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11 MURIEL BOWSER
22 MAYOR
33 Marc
44 h 20, 2025
55 The H
66 onorable Phil Mendelson
77 Chairman
88 Council of the District o
99 f Columbia
1010 John A. Wilson Bui
1111 lding
1212 1
1313 350 Pennsylvania A v enue, NW, Suite 504
1414 Washington, DC 2000
1515 4
1616 Dear
1717 Chairman Mendelson:
1818 In accordance w
1919 ith section 2 of t he Confirmation A ct of 1978 , effective March 3, 1 979 (D.C. Law 2-
2020 142;
2121 D.C. O fficial Code § 1 -523.01), and pursuant to s ection 2 of An Act To provide fo r voluntary
2222 apprenticeship in the District o
2323 f Columbia, ap proved May 21 , 1946 (60 Stat. 204; D.C. Offic ial Code
2424 § 32-1402), I am p
2525 leased to nominate the fol lowing per son:
2626 Mr. Wi 11 iam
2727 Dean
2828 P Street, NW
2929 Washington, DC 20007
3030 (Ward 2)
3131 for
3232 reappointment as a representat ive of an em ployer o rganization member of t he Apprenticeship
3333 Council, for
3434 a term to end November 19, 2026.
3535 Enclosed, you
3636 will find b iographical information detailing the exp erience of the abo ve-mentioned
3737 nominee, t
3838 ogether w ith a proposed reso lution to assist the Counc il during the c onfirmation process.
3939 I would appreciate t
4040 he Council's earliest consideration of thi s nomination fo r confirmation. Please
4141 do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Dir
4242 ector, Mayor's O ffice of T alent and
4343 A
4444 ppointments, s hould the C ouncil require additional i nformation. 1
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5353 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
5454 airman Phil Mendelson
5555 at the request
5656 of the Mayor
5757 10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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6262 15 To confirm the reappointment of William Dean to the Apprenticeship Council.
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6565 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
6666 18 resolution may be cited as the "Apprenticeship Council William Dean Confirmation Resolution
6767 19 of 2025".
6868 20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
6969 21
7070 22 William Dean
7171 23 P Street, NW
7272 24 Washington,
7373 DC 20007
7474 25 (Ward 2)
7575 26
7676 27
7777 as a representative of an employer organization member of the Apprenticeship Council,
7878 28 established by section 2 of An Act to provide for voluntary apprenticeship in the District of
7979 29 Columbia, approved May 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 204; D.C. Official Code§ 32-1402), for a term to
8080 30 end November 19, 2026.
8181 31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
8282 32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
8383 33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. WilliamH.Dean
8484 EDUCATION
8585
8686
8787 ‘©BachelorofScience,ElectricalEngineering,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,1988
8888 ‘©StanfordUniversity,ExecutiveManagementProgram,2004
8989 YPO-WPOGrowingyourBusinessProgramme,LondonBusinessSchool2014
9090 EducationalHonors
9191 «DistinguishedEngineeringAlumnus,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,2011
9292 +Member,EngineeringFoundationBoardofDirectors,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity
9393 *WinterCommencementSpeaker,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityDepartmentofElectricaland
9494 ComputerEngineering,2009
9595 ©Guestlecturer,GeorgetownUniversity,2008
9696
9797 Leadership
9898 *Design-BuildInstituteofAmerica~BoardofDirectors
9999 D.CApprenticeshipCouncil~EmployerRepresentativeandChairman
100100 D.C.WorkforceInvestmentCouncil-formerChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors
101101 DullesSouthAlliance(DSA)~Co-founderandPastPresident
102102 WashingtonAirportsTaskForce—BoardMember
103103 CardozoHighSchoo!AcademyofConstructionandDesign—FoundingMember
104104 DCChamberofCommerce—formerBoardMember
105105 NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege—formerBoardMember
106106 VirginiaChamberofCommerce—formerBoardMember
107107 VirginiaEducationTaskForce—formerMember
108108 LoudounCounty“GoodScout”Award
109109
110110 PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
111111 M.C.Dean,Inc.President/CEO,1989—Present
112112 BillDeanhasspenthisentirecareerinthetelecommunications,power,electronicssystems,engineering
113113 andconstructionfields.Mr.Deanwasraisedinthefamilybusiness,learningfromthegroundupallthat.
114114 isinvolvedinelectricalsystems.Hehasbeenpersonallyinvolvedincomplexelectricaldesign-build,
115115 electronicsecurity,telecommunications,life-safety,instrumentation&control,andcommand&control
116116 projects;onsystemsasdiverseasthePentagon,WashingtonHeadquartersServices(WHS),Johns
117117 HopkinsMedicalCenter,NationalGeospatialIntelligenceCenterNewCampus,WalterReedNational
118118 MilitaryMedicalCenter,DullesInternationalAirport,NewParklandHospital,andthenation’slargest,
119119 mostcomplexgovernmentdatacenters.
120120
121121 ‘AftertakingoverasCEOofM.C.Deanin1997,Mr.Deangrewcompanyrevenuetwenty-foldtoover
122122 $800millionthroughacombinationofacquisitions,afocusontheretentionanddevelopmentofexisting
123123 clients,growingsuperiorengineeringtalent,andtheexpansionofserviceofferingswithinitscore
124124 electrical,telecommunications,andelectronicsystemsmarket.M.C.Dean,Inc.isrecognizedasoneof thetopelectricalengineeringfirmsintheUnitedStatestoday,employingnearly3,000specialists
125125 worldwide.Throughhisleadership,M.C.Deanisanestablishednationalfirmwithaglobalpresence,
126126 leadingtheindustryinelectricaldesign-build,software-drivenOperationsandMaintenanceprograms,
127127 andadvancedprojectdeliverymethodsincludingintegratedsystemsmodeling,prefabrication,model-
128128 drivendelivery,andsystemsprecommissioning.
129129
130130
131131 In1999,Mr.Deanhelpedcreatetheconvergedservi stOpenBandforvoice,videoand
132132 data/internetservicesprovidinghigh-capacitynetworksolutionstoclientsthroughoutVirginia.The
133133 companyprovidesbothhigh-capacityenterpriseWANandmetrosolutionsaswellasasuiteofproducts
134134 toresidentialandSMEclientsthroughouttheregion.‘Theproductplatformforitsplannedcommunities
135135 andMDUclientsiscalledSmartNeighborhood—typicallya100MBIP,optical,Ethernetproductand
136136 completevoiceandvideosolution.Thesolutionintegratesautomation,securityandWi-Fiwireless
137137 elementsaswell.OpenBandhassincebeenapioneerinthedesign,construction,andmanagementof
138138 privatefibernetworksforlocalenterpi
139139
140140 Millidyne,1
141141 ProgramManager1988-1989
142142 PriortojoiningM.C.Dean,Inc.onafull-timebasis,Mr.DeanservedasaProgramManagerfor
143143 MillidyneInc.,aRaleigh,NC-basedwirelesscommunicationsfirm.InthispositionMr.Deanmanaged
144144 thedesignandinstallationofUHFandmicrowavealphanumericdigitalpagingsystemsinmorethan
145145 twenty-fivemarketsworldwide.ThisbaseofclienteleincludedmajorU.S.domesticcitiesaswellas
146146 thoseinSweden,CanadaandtheUnitedKingdom.
147147
148148 Certifications
149149 ©BICSIRegisteredCommunicationsDistributionDesigner(RCDD),#106019
150150 *BICSILAN(LocalAreaNetworkSpecialist)(RCDD),EXP.1999
151151 +CertifiedFiberOpticCableTechnician,OpticalCableCorporation
152152 ‘System5000Connectivity,BayNetworks
153153 +Belden-KroneCertifiedCablingSystemDesignerandEstimator
154154 *EITEngineerinTrainingNC
155155 «FlukeCertifiedCablingTestTechnician
156156 Training
157157 ‘* Shipley'sCapturingFederal *Bellcore-DataCommunications&
158158 Business InternetAccess
159159
160160 ‘©Shipley’sPositioningtoWin:
161161 SellingtotheGovernment
162162 ‘©NationalCenterforConstruction
163163 EducationandResearch-Executive
164164 ‘ManagementAcademy
165165 * BICSIHigh-speedCampus
166166 BackboneDesign
167167 ©BICSIIntroductiontoInternetwork
168168 Design
169169 *BICSITelecommunications
170170 DistributionSystems
171171 *AssociationofEnergyEngineers-
172172 LonWorksInteroperability
173173 NorthernTelecom-IBDNDesign
174174 &Engineering
175175 ClemsonProgramofProfessional
176176 Development-ProjectManagement
177177 Belden-Krone-VoiceandData
178178 Distribution
179179 ‘AmericanResearchGroup-Fiber
180180 OpticSystemDesign
181181 DatatechInstitute-
182182 ‘TelecommunicationSystems
183183 GEFanuc-AutomationSeries90
184184 TestDriveTraining
185185 CCTVDesign&Installation FederalPublications~Practical
186186 ConstructionLaw
187187 AVO/Multi-AmpInstitute
188188 SubstationMaintenance
189189 Memberships
190190 ‘YoungPresidentsOrganization
191191 BuildingIndustryConsulting
192192 ServiceInternational,Inc.(BICSI)
193193 InstituteofElectricalandElectronic
194194 Engineers
195195 AssociatedBuildersand
196196
197197 TeletrolSystems—Systems
198198 Fundamentals(Building
199199 Automation)
200200 AmericanSocietyofIndustrial
201201 Security(ASIS)
202202 Design-BuildInstituteofAmerica
203203 (DBIA)
204204 EconomicClubofWashingtonDC
205205 The123Club
206206 ‘The2030Group
207207
208208 +r/Shareholder,TXDepartmentofPublicSafety,#234621
209209 MasterElectrician—DE,#T1-0005368
210210 MasterElectrician~VA,#2710032772
211211 QualifiedAgent/MasterElectrician—MD,#11180
212212 MasterElectrician—CityofBaltimore,MD#MS318,
213213 MasterElectrician—PrinceGeorge’sCounty,MD#23917-2016-0
214214 MasterElectrician—WV,#M234621REVAQ7
215215 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
216216 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
217217 William Dean
218218 Mr. William Dean is the Chief Executive Officer/President of M.C.
219219 Dean, Inc. Under his leadership, M.C. Dean has become one of the
220220 nation’s leading design- build and systems integration firms that
221221 specialize in power and technology for complex mission- critical
222222 facilities, expanding its global presence to include 25 offices worldwide
223223 and completing major projects in over 40 countries across five
224224 continents.
225225 In 1999, Mr. Dean and several key colleagues created the firm’s wholly
226226 owned subsidiary OpenBand LLC, a competitive local exchange carrier
227227 (CLEC) and Virginia’s first fiber- to-the-home (FTTH) network services
228228 provider, delivering voice, data, and video services to several thousand residents and businesses.
229229 During his nearly-20- year tenure, Mr. Dean has focused the company on electronic security –
230230 building expertise in electronic access control, biometrics, intrusion detection, CBRN detection
231231 and protection, and surveillance technologies and establishing M.C. Dean as a premier,
232232 internationally recognized electronic security engineering firm. M.C. Dean offers truly turn-key
233233 security solutions to its broad base of governmental and commercial clients including some of the
234234 largest and most technically advanced organizations.
235235 Mr. Dean is actively involved in numerous industry organizations including the Institute of
236236 Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Design-Build Institute of America, the Building Industry
237237 Consulting Service International (BICSI), and the American Society of Industrial Security to name
238238 a few. Mr. Dean has also served with the Workforce Investment and the Apprenticeship Councils
239239 since 2012. He is passionate about technical education, workforce development, and
240240 entrepreneurship and is among the most active corporate leaders in the country when it comes to
241241 expanding career opportunities and enhancing job skills for minorities and women. Under his
242242 leadership, M.C. Dean became a founding member of the Academy for Construction & Design at
243243 Cardozo High School in the District of Columbia, the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy, and the Step-
244244 Up Program for electrical apprentices in conjunction with the Community College of the District
245245 of Columbia. In addition, Mr. Dean served under Governor Mark Warner on the Virginia Task
246246 Force on Adult Education and supports USDOL’s Apprenticeship USA leader program, a national
247247 movement to expand apprenticeships across America.
248248 A Ward 2 resident, Mr. Dean earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North
249249 Carolina State University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
250250 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
251251 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
252252 ______________________________________________________________________________
253253 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
254254 To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
255255 From: Betsy Cavendish
256256 Date: October 10, 2024
257257 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Frank Chiaramonte, William
258258 Dean, and Stephen Lanning as members of the Apprenticeship Council
259259 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
260260 found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
261261 hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
262262 724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
263263 ______________________________
264264 Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish