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Education
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University of Houston Downtown
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Houston, TX
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December 2006
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Bachelor
of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Texas Tech
University
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Lubbock, TX
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August 2000 to April 2006
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Coursework
and accompanying labs in electrical and electronics engineering including
analog and digital circuit analysis and design, fiber optics, telecommunications,
programmable logic controllers, and project management. Fundamental science courses including
physics, higher mathematics, and advanced atmospheric sciences. (129 hours
total Texas Tech University
undergraduate study)
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Work Experience
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Stratos
Global
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Houston, TX
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December 2006 to Present
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Project Engineer
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- Lead
engineer for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the
telecommunications and security systems for the largest LNG receiving
terminal in the United States
- Supervised and directed work of engineers, site
managers, technicians, and subcontractors
- Designed and marketed a wide-area mobile security
surveillance system
- Performed detailed design for fiber optic and
copper cabling plants, CCTV video surveillance and access control, VSAT
and BGAN satellite systems, GAI-Tronics ADVANCE paging & general
alarm, Cisco CallManager, and electrical distribution
- Designed and presented technical solutions to
customers for both pre-sales and post-sales
- Determined pricing, ROI, forecasting, and
business analytics for products and services
- Calculated and prepared financials for client
invoices, scope changes, and subcontractor and vendor payments
- Wrote test procedures and
conducted associated factory and site acceptance testing
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Waltel Communications,
LLC
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Lubbock, TX
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June 2003 to April 2006
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Owner
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- Built a profitable company
by the boot straps with no outside financial support and sustained
continuous double-digit sales growth every quarter
- Consulted with both public
safety entities and private companies regarding their communications
goals including base stations, mobile voice and data, and fixed data
solutions including multiple scenarios with cost/benefit analysis for
each
- Performed propagation and
link analysis and system design for two-way voice and point-to-point
data communications systems using computer simulation software and hand
analysis
- Designed and manufactured a
custom miniature 900MHz spread-spectrum telemetry system for
high-altitude atmospheric research
- Developed wide-area VoIP
PBX solutions for both internal use and customers using the Asterisk
software PBX platform and Digium, Polycom, Cisco, and Sipura hardware
- Built and installed mobile
communications systems for public safety and private vehicles
- Designed and installed base
station and repeater two-way communications systems
- Performed bench-checking,
fault diagnosis, and component-level repair of voice and data communications
equipment
- Performed all accounting
functions including receivables, payables, and audits
- Managed all national and
international logistics including air and ocean freight imports and exports
utilizing a wide variety of domestic and foreign carriers
- Negotiated detailed contracts
with vendors and customers
- Designed and maintained an
internet website with integrated e-commerce ordering and a computer
logistics management system for efficiently handling and tracking
warehouse activities and product shipments in real-time
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Texas Tech
University Atmospheric Science Group
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Lubbock, TX
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October 2002 to April 2006
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Research Assistant
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- Wrote standards and
specifications for data acquisition and instrumentation systems
- Designed and built complex
data acquisition and instrumentation systems using hardware and software
from National Instruments and Campbell Scientific
- Designed new
instrumentation interfaces for the Wind Engineering Mobile Instrumented
Tower Experiment (WEMITE) using both off-the-shelf and custom
electronics hardware
- Designed a real-time
satellite data acquisition system for obtaining live data from
landfalling hurricanes using hardware and software of my own design
- Designed and built a system
for classroom instruction of weather instrumentation systems using
temperature, humidity, wind, and barometric pressure sensors and related
computer interfacing equipment
- Troubleshot and repaired
sophisticated weather instrumentation including data loggers and
ultrasonic anemometers for various research projects including the West
Texas Mesonet
- Constructed detailed mechanical
and schematic drawings using AutoCAD
- Performed repairs such as
electrical and data acquisition wiring replacement, structural
modifications, and metal fabrication and welding on field research
equipment and trailers
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Southwest Telecom Consultants,
Inc.
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Lubbock, TX
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September 2001 to August 2002
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Communications Analyst
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- Worked with small and rural
telephone companies to modernize their networks and achieve their
communications goals including implementation of DSL services,
microwave-to-fiber network transitions, and related equipment such as
DSLAMs, SLCs, and carrier switches
- Designed and installed
telecommunications systems for school districts using Panasonic, Nortel,
and Adtran hardware
- Performed administration, maintenance,
and cutovers on Nortel DMS-10 switches
- Designed, implemented, and
installed wireless data communication circuits from site planning to
tower construction to network turn-up using Proxim, Western Multiplex, Cisco,
and Alvarion equipment
- Performed communications
link analysis using PathLoss software and drive-testing of two-way and cellular
communications systems to verify expected coverage
- Administered computing and
network operations of the Lubb.Net ISP
- Wrote customer billing and
management software systems for internet service providers using PERL,
CGI, C++, and Bash in Linux and Windows
- Managed day-to-day
operations of the corporate local and wide-area networks
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Occidental Petroleum
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Brownfield, TX
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April 2001 to September 2001
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Telecommunications Technician
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- Repaired and maintained all
equipment pertaining to voice and data communications networks in the
West Texas and Eastern New Mexico area
- Planned and implemented
wide area wireless data networks using Cisco Aironet equipment
- Maintained Rolm CBX and
9751, Nortel SL-1, Meridian Option 11, Norstar MICS, and Lucent Definity
G3 telephone systems
- Designed and supervised
installation of premise wiring systems and aerial fiber optic
long-distance backbones including fiber optic cable splicing and
termination
- Monitored, diagnosed, and repaired
communications backbones in a mission critical environment including a land-line
T1 and frame relay circuits, multiple VSAT earth stations, Motorola
trunked and conventional radio systems, and a multi-state DS3 microwave
backbone using Harris Constellation and Adtran equipment
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Hayes Industries, Ltd.
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Sugar Land, TX
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June 1999 to August 2000
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Assistant Manager of Technology
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- Designed,
installed, and maintained pre-stress/post-tension cable cutting
machinery automation systems using state of the art programmable logic
systems and circuitry of my own design using Opto/22 and Omron
programmable logic controllers
- Administrated
corporate network as well as sensitive financial databases and CAD
systems including Windows 95/98/NT, Visual Manufacturing, AutoCAD R14,
and Pro/Engineer
- Supervised
installation, maintenance, and day to day operations of all
telecommunications systems including Comdial FXS, Keyvoice Voicemail,
Datavox Telephony Applications, Lucent Partner, Lucent Merlin, frame
relay, and BRI/PRI ISDN circuits
- Maintained
CNC machine tools such as 5-axis mills, lathes, and EDM in a
downtime-critical production environment
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Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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Houston, TX
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November 1996 to February 1999
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Assistant Network Administrator
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- Troubleshot and
administered campus-wide computing systems including Linux and Novell
servers and Cisco routers, managed switches, and fiber optic backbone
hardware
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Skills
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- Public speaking, especially
technical sales presentations
- Industrial security systems
including analog and IP video surveillance and analytics, access
control, and various intrusion detection technologies
- Financial analysis and
business accounting
- HF/VHF/UHF, microwave, and
cellular communications equipment and systems
- Antenna design, analysis,
and computer simulation
- Electrical and electronics
circuit design, diagnosis, and repair, especially in RF communications
equipment
- Communications tower design,
construction, and climbing
- PBX and VoIP telephony
systems including Nortel Meridian, Cisco Call Manager, and Asterisk
- Data acquisition systems,
especially National Instruments hardware and LabView
- PERL, C++, Visual Basic,
and LabView programming languages
- Linux programming, system
administration, and network integration
- Carpentry and metal fabrication
including MIG and arc welding
- Industrial automation with Allen-Bradley,
Omron, GE Fanuc, and OPTO 22 Programmable Logic Controllers as well as
relay ladder logic
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Professional
Organizations & Certifications
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- DVTel: Latitude IP Video V5,
Longitude Access Control V5
- Pelco: Troubleshooting Video
Surveillance Systems
- Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, IEEE
Communications Society, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
- FCC Licensed Amateur Radio
Operator since 1994
- Treasurer, Amateur Radio
Society at Tech (2001-2006)
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