Paul D. Ketner

**** ******* ******, *********, ** 18020

Phone 484-***-****

Email ac53hs@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A position as a Project Manager where I can apply my experience and training.

SUMMARY

More than thirty years of experience in wireless communication positions, with twenty years in Project Management.

Experience and trained in project management of large and small projects Experience and trained in wireless communication systems Experienced in installation, repair and maintenance of equipment. Designed and Managed the construction of communication tower sites Designed and Managed the build of a 911 dispatch center and equipment room Managed CCTV and Access control installations

Managed fiber installations to the tower site and 911 centers Managed network installations for WIFI and simulcast radio systems Conscientious and well organized, with the ability to learn new skills. Trained in fall protection and working aloft in accordance with OSHA Excellent communication skills for maintaining relations with customers. Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, and CAD LT software. Member of the Keystone Chapter of the Project Management Institute. Attend and participate in local and national PMI seminars and conferences Experienced in Motorola radio’s Quantar, conventional and trunking systems and Gold Elite console systems

Experienced in Zetron dispatch ACOM console

Experience in Plant 911 telecom equipment

Experience in 911 dispatch furniture as Xybix, Wright Line, and Evans Experience in JPS Voting systems, GPS systems, Harris Interplex multiplexers Experience in Alcatel Lucent, Microwave Networks, Aviat, and various miscellaneous microwave equipment

Experience with fiber installations.

Experience with MPLS networks

WORK HISTORY

Commdex Consulting LLC, Norcross Georgia, Project Manager May 2017- Present Project Manager for Motorola Solutions P25 radio system upgrades. Responsible for all project management and construction project management related tasks, meetings, budgets, tower site development, shelter designs, site construction, and technical installations. Duties include the day to day management of contractors, creating and managing schedules, and all closeout responsibilities. Working as a contractor to Motorola Solutions. Last project was Bucks County 911 and current project is Montgomery County, MD Pinnacle Telecom Group, LLC, Cedar Knolls New Jersey, Project Manager October 2013 - May 2017

Project Manager for Motorola Solutions P25 radio system upgrades. Responsible for all project management and construction project management related tasks, meetings, budgets, tower site development, shelter designs, site construction, and technical installations. Duties include the day to day management of contractors, creating and managing schedules, and all closeout responsibilities. Working as a contractor to Motorola Solutions. Last project was Bucks County 911 and current project is Montgomery County, MD. Tait Communications, Houston, TX Project Manager January, 2012- April, 2013 Responsible for managing multiple large wireless communication system projects. Tasks include budgets, schedules, procuring contractors, scope of work, monthly reports and weekly meeting with client. Projects range from analog to P25 simulcast systems with microwave systems and site development. TuWay Communications, Bethlehem, PA Project Manager September, 1995 – January, 2012 Responsible for the managing the installations of communication systems for an authorized Motorola dealer.

Manage projects with municipalities, 911 centers and private Industry. Manage microwave relocation projects.

Manage equipment deliveries, supervise subcontractors, and serve as liaison with client representatives. Manage wireless local and wide area network projects. Managed the procurement of communication equipment. Consulted and managed the construction of communication tower sites. Design and consultation of tower sites

TuWay Communications, Bethlehem, PA Electronics Technician / Installer, January, 1984 – September, 1995.

Installation of E911 communications equipment telephone systems, dispatch consoles, logging voice recorders,

communication microwave systems and simulcast radio systems and antenna systems, CCTV systems Major Projects Managed

Montgomery County MD- P25 Motorola Solutions radio System Bucks County PA- P25 Motorola Solutions radio System Waupaca County 911- Seven site simulcast radio system Jackson County 911- Center seven site simulcast radio system Warren County, NJ E911- Managed the construction of the Microwave Networks microwave system Warren County, NJ E911- Managed the upgrade of the dispatch center with Zetron ACOM dispatch consoles, 911 ANI / ALI Controller and Wright Line furniture Warren County, NJ E911- Designed and Managed the construction of the Allamuchy tower site. Carbon County, PA E911- Managed the construction of the 6GHz digital Microwave Networks microwave system

Carbon County, PA E911- Managed the relocation of the Motorola Gold Elite dispatch center Carbon County, PA E911- Designed and managed the construction of communication shelters at two tower sites

Monroe County Control Center, PA E911- Managed the construction and upgrade of the Zetron ACOM dispatch center

Monroe County Control Center, PA E911- Managed the upgrade of the Tait UHF radio communication system

Monroe County Control Center, PA E911- Designed and managed the construction of the Big Pocono tower site.

Eastern PA EMS, PA- Designed and managed the tower and site construction Eastern PA EMS, PA- Managed the construction of the Motorola Gold Elite radio dispatch center relocation

Eastern PA EMS, PA- Managed the construction of the Motorola Quantar UHF radio communication system upgrade

Lehigh County, PA E911-Designed and managed the construction and relocation of the new Zetron ACOM and Plant Meridian dispatch center

Lehigh County, PA E911- Designed and managed the construction of the Slatington tower site. Lehigh County, PA E911- Managed the construction of the six site analog simulcast radio system Lackawanna County, PA E911-Managed the installation of the Zetron ACOM radio dispatch system Lackawanna County, PA E911- Managed the construction of the county wide digital Harris microwave system

Reliant Energy- Managed the construction of satellite phone / radio, three state system installation Omni Point / Nassau County, NY Police Department- Managed the construction of the Harris microwave relocation

Omni Point / New York State Police- Managed the construction of the spread spectrum microwave relocation

Omni Point / Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority- Managed the construction of the Harris microwave relocation.

Omni Point / South Florida- Managed the construction of the Harris microwave relocation Omni Point / South Florida- Managed the construction of two microwave tower sites. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, Sandy Hook, NJ, and San Salvador, Bahamas Electronics Technician, January 1979 December 1982

• Served as Field and Bench Technician with responsibility for repairing and maintaining communication equipment.

• Operated various test equipment including oscilloscopes, monitors, signal generators, and frequency counters.

• Managed communication projects

• Rank: Petty Officer Third Class (E4).

Honorable discharge

• Long Range Aides to Navigation (LORAN) School, 3 months, 1979: High and low powered transmitters and timers.

Radar and Two way Radio Communications, 3 months, 1981 EDUCATION

Motorola R56 Standards and Guidelines

Motorola Inc. November 2010

International Institute for Learning Inc.

Project Management Office May 2006

International Institute for Learning Inc.

Microsoft Project software training April 2006

International Institute for Learning Inc.

Project Management Certificate Program 9/30/200212/ 11/2002

American Management Association, New York N.Y. Project Management Basics 2000 American Management Association, New York N.Y. Technical Project Management 2001 American Management Association, New York N.Y. Multiple Project Management 2001 American Management Association, Bensalem, PA. Business Writing Workshop, 1998 California Microwave, Chicago, Illinois Basic Microwave Concepts, 1995 Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA. Industrial Electricity, Basic II Electricity, Basic Control Concepts,

Programmable logic Controllers, and Troubleshooting PLCs, 1991 1993 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, New York, NY Electronics “A” School, 4 months, 1979: basic electronics, AC/DC circuitry, digital and analog circuits, troubleshooting and test equipment. BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL, Topton, PA

Graduated 1978. College Preparatory Curriculum.

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