E 911 LBS Consulting THE Wireless Location Experts
E 911 -LBS Consulting THE Wireless Location Experts Wireless Location Credentials Summary E 911 -LBS Consulting THE Wireless Location Experts 14 A Powder Horn Hill Road Wilton, CT 06897 www. e 911 -lbs. com dwilliams@e 911 -lbs. com 203 -423 -9015
Who is E 911 -LBS Consulting? Founded in 2002, E 911 -LBS Consulting is dedicated to the success of clients who have a large stake in the use of location information. E 911 -LBS Consulting is… THE Premier provider of business and technology strategy and implementation consulting and research services to companies and government entities using location information Practice Areas • Business Strategy and Implementation Unparalleled market experience and expertise, location thought leadership and rigorous analysis to create market-leading strategies and measurable solutions by blending innovative strategic methods and deep implementation experience and expertise, resulting in a comprehensive roadmap with detailed actions needed to achieve near-term and long-term market and financial success. • Technology Strategy and Implementation Location technology strategy and solution development expertise to make locationenabled service concepts a reality in terms of platform, end-customer devices, and overall network integration, and at a speed and cost needed for rapid product introduction by new entrants and large scale deployment thereafter. E 911 -LBS Online Newsletter Clients Leading newsletter on Wireless Location-related industries: • E 911 • GPS, A-GPS, Network-Based Location Determination • Location-Based Services • RFID • Location-Enabled Wi-Fi Recent Publications Specialized Reports, both custom and industrylevel, on wireless location issues of critical concern to leaders involved with E 911, LBS, RFID, and Wi-Fi to enable them to deal with the issues relevant to their situation with complete understanding of all key regulatory, market, and technology dimensions, including: • THE Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Location-Based Services • The Definitive Guide to Mobile Positioning and Location Management • THE Definitive Wireless E 911 Reference Guide • Numerous Wireless Location Company Analyses Degree. Soft m. Loc 8 E 911 -LBS Consulting
Team Biographies David H. Williams David Hilliard Williams is an internationally-known expert in the wireless/mobile communications field. His particular specialty is in wireless Location-Based Services, involving technologies including Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Systems, Network-Based location determination technologies, Wireless 911 (E 911), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and location-related Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). He has developed and implemented industry-leading business and technology strategies and solutions in these areas and provides consulting services to some of the leading carriers and enterprises in the U. S. , South America, and Europe. Mr. Williams has been published and quoted by some of the leading magazines and newspapers in the country about locationbased services, including The Boston Globe, Computerworld, Mission. Critical Communications, Popular Mechanics, and RFID Journal. He is a member of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officers (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). In addition to authoring The Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Wireless Location-Based Services, Mr. Williams is the Author of The Definitive Guide To Wireless E 911, and co-author of The Definitive Guide To Mobile Positioning and Location Management. He publishes a wireless location industry leading newsletter at www. e 911 -lbs. com. E 911 -LBS Consulting also tracks leading companies in the LBS space and publishes analyst reports on them from an “industry insider” viewpoint, particularly with respect to their business and technology strategies. Mr. Williams has over 19 years of consulting experience working at the most senior executive levels. Prior to founding E 911 LBS Consulting, Mr. Williams was an Associate Partner with Accenture, the world's largest technology consulting firm, in their Communications & High-Technology Strategy Practice. He has also worked for in. Code Wireless, Booz, Allen, & Hamilton and Deloitte Consulting. He started his career as an electrical engineer for Hughes Electronics. Mr. Williams has an MBA in Information Systems Management from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, graduating from both with top honors. He is married with four children, and resides in Wilton, Connecticut. E 911 -LBS Consulting
What Services Do We Provide? We provide services oriented towards the front-end of the wireless value chain, particularly with respect to technology and business strategic planning, plus specialized services associated with E 911, Location-Based Services, and RFID. E 911 -LBS Consulting Services BUSINESS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS CASE, MARKETING STRATEGY, OPERATIONS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, MARKET LAUNCH PLANNING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, INTEGRATION PLANNING, SUPPORT PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP DEVELOPMENT E 911 LOCATION-BASED SERVICES • Industry Research and Resource Publishing • LBS Product Strategy Development and “Refresh” • Multi-PSAP/State-Level E 911 Phase II Implementation Planning • Business Model Strategy/Business Case Development • E 911 Program Management (Multiple PSAPS/State Level) • LBS Market Research • LBS Business Strategy Integration (with existing products/business units) • Location Determination Technologies Assessment • Application Design (High and Detailed Functional Requirements and High-Level Technical Requirements Development) • Application Design Review (for existing or conceptual RFID • Advanced RFID Application Strategy Development • Advanced RFID Application Requirements Definition and Design • Business Case Development • RFID and GPS technology Design • Vertical and Functional Opportunity Identification and Diagnostics designs) • Competitor Profiling (includes non-Carrier Enterprise applications) • LBS Rollout Program Management E 911 -LBS Consulting
What We Can Bring - Experience Our experience covers the full spectrum of Wireless Location activities, providing enterprises the visionary yet practical strategies that directly lead to rapid, cost-effective deployment and market success. E 911 -LBS Consulting Engagement Highlights • Directed development of content for developer zone of leading digital map provider. Required full value chain technology and business expertise in the wireless location/LBS space, working across all parts of the organization and its partners. • Directed the business and technology strategy development of potentially industry-transforming internet/wireless LBS application for industry beset by new lower cost entrants. Directed the design and outsourcing of development efforts for that application. • Directed development of Wireless/Enhanced 911 (E 911) services offerings for state and county/local government market units of major consulting firm. Customized Phase I and Phase II “checklists” based on knowledge of individual wireless carrier networks, IT infrastructure, and organizational idiosyncrasies. Identified, assessed, and developed solutions potentially applicable for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), by carrier type with respect to key E 911 implementation issues: technology (e. g. network vs. A-GPS–based), deployment processes, CRM capabilities, E 911 “supply chain”, overall business cases, governance structures, and FCC/state/local regulations. • Program Manager finalist for City-wide wireless technology planning project for City of New York • Developed Business and Technology strategy for leading RFID application provider looking to synchronize/integrate standalone business units. Performed business and technology diagnostic of individual market units to identify potential synergies with other units. Developed strategy to better integrate the business units on numerous business and technology dimensions, as well as recommendations for phasing out selected technologies and business units. • Managed operational readiness assessment of market launch plans for New York-focused long distance business of major Local Exchange Carrier (LEC). Identified strategic and tactical issues and gaps with launch plans, and developed remedies to correct and enhance affected operational areas. Significantly improved transactional capacity across various operational areas. Upon becoming the first LEC to receive FCC permission to provide long distance services, launch of business acquired 3 million customers in first year of launch, with minimal operational issues, and grew to over 7 million long distance customers by end of second year. • Developed the thought capital, knowledge base, customer materials, and led the marketing of Wireless Location-Based Services (LBS) products offer focusing on realizing high- potential enterprise and consumer LBS and Telemetry and Telematics applications and supporting infrastructure. Directed development of Location and State (also know as Presence) wireless network technology architecture for leading U. S. carrier. Developed business cases for numerous LBS applications for a number of wireless carriers and other enterprises. Managed development of Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs) for several LBS applications, as well as product go-to-market plans for initial LBS product launches. Evaluated issues and developed business and technology strategies relative to E 911/LBS – 802. 11/Wi-Fi interaction/integration, with particular emphasis on developing viable business models for various player “tiers” in the Wi-Fi hierarchy. E 911 -LBS Consulting
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