JOHN PAUL ROSSIE 6454 South Datura Street Littleton, CO 80120 Voice - 303-762-9540 GENERAL SUMMARY Middle and Senior management since 1978 in telecommunications, signal transmission and Information Technology services. Strong background in business development, technical support, technology assessment, system feasibility and planning, project management, product development, strategic planning and financial analysis, teaching/training, and Sales/Marketing Operations. International consultant for telecommunications, computer, and educational technology projects. Background in aerospace technology. Technical writer, video script writer, and documentation specialist. Skilled in Team Resource Development. Experience with satellite, microwave, cable and fiber transmission for video, voice and data, telephony services, and alternative access. Graduate-level training in computer systems operation, analysis and design, with emphasis on communication networks. Internet experience since 1978; World Wide Web experience since 1994. EDUCATION MASTERS: MS - Computer Science, incomplete, University of Denver -- 3.73/4.0 MBA - Information Systems, 12/90, Regis University -- 3.78/4.0 MS - Telecommunications, 12/81, University of Colorado -- 3.8/4.0 MA - Philosophy, 12/77, University of Colorado -- 3.71/4.0 BACHELORS: BA - English, 5/74, University of Colorado ASSOCIATES: AA - Business Management, 5/81, Arapahoe Community College PROFESSIONAL: - Senn-Delaney Management Leadership Course, 9/88-4/89 - LIGHTECH Fiber-Optics Workshop, 1986 COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: - Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows95/98, UNIX - Internet Expert LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: - Thai (minimal) - Spanish (minimal) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY CONSULTANT, Terra Firma Technologies, Information Technologies Consulting **International telecom, computer, and distance education technology Consultant** 9/90 to present - Develops training materials and technical writing for converged network technologies and applications. Provides consulting services in business development and technology feasibility for domestic and international telecommunications, aerospace, education, and computer industries. Provides business assessment and project management for conventional and entrepreneurial ventures. Provides Internet training, web page design, and Internet research services. 11/00 to 11/01 - Provided technical writing and technology training to Avaya Communications and Avaya University. Developed on-line and hard-copy training materials for Avaya Communications technology including networking and switching equipment. 6/96 to 3/98 - Completed multiple consulting projects in Southeast Asia for the Asian Development Bank (educational technology specialist); Thai Dept. of Non-Formal Education (technology assessment); UN Development Projects Office (computer and Internet training); Mekong Development Project (computer training development). 10/90 to 5/98 - Part-time Faculty, Webster University Graduate School, Aerospace Systems Program and Metro State College, Computer Management Science Division. DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, Western Tele-Communications, Inc., (a TCI subsidiary) **WTCI Division annual revenues increased from $19M to $57M between 1982 and 1990** 6/89 to 9/90 - Directed product development of domestic and international common carrier service offerings, developed Customer Service program, and directed all product and service promotion, implementation and support activities with a team of 18 individuals. 10/83 to 6/89 - Managed all marketing and sales staff activities. Responsible for direct interface with customers, technical support, sales closings, and follow-up customer care services. Guided new service and product development and implementation. Conducted capital investment studies, final contractual negotiations, and development of business plans for new service offerings. Performed rate analysis and tariff studies. 9/82 to 10/83 - Coordinated new market development using satellite and terrestrial facilities. Responsible for writing proposals and formal business plans, detailing service agreements and service contracts, market research and field analysis, interface with design engineering, and analysis of construction and operation costs on new / proposed projects. PRESIDENT AND SENIOR CONSULTANT, Terra Firma Telecommunications, Ltd. **Was instrumental in bringing PBS services via satellite to rural Western areas** 7/81 to 9/82 - Provided consulting services for telecommunication systems, specializing in satellite technologies, including TVRO installations, teleconferencing coordination, and FCC applications. TECHNICAL PLANNING MANAGER, Public Service Satellite Consortium **Was a key figure in developing and sustaining revenue stream from consulting services** 4/80 to 7/81 - Principal Investigator on major telecom project for South Carolina. Managed proposals, budgets, and economic model development. Directed project control system for tracking schedule, cost and manpower trends in system construction and engineering. Developed company-wide Management Information System. Assisted design, assembly and installation of equipment for Transportable Earth Station (TES). 10/78 to 4/80 - Arranged end-to-end signal distribution for satellite teleconferences, including cost analysis, space segment, and production. Scheduled U.S. experiments on Communications Technology Satellite (CTS). Acted as interface between satellite users and NASA spacecraft control centers. Compiled biweekly statistics of spacecraft usage and on-board functions. Coordinated mobile ground station deployments. PUBLICATIONS "Math and Science Educational Resource Availability, Part 1 and Part 2", featured on EzineArticles.com, November, 2005 "Evolve or Face Extinction", (An Expert's Panel Analysis), CO Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2, December, 1997 "Not Just the Bike Guys", (An Expert's Panel Analysis), CO Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, November, 1997 "Zenit at Baikonur," (co-author Jeff Forrest), Spaceflight, Vol. 36, October, 1994 "Russia's Rockets: Countdown to Competition," Satellite Communications, December 1993 Handbook Two For Aerospace Education, Prakken Publications, May 1991 Handbook One For Aerospace Education, Aerospace Educational Development Program, June 1989 "The Aerospace Education Development Program", Teaching Space, Volume III, No. I, August, 1988 Teleports and the Intelligent City, contributing author, "Planning the Teleport (Chapter 10)", Dow Jones-Irwin, 1986. "Remote Services Via Satellite", Communications, December 1983 "Teleports, Teleports, Teleports", Satellite Communications, November 1983 "Satellite SCPC Applications For Remote Telephone Services", Satellite Communications, April 1983 "Perspectives On A Successful VideoTeleconference", TeleConference, Vol. 2, No 3, January/February, 1983 "Shopper's Guide To Satellite Services In Denver", Satellite Communications, September 1982 Report on the Future of Non-Broadcast Telecommunication Services for the State of South Carolina, co-author, June 1981 "Production Guide To Satellite-Assisted Teleconferencing", Satellite Communications , June 1980 "Medical Aspects Of Satellite Technology", Telecommunications, December 1979