Technician Data Telecommunications Engineer

Steven J. Gehring

Palmer, AK, USA

Mobile: 907-***-****

Email: ******.*******@*****.***

Summary Steven is a doer – a results-driven professional with a broad civilian and government background. He has engineered, operated, and managed complex IT and telecom systems inside Alaska and in the Lower-48 states. He has managed and optimized critical safety-of- life systems for local, state and federal entities. Steven leverages experiences as a technician, an engineer, a project manager, consultant, and manager. Experience Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 Leidos Anchorage, AK Frequency Management Specialist

• Technically managed RF spectrum assignments.

Apr 2017 – Aug 2021 City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Communications Systems Manager

• Managed a $2M+ capital and ops budget; directed a 9-person technical and support staff.

• Wise budgeting and forecasting skills – returned $300K to the IT budget three years straight.

• Led a group of highly skilled technicians and their successful turn-up, testing, and roll-out of L3Harris' BeOn PTT smartphone application. This app allows smartphones to securely access the City's Harris OpenSky radio network wherever reasonable cellular service is provided.

• Led a smooth computer server and networking equipment upgrade of Milwaukee's 19-site L3Harris OpenSky Radio Network. This well-planned cut-over was the result of teamwork surrounding multiple City departments and L3Harris professionals.

• Managed a citywide public safety dispatch system upgrade to L3Harris' latest Symphony Dispatch Terminals at both the Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments.

• Developed and wrote the 39-page, Milwaukee 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) Public Safety Communications Plan – a National Special Security Event (NSSE). Managed the successful comms for the Event.

• Engineered, purchased, and directed the installation of an optimized, system-wide antenna system upgrade consisting of down-tilted antennas directing the greatest majority of RF towards the horizon and below.

Feb 2015 – Oct 2016 Insight Technology Solutions, Inc. Juneau, AK & Palmer, AK Senior RF Engineer

• Through 155 drawings and 2 interface control documents, reverse-engineered and documented 30+ years of U.S. Coast Guard radio and telecom networking throughout Alaska.

Oct 2013 – Nov 2014 Federal Engineering, Inc. Anchorage, AK & Los Angeles, CA Senior Consultant

• Hired to influence the design of the Nation’s first large-scale 4G public safety broadband network, the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS).

• Greatly shortened 4G site evaluations by communicating an FCC rule stating that RF radiation studies were categorically exempt if antennas were greater than 10 meters high.

• Ultimately saving LA-RICS over $2M during contract negotiations, authored a 22-page negotiating tool called the Public Safety Broadband Network Price Gap Analysis Report. Aug 2010 – Sep 2013 TelAlaska, Inc. Anchorage, AK

Telecommunications Engineer II

• Engineered, wrote, and managed design packs (work orders) for complete 2.5G and 3G cellular sites, battery plants, DC distribution, microwave, SATCOM, IP switch, DSLAM, SONET / SDH, TDMA, MPLS, and other central office upgrades throughout Alaska.

• Managed FCC cellular and microwave licenses; completed all FAA obstruction evaluations and FCC Antenna Structure Registrations (ASR). Mar 2009 – Jan 2010 Federal Engineering, Inc. Anchorage, AK and Salem, OR Senior Consultant

• Consultant for the $400M+ Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network (OWIN) project providing technical advice surrounding a statewide, microwave transport based, IP and TDM network.

Dec 2006 – Oct 2008 LCC International, Inc. Anchorage, AK and Seattle, WA Senior Land Mobile Radio Engineer

• Leading to a $1.5M district-wide contract, successfully planned, designed, and oversaw the installation of UHF & cross-band 800 MHz to UHF repeaters and distributed antenna systems

(DAS) for an Anchorage School District In-Building Coverage Enhancement Project.

• Motorola contract Systems Engineer designing site antenna, RF filtering, and DC systems for Astro-25 G-series sites. Complete designs from drawings to optimization. Dec 2003 – Nov 2006 Chenega Technology Services Corp. Anchorage, AK Telecommunications Project Manager – National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (Northwest)

• Federal government project manager – managed planning, RFP, bid evaluation, SOW, deployment, and turn-up a remote site Project 25 trunked system involving the city of Saint Paul, the State of Alaska, and Departments of Defense (DOD) & Justice (DOJ). MS Project experience.

• Successfully led the research, design, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) of Land Mobile Radio

(LMR) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) linking equipment via SATCOM optimized network elements connecting disparate rural and urban LMR systems via shared satellite IP services and the Internet.

Feb 1985 – Mar 2006 U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard Worldwide Land Mobile Radio Manager and Supervisory Electronics Technician

• Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Manager for Keesler AFB, MS – administrated the application of frequency assignments through major command and the Radio Advisory Committee.

• Senior Radio Technician and Supervisor – Five years of direct supervision experience. Education University of Alaska Anchorage, AK

• Completed technology, mathematics, and management coursework for a BS in Technology. Community College of the Air Force Maxwell AFB, AL

• Associate Degree in Electronic Systems Technology. Professional Development

• Multiple management and leadership courses with the Univ of Maryland and the USAF.

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