Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in VoIP and networking, telecommunications and VoIP professional services, computer science, networking deployment, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Director, Professional Services, VoIP and networking deployment firm
Provided professional services for VoIP and networking deployments to OEMs, carriers, and enterprises of all sizes. Administered outsourced training services for NextPoint Session Border Controller products. Created and delivered Telecommunications and VoIP Training courseware for the Convergence Technology Center and wireless OEMs. Established firm as the largest provider of Vonage Business Plus SIP trunking service, and as a master distributor for VegaStream VoIP gateways. Created VoxBox, the Open, Simple, and Standard VoIP PBX distribution based on Asterisk and CentOS.
Director, Productline Management, Netrake, Plano, TX
Roadmapped and managed the evolution of the nCite Session Border Controller in areas of security, scalability, capacity, and feature functionality. Created the nScale ATCA blade migration strategy for IMS P-CSCF/UMA convergence, which became known as the 3G/X. Performed a competitive analysis for the SBC and UMA products and developed marketing presentations to convey their unique value propositions. Created product requirements for the Session Manager load balancing server. Implemented a long-term soak testing and interoperability lab, and instrumented a formal feature-tracking process. Directed Sales Engineering efforts on major accounts such as Level 3, AOL, Time Warner Cable, Cox, West, and SunRocket. Created a Netrake Security Architecture white paper and presented at IPComm and VON Mexico.
Sales Engineering, Alliance Systems, Plano, TX
Provided field sales engineering for VoIP subsystems and Intel PCI and ATCA servers. Trained Sales, Support, and Professional Services organizations in VoIP technology and SIP protocols. Directly responsible for doubling the sales of AudioCodes VoIP products in 6 months.
Sales Engineering, AudioCodes, Inc., Richardson, TX
Directed pre-sales and training activities for SIP, H.323, MGCP, and MEGACO VoIP gateways and subsystems to the Carrier, Distributor, and OEM market. Was responsible for design wins on major accounts such as Vonage, Carrius Technologies, West Interactive, and Nortel. Primary customer interface during initial nation-wide deployment of equipment to Telecarrier, Panama's first CLEC. Championed key technical product enhancements to address the Carrier and Distribution channel markets. Created and delivered standardized training and certification classes for North American customers. Organized professional services activities. Commended for outstanding presentations at the "VoIP Sizzles" event in Dallas and IPComm 2004 in Las Vegas. Assisted pre-sales and support for distributors such as Alliance Systems, ABP, Crystal Group, CommLogik, IVR, and Telephony Supply. Other account responsibilities included Alcatel, BroadSoft, Lucent, McLeod, Motorola, Samsung, Santera, Verso, and VocalData. Co-founder of the Dallas sales office.
Director Engineering, Coyote Technologies, Richardson, TX
Directed the migration of the DSS Local / Long Distance Switching System from a 68030 Assembly language base to a PowerPC / VxWorks / C++ architecture via software translation. Architect for the design of AIN and LNP. Implemented SS7 Redundancy.
Manager, ApplicationBuilder Development, Nortel Networks, Richardson, TX
Led the implementation of an AIN based off-board application development platform utilizing high-speed IP connectivity, off-the-shelf hardware, and object-oriented Java-based development methodologies.
Manager, DMS-500 Development, Nortel / Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX
Responsible for design, testing and deployment of the DMS-500 Local/Long-Distance Switching System Managed a team of Designers & Testers through feature development, testing, and customer support issues during the introduction of the DMS-500 into the market. Worked closely with product marketing groups to coordinate DMS-500 evolution strategies and release schedules. Implemented Peripheral Consolidation to allow Local and Long Distance trunks to co-exist on a single peripheral.
DMS-250 Evolution, Nortel / Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX
Team leader and architect for NetworkBuilder / Carrier AIN 0.2 Call Processing functionality on the DMS-250 Interexchange Carrier Switch. Traveled internationally to advise on restructuring ISUP/SS7 software for the DMS product line. Worked multi-site to implement the Shared Library, which allows DMS product lines to use common software while providing release schedule independence. Team leader in the DMS Decoupling and analysis project. Solved capacity issues for MC88100 based DMS loads. Instructor for PROTEL and DMS SOS training classes.
DMS-MTX Evolution, Nortel / Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX
Implemented Cellular call processing features to reduce clear call-drops via hand-off thresholds and dynamic mobile power control, as well as, report SAT/RSSI values on call drops. Researched high-level designs for CDMA and Cellular Peripheral Evolution.
