COMVERITY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founder
• President
• Technical Project Manager for the CTIA

Since 2015 Dr. Khaled Dessouky has served as the technical project manager for the CTIA's 9-1-1 Location Technologies Test Bed. In this capacity he represented the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), the Test Bed's independent project manager organization. He has overseen all technical aspects of the Test Bed related to testing wireless carrier-deployed and emerging location technologies for 9-1-1, including for Z-axis and dispatchable location. He has also provided system engineering expertise to the CTIA's accompanying program, the National Emergency Address Database (NEAD). Before founding ComVerity, Dr. Khaled Dessouky was Executive Vice President of TechnoCom Corporation. His tenure with TechnoCom spanned 19 years, over which he led numerous customer projects. In the wireless location arena these projects ranged from indoor test bed management and technical execution for CSRIC III, to location system design, assessment and optimization, to location network performance prediction, to testing of E9-1-1 systems. He continues to be a leading architect of wireless E9-1-1 test methodologies for location technology assessment and compliance with FCC requirements. In addition, during his long tenure with TechnoCom, Dr. Dessouky led a host of other wireless engineering projects, ranging from DSRC specification development, to 4G network planning for Smart Grid applications, to complex satellite and terrestrial interference studies. Prior to TechnoCom, Dr. Dessouky was Principal Investigator and Program Manager for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at GTE Laboratories, where he led the development of the communications layer for the National ITS Architecture. Prior to joining GTE, Dr. Dessouky served in various leadership positions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) within NASA's commercial satellite communication program. Earlier, he was with LinCom Corporation where he worked on a variety of NASA and DOD communication systems. Dr. Dessouky has also provided expert consulting to the University of Southern California (USC) for its vehicle-to-roadside communications projects sponsored by Caltrans and California PATH. Dr. Dessouky received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). He holds 24 patents, with 16 in wireless location and 7 in intelligent transportation.

Job Titles:

• Domain Expert
• Founder and President of Our Partner JMC Rota

Justin McNew is founder and president of our partner JMC Rota. He is a pioneer of and world renowned expert in Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), vehicle safety communications, and telematics. He has 18 years of experience in the wireless and ITS industries. Mr. McNew has led the development of world's first 5.9 GHz DSRC platform. He is also credited with authoring much of the IEEE 1609 and 802.11 standards for 5.9 GHz DSRC. He also has extensive experience in electronic tolling and commercial vehicle operations. Furthermore, he has in-depth knowledge of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), small Cells for 3G and 4G LTE as well as wireless location. Mr. McNew has developed 15 patents and written numerous industry publications. Mr. McNew received his Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University.

Job Titles:

• Location Systems Engineering Expert and Program Manager

Masoud Motamedi has been leading a wide range of wireless location systems engineering projects for the last thirty years. Masoud cofounded TechnoCom Corporation in 1995 to deliver products and services centered around the development and deployment of E9-1-1 and LBS technologies for the wireless industry. At TechnoCom, he led many programs focused on assessment and performance testing of various location technologies vying for wireless 9-1-1 adoption, ranging from TDOA, to AOA, to RF fingerprinting, to assisted GPS and its hybrids. He also led multiple nationwide E9-1-1 infrastructure deployment projects for wireless carriers in North America. In 2012 he supported TechnoCom's detailed planning for the CSRIC III indoor test campaign, the analysis of its results, and preparation of its landmark report. Masoud was instrumental in development of the test plan, creation of guidelines for building selection and acquisition, and interfacing with landlords in the test region. From the beginning of his career, Masoud has been involved in the design, development, and launch of wireless location systems. He helped design and develop the first radio determination satellite system while working as the Director of Mobile Communications at Geostar Corporations. He then worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, where he proved the feasibility of satellite radio broadcast to mobile users. Masoud went on to become the Director of Systems Engineering of PacTel Teletrac, spearheading the development of their Vehicle Location Systems. Masoud earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University.

Job Titles:

• System Engineering Consultant

Nelson Aung provides the ComVerity Team with location and RF system engineering and data analysis and mapping expertise. He has extensive experience in the analysis, deployment, optimization and operations of wireless and location systems. Formerly, Nelson served as lead engineer for TechnoCom's engineering services organization. He participated in and directed engineering teams in numerous projects that involved the design, deployment and testing of wireless location systems for major wireless carriers, enterprises, and the FCC through the CSRIC test bed. Nelson started his career with Ericsson as an RF engineer and participated in all aspects of planning, deployment, optimization and operations of wireless networks. Nelson holds Masters Degrees in physics and telecommunications.