Dean Anthony Gratton

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Dr Dean Anthony Gratton is a bestselling author and columnist. Dean has worked extensively within the wireless telecommunications R&D industry and has an accomplished career in software engineering. He has enjoyed a variety of roles and responsibilities in addition to being an Editor of the Specification of the Bluetooth System: Profiles, v1.1 (the original specification). He has participated in defining the initial Bluetooth Personal Area Networking profiles, and was active in the Near Field Communication technology and marketing committees. His wireless research work has been patented. Dean has developed, architected and led teams across several new product developments for mobile phones, DigitalTV, Broadband, Femtocells, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, NFC, and Private Mobile Radio. Dean is a columnist for Incisor.tv, where he has written a number of contentious articles sharing his thoughts and challenges on industry news, opinions and gossip. He continues to make an authoritative published and vocal presence within the wireless telecommunications industry. Dean holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology and a Doctorate in Telecommunications. You can contact Dean at books@deangratton.com and follow him on Twitter (@grattonboy) to enjoy his witty shenanigans, social media and technology-related tweets. Dean is an influential social media persona and was listed in the 50 “Top Dogs” of Twitter (bullsandbeavers.com). You can also read more about his work at deangratton.com.