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Dr. Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr. is an IEEE Fellow, a Qualcomm Fellow, and a Senior Vice President of Engineering of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. He created Qualcomm’s worldwide standardization and industry organization activities which he led until he recently stepped back to focus on technical issues. Dr. Tiedemann has been active in every G since his instrumental work in the design and development of the TIA/EIA/IS-95 CDMA system. Prior to becoming involved with commercial terrestrial wireless communications, he was involved with numerous commercial and military satellite systems. Dr. Tiedemann has almost 300 granted US patents and has participated in many papers, conference lectures, and industry panels. He is on advisory boards for multiple universities and is involved with multiple industry organizations. He is also a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Peabody Essex Museum and the Concord Museum. He has received numerous recognitions, including the Robert M. Walp Industry Humanitarian Award from the IEEE Communications Society. Dr. Tiedemann holds the Ph.D. degree from MIT, the MS degree from Purdue University, and the BS degree from Va Tech.