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About the Company

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the leading association representing manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks. The products and services of TIA’s member companies empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. TIA enhances the business environment for companies involved in telecommunications, broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite, unified communications, emergency communications and the greening of technology. Members receive access to policy advocacy, standards development, market intelligence and business development opportunities. TIA is an ANSI-accredited Standards Development Organization.

About the Person

Herbert Congdon, who has been with TIA since 2011. Herb Congdon joined TIA as Associate Vice-President of the Technology & Standards Department and has worked in the optical fiber cable and components industry since 1992.  As VP, he is responsible for the Association’s programs for writing and maintaining voluntary industry standards and specifications, formulating positions for presentations on behalf of the United States in international standards fora, and preparing technical information and reports for use by the industry and government. Herb Congdon previously held positions in technical marketing, product line management, product engineering, process engineering, applications engineering and standards with TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) and Corning Cable Systems (formerly Siecor Corporation).  Since 1996, he has also served in leadership positions in TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure Engineering Committee and other related subcommittees and international TAGs. He earned an electrical engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Nuclear Navy Submarine program.  Congdon is also a licensed Professional Engineer with two patents and has served as President of the Professional Engineers of North Carolina.  He was recognized with the Harry J. Fister Award for Excellence in the Telecommunications Industry (awarded by the University of South Florida College of Engineering and BICSI) in 2011.