Name: Kevin Smith

• Organization: Vodafone

• Sub-project(s): SimpleEdgeDiscovery, EdgeCloud, ConnectivityInsights, DeviceIdentifier, QualityByDesign

• Short biography: 25 years of Network API experience, including chairing the industry’s early interoperability initiatives, and contributing to the OMA RESTful Network APIs standard suite.

• Intent: I’m an existing TSC member, and as an active code contributor across multiple groups, have the experience to review and suggest improvements that can benefit all sub projects.

Name: Jan Friman

• Organization: Ericsson

• Sub-projects: IdentityAndConsentManagement, Commonalities, APIBacklog, ReleaseManagement, QualityOnDemand

• Biography; Been at Ericsson for 30 years, Mainly driving System Architecture but also Product Management and Customer Projects.  25 Years in the area of BSS, OSS and Exposing APIs from the network e,g, IMS, Parlay, ParlayX, 3GPP, TMF, Camara, etc

• Intent: Enabling new application, maximizing the value of the network and at the same time supporting the new value chains is high priority in Ericsson strategy. Camara plays a key role here and I am committed to support and drive this in TSC to make Camara successful.   

Name: Herbert Damnker

• Organization: Deutsche Telekom AG

• Sub-project(s): Current TSC member and chair, Release Management WG, QualityOnDemand Sub Project, and all over the place where support is needed.

• Short biography: Herbert Damker serves as the Chair of the Technical Steering Committee for CAMARA. At Deutsche Telekom (DT), he is integral to the Technical Product Management team of DT’s Magenta API Capabilities Exposure program and holds a position as a Cloud Architect within the Group Technology department. His tenure at DT’s Technology & Innovation area includes a variety of roles in strategy, technical program management and architecture, focusing on Service Delivery Platforms, Content Distribution Networks, Network Function Virtualization, Telco Infrastructure Cloud, Edge Computing, and APIs for 5G Core Networks. Herbert has made significant contributions to ETSI NFV, CNTT (now LFN Anuket), and the GSMA Operator Platform Group (OPG). He currently is a member for DT in the GSMA Open Gateway Technical work stream. Before joining DT, Herbert was a Senior Consultant for IT Management at Detecon, a Program Manager at a software company, and engaged in a research project on Security in Telecommunication. He earned his Computer Science diploma from the University of Karlsruhe.

• Intent: I've had the privilege of being part of the CAMARA community since its early stages, and I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together, including the milestone of our first meta-release in September. I’m committed to supporting the community within the Technical Steering Committee as we continue to advance its maturity and increase its relevance within the industry.

Name: Eric Murry

• Organization: Vodafone

• Sub-Projects: Device Identifier, Commonalities, Identity and Consent Management, Quality on Demand, Device Status, Dedicated Networks. Device Data Volume, Device Quality Indicator, Number Recycling, Tenure

• Short Biography: I have over 30 years of experience in all aspects of mobile telecommunication networks, ranging from my roots as a radio access network (RAN) engineer, through mobile core to network services, and from 2G through to 5G. Following periods working for Marconi Research and then Siemens Roke Manor Research, where I represented Siemens within 3GPP RAN1, I joined Vodafone Group Technology in 2003. At Vodafone, I initially worked on various radio technology and spectrum studies, before becoming responsible for defining and undertaking an ongoing series of innovative network technology trials. I have a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a PhD in in radio modulation detection theory, and have been granted 15 patents in the field of telecommunications to date.

• Statement of Intent: CAMARA have made significant progress in developing a family of networks APIs that have a consistent “look and feel” (documentation, authentication, usage patterns, error responses, etc.), allowing developers who become familiar with one of the APIs to apply that knowledge to others. However, much remains to be done to apply this philosophy consistently among all CAMARA APIs. Consistent with my role in the TSC, I have worked with many sub-projects to identify aspects of each API design that requires or would benefit from such standardisation. If re-elected to the TSC, I will continue to work to ensure that CAMARA APIs are being developed to the consistent and relevant standards required to promote API adoption, all ultimately being overseen by the TSC.

Name: Ludovic Robert

• Organization: Orange

• Sub-Projects: Supported: Number Verification, Sim swap, Device Swap, Carrier Billing, One-time-password, Call forwarding, Device location, Device status, Commonalities, API Backlog

• Short Biography: I’ve been involved in API activities for the past 10 years at Orange. For the last 2 years, I had served as the Tech Lead for the CAMARA project. In this role, I’m deeply engaged in CAMARA contributions and is one of the top contributors to the Linux Foundation project. I’m code owner of several CAMARA APIs and a member of the CAMARA Technical Steering Committee. Additionally, I’m actively involved in the development of these APIs within the Orange network, working on both live implementations and sandbox environments.

Name: Jose Luis Urien

• Organization: Telefónica

• Sub-Projects Supported: Commonalities, Release Management, DeviceLocation, and QualityOnDemand, Following and occasionally participating in Device Status, SimSwap, NumberVerification, Identity and Consent Management

• Short Biography: Working in Telefonica R&D branch for more than 20 years. Involved in several standardization organisms. Actively participating in CAMARA and GSMA OpenGateway initiative for the last 2 years.

Name: Shilpa Padgaonkar

• Organization: Deutsche Telekom

• Sub-project(s): Maintainer in Commonalities and ICM working groups.

• Intent: I am a maintainer in the Commonalities and ICM working groups, as well as a TSC member. It has been inspiring to witness how Camara has matured and grown as a community, and I am proud to be a part of it. My motivation stems from a deep commitment to our continued success. I am eager to deepen my efforts in understanding the challenges we face and working collaboratively towards solutions that benefit everyone.

Name: Diego González

• Organization: Telefónica S.A

• Sub-Project(s) Supported: Identity And Consent Management, Following several sub-projects as I am in coordination with other of Telefonica S.A active maintainers. Commonalities, Sim Swap, Device Swap, KYC, Tenure, Location, Quality On Demand, Population Density Data, etc.

• Short Biography: I’ve worked in Telefonica for 17 years. Currently I am leading Telefonica APIs program with regards to API design and specification. This program includes design of Telefonica own APIs and participation in standardization forums like CAMARA for APIs to be used in Open Gateway initiative

Name: Mahesh Chapalamadugu

• Organization: Verizon

• Sub-projects: Connectivity Insights and Edge Cloud(actively). Regularly review multiple other APIs.

• Short biography: Mahesh has over 17 years of experience in software design and development. Since joining Verizon in 2016, he has been instrumental in creating multiple products/platforms in SDN, NFV, and MEC domains, with a focus on automation and creating go-to-market solutions. Mahesh is also a key representative for Verizon in various standards bodies, such as CAMARA, GSMA Opengateway, 5G Future Forum, and 5GAA to name a few, where he takes an active role in defining standard Network APIs.

• Statement of Intent: I have been a member of CAMARA from its very early days and played an active role as a lead and contributor/reviewer for multiple APIs e.g. Connectivity insights, Edge Cloud, Simple Edge Discovery Service, Quality on Demand, Device status, location verification to name a few. I am also responsible for implementation and go to market strategy for a number of these APIs within Verizon. I also take an active part in various initiatives like GSMA Market Champion(North America) , creating demos for showcases at international conferences as well as taking up speaking engagements to create awareness and spread the message on the work we do as part of CAMARA to the wider developer community. By continuing to be part of the CAMARA TSC I wish to work closely with my global peers to shape the network API ecosystem and do the best I can to ensure widespread adoption of the APIs.

Name: Tanja De Groot

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• Organization: Nokia – Cloud and Network Services CTO – Open APIs Chief Architect

• Sub-projects: Release Management, Commonalities, ICM, API Backlog, and DedicatedNetworks and other APIs Sub Projects.

• Short biography: Computer Scientist/Software Engineer by education, I have a longstanding background in business & operations environments covering different network technologies and service delivery / application platforms. My scope of work has ranged across research, standardization (including TM Forum), product architecture & engineering, product management, OSS strategy director, and CTO positions in successively Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia.

• Intent: Some 10+ years back, the Telco API exposure & AppStore initiatives unfortunately failed to deliver on the promises. I am happy to be part of the CAMARA initiative which, thanks to technology improvements with “APIs everywhere”, innovation reaching a wide range of both consumer and industrial sectors, and, in particular, a more eco-system oriented mindset, has this time the opportunity to become a world-wide business success for application providers, CSPs and aggregators alike. In the TSC, my contribution will be to continue to help the CAMARA team progress on its mission, and to help position this unique initiative in the wider industry aspiring to reach an API-and app-focused world easily accessible by application developers.

Name: Fan Yang

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• Organization: ChinaUnicom

• Sub-Projects Supported: RegionDeviceCount, NetworkSliceBooking, LocationInsight, CallFowardingSignal

• Short Biography: China Unicom, R&D engineer, responsible for the development of the China Unicom Open Gateway platform and the compilation of the China Unicom Open API in Camara.

• Statement of Intent: I hope to become a maintainer of TSC, aiming to contribute professional knowledge and promote the high quality and practicality of OpenAPI. I  will spare no effort to promote the process of establishing API standards and work together to drive industry progress and development.

Name:Sachin Kumar

• Organization: Vodafone

• Sub-Projects: Device Status, Population Density, Device Identifier

• Statement of Intent: With a strong background in API integration and hands-on experience in building scalable solutions within a Vodafone, I am committed to advancing the Camara sub-project to meet both technical and business needs effectively.

  As an active participant in Camara, I have demonstrated my dedication by collaborating with various providers to evaluate and design APIs that align with Camara’s objectives. I will ensure to align with Camara's vision and maintain technical excellence with quality Standards.

Name: Dan Xu

• Organization: China Telecom

• Sub-projects: Site to Cloud VPN, Verified Caller and Network Slice Booking

• Short biography: I have been engaged in the standardization and open source organization such as ITU-T, GSMA and CAMARA. My major research fields include 5G, artificial intelligence, autonomous network, capability exposure, and I have served as Vice Chairman of the ITU-T SG11 WP2 in the 2022-2024 study period.

• Statement of intent: Currently, I am the code owner of two APIs, namely Site to Cloud VPN and Verified Caller. I am also an active maintainer of the Network Slice Booking API in CAMARA. In addition, I am actively involved in GSMA OpenGateway work and promote API proposals to CAMARA. I have rich experience in drafting recommendations and specifications. With a solid technical background and project management experience, I will be able to perform the role of the Technical Steering Committee.

Name: Rafał Artych

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• Organization: Deutsche Telekom

• Sub-projects: Commonalities + following a number of sub-projects

• Statement of intent: I plan to directly link the sub-projects I follow with the TSC

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Name: Toshiyasu Wakayama

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• Organization: KDDI Corporation (a Japanese MNO)

• Sub-projects: KnowYourCustomer (KYC Match/Fill-in/AgeVerification), SimSwap/NumberVerification/OTP Validation, QualityOnDemand, ShortMessageService

• Short Biography: Since joining KDDI in 1991, I have been actively involved in various technology projects, including mobile satellite communications and broadcasting technologies. In 2008, I transitioned to focus on 3GPP 4G/LTE standardization and have since been deeply engaged in mobile telecommunications standards through 3GPP and GSMA. From 2015 to 2021, while working in KDDI's London office, I intensified my involvement with GSMA, contributing to the standardization of new technologies like Mobile IoT and Telco Edge Cloud, and served as Vice Chair of the GSMA Mobile IoT 'LTE-M Taskforce'. I also participated in open-source initiatives such as CNTT and the Linux Foundation's Anuket project. Upon returning to Japan in 2021, I began representing KDDI in Telco Common API projects like CAMARA and GSMA Open Gateway. Currently, I am a member of the Technical and Product groups for Open Gateway, a Technical Steering Committee member of CAMARA (the only one from an APAC mobile operator), and lead the KnowYourCustomer Sub Project while contributing to several other sub-projects and working groups. I serve as a Senior Standardisation Specialist in KDDI's Standard Strategy Department.

• Statement of Intent: As a current TSC member and active contributor to CAMARA's advancements, including the first Meta-release Fall24, I am committed to further developing CAMARA by leveraging my deep knowledge of mobile telecommunications, API technologies, and my involvement since the project's inception. My proven project management and facilitation skills, demonstrated through leading the KnowYourCustomer Sub Project, will continue to benefit the community. Representing a small to medium-sized APAC MNO, I aim to amplify the voices of similar organizations to enhance diversity within CAMARA/TSC, helping it become a truly global initiative. I am dedicated to addressing cultural differences in API development to meet diverse regional requirements, particularly in anti-fraud initiatives. My consistent attendance at all TSC meetings reflects my serious commitment to CAMARA. I kindly ask for your support and vote to continue this important work.

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Name: Randy Levensalor

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• Organization: CableLabs

• Sub-projects: Quality on Demand, Quality by Design, Network Access Management

• Short biography: Randy Levensalor is a Distinguished Technologist at CableLabs, a non-profit R&D lab for the global cable industry. With over a decade of experience in cable and telecommunications, he develops architectures for edge computing, wireless-wireline convergence, and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), focusing on evolving Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) networks to meet future customer needs. Recognized in Fierce Telecom's "Top 25 Movers and Shakers in Telecom," Randy previously led R&D, DevOps, and product management at Hewlett-Packard for public cloud, Linux, and converged management solutions. A long-time supporter of open-source communities, Randy is active in CAMARA, contributing to several APIs. His current and previous involvement includes Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Linux Foundation Networking, OPNFV, OpenStack, OpenDaylight, and leading a team Linux kernel developers.

• Statement of intent: I intend to bring a wireline perspective to the telco-focused CAMARA community. With my background in wireless-wireline convergence, I can help bridge the gap between 5G, Wi-Fi, DOCSIS, and Fiber networks, enabling CAMARA to achieve a broader reach and provide a seamless user experience. At my core, I'm a software developer—both by training and in the early focus of my career—and someone who enjoys consuming APIs for fun on weekends to automate my home. I will bring the perspectives of both a software developer and an operator to the TSC.

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Name: Chris Howell

• Organization: Vontage

• Subprojects: Number Verification, QoD, Device Status, SIM Swap, and Device Location, Commonalities and Identity & Consent

• Statement of intent: Vonage is a key player within the CAMARA initiative, and has consistently engaged with ASPs and CSPs to accelerate the uptake of Network APIs, including during proof-of-concept and demo stages of the CAMARA APIs. I am the designated architect representing Vonage Network APIs within the community, especially within the APIs that Vonage is currently exposing - including the Number Verification, QoD, Device Status, SIM Swap, and Device Location API sub-projects, and the Commonalities and Identity and Consent overarching sub-projects.

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Name: Michael Kuhlmann

• Organization: Colony Networks

• Sub-Project(s): End User Council

• Short Biography: Michael Kuhlmann is a Vancouver-based serial entrepreneur and technology executive, known for founding and leading Colony Networks, a B2B telecom software company that focuses on wireless and IoT network assurance, automation, and security. His career in tech began with ventures such as FatPort, which became Canada’s largest independent Wi-Fi hotspot operator. After successfully exiting FatPort, Michael founded Colony Networks, bootstrapping the company to profitability by focusing on providing innovative cloud-based solutions that enable new managed connectivity services. Throughout his career, Kuhlmann has been deeply involved in building service and software businesses in the wireless and media spaces, collaborating with major Canadian telecom operators like Rogers and TELUS, as well as global network equipment vendors. He is recognized for his expertise in digital media, wireless communications, blockchain and agentic LLM technologies, and has a passion for product development and go-to-market strategies. In addition to his entrepreneurial ventures, Michael is active in the tech ecosystem, serving on the advisory boards of several software companies and participating as a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab, where he advises on Web3 technologies.

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Name: Doug Makishima

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• Organization: Summit Tech, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO), Program Director, Mobile Evolution/NaaS APIs Working Group ,Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF)

• Short biography: Doug Makishima is a seasoned executive with deep experience in AI, HPC & cloud edge computing, wireless mobile communications, IoT, networking & storage technologies.

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• . He has a solid track record of delivering to and collaborating with telecom operators, enterprises, mobile device OEMs, infrastructure vendors, and SoC / IC vendors. Doug has held senior management positions at leading companies such as AMD, D2 Technologies, Intoto, Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, Auspex and Adaptec. During his engineering career, he developed patented storage IC technology (patent# 5,659,690). He has actively participated on several industry standards committees focused on wireless, networking, communications and storage standards. For nearly 10 years, he was a voting member of the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi committee. Doug is a frequent speaker at major industry events including GSMA MWC, MEF, CES, and CTIA Wireless. Doug holds a BSEE from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

• Statement of Intent: As Summit Tech is a leading commercial implementer of GSMA Open Gateway, CAMARA and TMF APIs, I have direct visibility to both the technical implementation and customer commercialization of NaaS APIs at telcos, hyperscalers, CPaaS vendors, aggregators and enterprises. This enables me to provide key technical and customer implementation / use-case insights to the TSC, and also bring updates from the TSC to the CAMARA EUC, and externally to the industry with my additional role of Program Director, Mobile Evolution/NaaS APIs Working Group for the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) trade association. My goal is reelected would be to continue to provide such technical and industry insight to the TSC.

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Name: Nick Venezia

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• Organization: Centillion.ai

• Short Biography: Nick Venezia is the founder and CEO of Centillion.ai, a company focused on developing a transparent, consent-based data ecosystem that bridges 5G mobile operators with IoT, AI, and the broader ad-tech landscape. Nick’s leadership has earned his recognition for ethical data practices, including two patents for Ethical Data and AI. His work spans SMBs, global enterprises, and innovative AI startups, with a focus on privacy as a core principle of data usage.

• Statement of Intent: As a General Member in the CAMARA project, Open Gateway Channel Partner, and a strong advocate for consent-based data ecosystems, I am seeking to join the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) to contribute from a technology perspective in the area of business—with a unique perspective for IoT, AI, and data use cases for SMBs and enterprises. With my experience in developing innovative data frameworks and privacy-first business models, I am well-positioned to help guide CAMARA’s technical evolution, particularly in areas of interoperability, consent management, and compliance across IoT, AI, and enterprise environments. I am excited to contribute to shaping the future of Network APIs, ensuring alignment with the needs of MNOs, enterprises, and SMBs, while upholding ethical data practices and driving new monetization opportunities.

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Name: Massimiliano Troiani

• Organization: Verizon