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Michael T. Dugan joined the Citizens Communications Company Board of Directors in October 2006. He also serves on the Board of Directors of EchoStar Communications Corporation (EchoStar).
Mr. Dugan is currently Senior Technical Advisor for EchoStar. He assumed this role after 16 years with EchoStar most recently as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) a position he held since November 2005. As CTO he was responsible for all technical development and operations within EchoStar. Prior to that Dugan was Senior Advisor to EchoStar's Executive Management Team.
Mr. Dugan joined EchoStar in January 1990 as Vice President Engineering and progressed to positions of increasing responsibility including Senior Vice President Communications Product Division; President EchoStar Technologies; and President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Dugan's career includes positions at Xerox Corporation Tandon Corporation Eastman Kodak and Award Software. His technical expertise and contributions resulted in EchoStar acknowledging Mr. Dugan as "chief architect of the technological foundation upon which the success of DISH Network was founded."
He received associate's and bachelor's degrees in electrical and electronic technology from Pennsylvania State University and the Rochester Institute of Technology respectively. | 