MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 18, 2022
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Councilof the District of Columbia
John A, Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2ofthe Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
2-142; D.C. Official Code 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 12aof An Act To provide for
voluntary apprenticeship in the District
ofColumbia, effective May 12, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-109; D.C.
Official Code 32-1412.01), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Mr. William H. Dean
P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
(Ward 2)
for appointment as a representative of an Apprenticeship Council program memberofthe Youth
Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, for a term to end May 29, 2023.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of Mr. Dean, together
with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation proc
I would appreciate the Councils earliest considerationofthis nomination for confirmation. Please do
not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talents and Appointments,
should the Council require additional information,
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Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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14 To confirm the appointment ofMr. William H. Dean as a memberof the Youth Apprenticeship
15 Advisory Committee.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee William Dean
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2022.
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21 Sec. 2. The Councilof the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Mr. William H. Dean
24 P Street, NW
25 Washington, DC 20007
26 (Ward 2)
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28 as a representative of an Apprenticeship Council member of the Youth Apprenticeship Advisory
23 Committee, pursuant to section 12a of An Act To provide for voluntary apprenticeship in the
30 District of Columbia, effective May 12, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-109; D.C. Official Code 32-
31 1412.01), for a term to end May 29, 2023.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copyofthis resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Officeofthe Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 William H. Dean
EDUCATION
* Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1988
Stanford University, Executive Management Program, 2004
YPO-WPO Growing your Business Programme, London Business School 2014
Educational Honors
Distinguished Engineering Alumnus, North Carolina State University, 2011
Member, Engineering Foundation BoardofDirectors, North Carolina State University
Winter Commencement Speaker, North Carolina State University Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, 2009
Guest lecturer, Georgetown University, 2008
Leadership
* Design-Build Institute of America~ Board of Directors
D.C Apprenticeship Council - Employer Representative and Chairman
D.C. Workforce Investment Council - former Chairmanof the BoardofDirectors
Dulles South Alliance (DSA) Co-founder and Past President
Washington Airports Task Force ~Board Member
Cardozo High Schoo! AcademyofConstruction and Design Founding Member
DC Chamber ofCommerce former Board Member
Northern Virginia Community College former Board Member
Virginia Chamber ofCommerce former Board Member
Virginia Education Task Force former Member
Loudoun County Good Scout Award
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
M.C. Dean, Inc. President/CEO, 1989
Present
Bill Dean has spent his entire career in the telecommunications, power, electronics systems, engineering
and construction fields. Mr. Dean was raised in the family business, learning from the ground upall that
is involved in electrical systems. He has been personally involved in complex electrical design-build,
electronic security, telecommunications, life-safety, instrumentation & control, and command & control
projects; on systems as diverse as the Pentagon, Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Johns
Hopkins Medical Center, National Geospatial Intelligence Center New Campus, Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center, Dulles International Airport, New Parkland Hospital, and the nations largest,
most complex government data centers.
After taking over as CEO of M.C. Dean in 1997, Mr. Dean grew company revenue twenty-fold to over
$800 million through a combinationofacquisitions, a focus on the retention and development ofexisting,
clients, growing superior engineering talent, and the expansionofservice offerings within its core
electrical, telecommunications, and electronic systems market. M.C. Dean, Inc. is recognized as one of
the top electrical engineering firms in the United States today, employing nearly 3,000 specialists
worldwide. Through his leadership, M.C. Dean is an established national firm with a global presence,
leading the industry in electrical design-build, software-driven Operations and Maintenance programs,
and advanced project delivery methods including integrated systems modeling, prefabrication, model-
driven delivery, and systems precommissioning.
In 1999, Mr. Dean helped create the converged services provider OpenBand for voice, video and
data/internet services providing high-capacity network solutions to clients throughout Virginia. The
company provides both high-capacity enterprise WAN and metro solutions as well as a suite ofproducts
to residential and SME clients throughout the region. The product platform for its planned communities
and MDU clients is called SmartNeighborhood typically 2 100MB IP, optical, Ethernet product and
complete voice and video solution. The solution integrates automation, security and Wi-Fi wireless
elements as well. OpenBand has since been a pioneer in the design, construction, and management of
private fiber networks for local enterprises.
Millidyne, Inc.
Program Manager 1988 - 1989
Prior tojoining M.C. Dean, Inc. on a full-time basis, Mr. Dean served as a Program Manager for
Miillidyne Inc., a Raleigh, NC-based wireless communications firm. In this position Mr. Dean managed
the design and installation of UHF and microwave alphanumeric digital paging systems in more than
twenty-five markets worldwide. This baseofclientele included major U.S. domestic cities as well as
those in Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Certifications
BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), #106019
BICSI LAN (Local Area Network Specialist) (RCDD), EXP. 1999
Certified Fiber Optic Cable Technician, Optical Cable Corporation
System 5000 Connectivity, Bay Networks
Belden-Krone Certified Cabling System Designer and Estimator
EIT Engineer in Training NC
Fluke Certified Cabling Test Technician
Training
Shipley's Capturing Federal Bellcore - Data Communications &
Business Internet Access
* Shipley's Positioning to W Northern Telecom - IBDN Design
Selling to the Government & Engineering
+ National Center for Construction Clemson Program of Professional
Education and Research - Executive Development - Project Management
Management Academy Belden-Krone - Voice and Data
* BICSI High-speed Campus bution
Backbone Design an Research Group - Fiber
* BICSI Introduction to Intemetwork Optic System Design
Design Datatech Institute -
+ BICS] Telecommunications Telecommunication Systems
Distribution Systems GE Fanuc - Automation Series 90
+ Association of Energy Engineers - Test Drive Training
LonWorks Interoperability CCTV Design & Installation
 Federal Publications Practical Teletrol Systems ~ Systems
Construction Law Fundamentals (Building
AVO / Multi-Amp Institute Automation)
Substation Maintenance
Memberships
Young Presidents Organization American Society of Industrial
Building Industry Consulting Security (ASIS)
Service International, Inc. (BICSI) Design-Build Institute of America
Instituteof Electrical and Electronic (DBIA)
Engineers Economic Club of Washington DC
Associated Builders and The 123 Club
Contractors, Virginia Chapter The 2030 Group
(ABC)
Licenses
Licensed Officer/Shareholder, TX DepartmentofPublic Safety, # 234621
Master Electrician DE, #T1-0005368
Master Electrician VA, #2710032772
Qualified Agent/Master ElectricianMD, #11180
Master Electrician CityofBaltimore, MD #M5318
Master Electrician Prince Georges County, MD #23917-2016-0
Master Electrician WV, #M234621REVA07
 Executive Office of the Mayor - Office ofTalent and Appointments
John A, Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
William H. Dean
William H. Dean is the Chief Executive Officer and President of M.C.
Dean, Inc.
Mr. Deans company, M.C. Dean, Inc., has become one of the nations
leading design-build and systems integration firms that specializes in
power and technology for complex mission-critical facilities. Under Mr.
Deans leadership, M.C. Dean has grown twentyfold, expanded its global
presence to include 25 offices worldwide, and completed major projects
in over 40 countries, across five continents. In 1999, Mr. Dean and
several key colleagues created the firms wholly-owned subsidiary
OpenBand LLC, a competitive local exchange carrier and Virginias first
fiber-to-the-home, network services provider, delivering voice, data, and video services to
several thousand residents and businesses. During his nearly-20-year tenure, Mr. Dean has
focused the company in the area of electronic security ~ building expertise in electronic access
control, biometrics, intrusion detection, CBRN detection and protection, and surveillance
technologies and establishing M.C. Dean as a premier, internationally recognized electronic
security engineering firm. M.C. Dean offers truly turn-key security solutions to its broad base of
governmental and commercial clients including some of the largest and most technically
advanced organizations.
Mr. Dean is actively involved in numerous industry organizations including the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Design-Build Institute of America, the Building Industry
Consulting Service International, and the American Society ofIndustrial Security, just to name a
few. Mr. Dean has also served with the Workforce Investment and the Apprenticeship Councils
since 2012. He is passionate about technical education, workforce development, and
entrepreneurship, and is among the most active corporate leaders in the country when it comes to
expanding career opportunities and enhancing job skills for minorities and women. Under his
leadership, M.C. Dean was a founding member of the Academy for Construction & Design at
Cardozo High School in the District of Columbia, the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy, and the
Step-Up Program for electrical apprentices in conjunction with the Community College of the
District of Columbia. In addition, Mr. Dean served under Governor Mark Warner on the Virginia
Task Force on Adult Education and supports USDOLs Apprenticeship USA leader program, a
national movement to expand apprenticeships across America.
A Ward 2 resident, Mr. Dean received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from
North Carolina State University.
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 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Bryan Hum, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: March 25, 2022
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Dr. Burt Barnow, William H.
Dean, Elizabeth DeBarros, Eric Jones, Christopher Riley, and Taylor White to the
Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
This is to CertifY that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth Cavendish
The JohnA. Wilson Building > 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW > Suite300+ Washingion,
D.C, 20004 + ice (202)724-7681