Telecommunications Systems Specialist

Name: Kenneth W. McDaniel

Title: Telecommunications Systems Specialist

Experience: 25 years of experience as a Telecommunications Systems Technician/Specialist with the following technologies: During USAF enlistment - Complete systems AF-RF training/maintenance on all Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems and ancillary equipment, maintained a multitude of various systems for the National Security Agency (NSA) (TSC/SCI clearance) at a non-disclosed Regional Operations Center. Satcom, encryption, RF antenna systems and distribution, direction finding systems, audio systems, control systems, monitoring systems, 6GHz digital microwave, 11 GHz digital microwave, 18GHz digital radio, SONET TDM radios, MPR9500 Ethernet Routing/Switching microwave backhaul, Radwin and Harris VIDA 802.12 broadband ITS backhaul radios, digital channel banks, VHF and UHF repeaters, base stations, mobile and portable radios, VHF system receive analog voting and TX audio timing simulcast equipment, timing source systems, dispatch consoles, telephone systems, OpenSky, VMS, traffic flow detection systems, weather monitoring systems, tower lighting systems, emergency generator systems, fuel management systems, Daktronics and SES displays, ITS systems design and backhaul, CCTV, 7705 SAR MPLS, Omni E switch 6855, 48VDC DC plants. OSI layer 3 maintenance, OSPF, routing, switching, VLANs and troubleshooting. Fiber optics testing and repair, antenna and feed line certification testing. Maintain and provision the TSM8000 server and database for the PTC microwave systems. Provide RF propagation and profile modeling using RAPTR. Working knowledge of all components and systems in service on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission communications systems. Involved in writing SOW, MOP, Project Management, Engineering tasks, Change Management, documentation, vendor and customer maintenance meetings.

Job duties include the following: 24/7 emergency maintenance response, corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, systems alignments, testing, troubleshooting, repair, installation, training, programming, field engineering, new product integration, installation and configuration, SOW, MOP, SLA.

Education: 900 hours Certificate VoTech - AC/DC/Microprocessors/robotics/electronics, 4 Months Certificate - Advanced Narrowband Engineering School USAF, Associate Degree Community College of the USAF, 7 months Certificate USAF – Ground Radio Systems ATC, 7 habits of highly effective people USAF, Alcatel MPR9500 Ethernet, Alcatel MDR-4000S, SONET TDM microwave, Alcatel MDR-8000 digital microwave training, MPR9500 Ethernet 1Gig Microwave training, Alcatel 1603 SONET digital multiplexer training, Alcatel TSM-8000, network management training, Telco Systems Network Access 60 digital channel bank training, ArcaDacs 100 training, Raven 416 order-wire training, Larus STS-5400 synchronization timing system training, Dynastar and Cisco router/switch training, M/A-COM MASTR III station maintenance training, Daktronics display systems training, SES LED display training, BOSCH CCTV systems training, SSI weather station system training, OmniSwitch 6855 Ethernet LAN switch training, Opensky subscriber technician training, 7705 MPLS Service Access Router training, RF propagation and systems modeling training certificate - (RAPTR) Harris, Comprehensive Grounding & Protection of Communications Sites Certificate – RO Associates.

CCNA R/S/Security/Cybersecurity/PMP…in progress/ongoing self-study. General Class FCC Radiotelephone Operator’s License GROL