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Rob Howald has been in the communications engineering field for 18 years. He has extensive experience and technical proficiency in system design and analysis, as well as in hardware specification and development ranging from the circuit to subsystem level, across varying communications disciplines. As Director of Systems Engineering at Motorola Broadband Communications Sector, Howald was in charge of multiple engineering disciplines responsible for the development of high-level technical and architectural analysis for hybrid fiber-coax systems, passive optical networks, wireless and Ethernet-based access systems, and metro and core networks. Previously, Howald held engineering positions at General Instrument Corp and Lockheed Martin Space Systems. He was also President of S/N Consulting, specializing in RF and microwave communications analysis and design. Howald has a monthly online column covering various topics in communications, has published over 100 papers, and has one issued patent and five additional patents pending. He has a BSEE and MSEE from Villanova University, a PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Drexel University, and an MBA from DeSales University. | 