Silicon Press: Silicon Press Author Bios: Hrair Aldermeshian

Hrair Aldermeshian is a founding partner of SLA partners, a global technology consulting company. Hrair has 26 years of management experience in the communications industry. He was VP of Engineering for AT&T's and British Telecom's global alliance, responsible for design, development, and delivery of Global IP networks, E-Commerce, and ISP services. At AT&T Labs, as VP of Advanced Technologies, he was responsible for the development and deployment of corporate network management software that monitored the corporate customers' voice and IP data networks. During his years at Bell Labs, Hrair made significant contributions to the architecture of internet-based and cellular services. Hrair earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He holds patents in the areas of mobile communications and Frame Relay networks.