Mr. Braud has 40+ years of experience in the design, development, installation, sales and marketing of telecommunications networks. Career highlights include product planning, engineering and development at RCA Princeton Laboratories, network design and development for Bell Laboratories, marketing, sales and installation of optical fiber networks to numerous domestic and international corporations, the US Research and Higher Education community, and the US Federal Government. Mr. Braud holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Economics from the University of Texas, and an MBA from the University of Southern California.