Before that, he served as an Assistant Consumers’ Counsel with the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, the state agency representing the interests of Ohio residential utility consumers, for 29 years. He has specialized in telecommunications matters, federal and state, since 1992. Prior to his telecommunications specialization, he served as Consumer Services Attorney, Supervising Attorney, and was OCC Legal Director for six years. He served as Chair of the Telecommunications Committee of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) from November 2002 to July 2011.