April 2002 to present:
Engineering consultant to the PacifiCorp Grid Operations Dispatch Office performing
Engineering support in the following areas:
EMS (Energy Management System) computer systems in the areas of MMI (Man Machine Interface), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and system database and dispatch display maintenance.
Coordination between the Grid Operations Dispatch Office and communications, relaying, metering and substation engineering and field technical support personnel for the same areas.
February 2001 through March 2002:
Served as a Communications Specialist for the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command on a full time volunteer basis. Primary area of responsibility was to establish radio communications interoperability between the various law enforcement and public safety agencies supporting the 2002 Olympics at some 14 venue site UOPSC command centers.
July 1998 to February 2001:
Retired from PacifiCorp (Utah Power)
April 1983 to June 1998: Engineering support to the PacifiCorp System Dispatch Office in the following areas:
EMS (Energy Management System) computer systems in the areas of MMI (Man Machine Interface), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and system database and dispatch display maintenance.
Coordination between the System Dispatch Office and communications, relaying, metering and substation engineering and field technical support personnel for the same areas.
Active in the specification, design, acquisition and acceptance of new computer, telephone and radio systems.
Corporate representative on several ongoing WSCC (Western States Coordinating Council) technical subcommittees and work groups.
March 1971 to April 1983:
Engineering technical support to communications field technicians in the following areas:
Microwave radio and baseband equipment
Power line carrier equipment
(CCTV) closed circuit television
Supervisory control and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition equipment).
Established a technical training program with mobile training facility for the corporate field communication technicians
Corporate representative on an ongoing WSCC communications work group.
Lead engineer for the technical support engineers within the Utah Power Communications Maintenance group.
July 1969 to February 1971:
CCTV design and production engineer for the EDO Western Corporation.
March 1966 to July 1969:
Broadcast engineer for the Weber County (Utah) School District and full time student at Weber State College (University).
February 1963 to March 1966:
Broadcast engineer for the Ogden City (Utah) School District.
Pre 1963:
Student at Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee
Part time DJ and ad sales for radio station WRKH, Rockwood, Tennessee
Highest Education:
Graduate: Weber State College (University) with a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology
Current FCC radio licenses held:
General Radiotelephone
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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