Thomas (Thom) Gilbert

Thomas Gilbert has over 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry serving in various managerial and consulting positions with Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies), Pacific Bell, GTE, NYNEX, and Bell Atlantic (now part of Verizon Communications).

Mr. Gilbert, most recently, has represented several major carriers as a technical witness before state regulatory bodies in Maryland, North Carolina, Hawaii, and California. In his capacity, Mr. Gilbert addressed major issues dealing with the cost of collocation in local central offices. He was also a deponent on both recurring and non-recurring cost studies.

Mr. Gilbert previously served as a director at NYNEX and was involved in the identification of $100 M in costs savings as part of a major departmental re-engineering project. As part of this effort, Mr. Gilbert was instrumental in securing funding for a $18 M interactive voice system as well as managing the deployment of a intra-departmental force management system serving over 5,000 employees.

Mr. Gilbert also possesses extensive experience in network and facility administration, departmental planning, and service cost development. While at Bellcore, he evaluated the application of intelligent networks, out-of band signaling, and information retrieval systems for new telecommunications services. 

Mr. Gilbert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration Degree in Finance from Boston University.