The Disruptive Impact of Fault-Managed Power and GPON

Description

This panel discussion explores how Fault-Managed Power (FMP) and Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) are disrupting traditional power distribution and fiber optic network design. How these technologies reduce the need for core spaces, simplify building design, and improve network efficiency and how contractors can leverage FMP and GPON to unlock new opportunities, deliver smarter solutions, and gain a competitive edge through cost savings and streamlined deployment will be discussed.

Speakers

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  Bob Dagostino

  DES Electronics

  Bob Dagostino is the founder and president of Dagostino Electronic Services (DES). With a lifelong passion for connectivity, Bob has steered DES since 1973 in bringing quality and innovative technology solutions to businesses across the region. World-class healthcare institutions, top universities, local and federal government and countless school districts have benefited from DES’ wide range of solutions, including networking, security, audiovisual, lighting and AI.

  A passionate advocate for sustainable energy infrastructure and conservation, Bob has addressed local and national government forums. As a current board member of WPA-NECA, he is committed to training an experienced workforce through IBEW and providing equitable resolutions to today’s most complex issues.

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  David Krausman

  Motor City Electric Technologies Inc.

  David Krausman began his career at Motor City Electric Technologies, the Controls and Technology subsidiary of Motor City Electric Co., in 2003 as a Controls Engineer. Over the years, David has advanced through various roles, including ICT Engineer, Controls and Automation Project Manager, and ICT Project Manager. His expertise and leadership led him to positions as General Manager and ultimately Vice President. David’s progression reflects his deep technical knowledge, project management skills, and strategic vision within the company.  In 2024, ENR ranked Motor City Electric Co. No. 27 on its Midwest Top Contractors list.

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  Ian Merrill

  Tellabs

  Ian is based in the Hartford, CT area and has thirteen years of experience in the industry.  Ian has been the Tellabs Enterprise Account Manager for the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions since January 2022.  His role is to build enterprise by growing and expanding existing accounts while also prospecting for new customers and opportunities.  Ian takes a problem-solving approach to sales. He believes it is also important to educate the market as much as possible, so people truly understand the benefits of deploying fiber-based networks.  Ian advises any salesperson to learn as much as they can from their peers, both older and younger.    

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  Farukh Aslam

  Sinclair Digital

  Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital Services, Inc. a low voltage design & consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Buildings. Aslam has been in the telecom industry since starting a VOIP company in 1999 in Fort Worth and was a very early adopter of Cisco Call Manager, first enterprise VOIP office phone system. Also in 2003 he started a FTTH (Fiber to the Home) company in Pakistan when telecom was deregulated which was only the 3rd country in Asia to offer this technology and today has grown to over 2000 employees in several large cities. Using VOIP as a stepping stone, Aslam then began exploring more broadly the use of PoE (Power over ethernet) in creating a DC building infrastructure. In 2019, Aslam successfully developed the Sinclair Marriott Autograph Hotel which is widely considered the most diverse PoE and DC Microgrid project in North America. From the completion of the Sinclair Hotel, Aslam created Sinclair Digital (SD) to bring expertise of the sustainability and cost benefits of a DC building infrastructure to the marketplace. Since its inception SD has been involved in several design build projects and continues to evolve DC infrastructure in buildings.