An independent consultant, Paul has over 30 years experience managing a wide array of leading edge technologies. He most recently held Product Management positions at Avaya in the UC and Appliance BUs from 2004 to 2010 and with NEC leading IPT, Contact Center, Client-Server Applications, Wireless, and early UC work from 1994 until 2004. Prior to this he was with Siemens and CONTEL managing a variety of large and mid-market PBXs dating back to 1983. Paul's work in the telecommunications industry began in program management & system engineering in 1979, working on long haul backbone networks for international PTTs as well as with military & commercial satellite communications earth stations for Comtech Systems and a spin-off start up business. He has a B.S. in Business Management from New York Institute of Technology