Candidates About

 

Eric F. Wise

 

Experienced in the Information Technology (IT), Telecommunications Systems, and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) field, Data Center design and providing diverse government, public and private sector solutions. Program and project manager for a multitude of successful projects. Analyzed, designed, implemented, tested, maintained and repaired a broad range of computer hardware and software technologies. Designed, implemented, integrated, develop SOPs, training materials, and maintained a diverse selection of vendor products from Microsoft, Cisco, Digital Equipment, Compaq, HP, 3Com, Anritsu, Motorola, Harris, and EF Johnson among others. Successfully delivered multiple LAN/MAN/WAN projects at the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) level.  Experience in ELF through EHF systems, telephony, video, Wi-Fi, Microwave, P25 phase I and II, and VoIP. Author of multiple successful RFI/RFQ/RFP's. Experience working in high-pressure environments with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Supervisor of 8 Afghans and 6 Expats. U.S. Navy Instructor. Amateur Extra Radio Operator “N4VY”. OSHA 10, TWIC, Bonded Locksmith, Notary in Oklahoma and Texas, Current US passport and shots for worldwide travel.

Security and Connectivity Consultant / Student

 

Design, build, repair, and train on home security and automation systems

 

• Automate, via voice and tablet, access and control of systems for people with disabilities
• Integrate Amazon Alexa, Siri, Google Home, SONOS, SmartThings, Arlo, iDevice, KwikSet, Lutron, Fing, Wemo, iDevices, Sonoff, Broadlink, IntelliPLUG,  dbell, Hayo, Knocki, Senclo, Cisco, Ubquiti, HP, Android, Windows, OSX, and IOS devices
• Automate operation of lights, fans, HVAC, locks, sound systems, security cameras, and security alarms.

 

Automate access and control for persons with disabilities so they can lead independent lives.

 

This includes

·         Creating the needed network infrastructure

·         Determining needed devices

·         Installing and configuring devices

·         Creating documentation for system usage

·         Training on usage

·         Providing support, tuning, and upgrades as needed

 

Primary focus is on recent stroke victims to allow them to restart their lives.

Phillips 66

 

• Design, Build, upgrade and repair the Phillips 66 (P66) nation wide trunk radio network.

 

• • Determine current and future needs for data and RF needs from stake holders
  • Create, evaluate response and award RFQ for (3) projects
  • Create baseline Datacenter needs
  • Create RF/Datacenter design requirements
  • Integrate IP over RF calls into Softswitches
  • Create, issue, manage and close contracts and change orders
  • Manage project costs, expand project when major site deficiencies found
  • Provide feedback to Project Owner for Story Board updates
  • Create BOM’s as for projects
  • Work with local agencies and stake holders to obtain EPA, state and local permits as needed
  • Hold daily, weekly and monthly project (scrum) meetings
  • Responsible for tracking all costs associated with project
  • Define, specify, receive, evaluate and archive all documents related to project
  • Create custom RF and data cables
  • Create inventory of all assets obtained during project and enter into asset tracking system
  • Establish Set up recurring maintenance on new items
  • Focal point of all communications between all subcontractors and stake holders
  • Distribute project as well as weekly task/responsibility schedule

 

• Design, build, and project manage new trunk radio control room
• Design, build, and project manage new 8 and 21 channel P25 II trunk radio sites
• Manage day-to-day operation of nation wide system

Pinnacle Wireless

Senior Design/Sales Engineer

 

• Subject matter expert on, LMR/Trunk, In Building Cellular, Wi-Fi, and radio boosters Systems 
• Work with sales and customers to determine actual customer needs and produce bid
• Project Owner for (2) Agile processes with local agencies
  • Both delivered ahead of schedule and on budget
• Scrum Master (3) projects
• Create custom RF and data cables
• Evaluate customer systems and accompany sales to customer pitch meetings
• Assist with design of New World Trade Center in building Cellular and Public Service radio system
• Assist with design and installation of Rutgers stadium Cellular and Wi-Fi system
• Design new Hudson Yard Wi-Fi system
• Design new Hudson Yard Business complex Wi-Fi, Public Service, and private radio systems

DRS

Subject Matter Expert – Data Systems Afghanistan

 

• Over 3 years as in-country UHF Team Lead deployed in Kabul Afghanistan
• Manage team of (6) expatriates and (10) local nationals
• Create acceptance and compliance procedures and verify compliance
• Upgrade and maintain Red Hat and CENTOs based UNIX servers
• Interface between International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and Afghan Telecom
• Project Owner for Site creation and delivery
  • (9) Projects
    • (1) project designed to show Afghans you cant have 23 people on a development team
• Scrum Master (4) projects
• Regulatory Authority (ATRA) for Afghan National Police, Fire, and EMS
• Design and stand up two UHF Trunk Network Operations Centers (NOC)
• Design and stand up six radio/data compounds
• Integrate Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) into UHF Trunking system
• Integrate Afghan cellular network into UHF Trunking system via VOIP Gateway
• Integrate DRS compound VoIP system into the UHF Trunking system
• Create standalone VoIP network between all 5 UHF trunking nodes and the (NOC)
• Instructor Afghanistan National Police (ANP), Afghanistan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP), Afghanistan Counter Narcotic Police (ACNP), and Afghanistan National Fire Department (ANFD)
• Configure and install microwave IP network interconnects, HF – VHF – UHF radios in ANP vehicles
• Configure, manage installation and repair of generator Uninterrupted Power Systems
• Create operation and maintenance procedures for systems
• Create Training materials and deliver to Afghan in both English and Dari

EF Johnson

 

Field Technical Application Manager/Senior Design Engineer

3 years designed, modified, and expanded customer UHF Radio Trunking Networks with multiple UHF Radio subscriber equipment platforms

 

• Subject matter expert on wireless Video, Voice, and Data system
• Use both wire and wireless network sniffers to analyze and confirm adherence to the OSI model for TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, X.400 and X.500 traffic
• Interface with DOD for Information Assurance (IA) validation of Trunked Repeater systems
• Senior systems design engineer overseeing all aspects of Enterprise Certified Network Engineer (ECNE) Land Mobile Radio integration into IT infrastructures.
• Produce competitive market analysis of internal and external product offerings
• Resolve customer issues at the customer’s location; determine which disciplines experts are needed
• Systems design, integration, trouble resolution and training
• Evaluate, design system and create responses to Request for Proposals / Information (RFP – RFI)
• Deliver projects worldwide
• Project Manage US Army Iraq mobile repeaters

 

• On-Site Project Manager Afghanistan nationwide repeater network

 

• (2) One month trips into Afghanistan to oversee system installation and provide training

 

• Provide system design and upgrade services

 

• Provide training to Afghanistan nationals

 

• Train local EFJ representatives in system operation and troubleshooting

 

• R2V2 Project Manager Rapid Response Video to Vehicle surveillance system

Create or verify all documents and processes to manufacture system

Design engineer and project manager for the project from concept phase to production system

 

• Provide sales and technical support at Certified Network Engineer (CNE) Level to worldwide sales staff
• Develop an automated reversing antenna mast using a relay H Bridge

 

• Project Manager PM TRCS for National Guard

Oversee deliver and training on over 76,000 radios

Provide 24/7 technical support for deployed troops

Primary customer contact for deployed US Army and Nation Guard troops.

    

• Project manage National Guard Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) project.

 

• (4) Month project from contract award to delivery

Finished 3 days early $18,000 under budget

• Oversee timely radio equipment order, build and delivery
• Develop training materials and train end users on systems operation
• Test director for acceptance by National Guard
• Develop new product sets and implementation

 

Raytheon-JPS

 

Raytheon First Responder Lead Field Technical Representative (FTR)

• Assist in design, integration, implementation, testing, upgrade, operation and repair of First Responder command, communications and control public safety vehicle. This unit is a video, voice and data center in an SUV. It provides public safety radio interoperability between incompatible radio systems.  Including Space shuttle Columbia Recovery and Iraqi deployments as Lead Systems Engineer.

Details

      The First Responder is a quick deployment emergency response center. From wheels stop till being able to provide 400 users, phone, IT, Internet, CBNR, and radio services it 8 minutes. Shutdown time is 2 minutes.

This system consists of three 802.11b networks. Network one is on two Omni antennas and provides a range of 1.2 miles from the center of the vehicle.  Network two and three are directional antennas provide 4 mile 90 degree cone coverage.

Quick connectivity cases with 802.11b nodes in hardened cases provided network and voice connectivity. These 18 Lb. units provided a 4-port switch and access point that connected back to the unit’s network. These units provided 7-hour battery operation at maximum load. This device enabled personnel to pick any location and turn it into an office on short notice. Setup time 2 minutes tear down time 30 seconds.

This vehicles Windows 2000 server providing full data center quality services to local clients as well as any systems connected through the systems reach back ability. Throughput controlled clear unencrypted, VPN and DoD certified links provide are provided allowing any levels of operation needed.

The system has HF, VHF, UHFL, UHFH, 800 MHz and 900 MHz public service radios as well as FRS/GMRS. A radio interface switch allows the radios to interoperate as if they were all on the same frequency.

Interoperable and cross banding included all data and/or voice (analog or VoIP) services to be shared.

Infrared, thermal and normal remote controlled cameras and sensors hardwired or connected through the quick connectivity cases.

Digital Equipment - Compaq - HP - Digital Networks

 

• Design, survey, install and test a standalone wireless network for passenger use for major international airline. Train IT staff on system. Assist in the design, installation, operation and test of the authorization, accounting and billing system for this network.
• Design, install, and project manage major car companies plant data center
• Design, install, and project manage VA data center rebuilds
  • Miami OK, Grove OK, Bonham TX, Dallas TX, New Orleans LA, Little Rock AR, Waco TX, San Antonio TX, Fort Worth TX, Amarillo TX, Tyler TX, Wichita KS, Grand Island NE, and Lincoln NE

Details

• Survey terminal gates for coverage and install the parallel infrastructure to allow (Cisco 350) 802.11b coverage for all gate areas. Return to resolve coverage issues after gate and office area modifications. System designed to carry VoIP and video traffic.

Dallas Fort Worth – Boston Logan – LAX – Salt Lake City – Atlanta – Northern Kentucky – LaGuardia - National

 

• Researched emerging technologies and developed sales, delivery and repair guidelines for these new markets. Determine viability of new products. Provide first sales and delivery of these solutions sets. Provide training to all consultants enabling delivery and repair of these new technologies. Assist in the development of sales and marketing materials. Provide training to sales staff on new technologies. Mentored multiple network consultants.

 

• Program manager/ lead engineer for home 802.11a and 802.11b/g gateway firewall system.

Details

·         Program manager for development of a home firewall product that used 802.11 A/B/G.

·         Developed product specifications, assisted in unit hardware and software design, oversaw component vendor selection, developed marketing plans, assisted in product testing and made the decision to terminate the product when the unit proved to be unprofitable to produce.

 

·         Network General Network academy graduate.

            Analyze TCP/IP, NetBIOS, AppleTalk, DECnet, X.25, X.400, Frame and Relay (Frame Relay) networks.

 

• Design, deliver, program manage and train the upgrade central time zone facilities for the U.S. Veterans Administration.

 

Details

• This Cisco based system connects central U.S. for the Veterans Administration facilities. This system was built in stages, to function parallel to the existing infrastructure. Initial data interconnectivity via ATM and FDDI gateway, then video conferencing followed by VoIP. The Video conferencing system reduced travel expenses by 63%. The activation of the VoIP system reduced telephony expenses by 76%.

 

• Designated disgruntled hardware and software customer representative for Digital and Compaq.

Details

·         Designated as the 3rd level trouble resolution contact for all hardware and software issues. Developed and implemented solutions to resolve the customer’s issues. Graded on customer contract retention rate. Over 3 years 88%.

 

·         Presented at Networld/Interop, COMDEX, DECUS, Compaq World (802.11b/g design and implementation) and for such notables as Colin Powell, Ken Olson, Tom Ridge and President James (Jimmy) Carter.

 

·         Performed multiple facility audits for two major cable companies (Charter and Marcus) to ensure a fair and equitable exchange of corporate holdings.

Details

·         These two companies swapped holdings to geographically consolidate their operations.

·         Audits of all the facilities in question were performed to assure a fair and equitable 

 

·         Analyzed all aspects of IT operation center at a major worldwide clothing company's corporate headquarters and proposed an ATM based infrastructure, personnel and procedural changes that saved the company 12 million dollars in the first year.

 

·         Develop and implement marketing strategies for home 802.11a/g wireless network products.

          

·         Provide network design, RFP Responses SOW's, implementation, trouble resolution and end user training for 802.11b/g networks for multiple customers over a Central Time Zone. Responsible for educating all sales and consulting professionals in wireless technologies.

 

·         Responsible for design, bid/win, installation and project management of the Austin Peay State University LAN. Project was designed to provide 100% connectivity to over 15 buildings and 4 outlying campuses. Design was proven successful after a tornado disabled 2 locations on campus with no loss in network services.

 

·         Project manager and architect for design and implementation of a $2.5M LAN/WAN interconnecting seven locations, over 150 data closets and three data centers for the Veterans Administration. Consisting of a mixture of Cisco, 3Com and Digital Equipment hardware.

 

·         Responsible for design, bid/win, delivery and Project management of 4 new campuses of the Carrolton Farmers Branch Independent School District. Integrating Voice, Video and Data network consisted of FDDI Fiber Optic, UTP, Telephony, Intercom and CATV to every classroom.

 

·         Design, deliver and project manage upgrade of 700+ users to new desktops at a Citi Group. Upgrade infrastructure and data center.

Details

• Install a parallel network to the existing network. The old thin wire network was replaced with a mixed FDDI to Token Ring gateway network. Not interruption of service was felt. The cut over of users and network was accomplished over one 60-hour weekend. All data on current PC’s transferred to new PC’s and old hard drives archived for 2 years by FDIC record retention rules.

 

• Evaluate operations, both personnel and infrastructure for a major US automobile plant (Saturn). Gather data, create reports and deliver to CIO and CFO of the division. Created, from data gathered, RFQ for plant upgrade. Evaluate responses and assist in selection of responses. Audited for final project completion selected vendors work.

 

• Analyze, repair and tune major defense contractors CONUS wide network. Faulty third party network interfaces discovered.

 

• Design and project manage a new network infrastructure at a major international bank (Citi Group). Project consisted of 3 floors of a major office high rise. All work performed after hours over a 3-month period with no disruption to the users. Delivered on time and under budget.  (All SEC and FDIC documentation provided)

 

• Analyze major truck manufactures (White/Volvo) production plant network. Network availability increased 18% after tuning and reconfiguration.

 

• Sole on site program/project manager, responsible for a 10-state territory for an U.S. Government project (F.E.M.A.). Responsible for maintaining 99.9999% network availability. Control of configuration, upgrades and repairs for all software and hardware within this territory. Including primary responsibility for training all users of these systems.

 

• Digital Equipment Liaison to Challenger evaluation

 

• Digital Equipment’s NASA Classified Mission Specialist Trainee, flight rated

 

• Senior Technician NASA Ames Shuttle Transport System (STS) cargo bay training system

 

• On site technician, hardware and software, for classified Military satellite launch.

 

• Field Service engineer, hardware and software, responsible for large defense contractor’s classified production and development center.

 

• Hardware and software engineer at alternate space program mission control center (NASA).

 

• Provided bid, design, delivery and project management, for a turn-key data center migration for an Oklahoma based HMO. Delivered on time and under budget.

 

• Bid, designed and implement Vulcraft metal fabrication facility network. LAN required to support manufacturing floor with operating temperatures exceeded 150 degrees. Liquid metals, with noxious and corrosive fumes. Delivered with no interruption of manufacturing environment.

U.S. Navy Communication/Cryptologic Technician Maintenance

 

• Acting Division Chief of a complex intelligence gathering system with detailed complement of 90 sailors. Tasked with continual collection, analyze and dissemination of time critical information worldwide. Division received a Presidential Unit Citation for its key role in a major international incident.
• Direct Support Specialist, airborne, surface, land and subsurface deployments
• Instructor

 

Miscellaneous Skill Sets

 

Extensive experience presenting at trade shows, technical conferences, on-site demonstrations

 

Skilled in the use of various software products including but not limited to Microsoft’s Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Outlook and Exchange.

Education

 

Training received in the U.S. Navy is the equivalent of a Masters in Computer Information Systems, Bachelors in Computer Science and Bachelors in Electronic Engineering Technical.

US Navy Courses

Basic Electronics phase 1 and 2 (2 months)

Advanced electronics 1, 2, and 3 (13 months)

Basic Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (4 months)

Basic Bullseye systems (3 months)

WideBand systems FLR-15/WLR-1 (13 months)

US Navy Instructor (1 month)

Major Industry Memberships

 

IEEE (Member)

U.S. Naval Institute

A.F.C.E.A.

ARRL

RACES

ARES

CERT

Association Locksmiths of America (ALOA)

American Association of Notaries (AAN) Oklahoma and Texas