Experience Matters
Erik Chuss President/Senior Consultant/ Expert Witness
ChaseTech Consulting, LLC was founded in 2015 by Erik Chuss. Erik has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications and over 45 total years of management experience at all levels in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.
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North American Toll-Free Number Administrator - Ericsson, Inc.
Senior V.P. – Business Operations - Database Service Management, Inc. (DSMI)
Senior Product/Project Manager - Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Solution Architect – Intelligent Network Services (INS)
Systems Engineer/Project Manager SMS/800 Software Support - Bell Communications Research (BELLCORE)
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Arbitration and Litigation Cases – Toll Free Number Contractual Disputes – Expert Witness *
IT Contractual Disputes - Expert Witness *
* Includes case review, consultation, expert witness statements, depositions, and hearings
Assisted the FCC Enforcement Bureau in providing data and information for use in their regulatory violation proceedings
Provided evidence and position opinions for deposition proceedings in defending Database Service Management, Inc. in civil lawsuits
Defendant in civilian contractor lawsuits against municipal governments
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Current or past member of the following Telecom Industry organizations:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
North American Numbering Council
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS):
SMS/800 Number Administration Committee (SNAC)
SMS/800 Number Administration Technical Committee (SNAC Tech Team)
IP Transition Test Bed Landscape Team Committee
Packet Technologies and Systems/Public Switched Telephone Network Transition (PSTN) Committee
North American Numbering Council:
Internet Protocol – Issues Management Group
Number Portability Industry Forum
Future of Numbering (FON) Working Group
Industry Numbering Council (INC)
Internet Protocol/Network-to-Network Joint Initiative Group
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Managing, Ordering, Distributing, Exposing, & Registering Telephone Numbers (MODERN) Task Force
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North American Toll-Free Number Administration organization, subsequently the sole Toll-Free Number administrator: responsible for ensuring Toll-Free resources were managed in an open, fair and equitable manner.
SVP of Operations for the North American Toll-Free system: Successfully managed initiatives for the software development/maintenance, hardware/network operations, website applications, help desk, contract/vendor management, finance, legal and regulatory aspects of the business. Annual Budget $50M.
Created the Intelligent Network ‘Range Processing’ solution which significantly increased the capacity and efficiency of the national telecommunications network altering the process for which all telephone calls are routed throughout the North American telecommunications network.
Engineered solutions for key portions of the North American Number Pooling system and processes saving significant numbering and network resources and reducing the need to expand the number of area codes in use in North America.
Telcordia President’s Award Recipient.
Numerous company honors and recognition awards while working at Telcordia/Bellcore.
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M.B.A. - Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA
B.S. – Business Administration/Information Processing - Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI)
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Over 25 years Local and Regional government experience
Supervisor, Forks Township PA, elected to two 6-year terms
Forks Township Planning Commission appointed for two 4-year terms
Two Forks Township Comprehensive Planning committee for 6 years.
Numerous local, county and school district committees
Founder, past President and current board member of the Forks Area Art Society
Founding Board member of the Forks Township Business Association
Active pilot and member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter #70 flying club. Flew over 400 young adults (8-17 yrs old) as part of the Young Eagles Program to foster and promote interest in aviation for the area youth.