Program Number: C020-10172006
Software Development: Best Practices in Today’s Reality – The
Telcordia Experience
Category Type: 3
Subject Areas
Knowledge: 10
Process: 06
Application/Specific Interest Groups: 30
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 1.5
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 0.0
Technical - 1.5
Pat Roche - VP Telcordia
Bio:
Mr. Roche has worked in the Telecommunications industry for
over 25 years. During that period he has led the
development of a broad range of Operations Support Systems
including Element Management Systems, Network Management
Systems, Work Force Management Systems and Service
Negotiation Systems. Most recently he has been leading
the development of Telcordia's Service Delivery Platform.
He started at Bell Labs in 1977 working as a
software engineer. He joined Bellcore (later
Telcordia) at its inception in 1984 and was promoted to
Executive Director in 1988 and led the development of a
broad range of Operations Support Systems. In 1996 he
launched the Telcordia Force system that was part of
Telcordia's set of next generation Operations Support
Systems. In 1999 he was appointed to General Manager
and Vice President of the Work Force Management Business
Unit with P?L responsibility for Telcordia's complete suite
of Work Force Products. Since that time he has lead
the development of Telcordia's Core Operations Support
Systems and most recently Telcordia's Service Delivery
Platform
In 1988 Mr. Roche received Bellcore's Award of
Excellence for work in implementing Technician Access
Network and in 1996 received the Presidential Award for
being a member of the team that provided the rollout of
Telcordia's Force Product. Mr. Roche is a member of
the College of Engineering Dean's Industrial and
Professional Advisory Board at the Pennsylvania State
University.
Mr. Roche received his BS in Mathematics and Computer
Science from The Pennsylvania State University and MS in
Computer Science from The Pennsylvania State University.
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