Raymond Paul Dolan
mechanical engineer, executive
Raymond "Ray" Paul Dolan (born September 15, 1957) is an American mechanical engineer, executive, and former United States Marine Corps pilot notable for his involvement in the development of the CDMA-based digital cellular technology known as IS-95A. Dolan also oversaw the development of the signal processing technology Flash-OFDM. He co-founded Flarion Technologies, which was acquired by Qualcomm, and currently leads Cohere Technologies.
U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Dolan to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee in 2016. Currently, he still holds this position (see National Communications System).
Education
Dolan graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was a member of the Naval Academy's rowing team, the Navy Crew. He also earned an M.B.A. from the Columbia University School of Business.
Career
Dolan served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a tactical jet pilot for more than seven years before being honorably discharged in 1986.
He became a field engineer at PacTel Cellular in 1986, eventually becoming Manager of Network Operations before leaving the company.
CDMA IS-95A
From 1988 to 1996, Dolan served in numerous roles at Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile, which would eventually become Verizon. As Director of Technologies, he was involved in the development of the CDMA-based digital cellular technology known as IS-95A.
After leaving Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile, Dolan served as COO of NextWave Telecom from 1996 to 2000.
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