Dana Rasmussen is the President of Siemens Communications, Inc.’s U.S. Enterprise division. With 2005 sales of $13.14 billion, Siemens Communications is a world leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company’s portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises, carriers and service providers.

Based in Boca Raton, Rasmussen focuses on strengthening Siemens' position as an IP convergence leader in the U.S. enterprise communications market.

Rasmussen began his career with Siemens in May 2002 as the Vice President of Product Line Management with Siemens Networks Convergence, Voice Switching division. In this role, he was responsible for driving Siemens’ strategy and development priorities for the hiQ 8000 next generation voice switching platform and the next generation hiG gateway product family.

In September 2004, Rasmussen was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager, responsible for next generation products and converged networking solutions and services provided by Siemens across the United States. Rasmussen served in this role for nearly two years and then assumed presidency of the Enterprise division.

Prior to joining Siemens, Rasmussen was the Vice President of Product Management for Unisphere Networks and responsible for shaping the company’s strategic edge routing direction. He held the position of Vice President of Product Management for the Enterprise Router Products division at Nortel Networks, and has led numerous Marketing and Product Management organizations over his 20 years in the telecom industry.

Rasmussen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, has published various articles on the application of telecommunication concepts and is frequently invited to speak at industry-sponsored events.