiconductor, NET, Network Systems, Newbridge, Northern Telecom, Premisys, Stratacom, Telematics.
Carrier Community: AT&T, AT&T Bell Labs, Bellcore, CompuServe, GTE, Pacific Bell, Southern Bell, US Sprint