Peter Johnson is a telecommunications business and technology professional. He has worked in a multitude of diverse positions within the industry, including those of independent consultant, business analyst, senior data engineer, lead project manager, senior product manager, and senior marketing manager. He has run nationwide projects involving over 200 locations, managed entire departments, helped launch new companies, and provided strategic research and analysis to help companies obtain additional funding. Mr. Johnson's experience in telecommunications has spanned across many companies in several different areas, including those of ILEC, RBOC, IXC, CLEC, start-up optical carrier, start-up optical equipment vendor, and multiple business and technology consulting firms. Mr. Johnson also currently holds a position on the board of directors of a small business and technology consulting company based in the Northeast.
Emma Minoli is CEO and Founder of Red Hill Consulting, a high-tech consultancy specializing in the area of Voice over IP, multimedia, and e-commerce technologies. Red Hill Consulting also focuses on marketing and PR/advocacy for these technologies. During the past six years clients have included companies such as AT&T, J.D. Edwards, Chase Manhattan Bank, InfoPort Communications Group, and EtherCarrier Communications. Ms. Minoli has co-authored several books including The Telecommunications Handbook--Digital Video Section (CRC Press/IEEE Press), 1999; Delivering Voice over IP Networks (John Wiley & Sons), 1998; Delivering Voice over Frame Relay and ATM (John Wiley & Sons), 1998; and The Web Commerce Technology Handbook (McGraw-Hill), 1997.