Wireless Telecom and Standards Consultant and Writer
Calgary, Canada Area
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- Senior Technical Consultant at CDMA Development Group
- President at Rethinking AIDS
- Senior Consultant at Qualcomm
- CFO, Calgary West EDA at Green Party of Canada
- Founder & Numbering Administrator at IFAST
- Owner at Cellular Networking Perspectives Ltd.
- Past
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- CFO at Alberta Greens
- Consultant at Qualcomm
- President at Alberta Greens
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- Education
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- The University of British Columbia
- The University of British Columbia
- Lakehead University
- The University of Calgary
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David Crowe’s Summary
David has been involved in innovative software development since the late 1970s, real-time software development in the 1980s and early 1990s and, since the late 1980s, the development of telecommunications standards. He is also an expert on telecommunications numbering resources such as MIN, IRM, IMSI, ESN, MEID, UIMID and SID. He has a side interest in software and database development, both in computer protocols and speciality systems to manage data and enhance productivity. He was written extensively on wireless issues, with a unique ability to put complex technical issues in language anyone can read and understand.
David Crowe’s Specialties:
Wireless network standards, architectures and protocols. Government mandates including number portability, E911, priority calling and emergency alert services. Number resource management. Database design and implementation. Software development in C, FileMaker, Javascript, HTML, CSS and AppleScript.
David Crowe’s Experience
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Senior Technical Consultant
CDMA Development Group
(Telecommunications industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
An international consortium of companies who have joined together to lead the adoption and evolution of 3G CDMA wireless systems around the world. The CDG is comprised of CDMA service providers and manufacturers, application developers and content providers.
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President
Rethinking AIDS
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
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Senior Consultant
Qualcomm
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Assisting Qualcomm and the CDG in the transition of cdma2000 systems to new hardware identifiers known as MEID (Mobile Equipment ID) and Expanded UIMID (User Identification Module ID). So far this work has involved meetings with carriers from China, Japan, India, Indonesia and Thailand.
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CFO, Calgary West EDA
Green Party of Canada
(Political Organization industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Manages the money for the Calgary West Electoral District association for the Green Party of Canada, including for elections. Our current nominee is Randy Weeks.
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Founder & Numbering Administrator
IFAST
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 1995 — Present (14 years 2 months)
Founder of IFAST along with Bernardo Martinez (Iusacell) and Ed Hall (then CTIA). Have been responsible for administrator of IRM and SID numbering resources for several years, and have developed a sophisticated FileMaker database to manage the list of numbers, generate web content and implement the IFAST numbering policies.
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Owner
Cellular Networking Perspectives Ltd.
(Telecommunications industry)
March 1992 — Present (17 years 10 months)
Founder, owner and president. The company provides consulting in technical standards, technology and numbering resource, as well as expert witness services to the cellular industry.
David Crowe’s Education
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The University of British Columbia
Computer Science 1979 — 1980
A year of studies in computer programming and advanced mathematics.
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The University of British Columbia
Botany 1978 — 1979
Started a Masters degree in botany, focusing on the computer analysis of botanical data, but switched into computer science studies after a year.
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Lakehead University
HBSc , Biology/Mathematics , 1974 — 1978
- Activities and Societies:
- Biology Department Prize. Science Faculty Gold Medal. NSERC Graduate Studies Scholarship
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The University of Calgary
Italian 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Italian studies.
Additional Information
David Crowe’s Websites:
David Crowe’s Groups:
3GPP2, TIA, IFAST, Green Party, CWTA, Rethinking AIDS
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Wireless Telecommunications Worldwide -
Consultant Freethinker Forum -
Lakehead University Alumni Association -
NovAtel Calgary -
IFAST – International Forum on ANSI-41 Technology -
Les Amis de la rivière Kipawa
David Crowe’s Honors:
Citations in 2006 from TIA and 3GPP2 for service in standards as participant, chair and editor.
David Crowe’s Contact Settings
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