Dulles,
VA October 1, 2008 – Encore Networks today
announced the appointment of Bruce Russell
to the position of Vice President of Business
Development, Utilities Industry. Mr. Russell,
formerly with the Tennessee Valley Authority,
brings to Encore more than 28 years of
diverse technical expertise and experience
in operations, administration and business
development in the utility industry.
“Bruce
will provide strategic planning and counsel
on the emerging trends and unique network
security challenges facing today’s utilities,”
said Peter Madsen, President of Encore
Networks. “His depth of experience in
managing transmission communications
systems related to the operation and
protection of power systems will help
guide the future direction of Encore’s
SCADA applications development.”
Prior
to joining Encore, Bruce held various
management positions within TVA where
he implemented strategic initiatives
and managed projects relating to their
power generation facilities. He led the
drive to replace TVA’s Land Mobile Radio
systems under the Federal Narrow Banding
Mandate by utilizing Nextel’s iDEN radio
solutions, which introduced high speed
cellular data applications into their
enterprise network. He also developed
the migration strategy to upgrade and
expand their satellite solution for power
system operations and represented all
TVA Business units in fostering external
partnerships and customer relationships.
Bruce currently serves on the Board of
Directors of the Utility Telecommunications
Council (UTC), is a member of the Association
of Public Safety Communications Officials
(APCO) and supports other industry trade
associations.
“With the successful commercial
launch of the BANDIT line of rugged VPN
routers, I feel confident that Encore
is poised to make a tremendous impact
on the utility industry,” stated Mr.
Russell. “I am excited about joining
a team that is actively expanding its
product line addressing today’s security
concerns surrounding electrical SCADA
monitoring and controls functions.”
Mr.
Russell can be reached at the Encore
Networks Knoxville, TN Office at 703-318-4317
and by e-mail at brussell@encorenetworks.com
For more information about Encore Networks
and its complete line of hardened VPN
routers, visit www.encorenetworks.com
or e-mail sales@encorenetworks.com. |
