RYAN EDMAN

 

Contact: (813) 655-8520

Brandon, FL 33511                                                                               ryan.m.edman@gmail.com

 

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

·                                       Switch Engineer for the E911 Sustainment System

·                                       Field Technician / Drive Tester for the E911 Accuracy Group

·                                       Over nine years military experience

•         Over five years Satellite Communications (SATCOM) experience

       as a Satellite Communications Systems Operator / Maintainer

•         Four years of Field Artillery experience as a Cannon Crewmember

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE

 

WIRELESS FACILITIES INCORPORTATED (WFI) &

LIGHTBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (LCC)

Aug 06-Current (Brandon, FL)

 

·                                       Switch Engineer for the Los Angeles area AT&T E911 Sustainment Group.  Was selected to work during the critical Maintenance Window on a team that offered constant monitoring of over 2,200 TruePosition Location Measuring Units (LMUs) in the Los Angeles area. On a daily basis was responsible for ensuring the LMUs maintained functionality during live configuration loads, re-homes/re-balances, and T1-T3 cutovers.  Helped verify the correct building of UMTS Polygon sectors.  Was responsible for the verification of site surveys sent in by Field Technicians for the Los Angeles area.  Responsible for monitoring a 24x7 hotline number that was used by technicians/Tier 1/Tier 2 to help troubleshoot and resolve site issues.  Built/removed semi-permanent devices (cross connects).  Helped create route packages used for accuracy testing for both T-Mobile and Verizon. 

·                                       Field Technician/Drive Tester for the E911 Accuracy Group for two years.  Was selected over peers as the Subject Matter Expert to train new hires.  Helped ensure the customer met federal requirements for the E911 system by deploying to various markets and conducting site work, troubleshooting LMU/cell site hardware & software issues, commissioning/decommissioning LMUs as well as performing accuracy testing of both the GSM, and TDMA systems. 

 

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SATCOM EXPERIENCE

 

JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE)

May 03-May 06 (MacDill AFB, FL)

 

·                                       SATCOM Team Chief of an AN/USC-60A tri-band satellite terminal for three years.  Provided secure satellite communications for numerous Special Operations units.  Led a four man team that received one of four commendable ratings during the units Operational Readiness Inspection, and surpassed the standards for extension site setup.  Used the IDirect modem under high stress conditions as part of a six man team that helped validate JCSE's transformation to EoIP from Legacy based systems.  

·                                       Senior SATCOM technician of a "SWE-DISH" terminal.  Nearly one year experience installing, operating, and maintaining the "SWE-DISH" terminal with integrated IDirect modem. 

·                                       Experience installing, operating, and maintaining the AN/GRC-239 Tropo Satellite Support Radio (TSSR).

122 SIGNAL BATALLION - 2^nd INFANTRY DIVISION

Feb 02-May 03 (Camp Red Cloud, Republic of South Korea)

 

·                                       SATCOM Team Chief of an AN/TSC-85C terminal for fifteen months.  Sought out as the Divisions Subject Matter Expert on the 85C terminal.  Supervised seven technicians on a daily basis, to include designing training calendars, classroom / field instruction, and performance counseling.

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Feb 02-May 03 (Ft Gordon, GA)

                                            

·                                       Senior member of an eleven service member class.  Conducted classroom and hands on training in areas including: basic electronics, circuit troubleshooting, satellite communications principles, basic overview of various tactical and SATCOM terminals.  Graduated in the top ten percent of class.

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GENERAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS                                       

 

·                                       Operates and performs preventive maintenance checks and services on assigned communications equipment in addition to wheeled vehicles (LMTV and below), and power generators (3K, 10K, 15K, and 60K).

 

·                                       Skilled in operating equipment used for installation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining communications links, to include the following:

            Spectrum Analyzer - Agilent E4407B

            Fireberd - 6000A

            Global Positioning System

            Multimeter

 

·                                       Ability to perform basic soldering, and the fabrication/repair of fiber optics.

·                                       Experience regularly managing up to thirty technicians under high stress conditions.

·                                       Skilled in managing and influencing a diverse workforce, under flexible conditions.

·                                       Skilled in using the following operating systems and software

Windows XP, Windows 7    Intrado Call Query Tool  

TruePosition EMS                           TruePosition SCOUT

BMC Remedy                                 WinFIOL

WinSCP                                         PuTTY

Office 2007, 2010 (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook)            

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EDUCATION/TRAINING

 

•Telecommunications Industry Overview - Smartforce Courseware - September 2005

•Swedish Operator/Maintainer Course - MacDill AFB, FL - August 05

•Local Area Networking & Fiber Optic Concepts - MacDill AFB, FL - July 2005

•Network Essentials Plus - Smartforce Courseware - April 2005

•Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) (mid-level management) - Ft. Gordon, GA - November 2003

•SATCOM Operator/Maintainer Course - Ft. Gordon, GA -January 2002

•United States Armed Forces Signal Leadership - Correspondence Courses - August 2002

•United States Armed Forces Officer Development - Correspondence Courses - July 2002

·  Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) – University of Maryland Europe (UMUC) – September 2000

• Primary Leadership Development Course (low-level management) - Ft. Hood, TX - October 1999

•         Human Factors Engineering - Correspondence Courses - September 1999

 

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REFERENCES: Available upon request