Anthony Rycko

West Palm Beach, FL

561-***-****

aczpdw@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyrycko

Experienced Hands On Electrical Engineer with Practical Product and Project Management Skills Individual Contributor with expertise in all facets of product lifecycle, including: sales engineering, marketing, planning, managing, design, manufacturing, testing, and customer service. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, engaging customers, assessing their business needs, implementing technology solutions and enhancing productivity. Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day operations, providing oversight and direction for concurrent projects with tight budgets and deadlines. US citizen, clear background. Areas of subject matter expertise are:

Government RFI / RFQ Process Leader IP Video /Audio / RF connectivity

RF / EMI / EMC / FCC Regulatory Leader Electrical / Photovoltaic / Mechanical Design

Test Planning / Test Cases / Test Scripts Project / Product Management / Scheduling

Training / Marketing / Trade Shows Applications Design / Optimization

Hardware / Software / Network / Radio ISO 9000 /ISO 9001 / TQM (Six Sigma)

Custom Law Enforcement Vehicle Designs Law Enforcement Covert Surveillance Systems

Education & Information

- BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck NJ

- Additional Training – Staff management, Time management, Team leadership, Process and procedure development, Bugzilla, JIRA, DOORS, Public speaking, Telephony and CATV systems, HF/VHF/UHF/Microwave Radio, EMI Design for Compliance, NEC, Linux, Unix, C programming, Microsoft Office suite.

- Emergency Communications / Amateur Radio Enthusiast – Currently hold an FCC Advanced Class license.

Work Experience

OWNER SYSTEMS DESIGN ARCHITECT Aug 2014 –Present

Specialized Surveillance Solutions, West Palm Beach, FL

Responsibilities:

-Engineering, New Product Concept, Product Design & Development, Testing, Process Development.

-Covert vehicular and man portable law enforcement IP video surveillance systems / networks / concealments and specialty vehicles design.

-High power DC electrical systems design including Solar Energy (PV), inverters, battery systems and chargers.

-Support and training on specialized surveillance systems for customers of IST / NIA.

-Counter-Terrorism Vehicle designs for Federal Contractor (video surveillance, cell phone jamming and monitoring, RF environment analysis).

SENIOR ENGINEER - INSTRUCTOR Jan 2005-July 2014

International Surveillance Technology (IST)

National Intelligence Academy (NIA), FL

Responsibilities:

-Guided day-to-day operations of multidisciplinary departments in design, test, manufacture and service of analog, digital, IP, RF and mechanical systems integrated into covert vehicular surveillance platforms, command center vehicles, trailers, crime scene vehicles, cellular tracking vehicles (Harris Stingray), portable surveillance systems and covert concealments.

-Assessed customer needs and identified new business opportunities, negotiated customer requirements, created design proposals, RFP responses and Statement of Work / Cost of Work estimates, Bill of Materials (BOM), manufacturing planning.

-Developed and instilled policies, procedures, standards, training and improvements to insure projects adhere to schedule and specifications.

-Designed training course material and instructed DEA, ATF, GSA-OIG, ICE, United States Secret Service USSS, Homeland Security DHS, Pentagon Counter Surveillance, State & Local Law Enforcement, Canadian Special Forces, Technical and Tactical Teams in use of surveillance systems at the National Intelligence Academy (NIA).

-Managed Customer Relationships, created marketing documentation, conducted technical sales demos.

-Go-To Person, SME and Manager for review and resolution of escalated technical support issues, communicating directly with customer tactical and technical teams.

-Subject Matter Expert and Systems Architect for vehicular and man portable covert Law Enforcement surveillance systems. Designs included IP and analog audio / video network systems, IP MESH systems, HF, VHF, Microwave radio systems and Antennas, vehicular high power DC battery and inverter charger systems, HVAC systems, solar energy powered deployable communications and surveillance trailers, custom law enforcement operations vehicles and electronic circuits.

-Lead IST representative at National Technical Investigators Association (NATIA) conferences and trade shows.

Key Achievements:

-Conceived and designed IST’s flagship IP Surveillance Systems and IP Periscope, man portable surveillance platforms, IP / microwave audio / video concealments.

-Won Department of Justice contract DJDEA-07-R-0039, ICE, ATF, GSA-OIG and DEA Surveillance Vehicle fleet contracts, plus Homeland Security, Pentagon, State and Local Agency, Canadian Special Forces contracts resulting in revenues in excess of $50M.

-Won Gold Award at 2011 Government Security Awards (GOVIES).

-Met manufacturing goals as operations leader by instilling processes, tools and improvements for manufacturing quality control, quality assurance, testing, bug / design changes, executive reporting, project estimation, resource planning, scheduling, and staff training.

DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER Oct 2001-July 2004

Pace Micro Technology, FL

Responsibilities:

-Developed and executed ISO compliant test plans / cases / reports for Cable TV Set Top Boxes.

-Root Cause failure analysis.

-Reported Multi-Project status to UK based HQ.

-Developed, recommended and reviewed process improvements, corrective actions.

Key Achievements:

-Assured organizations strategic key deliverables and quality initiative for US based operations.

-Attained and maintained Corporate ISO Certification.

MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF Jan 1990- Apr 2001

ATT – Bell Laboratories, Lucent, Paradyne, NJ, FL

Responsibilities:

-Headed performance testing program for successful AT&T Federal Telephone System bid.

-Directed 17-member Large Network Systems Test Team for AT&T datacom division.

-Quality management of software design test cycles.

-Headed ISO certification initiative Engineering Process Creation Team.

-Designed systems for AT&T Cellular Telephone and Video Teleconferencing product lines.

-Troubleshooter, root cause analysis and new technology performance assurance for AT&T nationwide network.

-Regulatory testing and design in TEM Cells, Screen Rooms, RF and Acoustic Anechoic Chambers and OATS Sites.

-Researched and analyzed voice recognition algorithm performance under network impairment scenarios.

Key Achievements:

-Headed nationwide network performance testing program which assured AT&T performance, and reported status to AT&T executives and government GSA representatives in support of successful Federal Telephone System FTS2000 bid.

-Planned and executed national and international competitive assessment test program – AT&T, Sprint, MCI.

-Achieved and maintained ISO certification as engineering team leader and auditor interface.

- Created ISO compliant AT&T datacom product line test network, test planning / cases / reporting and staff training system.

-Reduced engineering systems test cycle time by 75% using test automation and process application.

-Achieved regulatory certification under FCC Part 15, Part 68 and UL/EMI/EMC/ESD compliance for Video Teleconferencing, Cellular Telephone, ISDN and DSL product lines thru testing and design resolution.

-Headed AT&T Cellular Telephone product user trials.

-Invented methods and guided activities for collection of nationwide speech database used for automated speech recognizer algorithm research. – Results published, AT&T Technical Journal.

-Developed audio/video systems for AT&T Teleconferencing products and AT&T Epcot Center exhibit.

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