DENVER, Sept. 13, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- TensorComm, (www.tensorcomm.com) a wireless technology company that enables CDMA and W-CDMA carriers to increase network capacity and utilize their spectrum more efficiently, today announced that it has further strengthened its technical team led by Chief Scientist Louis Scharf, with the additions of Tommy Guess and Michael L. McCloud. Well recognized in the engineering field, both Guess and McCloud bring a wealth of wireless communications and signal processing experience to the company.
"We are pleased to expand our technical team, which has been led by Louis Scharf since the company's inception," said Dr. John Thomas, chief executive office, director and co-founder of TensorComm. "Louis, who has demonstrated a wealth of technical and engineering experience, has assembled a team that will successfully take TensorComm to the next level. Louis's strong technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of the wireless telecommunications coupled with his strong team of engineers, are of great value to the company. We are looking forward to their contributions as we move the company forward."
As chief scientist, Scharf is responsible for overseeing the company's engineering, technical operations and information technology. With more than 30 years' experience, Scharf has held several engineering positions, including numerous professorship roles in the fields of electrical and computer engineering. Prior to joining TensorComm, Scharf was the professor of electrical and computer engineering, and statistics, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, a position which he currently holds. He also served as the professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder for more than 15 years, as well as the professor and chairman of electrical engineering at the University of Rhode Island.
Scharf's professional experience also includes the roles of president of Parametrics, Inc., for more than seven years, as well as the principal development engineer for Honeywell, Inc., Marine Systems Center. He has served as a visiting professor at several universities across the globe from the University of Tromso in Norway to the University of LaPlata in Argentina. Scharf has been the recipient of several distinguished honors and awards including the 2004 Society Award from IEEE Signal Process Society, the 2000 IEEE Millennium Medal, the College Research Award from the University of Colorado, as well as several other awards in the professional and scholar field. He has both authored and co-authored more than 30 selected papers in the past decade, and has written and contributed to nearly 10 books and monographs in his career.
Guess was an assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia where he taught courses on signals and systems, communications, probability and stochastic processes. Guess is also the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, his MSEE in electrical engineering from Purdue University and his bachelors in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.
McCloud was an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to teaching at the University of Pittsburgh, he was a staff engineer at Magis Networks, Inc. He received both his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and master's in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his bachelor's in electrical engineering from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
About TensorComm
Founded in 2001, TensorComm, Inc. is a privately held wireless technology company based in Denver, Colo. Prior to starting TensorComm, the founder spent eight years developing this breakthrough interference cancellation technology. Prior to founding TensorComm, Dr. Thomas co-founded Data Fusion Corporation, a defense-contracting firm that created the intellectual property at the foundation of TensorComm. This work focused on technology development in smart antennas, interference suppression, signal tracking and signal identification. Since its inception, TensorComm has continued and advanced its foundations in research, development and testing of ICT(tm). Technology performance, industry expertise and momentum have created a unique position for the company to offer this sophisticated, proven solution.
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