OBJECTIVE: To obtain a part time position which will allow me to transfer practical knowledge of the wireless communications industry to individuals and organizations needing subject matter expertise for successful completion of  radio - telecommunication projects.

QUALIFICATIONS
For more than twenty years, I was engaged at State Farm Insurance in the application development of new technology products and services. I developed applications using the first IBM PCs including collection of call records from remote telephone systems. I worked with new product developers from IBM, Bell Labs, AT&T, ROLM, and Motorola. I helped develop several new products as a beta tester, the most recent being the first private iDEN radio network. I attended professional seminars and worked with industry leaders. I was a voting member of the Personal Communications Industry Association, Private System Users Alliance where I made recommendations to the Federal Communications Commissioners. I applied technology to business requirements to provide un-tethered communications, reduce life cycle costs, and improve customer relations. I wrote proposals for executives and procedures for maintenance technicians. I delivered new product and services training to internal customers.

EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology, Illinois State University
1979 Associate Degree, General Studies, Carl Sandburg Junior College

EMPLOYMENT
1980-2002 Staff Assistant, Electronic Communications Systems, State Farm Insurance
Managed country-wide company telephone network, purchased Private Business Exchange equipment, analyzed traffic and expenses, created least cost routing tables, wrote expense distribution programs. Developed company standards for commercial two-way radio equipment. Proposed, purchased, installed, operated, and maintained thirty two Motorola 800 MHz conventional repeaters and one trunked repeater with 600 subscriber units. Replaced trunked repeater with Motorola’s first Private iDEN system. Developed and installed complex in-building bi-directional RF amplification and distribution systems. Deployed and supported pagers and cell phones.

1976-1992 Command Sergeant Major, Illinois Army National Guard
Command Sergeant Major 2-123 FA; Command Sergeant Major, Det-2 STARC (IL); First Sergeant, A 2-123 FA; First Sergeant, B 2-123 FA (ODT Honduras 1988); Chief of Firing Battery, C 2-123 FA (ODT Operation Big Shot, Central America, May 1985); BN Commo Sergeant, HQ 1-123 INF; Gunnery Sergeant, C 2-123 FA; Operations Sergeant, HQ 3-337; INF Instructor, Inf. tactics & weapons, A 75th SPT BN (RVN); Section Chief, C and B 1-60 ADA; Tank Commander, A 1-33 ARMOR (FRG). As Command Sergeant Major, I was responsible for individual soldier training and career management. While insuring required training was performed four supervisory levels down, I mentored those in my immediate span of control.