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Founded in 2017, NextLevel™ Mediation's application is a cloud-based software platform that analyzes and takes into account several key elements of all disputing parties including objectives, priorities, cost, and the probability of litigation or ADR vs. settlement. Then it helps the attorney, client, and mediator make rational decisions, free of emotional distraction and bias.

A total of 45 years of experience in decision sciences, software engineering, business strategy simulation, defense, Scenario Planning, System Dynamics Modeling and market research. My background and years of experience of applying quantitative decision methodologies to improve international standards negotiations and strategic business decisions, brings a unique perspective to the mediation of business to business disputes

Over 15 years of negotiating international standards in technology including chairing several international standards development bodies while working for Intel Corporation. Experience included hundreds of hours resolving technical standards disputes between companies and countries. Our decision science approach has been used successfully in a number of mediations as well as the negotiation of international standards in wireless communication and digital rights management.

BS Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Decision Science

Our approach relies on the fact that mediation of a dispute is a multi-criteria decision between two or more parties with differing agendas. With that thought in mind, we apply a number of decision science methodologies to help reach a Pareto efficient settlement.

Contributing member to World Future Society Member of IEEE (Worlds Largest Technical Professional Organization)