Siemon Expert Panel

Home > Company > Press Center

Siemon Technical Subject Matter Expert Panel

Network Applications, Trends and Telecommunication Standards: Carrie Higbie, RCDD/LAN, Global Network Applications Market Manager; e-mail:; Carrie Higbie has been involved in the computing and networking for 25+ years in executive and consultant roles. She is Siemon's Global Network Applications Manager supporting end-users and active electronics manufacturers. She publishes columns and speaks at industry events globally. Carrie is an expert on TechTarget's SearchNetworking, SearchVoIP, and SearchDataCenters and authors columns for these and SearchCIO and SearchMobile forums and is on the board of advisors. She is on the BOD and fmr. Pres of the BladeSystems Alliance. She participates in IEEE, the Ethernet Alliance and IDC Enterprise Expert Panels. She has one telecommunications patent and one pending.
Cabling Technology, Trends and Cabling-Specific Standards: Valerie Rybinski, Global Sales Engineer.; e-mail:; Ms. Rybinski's expertise is focused in the fields of balanced twisted-pair and fiber optic telecommunications cabling, connecting hardware, and cables. She participates in working groups responsible for the development and publication of telecommunications standards such as the pending TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 (category 6A) and TIA/EIA-568-C.2 (future revision of '568-B.2) documents. She is the chair of the TIA TR-42.7 copper cabling sub-committee and TIA TR-42 appointed liaison to IEEE 802.3. She has authored over 45 technical articles and engineering papers and holds one U.S. Patent.
Market Knowledge/Commercial Insight: Robert Y. Faber Jr., Global Accounts Manager; e-mail:; Bob Faber has been involved in the telecommunications cabling industry for 25+ years in technical and consulting roles. He is Siemon's Global Accounts Manager supporting end-users and actively participates on standards writing committees. He authors technical content for BICSI and other industry trade associations and speaks at industry events globally. Bob is the Chair of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Premise Wiring Subcommittee, High Performance Wire and Cable Section as well as serving as the Vice Chair of the BICSI Technical Information and Methods Committee. He is BICSIs liaison to the IEEE and he is an active member of the following BICSI Committees; Standards Committee, Codes Committee, Ethics Committee & BICSI Education Advisory Committee as well as a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Codes and Standards Committee and a member of the Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee Architectural Graphics Subcommittee.
Market Knowledge/Commercial Insight: Robert C. Carlson, Vice President, Global Marketing; e-mail:; Starting his career at Siemon as an engineer in 1992, Mr. Carlson offers the unique perspective of past involvement in structured cabling from all facets of the industry. As Senior Engineer, he developed many new products and holds a number of patents. In the years hence, he has held leadership roles as Marketing Manager, National Sales Manager, and now as an officer of the company as the VP of Global Marketing, overseeing Product Marketing and Management, Engineering, Marketing Communications and Customer Support Services.
Global Cabling Standards/Internal Operations: John A. Siemon - Vice President, Global Operations; e-mail:; Mr. Siemon has been actively involved in the development of connection systems since 1982. His responsibilities include manufacturing, quality assurance and engineering. His standards activities include past positions as Chairman of the TIA TR42.1 subcommittee responsible for commercial premises cabling (authors of TIA-568-B.1 and Building Automation Systems Cabling standard TIA-862); Chairman of the US advisory group on international cabling standards (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3; authors of ISO/IEC 11801); and Chairman for BICSI's Technical Information and Methods Committee. He is currently chairman of the US Advisory Group on Interconnection of Information Technology Equipment.