KALO ALEXANDRA

EDUCATION

WORK HISTORY

SKILLS

Software and operating system knowledge

Windows Office, especially Excel, Access and Word, CAD/CAM, drafting, technical drawings, shop drawings, Parallax P-Basic, Basic, and Spin; Microsoft Assembly and Visual Basic; C and C++, DOS, Linux, WIndows

Aug 1997 -

Dec 2000

Associate of Science: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technology

Yuba Community College

Ohm's law, analog and digital electronics, logic, assembly language programming, microprocessor architecture, industrial electronics, instrumentation, weights and measures, metrology, metallurgy, machine shop and manufacturing processes, sheet metal fabrication and creative writing.

Apr 2006 -

present

Broadcast/Telecom Technician

KXTV News10

Project management, terrestrial microwave dish installation, Budget: $70k Sole live broadcast technician: all KXTV morning shows for 8 years and counting

Remote News gathering vehicle workflow training and equipment maintenance

Remote monitoring systems installation, documentation and training Instrumentation and control systems installation and administration.

"Last mile" hardware, software and logic design to make mainstream components and systems more accessible to KXTV uses. Jan 2002 -

Mar 2006

Satellite Truck Technician/Remote Fleet Maintenance Technician

KMAX/KOVR Sacramento

Operate Satellite truck for remote live shots

Train prospective satellite truck personnel in operation of same Maintain fleet of remote microwave trucks, including mast, transmitter, multiple radio receivers, all onboard signal processing gear and vehicle operational reliability, including scheduling of repairs and analysis of fleet availability to news gathering crews.

Jan 2000 -

Dec 2001

Tool Room Attendant and Machine Shop Assistant

Yuba College Industrial Arts Department

Check out, check in and maintain inventory of student-available tooling for vocational technology classes, administrate computer network, assist students with practical application of machine shop practices working within instructor purview

7

Sacramento CA

acqm8v@r.postjobfree.com

916-***-****

linkedin.com/pub/kalo-

alexandra/12/70b/27

SYNOPSIS

A well-rounded technologist who cut

his teeth in a cannery, fabricating

industrial machine frameworks and

flow-paths and cataloging every

device, job and station on every line.

Broadcasting has helped cement

many technical skills and fresh

perspectives, but I find I want more of

a leadership role than my billet

allows and the path of broadcasting

technician to technical leadership is

narrow because the field is, frankly,

tiny.

EARTH STATIONS

Television stations need earth station

antennas with solid signals and tight

controls. KXTV's dishes were all in

some state of disrepair in 2002.

Supervising the installation of their

latest 3.7 meter Andrews receive dish,

identifying tasks, fielding bids,

selecting contractors and getting their

documentation lined up gave me a

solid feel for managing contractor

Tools

Layout and marking, drills, hammers, cutters, meters. Hand tools of many descriptions, including machine shop tooling

Spectrum analyzer, Oscilloscope, Hand held digital and analog meters, soldering iron, soldering rework station

Broadcasting

Video, audio, radio, robotics and networking. Broad spectrum immersion in live television and radio broadcasting with emphasis on transparency of operations. Component and system level troubleshooting.

Project Management

Blueprint reading. Multiple subcontractor budgeting, scheduling and supervision. Engineering surveys and estimation.

Prepare documentation of installed resources using spreadsheet, database and CAD applications.

Cable construction of many types using crimping, soldering or swaging including video, RF, audio, multi-conductor machine control and interface, serial communications and power cables.

Monitoring, calibration and troubleshooting of telecommunications signal propagation, flow and testing of same

Design, programming and implementation of microprocessor circuits for industrial control applications using Embedded Control project boards. CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE

Pushing cool attic cool into a media center eliminated predictable yearly down time for critical conference room presentation equipment for a total price of $15 (plus duct tape) and gave the Sales team full presentation resources year round. BOTTLENECK BREAKDOWN

When KXTV's only Earth Station Up-link lost motion control, having the ability to isolate the 3- phase 230V elevation motor as the only failed part in the AC drive circuit and have it picked up, rebuilt, returned and reinstalled within 24 hours saved the company from lengthy and costly up-link rental fee to satisfy their network obligations while the earth station was diagnosed and repaired.

KEYWORD OVERFLOW FOR SKILLS

schematics, electrical troubleshooting, forklift, Maintenance shop, rack mounting electronic equipment, project coordination, testing, cost estimating, arithmetic ( math ), trigonometry, trig functions, EPDM, CNC, mill, lathe, grinder, bandsaw, welding, single and 3 phase power, automation, building climate control, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Electrical Engineering, planning, customer service, problem solving, inspections, research skills, designing, test equipment, PBX, VOIP

SCRIPTING

A recurring scene of confusion between two departments was eliminated with Windows Scripting. Once product log delivery was automated, both departments spent the recovered time focusing on their core job skills.

8

10

7

timetables and communicating

schedules and changes. Seeing to

the building of the dish and proofing

its drive and control systems brought

the project to a close.

TEACHER OF THE

YEAR

KXTV's Teacher of the Year

presentation at Sacramento's Esquire

IMax theater is run entirely from a

Macbook, some cobbled together

interface hardware, 2 house-made

100 foot audio snakes, an HDMI

converter and a small PA system. This

simple roadshow brings News10

prestige within their community.

Repeated prestige brings repeated

returns, as far as KXTV's Sales

department is concerned and that's

why this goes in the "great PR for zero

budget" category.

VIEWERS FOR

NOTHING

Nothing engages viewers more than a

sense of family, so why not pack up

Mark S Allen and family in a client's

billboard wrapped motor-home and

send them up the Pacific Coast

Highway with a satellite field crew?

We'll have them push live hits and

packages all day long from parts

historic and majestic until they run

out of redwoods, plastering our

client's billboard motor home all over

the airwaves. After a week trailing the

Allen clan up Highways One and 101,

ratings had bumped up

tremendously, our client was running

out of vacation vans for trips of their

own and management was thrilled

because ownership thought they

were doing a cracking good job.

Contact this candidate