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Communications Technology Laboratory

Public Safety Communications Research Division

Our People

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PSCR staff are committed to advancing the mission of advancing public safety communications technologies by advancing the adoption and implementation of the most critical communications capabilities for first responders
PSCR staff, December 2018

Click the links below to view bios per each staff member.

Leadership

Dereck Orr - Divison Chief
Ellen Ryan - Deputy Division Chief

303-497-5400
303-497-5151

dereck.orr [at] nist.gov
ellen.ryan [at] nist.gov

Administrative Support

Lauren Beyer
Amanda Hyman
Danni Leicht
Andrew Thompson

303-497-3859
303-497-5122
303-497-3724
303-497-5850

lauren.beyer [at] nist.gov
amanda.hyman [at] nist.gov
danni.dressel [at] nist.gov
andrew.thompson [at] nist.gov

Lab Operations

Roger Blalock
Christopher Dennis
Donald Harriss
Wyatt Seuss                                         

303-497-6919
303-497-3346
303-497-5880
303-497-3705

roger.blalock [at] nist.gov
christopher.dennis [at] nist.gov
donald.harriss [at] nist.gov
wyatt.seuss [at] nist.gov

Security

John Beltz
Scott Ledgerwood

303-497-6562
303-497-5354

john.beltz [at] nist.gov
scott.ledgerwood [at] nist.gov    

Open Innovation 

Craig Connelly
Sarah Hughes
Joanne Krumel
Terese Manley

303-497-5968
303-497-6694
303-497-6834
303-497-4632

craig.connelly [at] nist.gov
sarah.hughes [at] nist.gov
joanne.krumel [at] nist.gov
terese.manley [at] nist.gov

Technology Acceleration & External R&D

Jeb Benson       

303-497-5191

jeb.benson [at] nist.gov   

Capabilities & Integration

Jonathan Cook
John Garofolo
Alison Kahn 
Maxwell Maurice
Hien Nguyen             
Samuel Ray             
Lisa Soucy     

303-497-4206
301-975-3193
303-497-3523
303-497-3775
303-802-5891
303-497-3262
303-497-9649

jonathan.cook [at] nist.gov
john.garofolo [at] nist.gov   
alison.kahn [at] nist.gov
maxwell.maurice [at] nist.gov    
hien.nguyen [at] nist.gov 
samuel.ray [at] nist.gov   
lisa.soucy [at] nist.gov 

Research, Testing, & Evaluation

Donald Bradshaw
Jesse Frey   
Jason Kahn                     
Jaden Pieper           
Tim Thompson      
Chris Walton   

303-497-4655
720-445-2165
303-497-3677
303-497-4210
303-497-6613
303-497-5226

donald.bradshaw [at] nist.gov
jessey.frey [at] nist.gov  
jason.kahn [at] nist.gov 
jaden.pieper [at] nist.gov   
silas.thompson [at] nist.gov     
christopher.walton [at] nist.gov  


 
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Created August 30, 2016, Updated September 20, 2019