TEM Consulting, LP

H. STEPHEN BERGER

President of the General Partner
stephen.berger@ieee.org

PUBLICATIONS PROFILE Professional specialist in focusing on: Government and Industry Relations, Advanced technology & business planning, Standards development & regulatory management Dynamic Spectrum Access Voting Systems. 28 years of standards development, product compliance and technology planning experience. Project management experience in Telecommunications, Information Technology, Voting Systems and Instrumentation Industries, with technical focus in the areas of EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), RF safety and Disability Issues.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• President, iNARTE (International Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers)

• Chair, IEEE EMC Society Standards Development Committee
  

• Member of 3 US Access Board Federal Advisory Committee:

Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee (TAAC) (1996-1997)
Electronic Information Technology Access Advisory Committee (1998-1999)
Election Assistance Commission Technology Guidelines Development Committee (2004-2007)

• Voting system certification technical reviewer for US Election Assistance Commission and examiner for Texas, Virginia and North Carolina.

• Initiator and first chair of the IEEE SCC41, Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks.

• Past member of the IEEE Standards Board and New Standards Committee

• Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Cyber Security Center, Our Lady of the Lake University.

• Invented the EHR GTEM, patented, gained FCC approval and implemented its use, improving test efficiency by >80%.  Awarded Siemens’ highest award for technical contribution to the business.

• Established EMCO’s electromagnetic field sensing products line base upon technology transfer with NIST in Boulder, Co.  This product line grew to 15% of total revenues in 3 years.

• Invited presenter on disability access at EU Ministerial Conference, April 2000 in Lisbon, Portugal

PATENTS



• 6,882,640: System and method for utilizing circuit switched and packet switched resources
• 6,744,750: Replicating and Recombinant Networking Systems and Methods for Wireless Networks
• 6,684,063: Integrated Hearing Aid for Telecommunications Devices
• 6,380,896: Circular polarization antenna for wireless communication system
• 6,225,917: Electromagnetic Field Probe Having a Non-Electrical Transmission Modality
• 5,754,054: Apparatus and Method for Determining the Source and Strength of Electro-magnetic Emissions
• 5,589,773: System and Method for Making Electromagnetic Measurements Using a Tiltable Transverse Electromagnetic Cell and a Fixed Tilt Sample Holder
• EP00805562A3: Radio-Frequency Hearing Aid Protector for Wireless Communications Products
  

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

• IEEE Standards Medallion, August 1993.
• Commendation for contributions to IEEE EMC Society's Standards Efforts, 1988 & 1994.
• Certificate of Appreciation for RESNA for contributions to the field of rehabilitation engineering, 1997.
• SHHH (Self Help for Hard of Hearing People) Friend of People with Hearing Loss 2001 award.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

TEM CONSULTING, LP                                                                        2000-Present
         President of the General Partner  

SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE         1990-2000
         Project Manager, Standards & Regulations            1999-2000
         Senior Engineer, Wireless Terminals Compliance   1996-1999
         Technical Lead, Hardware Design Assurance         1990-1996

THOMAS-CONRAD CORP.                                                                    1988-1990   
         Senior Engineer, Digital Design

THE ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY  (EMCO)                             1985-1988
         Director for Field Sensing Products

DATAPOINT CORP.                                                                               1980-1985
         Engineer, EMC and environmental compliance testing

EDUCATION

BS, Physics                         University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.