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Spotlight on NTIA: Robert Denny, electronics engineer in the International Spectrum Policy Division, Office of Spectrum Management

This post is part of our “Spotlight on NTIA” blog series, which is highlighting the work that NTIA employees are doing to advance NTIA’s mission of promoting broadband adoption, finding spectrum to meet the growing demand for wireless technologies, and ensuring the Internet remains an engine for innovation and economic growth.

Robert DennyRobert Denny was no stranger to NTIA when he finally decided to come to work here four months ago as an electronics engineer in the Office of Spectrum Management’s International Spectrum Policy Division.

Prior to joining NTIA, Denny spent three years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service, where he worked on many of the same issues he now deals with at NTIA.

Denny advocates for the U.S. position on issues related to international radio regulation at the International Telecommunication Union. But even before he came to the federal government, Denny’s work in the private sector aligned with many of NTIA’s issues.

He worked as a consulting engineer for several broadcasting and wireless companies. “Over the years, I had a lot of contacts with people at NTIA,” he says, adding that when he landed at NOAA, his NTIA colleagues urged him to apply whenever there were openings at the agency. “It became apparent that we had a lot in common and [were] a good match,” Denny notes.

Denny’s work requires him to travel to Geneva several times a year, but he doesn’t mind the travel. He said he did a lot more traveling as a consultant, sometimes spending as much as a quarter of his time on the road.

Denny grew up in the New York City suburbs of New Jersey and graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia with a degree in electronic engineering. In his spare time, Denny works as a freelance wedding photographer. He says he enjoys taking on the more elaborate images that allow him to show  his style.