Adrian Stephens nominee statement for 802.11 Working Group Chair

1. Adrian Stephens nominee statementfor 802.11 Working Group Chair Date: 2014-03-17 Authors: Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

2. Adrian Stephens is a nominee for 802.11 working group chair and vice chair. • In the event that Adrian is not elected to working group chair, he will also stand for vice chair. • This document contains information in support. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

3. Employer’s Endorsement • Letters of endorsement by Adrian’s manager have been prepared for both chair and vice-chair positions. • These will be filed with the IEEE 802 EC recording secretary as appropriate. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

4. Qualifications • Product development in wireless communications for ~12 years. Architected and/or implemented 3 x 802.11 systems • Attended almost every 802.11 session since 1999 (3 missed) and contributed technically to 802.11e, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11REVmb and 802.11REVmc. • Submitted >800 documents, which is ~3% of submissions on 802.11 mentor. • Technical editor for 802.11n, 802.11REVmb and 802.11REVmc. • Managed comment resolution process in 802.11n, and supported this in 802.11REVmb and 802.11REVmc. • Chaired a number of ad-hoc groups in HT SG/802.11n • Chaired TGnSync and Co-chaired TGn Joint Proposal technical groups • Previously member of IEEE-SA NesCom (new standards committee) • Currently member of IEEE-SA standards board and RevCom (review committee) • M.A., Ph.D, Senior member of IEEE-SA Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

5. Achievements as Vice Chair • The success and general smooth running of the WG in recent years is a team result. I am proud to be part of that team under the leadership of Bruce Kraemer. I also recognize the essential contributions of Jon Rosdahl and Stephen McCann to the team. • Specifically, I created automated systems for membership (attendance and voting), balloting and comment resolution in order to reduce process delays and provide predictable outcomes. • The success of this work is reflected in the fact that nobody outside the officers cares about it! • Maintained and simplified the 802.11 website. • Worked closely with IEEE-SA staff on developing their tools, recently collaborating on next generation publishing system. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

6. Vision for the future • “More of the same” / “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” • The operation of WG11 is currently pretty smooth. Looking for incremental improvements. • Want to encourage WG11 activities to define clear goals and effective processes. Reduce rules. Formality restricted to an appropriate level. • Goals: • Address market needs – driven by marketing input • Limit the scope of what we authorize so it directly addresses these needs • Processes: • We should continually challenge the need for rules. We should only keep rules that work for us. • Commit to being responsive to the members and communicate executive decisions More administration can be automated – reducing error and delay • I would like to see if it’s possible for the WG to better explain itself to the outside world, by maintaining presentation material addressed at various key audiences, and to make the job of preparing and delivery such material a team one. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

7. Don’t take my word for it • Speak to those who have worked with me within 802.11 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

8. And finally • Don’t forget to vote for me! • Thankyou Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation