Dick Mueller is Vice President of Network Operations for Cox Communications Inc. In this role, he manages all Network Operations at Cox Communications including network design, surveillance and operations. He is also responsible for traffic management, the management and operations of Cox’s national network operations and technical service centers, capacity planning, number administration, and switch administration.

Mr. Mueller joined Cox Communications in September 1979 as Plant Operations Manager, Santa Barbara, Calif. before becoming a Staff Engineer of Advanced Systems Development at Cox’s Atlanta Headquarters. Other positions Mueller has held include Assistant Engineer of Development Division, Director of Engineering of Central Division, Director of Engineering and Operations, Vice President of Network Planning, Engineering and Operations. Prior to Cox Communications, Mueller worked for Dickinson Communications in Huntington Beach, Calif. as the Director of Engineering.

Muller is active in the industry as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), and Cable TV Pioneers. Mueller is also currently developing college level curriculum for Bachelors and Masters degree programs in Cable Telecommunications with Rochester Institute of Technology.

August 2006