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Jelena Vucetic, Ph.D., MBA, MCS
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Biographical Information

Education:

Ph.D. E.E. University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
"Performance Analysis of Multi-Domain Packet-Switching Networks", May 1990

MBA University of Phoenix, AZ 2001

MCS "RAMs with Marking Access", April ’86

B.S.E.E. "Interface Between Computers Nova 1220 and Honeywell Level 6", Sept. 1983

Experience:

2000 to Present
Alpha Mission, Inc.
President & CEO, Founder

• Created and implemented corporate vision, mission and strategy.


• Responsible for corporate decision-making as well as day-to-day operations.


• Responsible for all corporate functions.


• Provided management consulting for commercial, media and government customers in the areas of: strategic planning, total enterprise management, corporate restructuring, re-engineering, technology management, optimization of corporate R & D and product portfolio, integration of supply chain, optimization of information systems, B2B, e-commerce, strategic alliances, marketing intelligence and research, product launch, promotions and advertising, pricing, total quality management (TQM), intellectual property management, contract negotiation, activity-based budgeting, target costing.


• Provided technology consulting for commercial and government customers in the areas of: network design and management, voice over Internet, Internet for wireless, mobile users, telecommunications, computer systems, protocols, standards and patents.


• Provided corporate consulting, expert witness legal services, venture capitalist expert consulting and seminars.


• Created and delivered online graduate and undergraduate programs and courses for several distance learning universities (MBA, CIS, TM programs)


• Served as an advisor for Ph.D. and MBA candidates of several distance learning universities.

1998 to 2000
Syntek Systems Corp., Bethesda, MD
Principal Consultant

• Consulting services for Hughes Network Systems in the area of satellite and wireless telecommunications.

1995 1998
Dynamic Telecommunications, Inc. (DTI), Germantown, MD
President, Founder

• Actively involved in the creation of DTI’s business profile.


• Actively involved in identification of the current telecommunications industry trends. Definition of DTI’s product lines and strategic planning to position DTI at the top of the highly competitive market.


• Actively involved in all DTI’s corporate decision making (strategic alliances, high-level relationships with customers, investors and vendors)


• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the company, including the engineering, marketing, sales, manufacturing, finance and administration


• Identified many potential customers and their requirements, established excellent long-term business relationships, and gained their respect and confidence in DTI and its products through numerous presentations, demonstrations of DTI’s products, timely feedback and flexibility.

Wrote winning proposals for numerous customers.

• Actively involved in definition and negotiation of DTI’s contracts with customers.

Established relationships and coordinated efforts with numerous international sales representatives.

• Wrote marketing and technical brochures about DTI and its products.


• Promoted DTI at the most respectable international conferences with invited presentations.


• Promoted DTI and its products at numerous trade shows (CTIA’96, CTIA’97, CTIA’98, PCS’97)


• Established relationships with numerous editors and writers of the most prestigious professional journals (Wireless Week, Wireless Design & Development, Telephony). Gave interviews to the journalists to promote DTI and its products.


• Actively involved in identifying and recruiting highly qualified and motivated people to join DTI team.


• Actively involved in writing DTI’s patents. Cooperated with DTI’s patent attorney in filing patent applications.


• Sold interest in the business in 2002.

Spring 1997
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

• Taught a graduate-level course on telecommunications networks

1994 to 1995
Watkins-Johnson Company, Gaithersburg, MD
Head, Software Engineering Section, Wireless Telecommunications Operations

• Managed the technical team of Software Engineering Section in WTO. Evaluated the need to hire technical human resources for all WTO projects, identified the necessary skillsets, interviewed candidates, and made decisions for hiring based on the available WTO budget.


• Estimated the scope of work and projected the software engineering efforts for all WTO projects. Worked closely with all WTO Project Managers on coordination of the project schedules and availability of the software engineering team.


• Evaluated equipment and software packages from different vendors. Responsible for technical inputs and recommendations to WTO’s corporate management in the planning of strategic alliances with external partners/vendors.


• Lead a software engineering team in design and development of first wideband digital base stations for cellular networks.


• Designed and implemented overall software architecture of base stations, including: initialization, VxWorks-based multi-tasking embedded system environment, implementation of the TIA/EIA-553 standard protocol for communication between mobile units and base stations, implementation of the IS-634 standard protocol between base stations and mobile switching centers (MSC), PCMCIA interface, RS-232 interface, and network management applications.


• Designed and implemented overall software architecture of a digital cellular network system, consisting of mobile units, base stations, MSCs, HLRs, VLRs, and a network management system. Implemented the IS-41B standard protocol for communications among MSCs.


• Designed several algorithms for dynamic channel allocation in cellular networks, created simulator of a cellular network, tested the algorithms, made their comparative analysis, and applied for patents.


• Gave numerous successful technical presentations to potential customers (major telephone operator companies and system integrators) and MSC providers.

1991 to 1994
GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, MA
Member of Technical Staff

• Designed and evaluated a hardware device for adaptive channel allocation in cellular networks with the ability to select the best available channel allocation algorithm according to current traffic demands and interference constraints.


• Developed an algorithm for traffic load balancing within three different types of Signal Transfer Points (STP): AT&T 2ASTP, DSC MegaHub, and Northern Telecom DMS, which are used in the GTE SS#7 network.


• Developed a generic integrated information model of the GTD-5 switch, as a basis for a network management system.


• Developed populated information models (according to the generic model) of the GTD-5 switches for five GTE locations.


• Created and organized the implementation of the integrated information model of the GTD-5 switch into a real database within the network management system.


• Supervised a summer student on the implementation of the information model into a real database.


• Developed a methodology for damage assessment in the GTE network, based on the integrated information model.


• Designed and implemented a Management Information Base (MIB) for GTE customer access facilities (CAF)


• Designed and implemented a set of interprocess messages for a system used to detect CAF-related failures in GTE network.


• Wrote and implemented man-pages for procedures which define interprocess messages for a system used to detect CAF-related failures in GTE network.


• Developed an interface via Telebit T2500 modem between an IBM R6000 and a remote system (Pressure Map)


• Cooperated with clients in GTE Telephone Operations on various topics related to the network management project.

1990 to 1991
Contel Technology Center, Chantilly, VA
Member of Technical Staff

• Developed a strategy for design of a digital cellular network.


• Developed a model of a cellular network.


• Developed and analyzed three index-vector-based algorithms for fast channel allocation in cellular networks with single-user platforms .


• Developed and analyzed an index-vector-based algorithm for fast channel allocation in cellular networks with multi-user platforms.


• Designed a hardware device for fast channel allocation in cellular networks with single and multi-user platforms.


• Improved the algorithm for data compression in facsimile transfer in wireless networks Supervised a student on the design and performance analysis of multiple-access schemes for cellular networks.

1990
Polytechnic University, Computer Science Department Long Island Campus, Farmingdale, NY
Visiting Lecturer

• Taught courses: Switching Theory and Logic Design (graduate and undergraduate studies), Microprocessors (graduate studies), and Computer Laboratory I (undergraduate studies)


• Initiated design and analysis of index-vector-based VLSI (embedded) components. Designed the architecture of a 4-level index vector as a peripheral on Intel Multibus, and analyzed its performance.

1987 to 1990
Institute "Mihajlo Pupin", Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Senior Researcher

• Analyzed, developed, implemented and evaluated hardware and software for a multi-domain (wireless/wireline) packet-switching network.


• Implemented software for high level layers of a protocol for remote ISDN terminals.


• Analyzed performance of prioritized access to the ISDN system bus.

1986 to 1987
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Research Engineer

• Developed and implemented hardware and software for a customized computer system.

1983 to 1986
Energoprojekt Co., Belgrade
System Engineer

• Developed, implemented and maintained hardware and software for computers in business applications

Professional Training:

National-Louis University
WebCT Certification - Faculty Training, August 2001

Baker College Online
Blackboard Certification - Faculty Training, June 2001

Capella University
Learning Center Certification - Online Faculty Training, May 2001

Blackboard Software Online Faculty Training, April 2001

Royal Roads, Victoria, BC, Canada
Online Faculty Training, January 2001

University of Phoenix, AZ
Online Faculty Training, August 2000

University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
Web Tycho Certification - Distance Learning Faculty Training, July 2000

McGraw-Hill, March 1998
“36-Hour Course of Finance for Non-Financial Managers”

Dunn & Bradstreet, Frederick, MD, February 1997
“Understanding Financial Statements” Seminar

GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA, July 1993
"Object-Oriented Programming in C++" Seminar

Contel Technology Center, Chantilly, VA, September 1990
"Writing and Managing Winning Proposals" Seminar

Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY - Visiting Scholar, Spring 1989
Analyzed performance of a multi-domain packet-switching network station

Intel Co., Technical Training Center, Santa Clara, CA, June 1985
iAPX 86, 88, 186 Microprocessors Seminar

Honors and Awards:

Research Fellowship granted in 1989 by the Yugoslav NSF
Industry Fellowship granted in 1983 by Energoprojekt Co.
Second Award in Solid State Physics at the 20th Yugoslav Meeting of Electrical Engineering Students awarded in 1980

Publications:

D. Tabak, J. Vucetic: "Teaching Computer Architecture on the Internet", SSGRR 2003 International Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Education, Science, Medicine, and Mobile Technologies on the Internet, Aquilla, Italy, 2003

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, "Fault Management for Personal Communications Systems", International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC) ’98, Florence, Italy

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, “Signal Monitoring System for Fault Management in Wireless Local Area Networks,” Poster Presentation at the 8th Symposium on Wireless Personal Communications, Blacksburg, VA, June 1998

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, “Network Management Applications for Wireless Local Loop,” Proceedings of MELECON ’98 Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 1998

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, “Integrated Network Management for Rural Networks with Fixed Wireless Access,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Wireless 97, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 1997

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, “Adding Network Management to Wireless Local Loop Terminals,” Communication Design Engineering Conference (CDEC) 1997, Washington, DC, March 1997

J. Vucetic, “A VLSI Solution for Fast Multi-Algorithm Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks”, Proceedings of IEEE Globecom ’96 Conference, London, UK

J. Vucetic, “Adaptive Channel Allocator (ACA) - The Architecture and Estimation of Performance Bounds,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Wireless 96, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 1996

J. Vucetic, P. Kline, J. Plaschke, “Implementation and Performance Analysis of Multi-Algorithm Dynamic Channel Allocation in a Wideband Cellular Network”, Proceedings of IEEE ICC ’96 Conference, Dallas, TX, June 1996

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic, "Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks with Multi-User Mobile Platforms," published in "Wireless Communications: Future Directions", edited by J. Holtzman, D. Goodman, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993

J. Vucetic: "A Hardware Implementation of Channel Allocation Algorithms based on a Space-Bandwidth Model of a Cellular Network," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, November 1993

D. Dimitrijevic, J. Vucetic: "Design and Performance Analysis of Algorithms for Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, November 1993

J. Vucetic, A.Gersht: "Damage Assessment - A Network Management Application based on an Integrated Information Model of the Network," Proc. of the Third International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, San Francisco, CA, 1993

S. Kheradpir, W. Stinson, J. Vucetic, A. Gersht: "Real-Time Management of Telephone Operating Company Networks: Issues and Approaches," Special Issue on Network Management of Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), December 1993

A. Gersht, A. Shulman, J. Vucetic, J. Keilson: "Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation, Routing and Access Control in ATM Networks," Proc. of the Second IEEE Network Management and Control Workshop, Tarrytown, NY, 1993

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic: "Integrated Channel Manager (ICM) - An Architecture for Fast Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks with Multi-Terminal Platforms," GTE Technical Memo TM 0583-09-92-414-09, GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA, 1992

D. Dimitrijevic, J. Vucetic: "Design and Performance Analysis of Algorithms for Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks," GTE Technical Memo TM 0569-07-92-414-05, GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA, 1992

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic: "Performance Analysis of Cellular Networks with Multi-User Mobile Platforms," Second ORSA Telecommunications Conference, Boca Raton, FL, 1992.

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic: "Extended Integrated Channel Manager (EICM) - An Architecture for Fast Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks with Multi-Terminal Platforms," Proc. of the IEEE ICC-92 Conference, Chicago, IL, 1992.

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic: "Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks with Multi-User Mobile Platforms," Proc. of the Third WINLAB Workshop on 3rd Generation Wireless Networks, East Brunswick, NJ, 1992.

J. Vucetic: "Performance Analysis of Index-Vector-Based Algorithms for Fast Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks," Proc. of the IEEE GLOBECOM-91 Conference, Phoenix, AZ,1991.

J. Vucetic: "A Correlation-Based Algorithm for Improvement of Facsimile-Data Compression," 15th International Conference on Information Technology, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1991

J. Vucetic: "RAMs with Marking Access," Supercomputing-90, Poster Presentation, New York, NY, 1990.

J. Vucetic, D. Dimitrijevic, H. Beca: "Task-Scheduling in a Multi-Domain Packet-Switching Network Station", 10th International Conference on Computer Communication (ICCC `90), New Delhi, India, 1990

J. Vucetic, H. Beca: "Performance Evaluation of Multi-Domain Packet-Switching Network Stations with Controlled Input", 14th International Conference on Information Technology, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1990

J. Vucetic, H. Beca: "Some Possibilities of Centralized Flow Control in Multi-Domain Computer Networks", MIPRO Conference, Opatija, Yugoslavia, 1990

J. Vucetic, H. Beca: "Graphical/Numerical Approach to Flow Minimization in Global Domain of Multi-Domain Computer Networks", ETAN in Marine, Zadar, Yugoslavia, 1990

J. Vucetic, H. Beca: "Feasible and Offered Integral Flows Ratio as a Performance Measure for Multi-Domain Packet-Switching Networks", IEEE GLOBECOM `89, Dallas, TX, 1989

J. Vucetic: "One Way of Message Routing in Computer Networks with Distributed Routing Tables", 13th International Conference on Information Technology, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1989

J. Vucetic: "Communication Computer Control Implemented with the Operating System VRTX/86", ETAN in Marine, Zadar, Yugoslavia, 1989

J. Vucetic: "Software Structure of One Packet-Switching Communication Computer", MIPRO Conference, Opatija, Yugoslavia, 1989

J. Vucetic: "An Implementation of the Software Interface between 16-bit Microprocessor MC68000 and 32-bit Coprocessor MC68881", 33rd ETAN Conference, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, 1989

J. Vucetic: "A Computer Network Message Routing Algorithm", 12th International Conference on Information Technology, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1988

M. Ostojic, J. Vucetic, Z. Jovanovic: "One Realization of a Radio Communication Computer Network with Frequency Hopping", The First International Symposium on Spread-Spectrum, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1988

J. Vucetic: "Some Possibilities of Communication Computer Implementation", MIPRO Conference, Opatija, Yugoslavia, 1988

J. Vucetic: "One Model of a Multicriteria Hierarchically Organized Computer Network", ETAN in Marine, Zadar, Yugoslavia, 1988

J. Vucetic: "A Way of the Dynamic Memory Management in Communication Computer for Packet Data Transfer", 32nd ETAN Conference, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1988

J. Vucetic: "Some Possibilities of RAM Scanner Implementation", 31st ETAN Conference, Bled, Yugoslavia, 1987

J. Vucetic, Z. Arsic: "64K Capacity RAM Scanner", MIPRO Conference, Opatija, Yugoslavia, 1987

J. Vucetic: "Keyboard without Scanning", Jahorina Symposium, Yugoslavia, 1987

J. Vucetic: "RAM Marking Index Analysis", 30th ETAN Conference, Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia, 1986

J. Vucetic, Z. Savic: "A Method of Faulty Processor Detection in Multi-Processor Systems", Jahorina Symposium, Yugoslavia, 1986ss