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CQR 2005 CHAIRMAN’s AWARD
Mr. Bonelli is cited for sustained contributions in the field of system quality improvement, facilitating industry cooperation, and peer mentoring that is exemplary of a professional society.
Ray Bonelli's telecom career spanned over thirty years of increasing leadership positions with Western Electric, AT&T, Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies. Consistently recognized for his ability to develop high performing teams/individuals and ability to envision future trends/opportunities, he was frequently involved with creating new start-up positions. At the time of industry/FCC re-emphasis on Network Reliability, Mr. Bonelli established a Network Reliability entity that included the capability of Interoperability Testing. At the same time, he was selected /appointed by members of the Regional Bell operating companies to represent their major product vendors as a charter member to the newly created Network Reliability Interoperability Steering Committee (NRIC). During his term on the NRIC, he was able to gain the confidence and cooperation of other major product vendors toward the formulation and incorporation of Best Practices as related to Product vendors. The Best Practices were incorporated into the original version of NRIC's compendium of Best Practices and have served as a model/guideline for subsequent NRIC contributions. As Chairperson of IEEE's Committee on Quality and Reliability (CQR), Mr. Bonelli envisioned and executed the linkage of NRIC and CQR as a means of gaining greater visibility and emphasis to Network Reliability within the Telecom Industry. He also recreated the original charter (formerly focused on Quality Assurance Management) to incorporate Network Reliability as a major focus. Mr. Bonelli is the recipient of several Bell Laboratory Gold awards for his efforts in improving Network Reliability for major clients and for improving product reliability/quality. Upon his retirement from Lucent Technologies in 1999, he began a successful consulting career.
