CTIA's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Thomas (Tom) Sawanobori is responsible for technology and technical matters concerning spectrum, network evolution, cybersecurity and device certification to benefit the association's members and to serve as a technical resource to policymakers. Before joining CTIA, Tom spent 22 years at Verizon, responsible for technology planning, network engineering and operational experience, including lead planner for Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network.