SBC Board At-Large Candidate: Bruce Deer

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Bruce Deer
CEO 
Trilogy Technologies

Office Sought: At-Large

Bruce Deer Bio:

Visionary executive for companies with national and international operations with a focus on expanding business opportunities. Extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, sales, product development, technical operations, engineering, software and systems development, and management consulting. Currently serving as the CEO of Trilogy Communications, Inc providing overall executive direction, expansion of the existing product line into new industries and customers, and introduction of new product designs.

Previous roles include:

  • SkyTel: President and CEO
  • Origin Technologies: President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Spread Networks: Key Advisor and Executive
  • Neopolis Technology: February 2007 - Management and Technical Consulting

Education Background:

  • Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi; B. S. Electrical Engineering, Graduated Special Distinction
  • Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas; M. S. Electrical Engineering emphasis in Telecommunications

Board Memberships (Professional and Civic)

  • Member of Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering School Advisory Board Entrepreneur in Residence Innovate MS
  • Member of Institute for Technology Development Board of Directors Past President of Critical Messaging Association
  • Past Chairman of the Communications and Information Technology Organization of Mississippi (CIT.ms) Past committee member of NATO Industrial Advisory board
  • Past member of the Personal Communications Industries Association (PCIA) Board of Directors Past member of Jackson State University Engineering School Advisory Board
  • Past Member of the Board of Directors Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi Past member of Board of Trustees Saint Andrews Episcopal School

Bruce Deer Statement to Members:

To Voting Members:

I believe I can contribute to the Safer Building Coalition Board of Directors as an at large member in numerous ways. I am the CEO of Trilogy Communications which designs and manufactures specialized, engineered coaxial cables and related accessories used in commercial, industrial and municipal wireless communications systems, networking applications and infrastructure projects.  These designs and products include numerous public safety and first responder systems.

Listed below are three specific items in my background and experiences that will be most helpful:

  • Extensive experience in participating or guiding Industry Associations that I previously served on as a board member or officer.
  • Trilogy as a company is focused on new product and services to support the goals and objectives of the Safer Building Coalition with an emphasis on products and services for First Responder Communications Systems .
  • Also, I have experience with coordinating and generating consensus around new approaches and solutions to existing issues, incorporating these into the relevant standards and codes to assist and/or work with stakeholders, working groups and standards committees.

Bruce Deer
Trilogy Communications, Inc.

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