2008 IEEE ANNUAL ELECTION - STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

ANDREW L. DROZD
(Nominated by Standards Association)

President/CEO
ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC
Rome, New York, USA
www.androcs.com

Andrew L. Drozd is the Founder, President/CEO, and Chief Scientist of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC.  He has over 32 years of company management and technical experience in the areas of electromagnetic environment effects (E³), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), computational electromagnetics (CEM), spectrum engineering, multisensor information fusion, and automated target recognition (ATR).  He established ANDRO in 1994 to serve both defense and industrial markets focusing on R&D in the above technology areas.  Mr. Drozd's responsibilities include:  systems engineering, computer modeling/simulation, computational engineering and software model development, and engineering analysis directed at the study of E³ on complex systems.  This includes the analysis and prediction of electromagnetic interactions, propagation, and coupling to assess system-level EMC.  His other research areas have been on the development of knowledge-based information fusion architectures for multisensor ATR applications.  He has led working groups in the development of a first-of-a-kind standard and recommended practice for validating CEM tools/techniques.

IEEE Activities – (M’85-SM’96-F’02) COMMITTEE/BOARDS: Standards Association Board of Governors, RevCom, Member, 2008; Technical Activities Board, Member, 2006-07.  SECTION:  Mohawk Valley Section, ExCom Member, 1997-99.  CHAPTER: Mohawk Valley Reliability/EMC Chapter, Chair, 1997-99.  SOCIETIES: EMC Society, Member, 1988-2008; Technical Services, Education & Student Activities Committee, Demonstrations Chair, 1992-2002; Board of Directors, 1999-2001, 2002-04; Communication Services, Web Manager, 2001-05; Member Services, Membership Committee, Chair, 1999-2001; Member Services, Vice President, 2001-04; President-Elect, 2005; President, 2006-07; Nominations Committee, Chair, 2008; C&BL Committee, Chair, 2008; Immediate Past President, 2008; EMC Standards Development Committee (SDCom), Member, 1999-2008; SDCom Audit Committee, Chair, 1999-2000; SDCom IEEE P1597.1 Working Group, Chair, 2001-08; SDCom IEEE P1597.2 Working Group, Chair, 2001-08.  COUNCIL:  Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Council (ITS), Member, 1998-2001.  CONFERENCE: IEEE Mohawk Valley Section C3I Dual Use Conference, General Conference Chair, 1996-07.  REPRESENTATIVES: Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES), EMC Society Representative for Representative Advisory Committee (RAC), 2004-08; IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Council, EMC-S RAC Representative, 1998-2001. AWARDS: IEEE EMC-S Laurence G. Cumming Award, 2000; IEEE Certificates of Appreciation for Contribution to the C³I Dual-Use Technologies & Applications Conference, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Fifteen Years of Valued Membership in IEEE, 2003; IEEE Outstanding Service Award for Inspiring Leadership and Lasting Contributions to the Dual-Use Conference and the Community it Serves, 1997; IEEE Region 1 Award for Contributions to the 1997 IEEE Dual-Use Technologies and Applications Conference, 1997; IEEE EMC-S Certificates of Appreciation For Efforts on Behalf of Promoting Education Through the EMC Demonstration Experiments Special Session, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007; IEEE EMC-S Certificates of Appreciation for Service to the EMC Community as a Member of the EMC-S Board of Directors, 2002, 2005; IEEE Fellow, 2002.

IEEE Accomplishments – As an IEEE Fellow and a dedicated member, Mr. Drozd has made a conscious effort to gain experience as well as contribute to all facets of IEEE volunteer opportunities at the society level and beyond.  He has joined and been active in the arenas of Standards, Technical, Membership, Communications and Conference Services.  This prepared him to deal with virtually all strategic and long range planning activities at the Institute level.  He has primarily directed his attention and efforts on the technical and standards areas in order to ensure that these are well enabled to serve our members’ needs and to benefit the product community at large.  He has gone through the IEEE membership process starting at the grassroots section/chapter level and became a Society President (2006-2007, EMC Society).  He is a respected member and contributor to IEEE TAB and now is on the Standards Association Standards Board (SASB).  He is currently serving as a member of RevCom to assure that quality and procedural aspects of the standards development process are adhered to.  He has also been a driving force at the society/institute levels to align IEEE interests towards state of the art technologies, including advanced product development and specification conformance.

Statement – As a member of the Board of Governors, I will work diligently to ensure that the quality and accepted procedures of the IEEE standards development process are maintained to the highest degree.  When the standards development process begins, the bar must be kept high to assure that technical accuracy, process implementation, and meaningfulness to users including product developers remain intact.  It is incumbent on a member of the SA Board of Governors to make certain that standards and recommended practices in process cover subjects which are of a timely nature, eliminating the pitfalls associated with non-starter or obsolete technologies or applications.  We need to be vigilant of leading-edge technologies and how standards development will play a role in their evolution.  It is equally important to be mindful of instituting the proper governance and actions that will engage the international community in developing joint standards.

PAUL NIKOLICH
(Nominated by Standards Association)

Chief Strategy Officer
YAS Broadband Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mr. Nikolich is a consultant working closely with YAS Broadband Ventures LLC in the technology, standards, intellectual property and venture investing fields since 2001.  He serves on the technology advisory boards of companies developing emerging communications technology products and provides strategic consulting services to executives in the communications industry.  He is Chairman of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee overseeing 50 projects in wired and wireless communications networking with 1600 active members.  He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society Standards Activities Board.  In 1998 he co-founded Broadband Access Systems where he was Vice President of Technology and Standards.  Prior to BAS, Mr. Nikolich has held a number of technical positions of increasing responsibility at several networking and technology companies beginning in 1978. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, N.Y.

IEEE Activities – (M’79-M’88-SM’98-F’05) COMMITTEES/BOARDS: Standards Association, Standards Board Member, 2003-05; New Standards Committee, Member, 2001-05; IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Executive Committee, Chair, 2001-08; Vice Chair, 1996-2001; Standards Board Appeal Pool, Member, 2004-05; Board of Governors Awards Committee, Member, 2004-05; IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee 802.3 Working Group, Member, 1989-92; Vice Chair, 1992-96; Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Committee, Member, 2006-08; IEEE-USA Committee on Communications Policy, Corresponding Member, 2004-08. SOCIETY: Computer Society, Standards Activities Board, Member, 2001-08.  CONFERENCES: IEEE 802 LMSC Plenary Sessions, Chair, 2001-08; Vice Chair, 1996-2001; Member, 1989-96.

IEEE Accomplishments – Lead the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee since 2001. LMSC has about 2000 members that complete at least 10 standard projects per year while engaged in about 50 concurrent standards development activities in the crucible of a highly competitive, yet consensus driven environment.

Statement – Two principal responsibilities of the BoG are to provide oversight to the overall operation of the IEEE Standards Association and strategic guidance that prepares the SA to adapt to emerging trends in industry and in the field of standards development.  I can support these responsibilities given my success leading standards development and commercial enterprises over the past 30 years.  I have been actively involved in the SA since 1990, most recently as a member of the Standards Board, its subcommittees and as Chairman of the 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee; a fast paced, industry leading committee.  My IEEE-SA experience combined with my experience as a successful entrepreneur in the fields of data communications product and service development has given me the knowledge, insight and vision to manage and grow our organization.  If elected, I will promote the development of innovative strategic programs while maintaining the integrity of the standards development process.