John St. Amand

JOHN ST. AMAND is co-Founder, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Telica, Inc. Mr. St. Amand’s vision for the evolution
of the telecommunication equipment industry led to the founding
of Telica, Inc. His intense drive to build the most premier
telecommunications equipment company fuels Telica. Mr. St. Amand
was previously Founder and General Manager of the Embedded
Telephony Solutions division of Dynamics Research Corporation,
responsible for development of carrier class switching systems.
Prior to founding ETS, he was instrumental in DRC’s entry into
the telecommunications market, during which time he developed the
strategic plan and managed the development of a next generation
broadband-capable Operation Support System supporting GR-303 next
generation digital loop carriers for competitive and incumbent
local exchange carriers. He also architected and directed the
engineering of a Regional Bell Operating Company central office
billing system adjunct to AT&T’s 4ESS, AT&T’s 5ESS and Nortel’s
DMS100 switches based on X.25 packet switching and SS7 signaling.
Prior to DRC, he held an engineering position with Raytheon. Mr.
St. Amand holds a BSEE from the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst and an MSEE from Northeastern University.