“Today’s Unrealized Potential for Public Safety Communications: Voice and Data anytime, anywhere, over any device and any network"
William A. Maheu, Senior Director, QualComm Government Technologies

Is it realistic to believe that we can enhance legacy voice and data systems to provide “anytime/anywhere” interoperability – cost effectively?  Yes – its not only realistic, but something public safety should demand.  In the following presentation we will discuss topics such as LMR to cell and cell to LMR, normalization of disparate data to provide a common operating picture, location based services, and video analytics.  Additionally, we will look into the not to distant future to visualize the mobile public safety officer supported by passive IT applications giving him/her complete situational awareness and response compatibilities far beyond what was dreamed of a few short years ago.  To complete this discussion we will delve into an a dialogue about those realities we must appreciate and work within, spectrum, budget, security and training, that public safety face each and every day, and the role reconfigurable radio technologies can play in order to reach the vision.

Biography
Bill Maheu graduated from the University of San Diego in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.  He was a member of the San Diego Police Department for 28 years. During his tenure with the department Bill had many assignments including Commanding Officer of Field Operations/Special Resources, Executive Lieutenant of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team, Special Projects/Long Range Planning Lieutenant and Narcotics Sergeant.  He also directed several major projects including the 2003 Super Bowl, the Republican National Convention, a Presidential Debate, the development of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team and the development of the Homeless Outreach Team.  Bill rose to the rank of Executive Assistant Chief of Police during which time his responsibilities included the department’s day-to-day operations, its 400 million dollar budget, the Professional Standards Section, Intelligence Section, Interoperable Communications and Information Technologies.

Bill retired from the department in January 2008 to join QualComm’s Government Technologies team.  In his new position Bill is on the senior management team and is responsible for business development and public safety solutions.

Bill and his wife Jane have been married for 26 years and live in the Rancho Penasquitos area of San Diego.  They have three children, Michael (24) Brigitte (22) and John (18) and enjoy snow skiing, the beach and athletics.