THOMAS K. TOLMAN

7563 Urban St. Arvada, CO 80005 c 303 489-3847 h 303 432-3114 nashville20@comcast.net



Senior Program Manager: Progressive National Public Safety and 911 Emergency Communications Systems Technology Leader, technical engineering advisor, researcher, nationally recognized speaker, and

published subject matter expert (SME).



More than 20 years experience in all aspects of wireless, 911, E-911 public safety communications / radio systems and program research, regulatory & FCC spectrum issues, development, implementation, design, business plans, long / short term budget, federal grant funding, systems and operations, technical engineering /repair/ maintenance, and leader in Interoperability information and research.



Senior Program Manager with oversight of Project Managers, conducting national investigative studies developing strategic approaches to improve interoperability and cooperation between local, state and federal agencies.



Principle Investigator and Project Director for national studies of emergency communications interoperability issues, FCC regulatory compliance, spectrum analysis-allocation, & 911 communications.



SME in all aspects of Public Safety Communications including; RF experience supporting conventional / trunked VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800, 4,900 MHz systems, WLAN, system networks, LMR, PSAP, VOIP, and Software Defined Radio (SDR),



Vice Chair to the FCC’s National Communication Council (NCC) Implementation Sub-Committee of re-allocated 700 MHz to public Safety.



Extensive knowledge of SIEC (Statewide Interoperability Executive Council) - public safety wireless radio interoperability.



Appointed to TIA-TR8 Project 25 / 34 Phase II Standards Steering Committee (700 / 800 MHz), digital narrow-band voice and data standards.



Continued recognized leadership roles on national telecommunications committees, boards, and associations such as APCO, NENA, P-25, NPSPAC, FRC-



FCC licensing, allocation and evaluation of public safety LMR / E-911 and cross jurisdiction communications systems and equipment for police, fire and EMS agencies.



Former Director of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), support office, a federation of 14 national public safety associations



Extensive published works including; DOJ / National Institute of Justice Research reports related to public safety challenges. Why Can’t We Talk When Lives Are at Stake?, Understanding Wireless Communications Technology, State & Local law Enforcement Wireless Communications Interoperability, Staffing, and Retention in Public Safety Communications Centers.



Former President of the Colorado Associated Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO).



Proficient at team development for effective business plans, partnering between entities, analyzing market and competitive activity and establishing strategies.



Excellence in budget and fiscal planning. Grant monitoring, federal grant approval, grant review, and conducting federal grant funded programs through federal agencies



Accomplished national public speaker and writer with high level presentations to associations, consortiums, forums, criminal justice leaders, federal agencies -FCC, media publications and television news.



SELECTIVE RECENT ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS



Principle Investigator & Project Director: Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), National award winning APCO Project 40, 911 Communications Center issues.



Vice Chair to the FCC’s National Communication Council (NCC) Implementation Committee of re-allocated 700 MHz spectrum to public Safety.



Director of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, Support Office- leading the development of a pre-coordination database for 700/800 MHz spectrum to assist the Regional Planning Committees (RPCs).



Project Director and co-author; Department of Justice /NIJ State & Local Law Enforcement “Wireless Communications Interoperability Report.” Presented in Radio Communication Report, Government Technology, Wireless Week, and Tech Beat.



Peer review, federal Grants Review Board for major multimillion dollar DHS, DOJ, and Public Safety Technology Grants.



Exceptional cutting edge new technology expert in all wireless telecommunications / communications, convergence issues, systems, vendors, and suppliers, with working knowledge of Simulcast Systems.



Directed Project Teams of NLECTC staff, research scientists, and consultants producing pertinent guide books, databases, technical assistance and training to federal, state, local entities, supporting end user service.



Program Director, development and launch of 700 MHz/800MHz pre-coordination national database for the FCC’s 55 Regional Planning Committees and frequency Coordinators APCO, AASHTO, IMSA, FCCA.



Editorial Advisory Board Member to Mission Critical Communications Radio Resource Magazines and International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE).



Client and relationship management with exceptional ability in development of key professional relationships utilizing outstanding communications and negotiation skills with client, state and local agencies as well as relationship intercessor to vendors and federal programs.



Senior Advisor to, The First Response Coalition, Washington DC, current.



Creator of the popular NLECTC Guide Book, “Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety – a Guide Book to Technology Issues.”



Featured in numerous national publications: including USA TODAY, Government Technology, Radio Resource, Wireless Week, Tech Beat, Mission Critical, and Police Chief Magazine, and media interviews.



Keynote speaking engagements to a host of public safety associations such as APCO International Conferences, P-25 Standards Symposiums, and Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) symposiums.



Program and SME presentations and projects involving key public safety leaders ranging from the Associate Attorney General and the World Radio Conference Ambassador to the US.



Cooperatively organized and assembled creative team of over 100 federal, state and local agencies for interoperability forum that launched a Colorado Interoperability Task Force.





PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


University of Denver, Denver Research Institute, Department of Justice/National Institute of Justice: National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center (01/1997 - 08/2007)
Denver, CO
Senior Program Manager and Principle Investigator Public Safety Communications Technology

Senior Program Manager, Project Manager, and Principle Investigator for public safety communications technologies, providing technical assistance and information support to federal, state and local agencies. Communications program development in strategic new technology research, information assistance, and support to federal, state, and local law enforcement, corrections, and criminal justice agencies nationwide Leadership in the interoperability standards and solutions, heading the development of a Computer Assisted Pre-coordination and Resource Database System (CAPRAD) for 700 MHz spectrum to assist the Regional Planning Committees (RPCs). Initiated and developed customized project teams of staff, SME consultants, and research scientists to develop technology, standards, grants and regulatory influence relevant to law enforcement entities. Senior Management duties related to short and long term budgets, fiscal planning, grant research, performance reviews, and contract negotiations. Maintained a continuous strong leadership role in an extensive collection of national associations, committees, study groups, regulatory teams and federal agencies. First Director of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), Support Office, for NLECTC.


Adams County Communications Center, Communications (12/1987 - 01/1997)
Commerce City, CO
Manager of Communications Technology

Manager of Technical Support Services: Adams County 911 Communications Center. Supervised radio technical support staff responsible for six fire agencies, two major metro hospital communication centers and four police agency radio systems. During tenure as Chair of APCO Interference Committee, represented police and county agencies for the Adams County Governing Board. Maintenance of entire communications system.


Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Communications (05/1980 - 12/1987)
Golden, CO
Communications Systems Manager

Communications manager for Colorado’s fourth largest county. Designed an exceptional radio communications service call center. Created budget and capital expenditure requests for 10 inter-county departments. Complete upgrade of all radio sites, land-mobile/fixed, and microwave licenses. Coordinated dismantling / relocation / reconstruction of electronic sites. Management of communications technical staff and project coordination. Maintenance of entire communications system.








PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION



University of Denver

Master of Technology Management MoTM, 2000

Denver, CO 80526



University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science, Business Management BSBM, 1998

Englewood, CO 80111



Elkins Institute

Radio, Television Broadcast Engineering, AS equiv.

Denver, CO









AWARDS, HONORS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS



National Institute of Justice, National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center: Outstanding Service Award, 2002.



APCO International Presidential Award- Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) for Regional Planning of Public Safety Communication Technologies, 1999.



APCO International. Award for Project RETAINS Dispatcher Staffing, 2006.



Award for outstanding support of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA, 2004.



Award of recognition for being guest Lecturer: Denver Telecom Professionals, on Critical Infrastructures. Denver 2006.



Meritorious Resolution for Outstanding Contribution to the Sheriff’s Association of Texas, 2001.



National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, Service Award, 2004



APCO Certificate of Appreciation, Expert Panelist: Meet the Press, International Conference and Exposition, 1999.



APCO: Certificate of Appreciation, Speaker Recognition Award, Annual Conference - Exposition, 98/99.



Radio System Design/Development / Certificate of Appreciation, Thornton, CO Project. Dispatcher Communications Center Relocation, 1993.



Radio Frequency Interference Engineering Committee Chairman Award, Colorado- APCO.



Employee of the year Award, Adams County Communications Center, 1991.



Colorado APCO Chapter President Dedicated Service Award, 1990, 1991.



Colorado APCO Certificate of Appreciation, Frequency Interference Committee Chairman, 1989.



Colorado APCO Certificate of Appreciation, Engineering Committee Chairman, 1985.







SELECT PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING



National Speaker, panel of public safety representatives, debating future of wireless communications. IWCE Expo. www.iwceexpo.com, 2007.



First Response Coalition Panel Presenter, National Press Club, Public Safety Future, Washington, DC, 2006.



Public Safety Principle Investigator and SME for the University of Denver on local radio and television communications issues in the news, up to 2007.



Panelist and Moderator, International Wireless Communications Expo. (IWCE), Radio System Interoperability, annual.



Member of the national forum on Public Safety Spectrum Management with NTIA, 2004.



Presenter for Fire Incident Training for Dispatchers, APCO/NENA Colorado Chapter, 2004.



Presenter / speaker to the Integrated Justice Institute. 2002.



Guest speaker and presenter. Future of Public Safety Conference, Texas. 2001-2002



Panelist Speaker, FCC Commission on Public Safety Radio Systems-Y2K, Washington, DC, 1999.



Presentation: Dr. Gail Schoettler, Head of Delegation and Ambassador to World Radio Communication Conference 2000, and Lt. Col. Rick Reaser of Office and Science Technology Policy, Defense Department, Public Safety Radio Spectrum Issues, at University of Denver, Denver, CO. Nov. 1999



Guest Lecturer: Denver Telecom Professionals, on Critical Infrastructures. Denver 2006, State University of New York SUNY, and the University of Denver.



Guest Speaker/Moderator, International-Associated Public Communications Officials (APCO), Public Safety Interoperability, Minn., MN.



Featured Expert Panelist of APCO’s, “Meet the Press- International Conference,” Public Safety Communication Industry. Minn., MN,



Keynote Speaker, Project 25 Standards Forum (P25), Sand Diego, CA, March 1999



Speaker, Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Symposium, Radio System Interoperability and NIJ Activities; Denver, CO, Mesa, AZ, Sacramento, CA, Boston, MA, & Chicago, IL, 1997- 1999



Presenter, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)/Southwest Border Technology Fair, New Public Safety Wireless Technologies for Interoperability, Sandia Labs, Albuquerque, NM, January 1999



Speaker, Public Safety Wireless Network Symposium (PSWN), NIJ/ Public Safety Initiatives, Phoenix, AZ, December, 1998



Featured Speaker, Public Safety Wireless Network Symposium (PSWN), “Why Can’t We Talk? When Lives are at Stake,” Phoenix, AZ, September 1998



Guest Speaker, International-Associated Public Communications Officials (APCO), Annual Conference and Exposition, Public Safety Communications Standards, Albuquerque, NM, August 1998



Panelist Speaker, FCC Commission on Public Safety Radio Systems-Y2K, Washington, DC, June 1998



Speaker, Public Safety Wireless Network Symposium (PSWN), Public Safety Interoperability Issues, Sacramento, CA, March 1998



Speaker, FCC Commission Forum on Public Safety Radio Communications Issues, Washington, DC







SELECT PUBLICATIONS



Creator of the popular NLECTC Guide Book, Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety – a Guide Book to Technology Issues. March, 2000.



Co-author, “Why Can’t We Talk? Public Safety and the Interoperability Challenge NIJ.



Featured in numerous national publications, USA TODAY, Government Technology, Radio Resource, Wireless Week, Tech Beat, Mission Critical, and Police Chief Magazine, as well as frequent television interviews.



Wireless: Commercial Services for Public Safety Managers. Project Manager and Chief Editor for new National Institute of Justice Publication: 2000.



Publication: “Banding Together,” (Featured article), Law Enforcement Technology, July 1999.



Co-author and project manager: U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice. Research Report: “State and Local Law Enforcement Wireless Communications and Interoperability: A Quantitative Analysis.” January 1998.



Co-produced Department of Justice national interoperability video, in association with Associate Attorney General, “Why Can’t We Talk, When Lives Are At Stake?” 1998-1999.



Editorial Advisor to Mission Critical Magazine, ongoing.



“Program Analysis of Fire and EMS Communications Interoperability,” Public Safety Wireless Network, April 1999.



“Public Safety Report,” (Featured article) Radio Resource Magazine, March 1998.



“Car 54 Where are you?” Tech Beat: National Institute of Justice (NIJ), summer 1998.



Tom Tolman, (Interview) Government Technology, August 1998.



Featured story, “On-Duty: A Public Safety Case File,” Dateline: Magazine of the Wireless Data Forum, Oct. 1998.



“Communication Trends - Interview by Lois Pilant,” The Police Chief Magazine, Oct. 1998,



“NLECTC Studying Interoperability: To Benefit Law Enforcement Agencies,” (Interview) Wireless Week Magazine, June 1997.





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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS



FRC- First Response Coalition, President

APCO- Association of Public Safety Communications, Intl.

IACP- International Association of Chiefs of Police

NACP- National Association of Chiefs of Police

NENA- National Emergency Number Association

PROJECT 25 Standards Steering Committee

NPSPAC National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee, Region 7

RCA- Radio Club of America





PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD



PROJECT 25 Standards Steering Committee, Phase II



Director of National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, S.O.



International Wireless Communications Expo IWCE Public safety program advisor and presenter



DeVry Institute, Advisory Board Member for Electronic Engineering Technology Course Curriculum (EET)



National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) Region 7



APCO Colorado Frequency Advisory Board Member



Western Wireless Emergency Communications System (WWECS) Governing Board Member



International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Communications Sub-Committee Member





RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE



University of Denver National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology lecturer - ongoing



State University of New York (SUNY) IT Series Guest lecturer 2005, 2006



University of Denver, Featured guest speaker- Subject: Iridium, Class: Communications Satellite Technologies. 2005.



Training Chairman and Instructor for Associated Public Communications Officials (APCO) Telecommunications Dispatcher Course, in Public Safety Communications (Subject: Basic Theory, 911/Radio Systems) 1990-1995





VOLUNTEER POSITIONS



University of Denver AMMI-HYDE interviews, current.



President: First Response Coalition Washington DC, current.



Denver Technical College (DTC), (now DeVry) Advisory Board Member for Electronic Engineering Technology Course Curriculum (EET)



MISC / LICENSES



Television broadcast /Engineering, Denver, CO



FCC- Federal Communications Commission, Lifetime General Radiotelephone License/Certificate



National Association of Business & Educational Radio (NABER), Gold- National Association of Business Education Radio, FCC Endorsed.



Letters of high recommendation upon request