My Résumé
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Telecommunications Technician | State of California DGS TD
5/2008 - Present
Incumbents interpret the laws, rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission relating to radio and microwave; they use precision
instruments for measuring radio frequencies, power, deviation, modulation and
other data required by the Federal Communications Commission and diagnose
and repair the most complex problems connected with a wide range of
electronic equipment; they may instruct others in operating, repairing,
maintaining, constructing and installing telecommunications systems.
Paid-Call Firefighter | San Bernardino County Fire Dept.
10/2006 - Present
Work part-time (nights and weekends) to ensure adequate response time to fire
suppression, fire prevention, medical aid, traffic collision, rescue and public
contact/assist incidents in a wildland-urban interface area.
Infrastructure Engineer | ARINC Incorporated
9/2005 - 5/2008
Engineer, install, troubleshoot and maintain a high-capacity data network in
Southern California that is primarily comprised of point-to-point microwave
links, and includes WAN fiber and LAN Ethernet. My duties range from
engineering the IP backbone using primarily OSPF and BGPv4, to installing and
maintaining high-capacity microwave and millimeter-wave equipment to
support the IP infrastructure. Work with upstream Internet service providers to
peer our network with tier-1 global networks. Maintain wireless
telecommunications facilities including towers, equipment enclosures, power
distribution, generators, and solar arrays. While goal #1 is always more 9's of
uptime, I am known find innovative ways to improve capacity and quality-of-
service.
Chief Technical Officer | Wright Times Inc.
6/2002 - 10/2005
Headed IT department for a marketing company. Primary duties were as lead
programmer and network administrator. Wrote applications per current project
requirements (Java, C, PHP), installed and maintained servers (*NIX and
Microsoft), LAN and WAN network equipment and telephone equipment.
Supervised all programmers and graphics designers.
Project Manager | Xspanet Wireless
2/2001 - 8/2004
Managed projects for a wireless Internet service provider (WISP) in Southern
California. Duties included designing, installing and maintaining microwave
point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio-based wide-area networks.
Established, built and maintained telecommunications and wireless (tower)
facilities. Helped develop many technologies in the industry that are still in use
by WISPs today.
Personal Computer Technician | PC Club Computers
12/2001 - 1/2002
Responsible for repairing customers' personal computers at a retail store, as well
as the responsibilities of a sales associate.
SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Mikrotik Certified Professional
Number: WTUS0106
Issued by: MIKROTIKLS SIA, RIGA, LATVIA
Date Issued: 1 /2006
Public Safety Radio Technician
Number: FL-7507
Issued by: APCO - Association of Public Safety Communications Officials
Date Issued: 2 /2007
A+ Certified Professional
Number: COMP10458869
Issued by: CompTIA
Date Issued: 4 /2001
General Radiotelephone Operator License
Number: PG00020467
Issued by: FCC - Federal Communications Commission
Date Issued: 1 /2007
Certified Broadcast Technologist
Number: 23910
Issued by: Society of Broadcast Engineers
Date Issued: 7 /2007 Date Expires: 7 /2012
Telecommunications Technician
Number: JT-09660
Issued by: NARTE - National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers
Date Issued: 7 /2007 Date Expires: 8 /2008
Tower Climbing and Rescue Certificate
Number: 1612-18455-1
Issued by: ComTrain LLC
Date Issued: 3 /2007
EMS Medical First Responder
Issued by: San Bernardino County Fire Dept.
Date Issued: 6 /2007 Date Expires: 6 /2009
