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Mr. Fulton brings over 25 years of experience in network engineering and management, software systems engineering, Operations Support Systems and Business Support Systems design and marketing to the EMW senior management team. Combining the best of Bell System knowledge with intimate experience in the emerging carrier marketplace supporting voice, data and video networks and systems, Mr. Fulton delivers innovative solutions to a variety of client problems. Mr. Fulton holds an undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of South Florida where he specialized in telecom finance while excelling as a full-time Outside Plant Engineer. As a consulting engineer for the Bell System, Mr. Fulton participated in the design and construction planning for major digital loop carrier systems, an early-adopter of this technology. He revolutionized central office conversion techniques, taking advantage of new connectorization technologies to reduce the cabling effort by 60 percent. As a manufacturer's representative, he was instrumental in advancements in DLC technology and bringing fiber optic technologies out of the laboratory into metropolitan trunking and feeder applications. A rotational assignment into Bell Laboratories as a Systems Engineer designing Operational Support Systems broadened Mr. Fulton's industry knowledge. He was at the forefront of early efforts at Fiber-To-The-Home applications and broadband ATM-based systems. Advancing to a senior management position, he led a team of Systems Engineers developing a comprehensive EMS/NMS system to support broadband local networks, from provisioning to fault and traffic management. He applied this network knowledge to subsequent management positions in sales and marketing and earned respect and accolades both for gaining the trust of his clients and for exceeding revenue and profit targets for Lucent Technologies. Since joining EMW in 2001 Mr. Fulton has worked on a variety of projects from software application solutions, to hosting solutions, to full service support for large private data and voice networks. As VP Operations he oversees several major projects around the world, a line organization of over 80 professionals and a staff organization delivering support for sales proposals, new technology evaluation, technical assistance to line personnel and customer assurance initiatives. | 