Bio

Ray W. Nettleton has been a leader in the Telecommunications Industry for over 30 years, during which time he has served as an engineer, manager, consultant, entrepreneur, corporate officer and educator.

Dr. Nettleton received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1978. His thesis, on using CDMA techniques for cellular telephone systems, was controversial at the time, but has now won worldwide acceptance with the advent of third-generation cellular systems (3G). He was granted the first two patents on the technique.

Dr. Nettleton has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics, probability theory and electrical engineering full-time at Michigan State University and part-time at the University of Maryland, The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Colorado and the University of Denver. He is a frequent guest speaker at conferences and symposia, and has published some 80 papers and presentations.

Dr. Nettleton's career has also encompassed work for the US Armed Forces on marine and airborne radio and satellite communication systems and for NASA on scientific satellite systems. He has advised the FCC and many regulators worldwide on matters pertaining to spectrum allocation. He came to Colorado in 1991 to direct the wireless R&D efforts at US West Advanced Technologies, building the PCS National Test bed in Boulder. He has worked with many graduates of CU's Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Department. Most recently he was a co-founder of Formus Communications, a broadband fixed wireless loop company operating in Europe and Latin America.

Dr. Nettleton is a consultant providing technical expertise and strategic advice to industry. He has also provided expert testimony in patent litigation cases and in public hearings before regulators.

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