Winston D. Johnson, Chairman / Founder who started in the music, computer science, and communications industries in the 1970s, and pioneered technological innovations in music, communications, computer and sound engineering such as the WinSonic Process. Johnson Education includes BS FAMU, additional labs, and studies FSU, UCLA, Berkley, Stetson University, Dartmouth, NASA, USC ETC, Nortel Network, Cisco, Sonet, STN, ATM, Star Hub, Nortel DMS 200/300, DMS 500, DSL, PPOE, PPOA, MPLS, OSPF, BGP4, VOIP, HDTV transport, e911, video switching, ss7 signaling, cable plant, emergency disaster planning, satellite, voice, data, video, fiber optics, micro wave, two-way radio, network, and management systems billing systems.
In 1994 and 1995 WinSonic and WDCSN coordinated and integrated the very first video telephone and video e-mail "store and forward" application. This application was based on a Pacific Bell ATM Network, in partnership with Pacific Telesis Corporation and the Whittaker Corporation. This project resulted in one of the first successful ATM video telephone application in the United States and the world on July 28, 1995. Johnson has demonstrated a proven track record City of Los Angeles Citywide for Business Improvement District Program (BID), West Angeles Community Development Corporation, Community Redevelopment Agency, Cultural Crescent, Watts Wide Area Network, Department of Water and Power, Economic Development Agency, South Los Angeles Economic Development Committee, Department of Commerce, NASA, Department of Defense, regional Bell Operating Companies, Cable Carriers, Broadcasters and other entities with in the United States of America bringing advanced technologies to empower mankind.
Jeffrey L. Burke, Executive Vice-President, a former United States Marine Corp officer, Naval Aviator and entrepreneur, has 20+ years of experience in sales, marketing and sales management. Over a period of 36 months, Mr. Burke, as the Southeast Regional Manager for a technology company, built an extraordinary sales team and implemented new sales processes that focused on more profitable revenue targets, thereby taking the region’s revenue model from a five-year loss to $30 million in sales. Additionally, as a sales manager for GE Capital IT Solutions, Mr. Burke rebuilt the company’s sales program in the Richmond area to achieve $70 million in sales revenues.
Among his other accomplishments, Mr. Burke has developed business plans, strategic plans, and created new sales prospects and revamped stagnant accounts of major companies – all of which enabled them to increase their profits by millions of dollars while, at the same time, reducing their sales expenses to tens of thousands of dollars. Mr. Burke received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from The Ohio State University and also earned his MBA from Boston University, where he graduated with honors.
Freeman Murray, VP of Technology, has a wealth of experience working with Internet technology and early stage technology companies. A second-generation software entrepreneur, he studied computer science at UCSC before joining IUMA.com the first Internet music startup. From there he went on to join the original java group at Sun Microsystems where he helped develop the Java Server. After three years at Sun, Freeman with friend and colleague Pavani Diwanji the lead on the Java Server project left Sun to form their own company Kendara. as a founder Freeman gained experience raising venture capital, putting together a vital engineering and management team, evaluating business deals, potential acquisition targets, and potential suitors to be acquired by, eventually selling the company to Excite@Home.
Louis Di Gregorio, VP Network Architecture, brings over 20 years of Network Architecture, and Engineering experience to WinSonic. At Teligent, ARCO, and Universal Broadband Networks Louis architecture and engineering experience help these companies provide local dial-tone over a microwave, fiber, copper, and radio/ATM networks utilizing Wireless Access nodes, Northern Telecom’s Magellan Passport ATM switch and a DMS-250 to transport and process Voice and Data over their network. Louis served as project manager of telecommunications projects including E911 Management and Network engineering and Design of voice and data networks. Also was a PCS interconnect Engineer with Sprint where he provided project management for implementation of Transmission Networks and Network and Emergency Disaster Planning. Mr. Di Gregorio’s diverse background in Voice, Data and Video networks, and his knowledge of Local exchange networks plays an important part in WinSonic deployment of products and services.
Michael E. Phillips, VP of Wireless Networks, is responsible for Technical Operations within the Southeast region on a 24x7 basis; maintenance and operations functionality for multiple GSM Network; and day to day functional responsibility for all MSC, BSC, BTS, Microwave Radio, Voice Mail, Disaster Preparedness Plan Implementation, Change Management, Frequency Planning, RF Engineering and Performance Engineering for the Southeast region network customers; and budgetary responsibility for all vendor contracts, training, travel, 2nd party maintenance, site maintenance, and utilities.
Mr. Phillips’ background includes involvement in several cellular start-up companies, and CLEC's that have been successful from planning to implementation. He has also been active in all aspects of wireless technologies since 1984. Outside of the United States, he has worked in three developing countries. Having previously worked for AT&T Wireless as Director of National Network Engineering, and supervised an 80-person team that performed engineering for AT&T Wireless 3G GSM Core network. Specializing in engineering for 12 Tekelec STP 30 mated pair locations utilizing HSL’s, WiFi, VOIP, WLNP mated pair, 3 Compaq and Nortel HLR/SCP locations with 24 mated pairs, 3 National Node Centers and 8 Regional Data Centers with 10 Nortel Passport GGSN’s, Cisco’s BGP 4 routing, Juniper T320 Routers, 16 Sonus VoIP Networks, 22 Logica Message Center platforms for SMS and email hub utilizing Syntegra’s SMPP Gateway, GRPS Network, Comverse Voice Activated Dialing platforms, 600+ Voice Mail Systems, and Command and Control network to 138 switch locations.
Joseph M. Batta, Network Performance Manager, has served as an RF Manager and RF Engineer V for Cingular Wireless International, responsible for managing the implementation and performance of the network, the engineering budget, engineering Hardware and Software, managing the Ericsson BSC GSM 11 upgrades for all Caribbean countries, and supervising a technical staff of one Technical Manager, three Technicians, Tower Crew members and Drive Testers for each country in his work territory.
Mr. Batta’s background includes ten (10) years of experience in major technologies of wireless engineering including Network Design, Optimization and Performance working internationally in the USA, the Caribbean and Africa. He has a Masters in Telecommunications Engineering with a concentration in Wireless Engineering and is a member of the International Engineering Consortium and IEEE Communications Society.
Mr. Batta has a certificate in Project Management and various training certificates in major wireless engineering technologies. He has previously worked for various companies such as Nokia, Ericsson and LCC International, Telecom Network Solution, Inc., and Logica Mobile Networks, Inc.
Ranjan Fernando, Network Performance Senior Engineer, has tremendous experience with Nokia and Ericsson equipment, from performance analysis, congestion, drop calls, failures, link imbalance, E911 LMU deployment and commissioning, development of SQL scripts to download network data and various data reports on Nokia OMC platforms. Parameter updates, using hit scripts and mml commands in BCF, BSS, HOC and POC architecture. Turned up Nokia Ultra sites, organized BSC re-homes, frequency retunes and optimize the networks.
Mr. Fernando has previously worked for various companies such as Nokia, ComTech Wireless, Logica Inc., LCC International, and MLJ Inc. Ranjan earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Andrew University.
Kevin B. Jackson, Network Performance Senior Engineer, has 17 plus years of experience in wireless communications. He offers WinSonic multiple years of experience working with Motorola, Ericsson, Lucent and Nokia Networks. Specifically, he is experienced in all aspects of AMPS/NAMPS, GSM (900 and 1900 MHz) and CDMA and CDMA2000 design and optimization.
Mr. Jackson was selected by the Regional Network Executive Director to serve as Manager of Technical Sales Support for North & South Carolina markets. He successfully managed and engineered In-Building solutions for Business-to-Business (B2B) Accounts. Experienced with Nokia UltraSite BTS and Nokia BSC/OSS functionality. Mr. Jackson graduated with a BS degree from Avionics Engineering, St. Louis University (Parks College), St. Louis, Missouri.
