Michael Thayer is the president of Thayer Consulting and is a nationally recognized expert in voice and data wireless communications systems. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Thayer has led engagements in strategic and technical planning, system procurement, vendor selection, contract negotiations, system financing, and large systems implementation. He has been a consultant to nearly 30 public safety agencies in the United States and Canada, including the states of Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma and Utah, as well as the Cities of Albuquerque, Salt Lake City and Seattle.

Mr. Thayer is a former Vice President with the Gartner Public Safety Communications Practice. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences and has addressed the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Emergency Number Association (NENA), Government Technology Conference (GTC), and ENTELEC.

Prior to consulting, Mr. Thayer was an electrical engineer in the defense industry where he maintained a Top Secret security clearance.

Mr. Thayer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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