Although partially retired from Penn State Harrisburg’s faculty where he taught information systems, Phil Hippensteel remains very active as a researcher, writer and consultant to both the AV and IT industries. Teaching IP related technology took him to 27 states. He has consulted with major IT companies such as Cisco, IBM, and Avaya and many schools and universities. His research activates have involved IP network performance and troubleshooting in the presence of audio, video and data. He currently serves as an invited expert on the TIA TR-30 Standards Committee where he was editor of the ITU G.1050 standard on emulating IP video networks.