Dr. Rittenhouse received his undergraduate degree in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Then in 1993 received his PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in 1993 where he developed a high-speed 0.1 um NMOS process for optical networking. He later joined the Wireless Research Laboratory at Bell Laboratories where his research focused on RF frontend radio architectures and cellular system engineering. In 2000 he was promoted to Director of the Wireless Technology Research Department and led several projects including MIMO system development, network optimization, wireless IP networks, and fourth generation wireless. In 2002 he received the Bell Labs Fellow award. In 2003 he was promoted to Vice President, Wireless Research. In this new role he is responsible for strategy, technology innovation, and the integration of wireless research into Lucent. He has numerous publications and patents in the areas of wireless systems and circuits.