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James Sylvester has over three decades of experience in the design, development, testing and implementation of telephone networks including senior management positions at Bell Atlantic, AT&T, and Bell Telephone Laboratories. Most recently, Mr. Sylvester was vice president, Systems Integration and Testing of Verizon’s Engineering and Technology Group. In this role, he managed Verizon’s ISO-certified labs for the testing of new products and services prior to their placement in Verizon’s commercial network. Prior assignments included representing Bell Atlantic in Czechoslovakia on regulatory reform, managing technical regulatory and privacy issues before the FCC and U.S. Congress, managing the introduction of the 5ESS to the Bell Operating Companies, and designing and testing earlier Electronic Switching Systems. Mr. Sylvester completed his MBA degree at the University of Chicago following a MSEE at Stanford University and BSEE at Kansas State University. Mr. Sylvester has nine patents awarded or pending.