Max Main, a principal member of our telecommunications faculty, is a widely known and respected presenter, consultant, and author. Over the past 12 years, he has taught hundreds of classes on state-of-the art telecommunications systems, from two days to two weeks long, to diverse audiences worldwide. His deep technical expertise combined with a unique talent for explaining complex material in terms easy to understand has made him popular with engineering and non-technical audiences alike.

His course repertoire includes UMTS/HSPA, 3G LTE, EVDO/EVDV, WiMAX, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, WAN/LAN systems, VoIP and convergence technologies, microwave network engineering, satellite communications technologies, digital home technologies, and network security. Prior to joining Eogogics, he taught for TRA and Texas A&M University.

Max’s teaching career builds on his rich corporate experience of nearly three decades as an RF Engineer, Consulting Engineer, Engineering Manager, and CTO. Max has held led engineering and project management positions with Qualcomm, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Northrop Grumman. He has been immersed in the hands-on design and deployment of many pioneering wireless systems that involved technologies such as 3G, CDMA, GSM, satellite networks, and microwave systems. His clients have included Motorola, US Air Force Logistics and Systems Commands, US Department of State, White House Communications Agency, and various national security agencies.

He has authored five textbooks on subjects ranging from RF propagation and network optimization to convergence, VoIP, satellite earth station systems, and wireless search and rescue location determination systems – all published by McGraw Hills. His textbook and lab materials on wireless training/certification are used in several college-level engineering courses as well as in corporate training programs.

He is a frequent guest speaker at industry trade shows on trends in wireless regulatory and standards issues. He also serves as a subject matter expert (SME) and senior consultant on international telecommunications policy and wireless technology trends for a large venture capital management organization.

Max is a member of the IEEE and the IEEE Communications society. He holds a B.S.E.E from Purdue University as well as numerous industry certifications.