DWAYNE T. BROWN

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING * INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CREATION / DEVELOPMENT * SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Inventor and proficient engineering professional having over 18 combined years of information technology, telecommunications systems integration, operational support, video HFC networking, remote network monitoring, event engineering, project management, athletic performance technology, avionics, analysis and testing experience with acclaimed, industry-leading corporations. Conceptualized, designed and developed stereoscopic immersive environments and patented athletic performance technology.

Performance Systems Engineering

Operations and Operational Design

Client and Vendor Management

LTE / 4G Mobility

MatLAB Prototyping

Project Management

Layer 1 and 2 Data Center Integration

Product Prototyping

Technical Sourcing

Event Engineering

Software Development Lifecycle

Data Collection, Reduction and Analysis

Network Monitoring

Big Data – Big Streaming Analytics

Product Management

SNMP

Systems Integration and Testing

Adobe InDesign

WNA - Business Solution Architect Qualifications

Proven, Applicable Experience / Skill Match

Experience in full life cycle IT delivery, solution development, implementation planning, hands-on implementation and execution.

Full life cycle delivery, solution, development, implementation, integration and deployment experience for the following programs:

oFairfax County Schools – Cox Business VoIP

oCommercial High Definition Free-To-Guest (Cox Communications)

oSwitched Digital Video (Cox Communications)

oBig Streaming Analytics (AT&T Mobility)

oDeep Packet Inspection (AT&T Mobility)

oScalable Mobility Logging (AT&T Mobility)

oF/A-22 Stealth Fighter Boresighting (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)

oAthletic Performance Analysis System (Brown Technologies)

oStereoscopic Immersive Environment (Brown Technologies)

Experience at the senior manager, technical director or VP level within the telecommunication industry, or commensurate industry and technology consulting experience.

Senior Avionics Software Lead, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Boresighting Team Lead, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Managing Member, Brown Technologies – entrepreneurial venture.

Support large IT programs and project portfolios in telecommunications environments. Consulting and client service delivery role.

Supported Big Streaming Analytics, Scalable Mobility Logging and Deep Packet Inspection deployments and projects in 11 AT&T Mobility National Data Centers.

Supported WiFi Core Infrastructure, High Definition Video Delivery, Switched Digital Video and EBIF projects within Cox Communications’ broadband network.

Excellent executive level verbal and written communications and presentation skills.

Presented executive-level support architectures to regional management and stakeholders.

Created and was awarded United States Patent 7,944,472 – System and Method for Standardized Speed-Evaluation of Athletes. (May 17, 2011).

Bachelors degree. Graduate degree and/or certifications desired.

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A. & T. State University (1995)

10 - 25+ years business, IT, BSS/OSS and solution development experience required.

19 years of combined business, IT and engineering experience.

AT&T MOBILITY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 2013 – Present

Performance Systems Engineer, (2013 – Present)

Deployed 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network managed devices in 11 AT&T National Telecommuncations Data Centers for cellular network monitoring. Designed and implemented Layer 1/Layer 2 integration for the following initiatives:

The Big Streaming Analytics platform (BSA), Scalable Mobility Logging Solution (SMLS) and Passive Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)

oFull network integration of HP C7000s, Sun/Oracle Netra X3-2 Servers and Sun/Oracle Netra X2-4 Servers

Detailed instructions for fiber and ethernet cabling, IP networking of 4G LTE service zone delivery gateways, collector servers, enterprise servers and virtualization servers.

Designed arrangement of chassis within data centers to ensure most efficient and productive layout.

AT&T Integrated Cloud migration for the Big Streaming Analytics platform through virtualization, server-integration and automation.

COX COMMUNICATIONS ATLANTA, GEORGIA 2007 – 2013

Video Infrastructure Engineer

Ensured the video quality monitoring of streaming video to mobile devices, Video on Demand, Video to Backbone and HFC network platforms.

Determined, desgined and documented operational support for video back office devices, encoders, multiplexers.

Created test plans and conducted cross-functional testing for video platforms.

Managed client relations and resolved video delivery and quality issues.

Assisted in the determination of enterprise-level video network monitoring solutions.

Operational Design Engineer

Ensured the operational support, event-engineering, monitoring and management of Cox Communications’ video, data, voice and wireless networks and product offerings within cross-functional teams.

Primarily responsible for remote network configuration, monitoring and fault-testing of video, wireless, telephony and data network devices.

Developed and delivered monitoring requirements and test plans for Cox Communications':

oInitial TiVo - video recording product offering; DOCSIS Set-top Gateway effort; Switched Digital Video network; EBIF Ad Insertion; and Commercial High-Definition, Free-To-Guest service and VoIP.

Documented support procedures and alarm-presentation to Technical and Site Operations representatives.

Five years of operational support, design and documentation experience that included IBM® Tivoli® Netcool®/OMNIbus event-engineering, network monitoring and management; HP SiteScope agentless server monitoring; and IneoQuest iVMS monitoring.

Created Cox’s first strategy and operational support mechanism to monitor the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Set-top Gateways (DSG).

Represented the corporate operational design team, presenting the developed escalation strategy, operational design and monitoring responsibilities for several of Cox’s product and service offerings to regional markets in preparation for product launches.

Created and delivered operational support, escalation, testing and training processes and procedures for each assigned video, wireless, data and telephony service.

Integrated monitoring tools with JIRA and Remedy ticketing systems.

Created multi-functional monitoring project plans for all assigned, novel initiatives.

BROWN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ATLANTA, GEORGIA 2004 – 2012

Managing Member, (2004 – 2012)

Created the small business entity to develop, produce and market novel athletic performance analysis systems after being awarded a $50,000.00 Grand Prize Grant for winning the 2006-2007 Miller-Coors Urban Entrepreneurs’ Series National Small Business Plan Competition.

Awarded United States Patent 7,944,472 – System and Method for Standardized Speed-Evaluation of Athletes. (May 17, 2011)

Developed and maintained contractual relationships with academic and industry experts:

oDr. James M. Regh, Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Mark Geil, Associate Professor, Biomechanics, Georgia State University; Dr. Thad Starner, Director, Contextual Computing Group, Georgia Institute of Technology; Technical Lead/Manager on Google's Project Glass

Furthered American football quarterback cognitive studies with Dr. Arthur Dan Fisk, author of "Human factors goes to the grid iron: Developing a quarterback training system". Ergonomics in Design, 3, 8-13. (1995, July)

Produced the Stereoscopic Immersive Environment for Athletic Performance Analysis design with BARCO Simulation (Xenia, OH).

Received product endorsements: Alfred Edmond, Jr., Senior Editor of Black Enterprise Magazine; Michael Morizio, CEO, ScoutAdvisor Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia; Chip Smith, CEO, Competitive Edge Sports; Duluth, Georgia; Michael Kocourek, VP Sales, Motion Analysis Corporation; Santa Rosa, California; Jeff Wilson, Senior Research Scientist, Interactive Media Technology Center, Institute for People and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jarrell Pair, Research Scientist, Integrated Media Systems Center, University of Southern California; developer of first usage of augmented reality at a live concert.

Secured initial funding round commitment of $600,000.00.

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