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`Craig Bishop
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`+44 (0)7984 564949 (mobile)
`craig@bishopcom.co.uk
`Independent Consulting Engineer
`32 Nightingale Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RF
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`Key Skills and Experience
`28 years Telecoms, Radio and Broadcast experience
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`21 years experience in 2G/3G/4G telecoms standardisation and mobile handset development
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`Extensive knowledge of 3GPP and ETSI specifications and procedures including ETSI role from
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`regulatory perspective (harmonised standards, mandates, spectrum, etc)
`Sound understanding of 3GPP systems, including Radio Access Networks, Access Stratum
`protocols, Core Networks, Non-Access Stratum protocols, and IMS
`Intellectual property analysis including prior art search and evaluation of patent essentiality
`14 issued patents
`Programming in Java, Python, C, Octave (Matlab)
`Application of Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
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`Career History
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`Bishop Communications Ltd.
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`13/01 –
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`Independent Telecommuncations Standards and Intellectual Property
`Consultant
`Full ETSI member
`Activities have included (not including present or recently finshed contracts):
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`Providing expertise for EC funded ETSI Specialist Task Force (STF489) from March 2015 to
`March 2016 to produce implementation guidelines for Total Conversation for emergency
`services. Project delivered on time / budget and well received.
`Rentention by Willams & Conolly LLP in 2014 until April 2015 to provide expert technical support
`and documentation for major US litigation which concluded 2015. Deliverables included expert
`rebuttal report submitted as part of defence documentation, as well as in-house memo covering
`3GPP specification activities for LTE.
`Intellectual property analysis (sometimes, though not exclusively, working as an associate of
`Hillebrand Consluting Engineers GmbH), assessing strengths and weaknesses of patents and
`patent portfolios, conducting searches for prior art, evaluating patent essentiality, and acquring
`relevant documentation. 40+ patents have been evaluated during this period for clients including
`Powell Gilbert, Bristows, Bird & Bird.
`Provision of standards consultancy services for Samsung Electronics in ETSI including
`membership of the ETSI Board until November 2014.
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`Samsung Electronics Research Institute (SERI)
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`12/96 – 01/13
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`Director Standards and Industry Affairs
`Mission and Tasks as for previous role plus:
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`Proactive member of ETSI Board following election as Board member in November 2011
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`03/11 – 01/13
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`- Worked with Samsung internal and external legal counsel in response to EC investigation into
`Samsung suspected abuse of Standards Essential Patents.
`Deposed by Apple, then called by Samsung as fact witness for ITC trial in Washington DC.
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`Head of Advanced Technologies Standards & Regulation
`09/05 - 03/11
`Mission: To help position Samsung and SERI at the forefront of mobile telecommunication
`developments through participation in and leadership of mobile communications standards and
`European regulatory affairs
`Key tasks:
`- Developed standards and research strategy and coordinated activites with head office, acting as
`official Samsung contact for the European Telecommunications Standars Institute.
`Programme managed standardisation and regulation projects covering 3GPP (RAN2, CT1, SA2,
`SA1, SA, RAN, CT), OMA, and mobile Broadcast strategies and technologies (DVB Forum),
`European Framework projects (FP7), Spectrum Management (CEPT, ETSI EM, TFES, BRAN, …)
`and European Regulatory affairs (Digital Europe, relations with European Commission, …). -
`Grew department from 3 to 12 persons to cater for these activities.
`Participated and actively contributed to 3GPP SA1 (11/08 – 11/11), SA2 (10/05 – 08/11) , SA and
`ETSI TC SCP groups on issues including IMS / CS Interworking (VCC / SRVCC, VoLTE, T-ADS,
`ICS), Local IP Access & Selected IP Traffic Offload (LIPA-SIPTO), MOSAP, M2M/MTC,
`Embedded / 4FF UICC.
`- Drafted and filed communication technology related patents related to 3GPP SA2 and CT1
`technologies – 14 issued (18 filed) mainly IMS and 3GPP NAS related
`Supported Samsung IP team with analysis of Samsung and 3rd party communication technology
`related patents and claim charts including GSM/GPRS, UTRAN, NAS, and IMS patents
`- Chaired SERI Patent Committee from 2007-2009 - SERI achieved patent targets for first time in
`2007 and did so in every year following
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`Standards consultant – part time
`(Whilst studying fulltime for MSC)
`During this time I conducted a review of the wireless communication technolgies and the associated
`standards space, with a particular emphasis on 802.16a, as well as 3G and 802.11 evolutions. I was
`also involved in analysis of 3rd party patents and claim charts on request from Samsung IP team.
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`09/04 – 09/05
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`06/03 – 09/04
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`Technology Manager System Engineering group
`Mission: To establish a System Engineering group within SERI to support development of SERI’s dual
`mode GSM/UMTS radio modem platform.
`Key Tasks:
`- Defined and implemented System Engineering group strategy including recruitment and line
`management of the group which grew from 3 to 10 engineers during this period.
`- Developed detailed system requirements for SERI’s dual mode 2G/3G radio modem platform(s)
`including production of background documentation describing system wide behaviour
`- Defined system test programme for platform, including example test cases using off the shelf test
`equipment. This project outsourced (under my supervision) to a third party company for
`completion.
`Provided continued support to development engineers in terms of understanding specification and
`system requirements, particularly with respect to Access Stratum and Non Access Stratum
`specifications and protocols.
`Instigated and managed studies investigating optimised system architecture for future Samsung
`mobile platforms.
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`Analysed Samsung and 3rd party 3GPP technology related patents and claim charts on request
`by Samsung IP team and reported on their value and standards essentiality.
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`04/02 – 06/03
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`Technology Manager Standards & System Group
`Mission: To provide Standards support to SERI development teams and Samsung’s global
`standardisation activities.
`Key Tasks:
`- Devised and implemented revised strategy to improve the focus of activities and provide improved
`support for software developers from a system perspective.
`Attended 3GPP TSG SA plenary and occasional SA WG1 meetings - acted as rapporteur for
`3GPP Evolution technical report 3GPP TR 21.902.
`Analysed 3rd party GSM/GPRS technology related patents and claim charts on request by
`Samsung IP team and reported on their value and standards essentiality.
`Line managed 3 engineers, ensuring that the group provided expert support for SERI SW and
`HW developers in terms of standards interpretation and system requirements, particularly with
`respect to the Radio Access Network.
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`04/00 – 04/02
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`Project Manager
`Mission: To establish and manage development of a dual mode GSM/UMTS modem platform.
`Key tasks:
`- Defined and managed work relating to core technology development for Samsung’s 3G handsets.
`- Determined major technical architecture and parameters for the platform producing high level
`system requirements specification and project development plan.
`As a technical authority on UMTS supporting the project in terms of specification/requirements
`interpretation (L1, MAC/RLC, RRC, and NAS specifications) and contributed towards the training
`of UMTS project team members.
`Acting in a consultative capacity, interfaced with other departments in Samsung and with external
`customers/suppliers on issues relating to 2G and 3G technologies
`- Responsible for the overall planning, work allocation and co-ordination of engineers for the
`project, as well as being involved in recruitment – during this period the number of engineers
`working on the project increased from 10 to over 40.
`Instigated, defined and managed a feasibility study involving HW and SW engineers, as essential
`preparation for the development of a dual mode GSM/UMTS radio modem platform.
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`12/96 – 04/00
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`Senior/Principal Standards Engineer
`Mission: To support Samsung standards and development activities in ETSI and 3GPP.
`Key Tasks:
`- Gathered and disseminated information throughout Samsung concerning latest specifications and
`trends in telecommunications, providing advice to Senior Management on future strategies for
`telecommunications development.
`Acted in a consultative capacity advising the company on technical, commercial and regulatory
`issues relating to 3rd generation telecommunications development and implementation.
`- Developed and promoted programme to co-ordinate standards activities throughout Samsung. –
`Samsung Global Standards Strategy Group established in September 1998.
`Acted as sole Samsung representative in ETSI TC SMG2 from December 1996 and during the
`selection phase for the UMTS Radio Acces Technology providing training for Samsung engineers
`on elaborated technologies
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`Participated in 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 (UTRA Physical Layer), and RAN WG2 (L2/3) contributing
`specifically in areas related to FEC, Common Packet Channel, and Transmit Diversity
`In 3GPP TSG T WG2 I initiated and acted as rapporteur for the UE capabilities work item. I also
`acted as liaison officer between TSG T WG2, TSG RAN WG1 and TSG SA WG1 (Service
`Aspects) on issues of common interest
`Acted as main spokesperson for and advisor on Samsung strategic activities in, 3GPP TSG RAN
`from 3GPP’s creation until April 2000
`Attended ETSI TCs, SMG1, SMG4, SMG5, SMG7, SMG9 and SMG11 as required by Samsung
`to keep abreast of developments prior to establishment of 3GPP
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`Radiocommunications Agency
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`06/93 -11/96
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`HPTO Spectrum Engineer
`- Responsible for the management of spectrum for use by PMR and Wireless LAN technologies.
`- Defined and instigated development of an improved assignment methodology for Private Mobile
`Radio (PMR) channels, promoting increased quality and spectrum efficiency.
`- Managed research projects involving the assessment and selection of bids from external
`companies, submitted under competitive tender.
`- Represented the Agency in the National and International fora associated with the use of Land
`Mobile Radio, acting as rapporteur for PMR voice and data standards in ETSI Sub-Technical-
`Committee RES02, and as chairman of a sub-working group under ITU WP8A drafting the
`recommendation for use of the radio spectrum by Radio LANs.
`Involved in CEPT Spectrum Engineering Project Teams, dealing with spectrum for Narrow band
`PMR technology and co-ordination between that technology and T-DAB transmissions in Band III.
`- Dispensed technical advice both within the Agency and to external customers, on national and
`international PMR standards, assessing requests for additional frequencies, and providing
`technical justification for assignments and wider spectrum policy
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`BBC Radio
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`11/89 – 05/93
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`Radio Operations Engineer
`- Worked on projects requiring the design, development, maintenance and testing of equipment for
`use within the broadcasting chain.
`- Responsible for acceptance testing of new studios for Radio 5, and in particular redesign of
`outside source circuits for the main sports continuity studio.
`Involved in acceptance testing for NICAM transmission routers. Designed and implemented
`modifications to synchronise transmission feeds, resulting in seamless switching between routers.
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`Education
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`Main qualifications:
`1. MSC in Computer Science from the University of Kent
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`Awarded (with distinction): 07/2006
`Dissertation title: Roles Variables and Program Analysis – Received prize for outstanding
`achievement
`2. B.Eng. (Hons) in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic of Central London
` Awarded: 07/1989
`3. On line courses from: Cousera, Udemy, and Zenva courses covering Machine Learning, Python,
`Data Science, and Natural Language Processing
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