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 ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap and Interactive Training Session
 Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011 Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int
Biographies 
Woo Huk Choi, Director, Korea Communications Commission

Education : Majored Computer Engineering in Seoul National University (1990-1994)

Major Activities: Radiocommunications Officer in Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (2008-2009)

Director, 2nd Center Construction Team in Government Information Integration Agency (2006-2007)
Gary Fishman, former TSAG Chairman

Mr. Fishman is currently President of Pearlfisher International, a telecommunication standardization consulting company. His previous work experience with Bell Laboratories, AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent includes digital transmission systems, system engineering, optical fiber, economic studies, communication satellite services, regulatory tariff filings, marketing and technical standardization.

He has participated in and held leadership positions in domestic and international standards bodies in a variety of technical and policy areas since 1984, including the Chair of the ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) (1996-2008) and membership in World Standards Cooperation comprising the top management of ISO, IEC and ITU-T. In 2006, Mr. Fishman created the TSAG Young Delegates Group to facilitate the effective participation and training of new participants, mostly from developing countries, to TSAG and the ITU-T. He was also a regular participant in the APT Standardization Program (ASTAP) for many years, and has presented numerous seminars and workshops on capacity building for international standardization.

Mr. Fishman has served on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) International Policy Committee, ANSI Executive Standards Council and ANSI Patent Group, and has participated on ANSI delegations to the Pacific Area Standards Congress and the ISO General Assembly. Mr. Fishman is a founding member and currently Vice Chairman of the Board of the US ITU Association (USITUA), an industry association whose mission is to improve the interface between industry and the US government as it relates to ITU and other related bodies. He is also the liaison representative under a Memorandum of Understanding between USITUA and ITU Association of Japan.
Cristian Gomez, Head Validation Group, BR, ITU

Cristian’s experience in the telecommunications industry spans over 12 years. He has worked in communications technology for the defence sector, research and development of electronic communications systems in the private sector and radio spectrum policy and planning at national government level. He is currently employed as a specialist by ITU-R in Geneva, working in the Space Services Division. Cristian holds an engineering degree in electronics and communications (Chile) and a Master’s degree in business administration (New Zealand). He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA) and a Professional Member of the Institution of Engineering Technology (UK).
Yong Sam Hong, Lead System Architect and Engineering Director, Motorola Solutions

Title: Engineering Director
Entity: Motorola Solutions Korea, Inc
Degree: M.S. in Electronics from Konkuk University

Related Activities
Korea TTA PG316 PPDR Project Group, Vice Chair
Korea Broadband PPDR Forum, Vice Chair
APT ASTAP EG DMCS, Member
Yoshikazu Ikeda, Otani University, Japan

Yoshikazu IKEDA is a professor at Otani University, Kyoto, Japan. He is a member of Organizing Committee for ITU-T Kaleidoscope academic conference since its establishment. Worked as a Rapporteur for SS-7 signaling network in ITU-T SG.11 in 1990’s. He was a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology during 2003 and 2007, a visiting professor at National Institute of Informatics (JP) and Executive Director Multimedia with KDD before 2000. He graduated from University of Tokyo in 1969.
Duck Joong Jeon, Manager, TTA

2006 - Present: Working at Strategic Planning Team of Standardization Department at TTA
2002 - 2006: Worked at Broadband Convergence Network Division in ETRI
2002 - 2002: Worked at Consulting Division in LG CNS
2000 - 2002: Achieved the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering at K AIST
1992 - 2000: Achieved the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering at Hanyang University
Sungho Jo, Deputy Senior Manager, SK Telecom

2001 - Present: Working at Access Network Development Team of Network R&D Center in SKTelecom (Involved in cdma2000 1X, EVDO, WCDMA,LTE Access NW Development)
1997 - 2000: Worked at Access Network Engineering & Operation Team of Seoul Metropolitan Area Division in SKTelecom
1990 - 1997: Achieved the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering at Kyungpook National University
Jay H. Kim, Director, Xener Systems

2008 - Present: Working at International Business Unit in Xener Systems
2005 – 2008: Worked at Strategic Planning Unit in Xener Systems
2000 – 2005: Worked at Platform Team in Xener Systems R&D Center
1996 - 2000: Worked at Intelligent Network Team in DACOM R&D Center
1991 - 1993: Achieved the M.S. degree in Communication Engineering at KAIST
1987 - 1991: Achieved the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at KAIST
Juheon Kim, Manager, KT

2004 - Present: Working at Network Laboratory of Corporate Technology Group at KT
2005 - 2008: Achieved the M.S. degree in Electronics & Computer Engineering at Korea University
1995 - 2002: Achieved the B.S. degree in Electric Engineering at Korea University
Hosong Lee, Manager, KT

Hosong Lee has more than 8 years of working experiences as IP Network Engineer at KT R&D Center.

He developed and launched Network-based Managed Service for enterprise. He designed and deployed KT NGN for IP-TV, Wibro and VoIP services.

Currently, He is responsible for design and deployment of KT’s IP Network and research of KT’s Future Network.

He is focusing on Application-Layer Traffic Optimization technology and Content Centric Network architecture.
Cha-Sik Leem, Director General, Korea Communications Commission

Dr. Cha-Sik Leem is the president of National Radio Research Agency in Korea.

He is working for Korea Communications Commission since 1981 and has served as the president of the National Computing and Information Agency, the Director General of Knowledge Industry Standards Office, the Director General of Network Policy Bureau.
Arthur Levin, Chief, Operations and Planning Dept, TSB, ITU

Mr. Arthur Levin was the lead ITU staff member in the organization of the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society and has served as a senior policy adviser and legal counselor with the Union. He organized and was Executive Secretary of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences in 2002 and 2006.

He also holds an appointment as an adjunct professor of law at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in the United States, where he teaches a course on International Telecommunications Law and the Internet..

He previously served as Legal Adviser of the OECD in Paris and as a senior attorney with regulatory agencies in the United States and with private law firms in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous articles and books on regulatory topics.

He has a J.D. with honors from George Washington Law Center and a B.S. with honors from Cornell University.
Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, TSB, ITU

Vijay received his first degree in Computer Science with Electronic Engineering from University College London, UK in 1992 and obtained his Masters degree in Information Technology from Imperial College, Science and Technology, UK in 1993. In 2000, He obtained his MBA from Cranfield School of Management in UK.

Before joining ITU, Vijay was working for the National Computer Board in Mauritius where he was in charge of the Planning, Research and Development Division and had worked on the implementation of two National ICT Strategic Plans as well as on the development of a national information security strategy. He was also responsible for the setting up of the Government Data Centre and the national Computer Emergency Response Team.

In June 2010 he joined the ITU-T Policy and Technology Watch Division in Geneva where he is responsible for the implementation of projects under Bridging the Standardization Gap programme and undertaking research for production of Technology Watch reports.
Jongbong Park, (TTA)

Mr. Jongbong PARK started his career at the Korean R&D Institution, Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI), to work on the coordination of standardization activities in 1998.

Mr. Park joined the Telecommunication Technology Association (TTA) in 2001 as a principal researcher providing consultation to Korean administration to set up national position at international organizations, such as ITU and APT. He has contributed to various APT preparatory meetings for ITU Plenipotentiary Conference and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly as a committee chair.

As a director at TTA, he is in charge of coordinating various standardization activities, such as TTA standardization committees, industry forums and human resource development. He has been providing consultation to overseas governments to enrich their standardization capability. In addition, he undertakes joint work programme with ITU-T for bridging the standardization gap that was funded by the Korean administration.
Honourable Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney General and Minister For Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Industry And Trade, Fiji

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Industry and Trade.

He attained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and Development Studies from the Australian National University; Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of New South Wales, Australia; Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Wollongong, Australia; and Masters in Law from the University of Hong Kong in China.

Prior to his appointment as Attorney General and Minister in 2007 he was the General Manager Group Legal and Compliance with Colonial Group of Companies. He was also a state prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution in Fiji and practiced as a commercial lawyer in Minter Ellison Lawyers in Australia.

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is the Vice Chairman of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG).
Gibson Tito, Principal Engineer, Radio Standards, National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA)

Mr. Gibson Tito is the Principal Engineer – Radio Standards with the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA). NICTA is Papua New Guinea’s ICT Regulator.

Prior to joining NICTA, he was a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering at the PNG University of Technology. His field of expertise is in telecommunications, digital communications and radio. He received his Bachelor degree in Engineering (Communications) from PNG University of Technology in 1995 and obtained his Masters degree in Digital Communications from Monash University, (Clayton Campus) Australia in 2004.

Since joining the Papua New Guinea Radiocommunications and Telecommunications Technical Authority (PANGTEL) in 2008 (now NICTA), he has been actively involved in the development and/or reviewing of technical standards, specifications and testing procedures including type approvals for radiocommunications equipment and systems used in PNG.
Kyu Jin Wee, Senior Advisor to KCC, Korea Communications Commission

Title : Senior Advisor to KCC
Education : Ph.D degree in Electric Engineering at Yonsei University in 1988.

Major Int’l Activities
Chairman of committee 3 at ITU Plenipotentiary conference in 2010
Vice chairman of ITU-R Study Group 5 (2008 – current)

Major APT Activities
Chairman of APT Management committee (2009 – current)
Vice chairman of APT Preparatory Group for WRC-12 (2008 – current)

Major National Activities
Acting Director General of Radio Research Agency
Director of Radio Spectrum Development Division & Technical Regulation Div
Chairman of Technical Committee 7 of Telecommunication Technology Association (TTA)
Chairman of Spectrum Management Group of Korea Radio Promotion Association

 

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