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Bob O'Hara

Bob O'Hara is President and Founder of Informed Technology, Inc., a company that specializes in strategic, technology, and network consulting. He is actively involved in the development of networking, telecommunications, and computing standards and products. His areas of expertise are: network and communication protocols and their implementation, operating systems, system specification and integration, standards development, cryptography and its application, strategy development, and product definition.

Mr. O'Hara has been involved with the development of the IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard since 1992. He is the Technical Editor of that standard and Chairman of the revisions and regulatory extensions task groups.

Prior to starting Informed Technology, he worked for Advanced Micro Devices in both senior engineering and management positions for the I/O and Network Products Division and in the Advanced Development Lab, as well as engineering positions at Fairchild Space and Communications and TRW Defense and Space Systems Group.

Mr. O'Hara graduated with a BSEE from the University of Maryland in 1978.

Author Bookshelf

802.11™ Handbook: A Designer's Companion by Al Petrick and Bob O'Hara Format: Paperback, 360 pages Price: Member and Affiliate Price: $44.95 Non-Member Price: $54.95