John Gruber, Ph.D., P. Eng. 6355 Mattice Ave. Orleans, Ontario, Canada, K1C 2G# ###-###-####, xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xx PROFILE AND OBJECTIVE Senior Telecom Transport Network and System Architect well versed in the telecom industry through active involvement in many network and product planning projects, and in conferences and standards forums. Extensive mature and start-up company experience at Nortel, Ceyba and Positron/Aethera Networks. Exceptional technical background and versatility providing in-depth technical support and valued contributions to business execution in: Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Business Development, Product Line Management, CTO and R&D teams. Support areas include Technical Marketing, Network Applications and Planning, quantified value propositions, economics and business case analyses, service provider and government RFX responses, customer presentation preparation and delivery, and public forum publications and presentations. Transport and switching technology areas range broadly from Next Generation SONET/SDH and optical (CWDM/DWDM) through to ISDN, ADSL, Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet and IP. Broad network applications range from multi-service business access, wireless backhaul and triple-play access - through to metro, regional and long-haul transport. Seeking to highly excel in a network architecture/planning role with a telecom system or sub-system vendor, integrator or service provider.