Mr. Hofe provides the Firm with expertise in the technical, engineering and operational aspects of telecommunication service providers. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the telecommunications industry, and has specialized in all aspects of wireless network development, deployment and operations for the past nineteen years. His qualifications and accomplishments include:

2002. Regional Vice President, o2wireless Solutions. Responsible for the mid-atlantic region of a leading nationwide telecommunications engineering and construction firm.

2000 - 2002. Vice President, RF Engineering, o2wireless Solutions. Clear Communications Group was re-branded under the o2wireless name to coincide with the companies' IPO in August of 2000.

1997 - 2000. Vice President and CTO, Clear Communications Group, Inc.

1995 - 1997. Vice President, Telecommunications, Integrated Site Development Co. Principal of a leading east-coast telecommunications engineering and construction firm. Firm was sold to Clear Holdings, Inc. in 1997.

1990 - 1995. Director, Technical Services, Horizon Cellular Group. Member of the management team that developed a single cellular RSA lottery win into a multi-market / multi-region cellular provider that was sold in 1997 in various transactions valued at over $650 million.

1989 - 1990. President, Wireless Networks Group, Inc. Provided consulting services to various wireless system operators, developers and equipment vendors.

1988 - 1989. Vice President and General Manager, Cellcom Telephone Company of Georgia, Inc. Retained by the license holder to design, deploy and manage the day-to-day operations of this cellular operating company.

1984 - 1988. Director of Engineering, E.M. Lipsey Associates, Inc. Responsible for engineering in support of the FCC's comparative hearing process for the issuance of cellular licenses.

Other Engagements

Military Rapid Response Systems, Inc.
Comsat Laboratories
Fairchild Space and Electronics

Education and Accomplishments

BS, Electrical Engineering. University of Maryland
Member, The Radio Club of America
Safety and Education Committee Member, National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE)
Lifetime FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License, with Ship Radar Endorsement

Amateur Extra Class FCC Licensee