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Reid Johnson
- 1. REID JOHNSON 292 AustinStreet ▪ Portsmouth, NH 03801 Cell: 603-380-0658 ▪ reidjohnson292@comcast.net SENIOR PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER MS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | MULTIPLE PATENT HOLDER Highly accomplished IP-based wireless communications professional with a commitment to service excellence; a passion for continuous improvement; and extensive experience in the high-tech sector. Proven ability to mentor and motivate high-performance teams; gain trusted-advisor status with key decision makers; and implement programs and strategies that improve productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Excels in managing the expectations of demanding stakeholders while driving positive organizational change. Consulting ▪ Project Management ▪ Start-up & Turnaround Environments ▪ Client & Vendor Relations ▪ Process Improvement ▪ Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) ▪ Testing ▪ Deployments & Migrations ▪ Technical Support ▪ Technical Writing ▪ Business Development ▪ Needs Assessment ▪ Cryptography ▪ Object Oriented Analysis and Design ▪ Software Process Management ▪ Agile Project Management ▪ Agile Software Development ▪ Systems Use Cases ▪ Requirements Analysis ▪ Systems Engineering & Architecture PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HARRIS CORPORATION/TYCO ELECTRONICS/M/A-COM, Chelmsford, MA, 2004 to present International communications and technology company serving government and commercial clients SENIOR PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT In a multi-faceted role, provide system engineering, business development, and project management support across several product lines, targeting local and state public safety organization clients. Evaluate and recommend new technologies; partner with Product Managers to develop roadmaps; coach and mentor systems engineering, product development and product management team members. Represent the company at meetings of standards and regulatory organizations (3GPP, ATIS, IEEE, TIA, NPSTC, and APCO) to ensure alignment with Harris’ technical and business strategies. Lead software development teams in creating product prototypes, including software architecture, design phases, and test plans. Present finished prototypes to senior leadership, product management, and other
- 2. REID JOHNSON ▪PAGE TWO technical division staff. Monitor regulatory releases from agencies such as the FCC to determine potential impact on usage and deployment related to the public safety broadband spectrum. Answer RFCs; attend Q&A sessions with government panels. Work closely with the VP of Business Development and the CTO to devise targeted strategies; participate in sales calls and customer presentations. Represent Harris with the joint NIST/OLES and NTIA/ITS Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program and with the LTE infrastructure vendor/partner. Respond to RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, participating in oral presentations to potential clients.  Led five engineers in a pre-study and prototype development (LMR to OMA PoC network interworking) that persuaded the executive team to move forward with the product.  Delivered an engineering pre-study and prototype that created an enhanced IMS-based multimedia application for first responders, determining Harris’ public safety application and service roadmap.  Created multiple innovative products and services, including: ‒ The company’s LTE pilot program model, which enabled potential customers to try out broadband services before making a substantial purchase. ‒ A Harris-hosted core managed services model projected to generate $1.8 million annually.  Devised service-level agreements (SLAs) with vendor partner and potential customers that defined an incident management system as well as an escalation path from the network operator to the product development team.  Evaluated and recommended an LTE infrastructure vendor selected for Harris’ successful LTE pilot program. EARLY CAREER Harris Corporation/Tyco Electronics/M/A-COM, Chelmsford, MA: Senior Principal Software Engineer Cabletron Systems, Durham, NH: Senior Software Developer/Spectrum Consulting M/A-COM, Lowell, MA: Software Engineer/Signal Intelligence Platforms Naval Undersea Warfare Center, New London, CT: Software Engineer with clearance PATENTS
- 3. “Wireless Communication NetworkProviding Multi-hop Communications,” G. Henderson, D. Martinez, T. Hengeveld, D. Ericson, R. Johnson, US Patent Application S1482950, filed Dec. 2004, Granted April 19th, 2011 with follow-on granted September 25 th , 2012 “Wireless Communication System Having Assigned Access Classes and Related Methods,” R. Johnson, G. Henderson, US Patent Application RF-718, Filed April 2012, Granted September 17 th , 2014 “Systems and Methods for a Communications Transfer Between Internet Protocol Multimedia Services and Push to Talk Services,” R. Johnson, S. Lefebre, US Patent Application RF-843, Filed February 2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS MS Office ▪ Object Oriented Programming & Design ▪ Service Oriented Architectures ▪ Unified Modeling Language ▪ Design Patterns ▪ Rational ▪ Automata, Languages ▪ Computation ▪ Java ▪ C/C++ ▪ Linux ▪ Solaris ▪ Windows ▪ Android ▪ Computer Network ▪ Routing ▪ WiMAX ▪ Wi-Fi ▪ CDMA ▪ LTE ▪ IMS ▪ RCS ▪ VoIP ▪ PTT EDUCATION & TRAINING MS in Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BS in Computer Science, Eastern Connecticut State University Cryptography & Computer Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network Coding, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Data and Models in Engineering, Science, and Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Lifecycle Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Applied Cyber Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CCNA Boot Camp, Boston University Database Systems & Environments, Boston University PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member, IEEE