Ken Lyons Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida, United States

Promote Radio Scouting activities and opportunities in both the Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs covered by the Division. Participate in regular discussions with ARRL HQ, National BSA and National GSUSA regarding the Radio Scouting program and how best to improve the program nationally and in the Division. Areas covered: 31 BSA Councils, 14 GSUSA councils in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands for a half million scouts.The ARRL Southeastern Division, the largest ARRL Division that is comprised of the following scouting sections.Boy Scouts of America (BSA) NST Areas 14,15,16, & 12 (USVI)Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) & USAGSO - USA Girl Scouts Overseas (USVI)I’m Ken Lyons, KN4MDJ, the trustee for wB4SA, the Central Florida Councils – Radio Scouting program for 26,000 scouts in 9 counties and I helped restart our council program in 2018. Our ARRL youth club provides STEM education about radio technology and is offering federal tech licenses at summer camp. In 2019 alone we presented before 12,300 scouts at our events. Currently working to restart other councils and expand the program.

Winter Garden, Florida, United States

Web, vpn, remote desktop, network setup, server and workstation maintenance, custom systems, hardware upgrades. WiFi covering large areas: Tower Climber & Tower Technician.Tower Climbers assist with setting supports and stacking pieces to build towers from the ground up as well as conducting routine maintenance. Tower Technicians work on more delicate or sensitive equipment at the tops of towers, which require additional experience and training.

A founding member of SDFL.Director 2009, 2010, 2011Service Dogs of Florida is a not-for-profit organization that offers dignity, hope, and independence by providing highly trained & skilled service dogs and technology to individuals with disabilities while serving the community by advancing public education of disabilities, the ADA and service dogs through advocacy, education, research and service.

Maintain critical email and server systems for local companies. 2003-2020Unix Admin, SMTP, perl programing, website creation and maintenance, user and server troubleshooting, network design and programming. HTML, CSS, javascript, large scale wifi projects, vpn and remote access setup

Greet guests and teach them how to play interactive games at several venues while educating them on the latest developments in technology.

Rheinau-Ma, Germany & Winter Garden, Fl

Offered dog training classes for obedience to pet owners. Acquired several dog training certifications and assisted over 90 dogs. CGC Training, Star and apprenticed for service dog puppy-raising.Showed Labs and Goldens at several dog shows in the mid 1990's in Germany.

Design & Build Fiber, WAN, Satellite networks