Karl Preston Email & Phone Number

Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

[Associate Engineering Activation Services Specialist] (08/2017 to Present) • Provide input for inclusion in written monthly status reports detailing work performed, milestones met and identifying schedule risks• Interface with stakeholders to communicate project status, identify shortfalls and barriers to completion, vet and implement mitigation strategies• Create, review and revise, technical documentation, procedures, material and equipment lists, cabling and block diagrams, room layout and construction designs in formal and informal design reviews.• Perform equipment installation, firmware and program load, configuration and light-off of Aegis baseline equipment for laboratory• Perform system monitoring and engineering feedback for critical or persistent issues with new baseline equipment, configuration, program elements and supplied documentation for Aegis baseline variants to provide greater insight into overall and site-specific needs in furtherance of fault resolution and program maturity in subsequent builds• Perform site survey and modification for integration and actualization of Aegis baseline labs and ancillary infrastructure • Survey site conditions and appropriate documentation to identify safety measures for work performed, including electrical and Low Temperature Demineralized Water cut-off safety tagging, and inspecting of flooring for structural stability for personnel and resident equipment• Perform lay-up of outmoded tactical baseline laboratories, including removal of equipment, cabling and associated switching infrastructure

• Survey and evaluate terrain and environmental for optimal location to deploy mobile satcom equipment.• Coordinate with CPN team to initialize LAN for the purpose of communication.• Coordinate with relay station to determine optimal power for successful communication in the operational environment.• Installation of care and connection from multiplexing such as TDMA and FDMA modems for conversion of multiple data types to transition and reception medium.• Provide troubleshoot analyze and casual repair for communication suite and operational area.• Maintain Mac Tab for all supported nodes for command critical node infrastructure.• Provide user and technical support for command critical nodes. • Use a spectrum analyzer to troubleshoot improper HF and UHF signal.• Maintain troubleshoot logs• Maintain inventory and logs for corrective action and failed components for a secrete system.