Robert A. Forsythe(H) 703-204-1089
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Developed SDO technical contributions, maintained
relationships with key SDO players and other international law
enforcement/intelligence representatives, developed strategies for meeting
client goals in specific SDOs, and shaped client and Standards Team
strategies in other SDOs and across industry
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Developed technical analyses that form the basis of
Department of Justice (DoJ) deficiency petitions to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) related to industry LI solutions.
Shaped development of client policy positions through identification and analysis
of emerging technical issues
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Provided education to state/local/federal LE community on
emerging LI issues and capabilities through articles for FBI publications and
conference presentations. Interacted with field units to understand
surveillance needs and shortcomings of existing industry capabilities.
Collaborated with FBI Test Team to develop test plans, evaluate conformance
of industry LI solutions to relevant standards, and work with industry
players to develop corrections
Booz Allen Hamilton, Associate,
1992-2005 (Selected projects)
Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Manager, National Communications
System (OMNCS): Booz Allen program
manager and lead engineer for up to $1.2 million per year of work supporting
the acquisition of nation-wide priority telecom services (GETS, WPS, SRAS)
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Responsible for resource budgeting, P&L, proposal
development, and client/prime contractor satisfaction
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Led GETS SETA systems engineering task area, directing
activity of multi-contractor team of up to 15
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Developed strategies for the design and acquisition of
unique telecom services. Developed requests for proposal (RFP) and evaluated
proposals
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Worked with technical and marketing representatives of
carriers and manufacturers to develop service features, including
implementation alternatives, methods and procedures changes, and feature
interoperation. Provided analysis of performance, including network
modeling and OPNET simulation
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Worked with wireline and wireless carriers, signaling
providers, manufacturers, SDOs, and communities of interest to resolve
technical issues. Performed lab and live network testing of numerous
vendors’ wireline and wireless switches and related equipment
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Led modeling effort that gained E-911 community support
for wireless air channel access capability. Led analysis that predicted
fatal flaw in one carrier’s feature design and allowed OMNCS to recover $10
million investment
Qwest
Communications: Project lead for
high-visibility analysis of access network focused on reducing operating
costs
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Performed analysis that identified potential 40% savings
in monthly operating costs in target metro area and provided circuit-by-circuit
breakdown of how to achieve savings
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Developed and proposed methodology for guiding network
growth that would allow sales staff to identify areas where services can be
provided profitably and allow engineers to determine optimal architectures to
support areas of sales growth
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Received Booz Allen Team Appreciation Award for value
provided to client and support for Booz Allen Center for Network Analytics
and Solutions (CNAS) goal of growing relationship with Booz Allen commercial
telecom team
National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA):
Manager for all NGA work across multiple contracts performed by Booz Allen
CNAS
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Responsible for working with client-facing team to expand
Booz Allen and CNAS business with NGA, gaining client-facing team’s trust in
benefits of matrix reporting structure, managing CNAS staff at client-site,
and facilitating reach-back for CNAS analytical expertise
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Guided structure of Criticality Matrix/Common Operating
Picture concept of operations (CONOPS) and presentations that led to client
buy-in of project up to the most senior levels
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Worked with client-facing team to develop processes to
improve NGA network modeling and simulation by allowing CNAS staff without
SCI clearances to support parts of projects
DHS, OMNCS: Lead for analyses across OMNCS divisions and
external special projects
· Provided
project and technical leadership for multiple simultaneous evaluations of
potential vulnerabilities in the public telecom network and other
infrastructures in support of Technology & Programs and Critical
Infrastructure Protection divisions
· Project
lead for White House directed analysis of alternative means to access the
public telecom network from critical Government site during events like those
of 9/11/01
· Requested
by name by acting OMNCS Deputy Manager to act as key technical contributor to
industry-wide effort to define future direction of priority telecom service
in evolving, converged packet network environment
Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
Key technical contributor to CALEA implementation
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Leveraged industry contacts and OMNCS programs experience
to provide guidance to FBI on strategies for working with industry to design
and deploy unique services in the public telecom network
· Guided
development of CALEA testing process and managed CNAS staff supporting
testing activities
DoD, OSD: Booz Allen lead for Office of the Secretary
of Defense (OSD) project to develop the Continuity Communications Federal
Enterprise Architecture
Deloitte & Touche, Telecommunications
Analyst, 1990-1991 (Selected projects)
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Provided change management support to utility holding
company reorganizing the telecom function of its component electric and gas
companies
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Developed annual survey of telecom trends. Took
initiative to design and implement software to automate collection and
analysis of survey results. Developed annual survey report for
distribution to survey participants and clients
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Performed validation and verification testing of
distributed personnel management software developed for nation-wide retailer
AT&T Communications, Database
Administrator, 1987
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Redesigned circuit tracking application, implemented
changes, and performed quality assurance on application and database
contents. Redesign resulted in 16-fold increase in run-time efficiency
· Designed
cash-flow reporting application
EducationGeorgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
MS Information and Computer Science (database
systems concentration), 1990
MS Management (MBA) (information systems
concentration), 1990
BS
Applied Physics, cum laude with certificate in Organizational Psychology,
1988
George
Washington University, Center for Professional Development, Washington, DC
Certificate
in Telecommunications Technology, 2000
Ongoing training on project, contract, and people
management; business development; telecom topics including ATM, cdma2000,
GSM, IMS, ISDN, LTE, SIP, SONET, SS7 TDMA, TIA/EIA-41 (IS-41), specific
wireline and wireless equipment, network engineering and operations
practices; MS Office suite, MS Project, MS Access
ClearanceActive
TOP SECRET. Previously held TS/SCI
PersonalComfortable with domestic and foreign travel (up to
100%)
May
be willing to relocate
Judge
and moderator, national and regional Department of Energy Science Bowl
competitions for high school students (1994 – present)
Participant
in USCAA National Track and Field Championships and other events as member of
Booz Allen Track Team (1996-present)
Published
poet
ReferencesAvailable on request