Engineer Technician

CURRICULUM VITAE

Patrick Anthony BURROW

PERSONAL DETAILS

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Permanent Address: 137 WALPOLE MEETING HOUSE ROAD

BRISTOL

Me 04539

USA

Telephone: ++1-321-***-****

e-mail: ************@*****.***

Date of Birth: 16 January 1954

Passport Number: UK 761*******, valid until 18/10/11

USA Residency Permit (Green Card)

Education: Campion Grammar School

Hornchurch

Essex

Qualifications: Royal Corps of Signals Terminal Equipment

Technician, Class 1;

City & Guilds Course 271,3rd Year Certificate.

Manufacturers Courses: Techniques of On-

the-job Training;

BAE Spacecraft Systems and Operations

(Eurostar Bus);

Southampton University Spacecraft Systems

Course.

Tektronix Analogue & Digital TV Measurement

Techniques

AYDIN / COMSAT LCTDMA Installation & commissioning

AYDIN / COMSAT LCTDMA Instructor

COMSAT Labs Linkway BVSAT Installation & commissioning

COMSAT Labs Linkway BVSAT Instructor

COMSAT Labs Linkstar Installation & commissioning

Languages: German (Conversational)

Italian (Beginner)

Spanish (Beginner)

French (Schoolboy)

EXPERIENCE

April 1996 - Present: Self Employed

Satellite Ground Systems Engineer: Worldwide installation, test and

commissioning of Satellite Ground Station antennae and associated GCE for

National PTT's and Private Companies. Installation and commissioning of GSM

BSS & BTS.

2008:

Completion of DTH project in India

Installation and test of DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS throughout Delaware, USA for major

cable operator.

2007:

Installation, test, commissioning and signoff of GSM VSAT backhaul system

throughout Suriname and Guyana. 2 x 7.3Mtr hub antennae, 2.4Mtr remotes.

Site Manager for complete DTH Headend installation for major Indian Telecom

company. Responsible for the day to day functioning of the integration

team. include 2 x 11Mtr. Ku band Viasat antennas, 25 x 3.8Mtr TVRO

antennas, dual 1:6 KHPA Gen IV and all associated IF equipment. Daily

interaction with customer management personnel regarding building design

changes, timelines etc. Supervision of a team of 20 Installers / engineers

for the entire time of the project (8 months). System was completed in

summer 2008 on time and within budget.

2006:

Installation, test, commissioning and signoff of GSM VSAT backhaul system

throughout Haiti. 7.3Mtr Hub antenna, 2.4Mtr. remotes.

Installation,. test, commissioning, training and signoff of 1:4 Gen IV DTH

transmission system in Kuala Lumpur to support coverage of Soccer World Cup

2006 for Malaysian DTH company.

Installation, test, commissioning and signoff of dual 1:6 Gen IV DTH system

as part of systemwide upgrade for Malaysian DTH company

Installation, test, commissioning of 1:4 Gen III DTH system in Jakarta,

Indonesia. 4.5Mtr antenna.

2005:

Installation, test,commissioning and signoff of dual 1:6 Gen IV system for

Malaysian DTH operator Diversity site. To include 2 x 11Mtr Vertex Ku band

antennae, 3 x Vertex 7.3Mtr TVRO motorised antennae and 1 X Simulsat TVRO

antenna plus all associated IF subsystems.

Viasat Linkway hub installation, test, commission, training and signoff for

private Ghanain operator. 4.5Mtr hub antenna.

Viasat Linkstar hub installation, test, commission and signoff for private

Nigerian Network operator.

Systems:

Argentina: Commissioned 11Mtr. C-Band Andrew for Digital TV transmission.

Mali: Commissioned 7Mtr. C-Band Scientific Atlanta for Digital TV

transmission.

Bosnia: Installed and commissioned 7Mtr. Andrew antenna for Digital

TV transmission.

Saudi Arabia: Site Engineer: Installed, tested & commissioned 2 (two)

INMARSAT Coast Earth Stations, 1 (one) ARABSAT IDR/IBS Ku band, 2 INTELSAT

C-Band 'A' stations, 2 INTELSAT Ku-Band 'B' stations and associated RF &

Baseband for TDMA, DAMA, IDR, IBS, TV (Analogue & Digital) and all

associated M&C.

USA: Install, commission 6Mtr. Ku-Band for South American DAMA

network control.

UAE: Installed and Commissioned 2 (two) INTESAT Low Cost TDMA

terminals for ETISALAT.

Argentina: Commissioned INTELSAT Low Cost TDMA terminal for TELINTAR.

Chile: Commissioned INTELSAT Low Cost TDMA terminal for ENTEL.

Kenya: Senior Project Design & Integration Engineer for 2 ocean

region LCTDMA systems for TELCOM KENYA. To include all RF & M&C equipment.

Accompanied to site and supervised installation & commissioning.

INTELSAT: Commisssion INTELSAT Broadband VSAT Network Hubs in Hong Kong,

Manila, Fucino (Italy) and Clarksburg (USA).

IMPSAT: Commission Linkway BVSAT network Hub in Buenos Aires (IP & Frame

relay).

Sky Latin America: Perform site survey for transition of antennae to new

service.

Nigeria: Install & commission 3 Linkway BVSAT networks (IP & Frame relay).

French Guyana: Install & commission Linkway BVSAT network (IP & ISDN).

Italy: Install & commission Linkway BVSAT network (IP & ISDN).

Somalia: Install & commission AIRNET GSM BSS & 20 BTS's.

Companies:

SDS, Atlanta: Scientific Atlanta: Hughes Network Systems: Satellite

Transmission Systems: STM Wireless: AYDIN Systems Div.: LMGT (Comsat

Labs.): SKY Latin America: AIRNET Inc.: Vertex Corp.

April 1994 - April 1996: Satellite Network Engineering Supervisor

Orbit Communications Company Spa.(Italia)

Via Rafaele Costi 58/60

00155 Roma

Italia

Senior Engineer, in the network control centre, of the worlds' first fully

digital DTH satellite T.V. and Radio network. Responsible to the Director

of Network Engineering for the quality of incoming and outgoing T.V. and

radio feeds, both permanent and occasional for rebroadcast or taping,

requiring close co-ordination with service providers i.e. BBCWSTV, CSI,

RAI, MAXAT, close cooperation with PTT's for the installation and test of

permanent and occasional circuits for voice and TV links. Operation and

configuration of the Scientific Atlanta CL 4000 and NTL 2000 Digital

Compression Encryption equipment and associated control and authorisation

software. Responsible for the supervision of contract staff in the

installation, test & commissioning of all equipments in the Network

Transmission System and played an integral part in the simultaneous launch

of 16 TV and 4 radio channels on the 25th May 1994.

March 1990 - March 1994: Satellite Controller

Inmarsat

London

Monitor and control of Inmarsat 2nd Generation satellites and associated TT

& C Stations on a 24 / 7 / 365 basis. Specifically, monitoring the health

of 4 satellites, perform stationkeeping and attitude control manoeuvres

utilising the multi-satellite support computer system. Remote configuration

of TT & C Ground Station Equipment to support the mission. Liasing with

relevant PTT's in order to maintain the integrity of the Timeplex X25 link

data network. Participated in pre-launch spacecraft and ground system

procedure production and validation for all aspects of the mission.

June 1986 - March 1990: Shift Coordinator

European Space Operations Centre

Darmstadt, Germany

Promoted from Ground Configuration Controller. Responsible to the

Operations Director for the management of the Operations Control Centre on

24-hour basis. Supervision of all OCC staff on duty. Maintaining ground

system integrity for support of all European Space Agency (ESA) missions in

progress.

Participated in all launch and early orbit phase operations performed by

ESA for the period listed. Liaising with service providers to ensure

integrity of ESA X.25 Data Communications System, performance of BER tests

prior to circuit acceptance and circuit fault investigation utilising data

link analyser. Configuration of spacecraft simulators for training

purposes. Knowledge and use of Lan based IBM "Profs" office system.

July 1985 - June 1986: Ground Configuration Controller

European Space Operations Centre

Darmstadt, Germany

Responsible to the Shift Coordinator for the configuration of the European

Space Tracking System via the Mult-Satellite Support System to maintain

data links to all operational TT & C stations. Monitor and control of all

operations in progress affecting the OCC. Assignment of data/voice circuits

to different support locations; control discipline of voice traffic between

stations and operational areas; support Shift Coordinator for solution of

real-time problems. Maintenance interface for all control centre

communications equipments and operation of Bull DPSS X.25 network

controller.

December 1984 - April 1985: Installation Technician

Aydin Systems Division

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Installation, test and commissioning of 10KW Tropospheric Scatter HPAs, Low

Loss Receivers, Heat Exchangers, associated microwave Line of Sight Radios

and antennae (including tower fabrication), Karkar KM-9 Multiplexes and

Badger Microprocessor Controlled Alarm Monitoring equipment for RSAF inter

site communications throughout Saudi Arabia.

Jan 1984 - November 1984: Wire Communications Technician

Lockheed Aircraft International A.G.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Responsible for On-the-Job-Training of RSAF Warrant Officers in the Wire

Communication field; development of appropriate course material and

training; installation, commissioning and maintenance of airfield

communications systems to include microwave links, multiplexers, HF radios,

Western Electric Dimension 2000 EPABX, SEL LO 2000 Teletypes, Northern

Telecom SM-1 Keysystem and customer equipment. Also responsible for routine

maintenance of all equipment and the review and update of procedures and

records.

April 1969 - January 1984: Terminal Equipment Technician,

Royal Signal Corps

H.M. Forces (Army)

Twelve Year's experience, at home and overseas, after training in

telecommunications. Installation, operation and maintenance of

Teleprinters, PABX, Keysystems, Customer Instruments, Switchboards, Modems,

Multiplexers, Mobile VHF radios, Cryptographic Equipment, Facsimile and

Computer Controlled Automatic Telegraph Switching Equipments.

Served in UK, Germany, Oman, Cyprus and Belize.

Promoted to rank of Sergeant in September 1978.

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