ROBERT J. RIEHL

Robert J. Riehl is the CTO/Technical Director for Marconi Communications Federal, Inc. (MCF). MCF supports the U.S. federal government in all aspects of networking, and its products form the backbone of the Department of Defense Information Systems Network (DISN). Mr. Riehl spent more than 30 years in the U.S. Department of Defense, and he served as the Chief Engineer for the DISN prior to his retirement in 2000. He also was one of the founders and principals of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Network (ATDnet), which was responsible for several networking milestones, including the first ATM switch, HDTV, and high-speed encryption.