Dennis M. Conti, Ph.D.
   Telecommunications and Management Consultant

    Contact: dennis@dennis-conti.com
                (410) 280-0751

Dennis Conti has a career spanning over 25 years in the telecommunications field. His responsibilities have ranged from software engineering management to senior-level management positions in sales and marketing. During his career, Dr. Conti has been part of the pioneering teams that helped develop some of the industry's most significant satellite communication systems - from early two-way, commercial satellite systems (VSATs) to today's most sophisticated broadband satellite system (Spaceway).

Having retired from Hughes Network Systems in 2002 as a Senior Vice President, Dr. Conti became an independent consultant to suppliers and users of telecommunication networks. In addition to providing technical help, Dr. Conti has also stepped in to fill vacant general management positions on an interim basis. 

Most recently, Dr. Conti has also been available to help clients in applying for the government's Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

2003-Present   TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
                           Annapolis, MD

• Provide consulting services in the design and implementation of broadband telecommunication networks
• Develop sales strategy, especially for complex, technical accounts
• Train sales and marketing personnel on successful winning strategies
• Able to fill vacant executive management positions on an interim basis
• Analyze organizational elements for more efficient operation, especially in the area of customer service.

1982-2003       HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS
                          Germantown, MD

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Led the domestic sales and marketing department to achieve record sales - over $300 million in commercial satellite products and services.

Vice President, Marketing

• Directed the SATCOM marketing department to provide technical support to the domestic sales team
• Helped win Fortune 100 accounts in the automotive, hospitality, and service station segments
• Co-founder of DirecPC^TM, the world's first Internet broadband satellite system; named "Founding Father" of Spaceway, the world's most complex commercial satellite system.

Assistant Vice President, Software Engineering

• Led a software team responsible for the introduction of the world's first two-way, small dish commercial satellite system
• Managed the software development and installation of TDMA and INMARSAT satellite systems world-wide.

Chairman of One Touch, Inc.
Board Chairman of this Hughes' subsidiary that was a pioneer and leader in interactive distance learning.

1975-1982       NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
                          (formerly the National Bureau of Standards)
                          Gaithersburg, MD
                          Section Manager

Responsible for the development of the Federal standards and guidelines for the procurement and performance measurement of computer systems.

• Published the first Federal guideline regarding the benchmarking of computer systems
• Provided consulting to the Department of Justice on one of the largest white-collar computer crime cases.

1968-1975       U. S. NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER
                          (formerly the Naval Weapons Lab)
                          Dahlgren, VA
                          Systems Programmer

• Responsible for systems programming on the Center's mainframe computer systems
   
• Held Secret clearance.

1970-1973       PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN
                          Ph.D. in Computer Science
                          Master's Degree in Computer Science

1965-1968       UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON, Dayton,OH
                          Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award
Purdue University Distinguished Alumnus Award
Hughes Electronics Chairman’s Award
State of Maryland’s Governor Citation
Volunteer of the Year, Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
City of Annapolis Glittering Gem Award
Anne Arundel County Finalist, Most Outstanding Volunteer Award
Martin Luther King, Jr. Peacemaker Award
Parole Rotary Club Above Self Award

• System and method for routing among private addressing domains (Patent# 7388869)
   
• Communication system and method for linking data terminals and their host (Patent# 5280625)