Chuck Shaughnessy has spent 30 years advancing communications for public safety. Since 2014, he has served as an executive advisor to the First Responder Network Authority’s Chief Network and Technology Officer. In this role, he has supported the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network contract, from the early days of request for proposal development to contract execution. Prior to his work with the FirstNet Authority, Chuck served as the Vice President of Operations for Harris Corporation (and its predecessor companies M/A-COM, Ericsson, and GE) in the land mobile radio sector. He has a Master of Science in electrical engineering from SUNY Binghamton and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineer from Georgia Tech.