John M. H. Edwards is the Founder of the TeleworkNetwork and has spent almost two decades dedicated to the teleworking movement. By reading some of his accomplishments below, it is easy to see the extent of his commitment to the field. Because of his knowledge of distributed, virtual and mobile work, he has been invited to be a member on the planning Boards of related events and conferences. He researches the trends and impact of teleworking on employers, their employees, society, and the environment. Armed with his up-to-date research, he consults both local and international corporations and governments. John has presented in the U.S. and abroad on numerous topics related to teleworking. John's seriously biggest & greatest new event (besides his wonderful grandson, Alexander!) is that John is now an American Citizen -- he can now vote & lobby!!
Other Current Titles:
President and CEO of the Telework Network, Inc. (www.TeleworkNetwork.com)
Fellow of the New Ways of Working Network (www.NewWOW.net)
Co-Founder Director of the Telework Coalition (www.TelCoa.org);
Strategic Telework Partner and Member, Association of Contingency Planners (ACP);
President and CEO of Telework Analytics, Inc.;
Patent Co-Holder: US Patent #6247005 for an "Expert system for research, data collection & analysis.";
Co-author of software suite for the capture and analysis of telework related parameters for management decision-making: TeleworkAudits™, TeleworkAnalysys™ and TeleworkProfiler™.
VP Sustainability for TeleTrips, a SaaS service that tracks mobile emissions, GHG (Green House Gas) and Carbon Footprint reductions. (www.TeleTrips.com);
Active Member of the British-American Business Association (BABA) and its Energy & Environment Committee.
Writes as a co-author under the pseudonym "The Telework Guys™".
Past Titles:
Past President (1999-2001) of the International Teleworking Association and Council (ITAC);
Advisor to the Telecommute & Telework Advisory Committee of JCOTS (Joint Commission on Technology & Science) for the Commonwealth of VA, 2006/7;
VA Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) representative on the DC Region's TPB (Transportation Planning Board), 2003;
Advisor to the Internet Governance Committee of JCOTS (Joint Commission on Technology & Science) for the Commonwealth of VA, 2001;
Director Commuter Choice™ Initiatives, 2000;
President of the Mid-Atlantic Telecommuting Advisory Council; (MATAC) (2 terms: 1997-1999);
Chairman of the Greater Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Telecommuting Ad-hoc Group (1999-2000);
Co-Chair of the National Environmental Policy Institute (NEPI) Smart Growth & Telework Working Group (1999);
Involvement in Telworking Initiatives:
Served on the National and the DC Metro Telecommuting and Air Quality Act (TAQA) Steering Committees for the eCommute pilot (a nationwide federally-funded (USDOT and USEPA) initiative designed to increase telecommuting by using mobile emission pollution credits as an employer incentive);
Lead consultant for the eCommute Pilot in the DC Region - co-authored its training/educational content, presented that content at briefings, seminars, round tables and focus groups, and co-authored the final report to Congress;
Chair of the Northern VA Technology Council's (NVTC) Telecommuting Task Force Committee;
Member of NVTC's Green Technology & Energy Task Force and its Public Policy Steering Committee;
Technical Advisory Roles:
Members of Congress;
State and County officials;
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO);
CALPERS;
City of San Diego;
Council for Exceptional Children;
Fairfax County Government;
NVTC;
British Telecom (BT) Americas;
World Bank;
Post Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) Indonesia;
Glasgow (UK) Regional Council;
ENRED-Spain;
Public Works Canada (PWC);
Revenue Canada;
DFAS;
U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;
U.S. Veterans Affairs, and Stargazer™.
Planning Roles for Events:
The Washington Area Conference on Telework (WACOT) in 2000 and 2004;
North Texas Technology Council's Telework Conference in conjunction with the Call Center Demo & Conference, Dallas, 2003-4;
eCommute Earth Day Celebration, 2002;
The Bay Area Telework Conference, 2000;
The Telework America National Action Summits Tour, 1999;
ITAC's annual Conferences & Expos, 1998-2001.
Academic Roles:
USDA Graduate School Faculty Member (Telework Management Courses for Federal managers);
Lecturer at American University, Johns Hopkins' University Graduate School, Northern Virginia Community College
Media Quotations:
Home Office Computing;
Inc. Magazine;
The Public Manager Quarterly;
CNNfn;
CNN;
EXBTV.com,
Business Talk Radio;
New Technology Week;
Voice of Technology;
Potomac Tech Journal;
The Washington Post;
New York Times;
Washington Business Journal;
INSIDEBIZ.com;
"Cool HR Software"
HR Executive;
Focus (US OPM);
Kiplinger's Personal Finance;
Public Employment law Report;
Telecommute magazine.
Media Appearances:
Fox News;
WAMU's Tech Tuesday;
WMAL;
NortelNetwork Webcast;
WRC's "Technology's Edge Report";
WTOP's "Sprawl & Crawl".
Author
Workshop #4 of Telework America!™ 1999 asynchronous curriculum: Planning The Telework Program (2/99);
Top 10 Telework Checklist for Continuity Plans (11/01);
Minimize Personal and Corporate Y2K Risk with Telework (2/99),
The Virtual Office: Telework and the Tax Professional, Journal of Property Tax Management (1999);
Assessing Your Organization's Readiness for Teleworking, The Public Manager (Fall 2001);
Telecommuter/Teleworker Selection, The Northern Virginia Technology Council's Voice of Technology Magazine (3/2001);
A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) without Telework is not a BCP (11/2005), The Association of Contingency Planners' Sentinel Quarterly;
Panels & Presentations
AT&T Telework America Action Summit Series Tour;
The Indosat Conference: Ensuring National Competitiveness in the Information Economy on behalf of the World Bank in Jakarta;
The International Quality & Productivity Center; to AASHTO (Am. Assoc. of State Highway & Transportation Officials) on the Impact of Telework on Transportation Patterns.
