CSI Staff

Michael S. Newman, President. Over 35 years telecommunications engineering experience. Mike has been responsible for the design and implementation of microwave systems for both Public Safety Entities and Common Carriers.

Philip M. Kane, Esq./P.E., Vice President, General and Regulatory Counsel, and Engineering Manager. Phil has over 50 years of professional experience in the communications engineering and regulatory field including 28 years in an engineering and managerial capacity with the Federal Communications Commission. He is a specialist in the measurement and verification of radio system parameters and regulatory compliance.

Catherine F. Newman, Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Cathy joined CSI in 2008 after more than 25 years in college and professional publishing, most recently as Senior Acquisitions Editor at the IEEE Press.

Alicia Charlberg, Telecommunications Analyst. Skilled in FCC licensing matters, the ULS system and basic CAD; Alicia is also fluent in Spanish, Italian, and ASL.

Thomas G. Croda, Principal Common Systems Engineer. Over 45 years experience in telecommunications engineering with a focus on DC and AC power. Tom is an internationally recognized expert in DC power and grounding systems.

Stan Deller, P.E., Chief Electrical Engineer. Over 30 years of extensive electrical engineering design and management experience. In his extensive career, Stan has designed the electrical systems for major computer facilities, offices, power plants, substations, and other facilities.

David Doon, P.E., Senior Principal Engineer. Over 40 years experience in radio systems engineering measurements. Experienced with interference resolution and radio direction finding for interference, Davids prior experience includes senior enforcement engineering with the Federal Communications Commission and management of the FCC Microwave Measurement Program.

Andrew Hobson, Senior Project Manager/Senior Principal Engineer. Over 25 years with the US Coast Guard in operational communications assignments, logistic support, contract management, research and development and facilities project management. Andy then spent 14 years with the County of Sacramento, first as the Project Manager for the development of the SRRCS and then as the System Manager overseeing the continued operation and enhancement of the system.

Robert F. Olden, Principal Radio Engineer. Over 45 years experience with implementing microwave and radio communication systems. Bob's extensive experience with both conventional and trunked radio systems includes multi-jurisdictional systems.

Timothy M. Pozar, Principal Network Engineer. Over 20 years of experience with network design and deployment. Tim has engineered and ran the spectrum from enterprise to large national ISP backbones.

William F. Ruck, Principal Radio Engineer. Over 35 years experience in radio frequency communications, and systems engineering and implementation. Bill is proficient in the measurement of radio frequency signals and problem resolution.

Chris Suter, Principal Public Safety Consultant. Over 30 years experience in supervision of fire suppression and emergency responses. Developed communications systems for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District including designing and managing two 911 communications center complete designs.