James Paul Rafferty

Background

Rafferty, James Paul was born on October 26, 1952 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Paul and Kathleen Marie (LeHane) Rafferty.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1974. Master in Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1975.

Career

Management Information System analyst Burroughs, Danbury, Connecticut, 1977—1980, Management Information System project leader, 1981—1983, manager resource planning, 1984, manager materials, 1985—1986. Manager product program Fujitsu, 1987—1988, manager Research and Development, 1989—1992. President Human Communications, 1992—1999, dir, product manager, since 2007.

Senior manager product Brooktrout, Cantata Technology, Needham, Massachusetts, 2000—2005, Cantata Technology, Needham, 2006—2007. Product line director Dialogic Corporation, since 2007. Public industry newsletter Human Communications Digest, 1992—1999, Human Commission Standards Update, 1996—1999.

United States delegate International Telecommunications Union Study Group 8, 1993—2000, Study Group 16, since 2000. Chair Internet Engineering Task Force, 1997—2000. Delegate, editor Third Generation Partnership Project, 2006—2008.

Delegate Internet. Engineering Task Force, since 1996. Lecturer in field.

Membership

Board director Boy Scouts America, Norfolk, Massachusetts. President Deer Ridge Condo Association, Danbury, 1987—1990. Merit badge counselor Boy Scouts American, 2003, chair endowed commission, since 2007.

Active Caucus Connecticut Democrats, 1986. Member endowment committee Federal Church Norfolk, since 2003. Board directors International Business Communicators Association, 1999—2000, assistant scout master, since 2010.

Member of Grub St. Boston (member since 2010), Boston Product Management Association since 2009, Telecommunications Industry Association, Electronic Messaging Association (Distinguished Service award 1998), International Packet Communications Consortium, Alliance Francaise, Danbury Golf League (team captain 1984-1985), Epsilon Delta Sigma (member/chair Federal Church Norfolk endowment committee since 2003).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, cooking, hiking, music, skiing.

Connections

Married Lucinda Anne Link, September 16, 1989.

Father:

James Paul Rafferty

Mother:

Kathleen Marie (LeHane) Rafferty

Spouse:

Lucinda Anne Link