Basic Nominee Information
Full Name	Dennis Burgess
Title/Position	Partner
Company Name	Link Technologies, Inc
City/State	House Springs, MO
Member Company Background
Are you a full-time employee at a WISPA member organization?	Yes
How many full-time staff are employed by your company?	5
Briefly describe your company's business (services offered, client base, areas of coverage).	Mikrotik and WISP Consulting Services
Professional Background
Do you hold a senior-level management position with your company?	Yes
How long have you held your current position?	1 year
How many years of experience do you have in the wireless Internet industry?	8
Describe your primary job responsibilities.	Network Managment for WISPS accross the country, including wireless connections, Internet Connections, Routing etc.
Individual Qualifications
Why do you want to become a member of the WISPA Board of Directors and what do you hope to achieve through your leadership experience?	To help encourage growth of the WISPA Community. This will include gaining more members, and the ability to continue working with WISPS on even a greater measure.
Please describe your experience and current involvement with WISPA, including participating on WISPA committees.	Vendor Member.
Please explain strengths that you possess that would be of particular benefit to WISPA through your service on the board (e.g. leadership, areas of specialty, industry relations, etc.)	We see many WISPS operations from 25k customer base WISPS to 30 subs. This will put me in role to encourage WISPA membership and show the advantages of this!
Please describe any current or previous leadership experience with non-profit organizations and your role:	none
In your view, what are the biggest challenges facing the wireless internet industry, and how do you believe WISPA should address them?	Frequency Allocation is still a large issue, ensuring compliance to the existing rules and regulations is also key. But, the ability to continue to grow and continue building out even though the market is getting tougher and tougher is something that we will continue to do. Many WISPS do not know that there is help with the legalities, and regulations. This is the key information to ensure that every member knows EXACTLY what they are getting for there membership.