Network Innovations


Robert J. Goldberg

Fields of Practice

 

Senior High-Tech Mgt.

Senior Logistics Mgt.

Fault Tolerant Design

IT Strategic Planning

P&L Budget Mgt.

Internet Architectures

Project Mgt.

Senior Technical Sales

Research & Development

 

Selected Accomplishments

 

Established a corporate engineering services organization that provided engineering and sales organizations with technology and vendor specific information, training and career path management tools and proposal support tools. Revenue from engineering services increased by $18M by the second year of operation.

 

Architected and directed the development of a unique graphical client interface, supporting database, and content delivery network, which delivered content to students, teachers and administrators, and interfaced to existing applications. This system led to A2Z iTV being selected as one of three companies to conduct a pilot at Los Angeles Unified School District.

 

Conducted executive level technology briefings and provided information systems consulting support to several major accounts. These efforts directly contributed to closing over $5M in product sales and services.

 

Built high-performance Network Integration Services technical support and sales organizations, using the Drucker management methodology of "Teams". In the first two years of operation network product sales increased by over 62%.

 

Designed an "information outlet" (patented) and fiber optic/uninterrupted power distribution system to support the B2 Bomber Factory of the Future Project. This integrated fiber/power system allowed any device to connect to the division's FDDI, Ethernet, or other LANs, and power, at the same receptacle saving Northrop over 50% in network installation costs.

 

Engineered a new cable technology and structured wiring architecture, in cooperation with Bell Laboratories, based on fiber optic and shielded twisted pair media to support all voice, video and data communications within Northrop. This project culminated in the development of AT&T's Category 4 and 5 cable product lines.

 

Designed and implemented Northrop's first "fiber to the desktop" Ethernet and FDDI fault tolerant (dual-homed) network, using Nortel/SynOptics concentrators and Cisco routers. This network supported a client-server architecture that interconnected over 300 HP Workstations to IBM, Tandem and DEC Computers. This network architecture successfully prevented factory outages that were estimated to cost Northrop over $10M+ per hour.

 

M.S. Information Systems Technology

 

Professional Experience

 

Network Innovations, Inc., Hermosa Beach, CA, 1997 to Present, Independent Consulting Practice

Provide information systems and advanced technology consulting services in strategic planning, project management, and the architecture, design, and implementation of fault tolerant computing systems and networks supporting voice, data, and multimedia, applications. Contract highlights include:

o        ChartScape. Acted as CTO for a start-up company that developed software to manage the financial, clinical and strategic challenges of the healthcare industry. Designed and documented all systems including, computing systems, network architectures, change control procedures, help desk procedures, project plans, and equipment and software procurement lists in preparation for a contract proposal to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Medical Center. The start-up was awarded a three year contract at UCLA Medical Center.

o        Safeway. Acted as CTO for a start-up company that would provide grocery, retail, eCommerce and delivery services using broadband and wireless networks and computing system infrastructures to support multimedia applications. Partnered with IBM, AT&T, HP and Cisco to evaluate, select and implement an infrastructure consisting of broadband and 802.11 wireless technologies, supporting server architectures, and wireless clients.

o        Emotion (Cinebase). Acted as Chief Network Engineer, to design and implement an ATM, SONET, Fibre Channel, HIPPI, T3, and T1 network test-bed and test scenarios to evaluate the use of Digital Media Management Systems (DMMS) and gigabit network technologies. This test-bed was in support of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) $500M Library project to manage its many terabytes of imagery and data.

 

A2Z iTV, Manhattan Beach, CA, 2000 to 2003, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

A2Z iTV, a startup company, developed a leading edge technology solution that organized an educational library of curriculum and broadband multi-media video content from textbook publishers, broadcasters and other educational resources. The company's Internet-based instructional technology allowed educators to "teach with technology" thus augmenting their proven teaching methods rather than compromising them for the sake of technical compatibility.

o        Structured the system architecture for product releases, and the long-range direction of product research and development.

o        Directed the content production, software engineering, information technology, and integration services departments and prepared all equipment and capital budgets and forecasts.

o        Directed the development of a remote management application that automatically updated remote applications servers' source code, multimedia content, and database without requiring firewall modification.

o        Recognized as a Cisco Certified Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (AVVID) Partner, and iQ Ecosystem Program Partner. A2Z iTV's product was certified compatible with Cisco's Enterprise Content Delivery Networks (e-CDN).

 

Anixter Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, 1993 to 1996, Vice President Engineering Business Services

Anixter was a $2.2B value added reseller of network and structured cabling products and network integration services.

o        Created the company's fist corporate engineering services sales organization.

o        Established corporate and regional RFP and RFQ standards and nationwide engineering services sales strategy.

o        Established engineering, drawing, and documentation standards and a central repository of essential product, service, technology and technical skill information.

Director of Systems Engineering, West Region

o        Directed the Region's 40 Sales Engineers and created technical and professional curriculums including career paths.

o        Provided network consulting, executive sales, design, and information systems planning services and developed the strategic initiatives of Anixter's Network Integration Services practice.

 

Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, CA, 1985 to 1993, Chief Network Technologist

As Northrop's Senior Network Technologist, directed R&D projects that involved the evaluation, design and implementation of "leading edge" network technologies satisfying voice, video, image and data communications at all divisions.

o        Developed and implemented an FDDI backbone to support the F/A-18 E/F Fighter design program. Northrop adopted this architecture to implement dual-homing fault tolerance as the standard for upgrading its extensive Ethernet and Token Ring backbone networks. This network was the cover story for the "Internetworks" section, December 14, 1992 Network World.

Network Technologist

o        Designed and implemented an Ethernet fiber optic LAN supporting FILENET optical disk networking requirements, saving Northrop $500K. This was the first implementation of a FILENET fiber optic LAN.

 

Health and Marketing Services, Los Angeles, CA, 1985, Independent Consultant

Developed an on-line menu-driven MEDICARE Management System that provided extensive input editing, database query, and ad hoc report generation. Presented technical sales presentations to prospective customers. At one location the system identified over $60K of incorrect postings in its first day of operation.

 

Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Bethesda, MD, 1984 to 1985, Consultant

Provided analytical and design support on a project for the Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. This project included the identification of network and IT standards, design of a communications infrastructure and installation of a broadband LAN.

 

Polaris Inc., Arlington, VA, 1982 to 1983, Program Manager

As Program Manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Program, managed 16 software developers, analysts and system operators. Conducted an in-depth study of DARPA's Corporate Management Information Systems (CMIS).

 

U.S. Navy (Reserve) Multiple U.S. locations, 1982 to 2002, Captain, Supply Corps, USNR, Retired

U.S. Navy (Active Duty) Washington, D. C., Hawaii, Western Pacific, California, 1975 to 1982

 

Education

 

M. S. Information Systems Technology, George Washington University, Washington, D. C.
B. S. Industrial Management (Option: Computer Science),
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

 

Certifications

 

Building Industry Consulting Services, International, (BICSI) Registered Communications Distribution Designer/Network Transport Systems Specialty (RCDD/NTS), Registered Communications Distribution Designer/Wireless Design Specialty (RCDD/WD)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

 

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