AT&T 1995 – Present
formerly McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless Services, and Cingular Wireless
 
Assistant Vice President, Standards & Industry Alliances 2019 - Present
 
Director, Core Network & Government/Regulatory Standards 2000 - 2018
 
Principle Member of Technical Team (AT&T Wireless) 1996 – 2000
 
Senior Member of Technical Team (McCaw Cellular/AT&T Wireless)  1995 – 1996
 
As Assistant Vice President for Standards & Industry Alliances for AT&T, Brian oversees AT&T’s strategy and leadership in global industry standards. As a technology visionary and thought leader, his focus is on emerging technologies for 5G and beyond; open source; public safety initiatives including mission critical services for FirstNet, earthquake early warning, and wireless emergency alerts; IoT including C-V2X, Smart Cities, UAS/UAVs; Cybersecurity and national security/emergency preparedness/critical infrastructure protection. Brian is engaged in programs with the DHS, DISA, and DoD, and is a leading contributor to the Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS) Board, TOPS Council and Standards Committee initiatives, resulting in the implementation of key industry standards. Brian is an appointed member of the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council (TAC) and Communications Reliability, Security, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), and is a member of the FBI’s Infragard partnership. Brian is a Board member representing ATIS on the National Public Safety Communications Council (NPSTC), and a Board Director on the IEEE International Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO). Brian’s industry leadership roles include Co-chair of the FCC TAC 5G/IoT Working Group, Chair of the GSM Association’s North American Fraud Forum and Security Group, Chair of the SAE’s Cellular V2X Advanced Applications Technical Committee, and co-chair of the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative Critical Infrastructure & Environment working group.
 

• Knowledge of the global industry landscape/leadership and ability to prioritize business objectives within the global ecosystem

• Recognition as an industry subject matter expert leading to appointments to Advisory Committees, Executive Committees, and other key industry leadership roles

• Ability to pull together coalitions from companies across the globe, able to interact with C-level executives and high-level government leaders (White House, Congressional, DoD and FCC) and ability/understanding to respond to government requests and rulemaking proposals

• Broad technology perspective including 5-10-year trends - wireless, wireline BB, security, services, verticals, government/public safety, mandated regulatory requirements

• Ability to drive industry direction based on the intersection of technology and geopolitics

. Responsible for developing AT&T strategic standards positions in various core network and government/regulatory projects including: o Voice over LTE

o Evolution of the Packet Core

o Emergency Calls

o Location Technology and Services

o Commercial Mobile Alert System/Emergency Alert System

o Earthquake Early Warning Systems

o NG9-1-1 and Non-voice Emergency Services

o Public Safety & 700MHz Broadband Leveraged Networks

o Security & Fraud

o IoT/M2M

. Directs strategy, technical positions, representation, contributions, and political positioning in global standards iniatives including: o Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP

o Alliance of Telecommunication Industry Solutions, ATIS

o Next Generation Mobile Networks, NGMN

o One M2M

o Internet Engineering Task Force, IETF

o Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE

o 4G Americas

o GSM Association and the GSMA North American Regional Interest Group

o European Telecommunications Standards Institute, ETSI

o International Telecommunications Union, ITU-T

o Global Standards Collaboration, GSC

o NIST Public Safety Communications Research
 
. Demonstrated leadership in interactions with the highest level Federal Government representatives, and proven leadership through appointments to Federal advisory committees including the FCC’s Tecnological Advisory council, the Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee, and the Emergency Access Advisory Committee

. Provide leadership in several FCC Communication Security, Reliability & Interoperability Committee (CSRIC) working groups, including transition to NG9-1-1, Next Generation Alerting, Location for 9-1-1,  

. Close collaboration with various government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, DHS S&T, Federal Communications Commission, NCS, DISA, and NIST

. Proven technical leadership on FCC Regulatory issues including NG9-1-1, SMS to 9-1-1, CMAS, PSTN Transition, Stolen Handsets, FM Chips, etc.

. Recognized as an active contributor and technical expert in various industry standards organizations, from the development of the first standards for wireless Personal Communication Services, early TDMA digital cellular standards, ANSI-41 intersystem operations, and 2G/3G/4G GSM,UMTS, and LTE systems including the IMS and the Evolved Packet Core  

. Working knowledge of wireless security standards, homeland security aspects including citizen-to-citizen, citizen-to-authority, and authority-to-citizen communications, and regulatory aspects including public safety/law enforcement requirements

. Chair of the North American Fraud Forum and Security Group and Wireless Alerts Task Force under the GSM Association’s North American Regional Interest Group  

. Contributed to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) reports onThreats and Vulnerabilities in the Next Generation Network and the Report to the President on Commercial Communications Reliance on the Global Positioning System (GPS)  

. Maintains AT&T’s NCS SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio Program capability in Redmond, WA

. Responsible for concept development, architecture, and development of advanced wireless voice, data, M2M and telematics services, and network enhancements, including evolution to Packet Data and Voice over LTE.

. Contributor to several industry Whitepapers and Implementation Guides which serve as the basis for multi-carrier deployments, including:

o Texting to 9-1-1: Examining the Design and Limitations of SMS

o 4G Mobile Broadband Evolution: 3GPP Release 10 and Beyond

o GSM-UMTS Network Migration to LTE

o Identity Management: Overview of Standards and Technologies for Mobile and Fixed Internet

o Characterizing the Limitations of Third-Party EAS Over Cellular Text Messaging Services

o QoS Interoperability and Policy Management Recommendations
 
Responsible for the design and deployment of AT&T Wireless’ Over-the-Air Activation and Programming service, a key enabler for the Digital One Rate Service Offering.
. Project Manager and technical lead for AWS’ Over-the-Air Activation and Over-the-Air Programming services, responsible for technical design, vendor management,  implementation, and deployment.

. Developed requirements and performed a design analysis for the OAA/P service that enables AWS to activate and program subscriber handsets over the air, enabling significant cost savings in the activation process.

. Performed vendor management and project management activities for the OAA/P project including planning and coordinating the testing and installation of vendor releases, the definition of AWS requirements, and the prioritization of delivered features.

. Performed evaluation of alternative platforms including the development of RFI and analysis of requirements with summary presentation to senior management

. Ensure support of AWS’ OAA/P design in the ANSI-136 standards family.

. Developed internal AWS architecture and strategy document for the utilization and deployment of OAA/P based services.
 
AG Communication Systems 1983 - 1995
formerly GTE Communication Systems
A Joint venture of AT&T and GTE
Now absorbed into Lucent Technologies
 
Senior Engineer, Research and Development   
 
Responsible for advising AG Communication Systems Management on business-related initiatives and new business opportunities for the company, as well as reviewing key business processes and recommending changes to improve business practices.
. Identify and helped define strategic product evolution for AGCS, including wireless initiatives (e.g., Wireless Office Systems, Wireless Adjuncts for wireline switches, SCP applications).

. Championed Cellular/PCS technology acquisition to enable AGCS to diversify its product portfolio.

. Researched and evaluated new technologies for potential new product offerings (e.g. Neural Networks).

. Represented AGCS in Personal Communication Services and Cellular industry forums.


. Major participant in the reengineering of key business processes, including Review Process Improvement Team, Employee hiring and interviewing process, and Development and Deployment Process.
 
Systems  Engineer, GTD-5 Network Recovery and Diagnostics  
 
Responsible for leading a team of engineers in the architecture, design, development, and testing of an Extended Digital T1 Trunking interface to the GTD-5 Central Office Switching System.
. Member of the Project Management Office and co-author of the Project Strategy and Plan for a System Version Release package for the GTD5.  

. Successfully lead a team of engineers to completion of the Extended Digital Trunking interface, a complex hardware/software enhancement to the GTD-5 central office.

. Development of hardware diagnostic architecture and software using Pascal, C, and 8086 Assembly languages.

. Reviewed and simulated hardware designs and provided design-for-testability recommendations.

. Investigated and implemented various zero-defect software development and review methodologies, and hardware design principles for fault recoverability and testability.


Member of Technical Staff, GTD-5 Network Recovery and Diagnostics  
 
Software/hardware engineer for a telecommunications central office switching system.
. Provide technical leadership for the development of GTD5 Network Recovery and Diagnostic software algorithms.

. Software Engineer for GTD5 fault recovery/diagnostic software and algorithms for domestic, military, and international deployments of the GTD5.

. Technical Lead for the GTD5 Expert Test Team, responsible for Regression, Performance, and Stress Testing of new hardware and software packages in order to insure quality.

. Member of the customer problem reporting priority guidelines taskforce evaluating customer generated trouble reports and prioritizing for resolution based on severity and impact.

. Evaluated development processes and made significant recommendations for process improvements to improve quality.

. Reviewed GTD5 hardware designs and provided design-for-testability recommendations.

. Author of GTD5 diagnostic repair manuals and procedures.

. Supported field operations to solve complex diagnostic problems.

• Federal Communications Commission Technological Advisory Council (TAC)  2010 – Present  

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC VII), 2019-2021  

o Working Group 1: Alert Originator Standard Operating Procedures

• Working Group 3: Managing Security Risk in Emerging 5G Implementations

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC VI), 2017-2019  

o Working Group 2: Comprehensive Re-imagining of Emergency Alerting  

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC V), 2015-2017  

o Working Group 2 – Emergency Alerting Platforms  

• Working Group 3 - Emergency Alert System

• Chair, Working Group 9 – Wi-Fi Security

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC IV), 2013-2015  

o Working Group 2 – Wireless Emergency Alerts

• Working Group 4 – Cybersecurity   Best Practice

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC III), 2011-2013  

o Working Group 2 – lead of the Standards for Transition to 9-1-1 working sub-group

o Working Group 3 – Next Generation alerting (ATIS representative)

• Federal Communications Commission Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Working Groups (CSRIC II), 2009-2011

o Working Group 4C – Location Accuracy

o Working Group 5A – Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Introduction

o Contributor to Working Group 4B – Transition to NG9-1-1

• Federal Communications Commission Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC)    2010 – 2013

• NENA DSC Industry Advisory Committee (lead)       2011 – 2013

• Federal Communications Commission Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee (CMSAAC) 2006 – 2007

• Chair, Communications Technology Working Group

Industry Forum Participation
. 3GPP – 3G Partnership Program 1999 – Present
o 3GPP Project Coordination Group (PCG) and Organization Partners (OP)      Meetings as 3G.IP Forum Representative

o 3GPP SA Technical Specification Group on System Aspects

o 3GPP SA1 Working Group on System Requirements

o 3GPP SA2 Working Group on System Architecture

o 3GPP SA3 Working Group on Security

o 3GPP CT Working Groups on Core Network & Terminals

o 3GPP RAN Working Group on Radio Access Network

. Global Standards Collaboration (part of ATIS delegation) 2008 – 2012
• International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T) 2006 – Present
 
• Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) 2007 – 2019

o Operating Committee representative

o Technology Advisory Committee representative


. DHS CMAS Forum 2007 – 2010
• 5G Americas (formally 3G Americas, 4G Americas) 2004 – Present

• Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association (CTIA) 2005 – Present

• Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS WTSC, PTSC)  1992 – Present

. ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC) 2017 - present
ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel 2004 – 2015
. GSM Association (GSMA) 2001 – Present
o Fraud Forum

o Security Group

o Embedded Mobile

. GSM Association North American Regional Interest Group 2001 – Present
o GSM-NA CTO Advisory Group Deputy Chair

o GSM-NA Fraud and Security Working Group, Chair

o GSMA-NA Wireless Alerts Task Force, Chair

o GSM-NA Push to talk over Cellular (PoC) Task Force

o GSM-NA Standards Group

. IEEE SA, 802 2004-Present
. IETF (selected meetings & joint workshops) 1999 – Present
. Telecommunications Industry Association TR-45, TR45.2, TR45.3 1995 – 2004
. 3G.IP Forum 1999 – 2002
o Chair, Management/Steering Team

. Federal Wireless User’s Forum 1995 – 2005
. Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) 1998 – 2000
o UWCC Global WIN Forum (GWF)

o UWCC GSM/ANSI-136 Interoperability Team (GAIT)

o UWCC Packet Data Focus Group (PDFG)

 
Leadership Positions in Global Industry Bodies
. Co-chair, Interim Text to 9-1-1 Working Group, FCC EAAC 2012
. Convener, ATIS M2M Committee 2012
. Co-Chair, Next Generation Alerting Technology Working Group, FCC CSRIC 2012
. Chair, NENA DSC Industry Advisory Committee 2012
. Chair, GSMA-NA North American Fraud Forum & Security Group 2005-Present
. Chair, GSMA-NA Emergency Services Task Force 2006-Present
. Chair, FCC CMSAAC Communications Technology Group 2007-2008  
. Deputy Chair, CTO Advisory Group, GSM North America  2003 – 2004
. Chair, Push-to-Talk over Cellular Project Team, GSM North America 2003 – 2006
• Chair, Management Team, Push-to-Talk over Cellular Industry Consortium 2003 – 2006

. Chair, Management/Steering Team, 3G.IP Forum 2000 – 2002
. Vice Chair, TIA TR45.3 Wireless Systems 1996 – 1998
 

o Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member 1981 – Present

o Communications Society (CommSoc)

o Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S)

o Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S)

o National Emergency Numbering Association 2009 – Present

o Association of Public Safety Communications Officials 2009 – Present

o ACM SIGMOBILE Special Interest Group on Mobility of Systems, Users, and 2004 – Present      Computing

o American Radio Relay League, Licensed Amateur Extra class Radio Operator 1977 – Present
 

• Brian holds over 175 issued patents in telecommunications, public safety, and cybersecurity.:  

o 5,930,362 - Generation of Encryption Key

o 5,875,394 - Method of Mutual Authentication for Secure Wireless Service Provision

o 6,282,421; 6,188,899 - System and Method for Automatic Registration Notification for Over-the-Air Activation

o 6,456,843; 6,122,503, 7,136,633 - Method and Apparatus for Over-the-air Programming of Telecommunication Services

o 6,393,014, 6,807,168 - Method and System for Providing Data Communication with a Mobile Station

o 6,675,211, 7,788,373  - System and Method for Adjusting the Traffic Carried by a Network  

o 6,879,825 - Method for programming a mobile station using a permanent mobile station identifier  

o 6,915,132, 7,613,456 - System and method for automatic registration notification for over-the-air activation

o 7,266,371 - Activation and remote modification of wireless services in a packet network context

o 7,346,681 - System and method for adjusting the traffic carried by a network  

o 7,580,699 - Network Systems And Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices To Enhance Consumer Experience  Shaw   

o 7,602,277 - Emergency Alert Information Based Upon Subscriber Location   

o 7,671,732 - Emergency alert notification for the hearing impaired

o 7,747,239 - MSC Based Routing Of SMS Alerts  

o 7,764,946 - Geographic Distribution Of SMS Alerts  

o 7,843,883 - Method And System For Providing Data Communication With A Mobile Station    

o 7,844,286 -  Emergency Notification System for a Portable Device  

o 8,010,164 - Determination Of EAS Delivery

o 8,018,333 - Emergency Alert Notification For The Hearing Impaired

o 8,027,659 - Configuration Of Alert Messages For Emergency Alert System Broadcast

o 8,037,151 - Predetermined Emergency Alert Messages

o 8,063,766 - Emergency Alert Information Based Upon Subscriber Location

o 8,078,233 - Weight Based Determination And Sequencing Of Emergency Alert System Messages For Delivery  

o 8,150,430 - Communications Device Media Delivery

o 8,155,628 - Mobile Initiated Broadcast

o 8,180,318 - Emergency Alert System Channel Assignment

o 8,190,118 - Integration Of Emergency Alert Information


o 8,204,525 - Emergency Notification System For A Portable Device

o 8,224,285 - Systems And Methods For Identifying A Geographical Area In A Commercial Mobile Alert Service Message

• Numerous industry publications in standards, conferences, and journals

• Reviewer, ARRL Introduction to Emergency Communications, 2010

• Reviewer, ARRL Radio Frequency Interference Handbook, 1998

• Significant  presentations at major industry conferences and standards meetings:

o 4G Americas Analyst Forum “5G Workshop”, 2015

o 4G Amnericas “Recommendations on 5G Requirements and Solutions”, 2015

o 5G Week witrh 4G Americas “4G Americas' Vision for the Americas”, 2015

o ATIS Webinar “5G Reimagined: New Business Models and Enhanced User Experiences”, 2015

o ATIS 5G Seminar, 2015

o Creating the Network of the Future, ATIS Today’s Technology Leaders Tomorrow’s Networks, 2011

o The 4G Difference, ATIS Today’s Technology Leaders Tomorrow’s Networks, 2011

o What is Real Time Text & How Do We Make It Real?, 26th Annual International Technology & Person’s with Disabilities Conference, 2011

o Giving Voice to 4G over LTE, 4GWE, 2010  

o Advantages of LTE for End-Users and Operators, ATIS-3GPP LTE Conference, Towards Mobile Broadband, 2009

o FM Chip Panel, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 2009

 

o MS Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1995

o Area of emphasis: Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering (Antennas & Propagation and Microwave Engineering)

o Thesis: A Network-Anchored Approach to Handoff for Wireless Personal Communication Systems

o Faculty Advisor: Dr. Constantine Balanis

o BS Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1983

o Area of emphasis: Communications Systems

o NG911 Institute Industry / Technology Professional Private Sector Award, 2012

o American National Standards Institute Meritorious Service Award, 2011

o Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions President’s Award, 2011

o Best Contribution to LTE Standards in North America, Informa LTE North America Awards 2010

o Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions Award for Outstanding Contributions to an ATIS Forum or Subcommittee, 2009

o AT&T Intellectual Property IP Achievement Award, 2008

o AT&T Wireless Services Circle of Excellence Quality Team Award, 1997

o AG Communication Systems Strowger Award, 1995
 

o ARRL Technical Specialist, Georgia Section

o Completed Office of Emergency Communications & FEMA training courses: o Communications Unit Leader (COML) Type III

o Incident Command System - IS-100, -200, -300, -700, -800

o Volunteer, Western Washington Medical Services Emergency Communications Team

o Past Board Vice President, Non-profit Corporation

o Past Emergency Coordinator, Region 6-King County, WA American Radio Relay League

o Past Volunteer, City of Seattle Emergency Management Auxiliary Communications Services

o Past ARRL Amateur Auxiliary Official Observer

o Completed CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Training in Chandler and Scottsdale, AZ and Forsyth county, GA

o Completed CERT Train-the-Trainer, Snohomish County, WA

o National Weather Service SKYWARN Spotter, King County, WA and Maricopa County, AZ

o ARRL Volunteer Examiner & Field Instructor for Emergency Communications courses

o Amateur Radio Interests: Emergency Communications and Public Service, Antennas and Propagation, NVIS, Packet/APRS, IRLP, Digital Communications, Software Radio o Completed courses in Emergency Communications, Antenna Modeling


o Past Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Emergency Communications Support System (Arizona National Guard affiliate)

o Other interests include Astronomy, Boating