David Boroughs

David Boroughs, Executive Advisor-Enterprise, has 35 years of telecommunications experience. His professional career includes work with KEMA, Sprint, GTE, and PBS National Datacast in areas of engineering design, planning, implementation, and operation of wireless and fiber networks. The efforts included development of a vision, benefit cost analysis, and strategy for communications architecture solutions, network management, and infrastructure assessments: technology, and performance/vulnerability analysis.

Areas of Expertise

Utility Telecommunications Network Planning, Engineering, Implementation
Technical Specification Development and Procurement assistance

Experience and Background

35 years of experience in the electric power industry 1975 -- 2011
Sr. Principal Consultant, KEMA, Inc. 2003 – 2011
Director-Engineering & Planning, National Datacast, Inc. 2000 – 2003
Director-Engineering, Teleconsult International 1998 – 2000
Director-Operations, National Datacast, Inc 1993 – 1998
Engineering Team Leader, Sprint 1987 – 1993
Telecommunications Manager, Information Systems & Networks 1986 – 1987
Senior Engineer, GTE Corporation 1977 – 1986
Communications Engineer, Rural Electrification Administration 1975 – 1977

Accomplishments and Industry Recognition

Member IEEE Communications and Power Engineering Societies
Co-instructor: Utility University training session “Smart Substations - Protection, Communications, Control, Information management for the Enterprise” (UU 101), DISTRIBUTECH 2011, San Diego, CA, January 2011.
Various Telecommunications Presentations at past UTC and ENTELEC venues
Registered Professional Engineer, NC License #09487

Education

BSEE – NC State University
MBA – Duke University

Personal

Married, 2 children. Hobbies and interests include retreating to the NC coast for fishing, boating, and occasional golf.