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CQR 2007 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Mr. Dick Lynch is cited for leadership in implementing wireless technology and bridging the IEEE and industry to address the challenges of reliable wireless voice and data performance.
Dick Lynch is executive vice president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless. Lynch is responsible for the technology, architecture, planning, design and operation of the company's coast-to-coast wireless voice and data network covering more than two million square-miles. Under his leadership, Verizon Wireless launched the nation's first wireless broadband wide-area network.
In his prior assignment, he was executive vice president and chief technical officer for Bell Atlantic Mobile. Lynch has been at the forefront of wireless data solutions, starting with Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) in 1995 when he led Bell Atlantic Mobile’s build of one of the largest CDPD networks in the country--delivering the first application for mobile data for public safety and ultimately paving the way for mass market wireless data services. He led the industry to advance Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) into a commercial wireless offering, launching the nation's first commercial CDMA service. In 2004, Lynch again drove technology direction with the decision to deploy EVDO service broadly throughout Verizon Wireless’ national footprint. Building on these core technology decisions, he has led the implementation and widespread adoption of key innovative services including wireless broadband access via laptop and PDAs, V CAST Music (a rich-featured, over-the-air music download service), IP-based Push-to-Talk, and turn-by-turn navigation on cell phones.
Lynch is a Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). He has served as a charter member of the executive board of the CDMA Development Group, an organization responsible for promotion, advancement, deployment and future developments of CDMA. Lynch is a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Technical Advisory Council. He has also been awarded patents for advances in the area of wireless technology.
In the early years of wireless data development, Lynch served as chairman of the Wireless Data Forum, an organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of wireless data to end-user communities, the telecommunications industry, the media, and the information technology industry. Under his guidance, the forum was restructured and affiliated with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to insure focus on its efforts within the larger wireless industry. For this accomplishment, Lynch was honored with the CTIA President's Award.
Recognized as a leader in advancing wireless technology and in building and operating vast wireless networks, Lynch frequently provides expert commentary for a variety of leading business and trade publications. He is a frequent guest lecturer in academia and industry on wireless technology and trends.
Throughout his career, Lynch has held a variety of positions in all aspects of planning, operations and engineering, beginning with New England Telephone in 1972. Prior to joining Bell Atlantic Mobile, he was general manager of operations for Bell of Pennsylvania's Central Area, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Lynch is a 1970 graduate of Lowell Technological Institute (now UMass) where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. He has also completed postgraduate work at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.
Mr. Lynch receiving the CQR 2007 Chairman's Award from Kenichi Mase in CQR 2007 Workshop, Fort Myers, Florida