Freelance IP Solutions Engineer / RF Technician:On-Site RF / IP Technician:Supporting mainly live sports; Ensuring efficient setup and teardown of equipment, operation and client management, and troubleshooting of any issues to make sure signals get to air.Design and Implementation of RF Communication Systems: Responsible for designing and implementing RF communication systems for a variety of clients, ensuring robust signal coverage and reliability. This includes the selection and integration of antennas, transceivers, and other RF components tailored to specific project needs.IP Network Configuration and Management: Configures and manages IP networks, optimizing performance and security for diverse applications. This involves setting up routers, switches, firewalls, and other network infrastructure components to ensure efficient and secure data transmission. Site Surveys and RF Propagation Studies: Conducts site surveys and RF propagation studies to inform system design and deployment. By analyzing signal strength, interference, and coverage areas, optimal placement and performance of RF equipment is ensured.Technical Support and Troubleshooting: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for both RF and IP network issues. Strong analytical skills enable the diagnosis and resolution of complex technical problems, minimizing downtime and ensuring system reliability.Client Consultation and Custom Solutions:Engages with clients to understand their specific requirements and challenges. Provides tailored solutions that align with their operational goals, enhancing their communication infrastructure and overall efficiency.Documentation and Reporting: Maintains detailed documentation of all project activities, including system designs, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures. Prepares comprehensive reports for clients, summarizing project outcomes and performance metrics.

Responsible for leading the IT, Legislative Services, and Strategic Initiative teams at the City of Quinte West.After participating in the organizational review for the City of Quinte West in my role as Acting Deputy Director I was the successful candidate for the new role of Director of Corporate Services comprising Information Technology, Legislative Services and Strategic Projects reporting to the CAO.- Provides vision and leadership for my departments in the planning and execution of strategic initiatives throughout the organization supporting more than 500 employees and many external organizations.- Developed and administered approx. $5 million dollars in operational and capital budgets, both short term and long range for Corporate Services. Stakeholder in budgeting for all departments with respect to technical infrastructure and personnel ensuring sustainable and responsible investment in technology across the organization.

Responsible for leading the IT, GIS, Clerks and Facilities teams at the City of Quinte WestTook on an additional role directing the City of Quinte West Corporate Services (Clerks) and Facilities departments along with managing IT & GIS while the City transitioned through a comprehensive organizational review. Maintained strong relationships with senior management, members of the community, leaders at other organizations and Council to achieve the goals of the organization.- Responsible for managing facilities including city hall, libraries, arenas, community centre, fire, police, marina and other city buildings.- Provided direction with respect to legislation including the Municipal Act of Ontario, Freedom of Information and Licensing Services, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontarians with Disabilities Act.- Policy and procedure review, creation, modification and implementation.- Labour relations and assisted with union negotiations

Managed two teams providing technical and geographical information support to the City of Quinte West. All technical infrastructure and GIS systems and workflows were managed by the department serving a community of over 40,000 residents and covering a land area of 500 square kilometres.- Responsible for the complete transformation of City infrastructure to support a changing and modern, mobile ready, workforce.- Worked with surrounding municipalities, professional groups and agencies to ensure that best practices and collaboration guide decisions made by the City.- Delivered technical architecture, design, project management and operational support including technical business continuity and disaster recovery planning for City systems.- Supported and secured SCADA infrastructure.- Responsible for the cybersecurity of municipal systems.

- Oversees the technical implementation and support of CBC / Radio-Canada’s Special Events including the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Olympic Games, 2015 PanAm Games and the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.- Manages a group of Systems Engineers/Designers with the objective of transforming the operational requirements of the Media into systems and facilities built to meet their needs.

• Supervises a group of Senior and Systems Engineers/Designers with the objective of transforming the operational requirements of the Media into systems and facilities built to meet their needs.• Manage engineers, designers and installation staff.• Plans and manages the implementation of large scale and complex capital infrastructure projects from business case to project closure.• Collaborate with other company verticals to guarantee projects meet all requirements outlined in the business case ensuring proper closure and release to operations. (eg. Maintenance, Real Estate, HVAC, Electrical, IT, Legal)• Prepare cost estimates, RFP (Request For Proposal), RFQ (Request For Quote), and SOW (Statement of Work) documents.• Negotiation with external vendors, internal clients and other business groups.• Contract preparation and review.• Budgetary responsibilities, Financial forecasting and reporting.• Workflow development.

• Plans and manages the implementation of large scale and complex capital infrastructure projects from business case to project closure.• Manage installation staff.• Coordinate colleagues tasked to assist with projects where I am the lead.• Collaborate with other company verticals to guarantee projects meet all requirements outlined in the business case ensuring proper closure and release to operations. (eg. Maintenance, Real Estate, HVAC, Electrical, IT, Legal)• Prepare cost estimates, RFP (Request For Proposal), RFQ (Request For Quote), and SOW (Statement of Work) documents.• Negotiation with external vendors, internal clients and other business groups.• Contract preparation and review.• Financial forecasting and reporting.• Delivered departmental training seminars.• Design, integrate and test complex systems within the broadcast environment to fulfill client requirements. Including overseeing drawing creation and ensuring building standards are met.• IT liaison for the Broadcast Engineering Department.

• Had a lead role in project and new business development in Canada and Latin America:o Developed telecommunication and networking business requirements.o Ensured proper capacity of infrastructure.o Created business continuity and disaster recovery plans.o Created and maintained project docs, status reports, issues logs and identified risks and corrective measures.o Acted as an escalation point and liaison for telecommunications and IT facilities.• Was the sole IT employee for First Data International Canada supporting 260 users both remotely and in 2 offices located in Mississauga, ON and London, ON:o Maintained, troubleshot and repaired: Servers (NT4, 2000), workstations, the network and PBX systemso Designed, implemented and supported all Canadian IT initiatives.o Coordinated info security, VPN access, LAN (Domain) access and building security.

• Designed, installed and troubleshot production broadcast facilities. Highlights include:o Satellite News Resource Desk (With Satellite Store & Forward Technology)o Virtual Studio (Motion Capture)o VOD (Video on Demand) SAN network, Servers and Remote Nodeso Post Production Audio & Video Editing Facilities (Utilizing high speed fiber channel storage arrays.

Assisted in carrying out technical testing of petrochemical stationequipment to ensure government standards.

Picked Orders

Rebuilt vehicle AC compressors.