Robert James Dugan
SUMMARY: Professional Objective: to secure a challenging growth position within the communications industry. Special interest in staff education and training.
Background
Qualifications: include A.A.S. in Electronic Technology
from Finger Lakes Community College, Navy Electronic training, technical
seminars by Hughes and ATC, electronics courses at community colleges:
Monroe Community College, Cayuga Community College, and
A.A.S. in Chemical Dependency Counseling from Finger Lakes Community
College.
Personal Qualifications: high motivation, dedication, intelligence, and personal confidence.
EXPERIENCE:
1/97- IEC
: Repair of production line products such as mother boards,
video
11/98 accelerator
cards, bar code scanners and other electronic devices.
Detection
Systems: Produce printed circuit cards using photo etchant
process
3/97 - for
preliminary projects. Test and document new microcontroller based alarm
11/97
system panels and related accessory
modules. Also assemble prototypes as needed.
Founded
Dugan Amplification: Custom design and construction
of stereo
10/92 - Tube
amplifiers servicing Upstate New York's professional musicians and local
present
businesses with repair and service of sound equipment, specializing
in tube amplifier repair.
11/88 - Continental Cablevision
5/89 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Plant Manager: Supervised the signal origination and maintenance personnel serving 28,000 subscribers. Worked with Jerrold 400SJ and Magnavox 550 equipment, CATEL modulators.
11/87 - Information Systems & Networks Corporation
11/88 Newport, Rhode Island
Senior Communications Technician: Designed, installed, and monitored cable systems, performed site surveys, and installed system upgrades as needed. Determined equipment compatibility with Broadband Local Area Network. Monitored system for ingress/egress problems and implemented all necessary changes and improvements to ensure maximum performance from system. Worked with Scientific Atlanta modulators, demodulators, data translators, mid-split distribution system. Monitored performance of network T1 interface with external networks.
6/81 - ATC Rochester Division:
11/87 Rochester, New York
Head End Microwave Technician, (1/85 - 11/87): Responsible for microwave path. Troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of Hughes A.M.L. high power transmitters, and wide band microwave receivers, American Lightwave Systems fiber optic link equipment, standard TVRO receivers with LNA and LNB systems, various signal origination equipment. On call response to signal origination associated problems.
Quality Control Coordinator/Trainer, (4/84 - 1/85): Performed quality control for addressable converters. Assisted in planning and development of the Quality Control system. Responsible for training new employees in proper installation and use of subscriber equipment.
Line Maintenance: Trunk & Distribution Technician, (1/83 - 4/84): Maintained standby power equipment, performed field cable repairs, splicing, system performance testing, and frequency response sweeping, and did on call response to line outages.
Bench Repair Technician, (6/81 - 1/83): Responsible for maintenance and repair of microwave transmitters and receivers, signal modulators and processors, character generators, spectrum analysis meters, subsplit distribution equipment. Scientific Atlanta line equipment and head end, Lester and Alpha Power Supplies.
EDUCATION: Finger Lakes Community College: 142 credit hours,
A.A.S. Electronic Technology
A.A.S. Chemical Dependency Counseling
Monroe Community College: 4 credit hours, Communications, F.C.C. Rules
Cayuga Community College: Computer Technology
Navy: B.E.E./E.T. 'A' School, Electronics: Communications and Radar, Component Trouble Identification and Repair, (1 year of Navy training)
Two week seminar: A.T.C. Tech. I, Cable Fundamentals
Two week seminar: A.T.C. Tech. II, Advanced Troubleshooting
Two week seminar: A.T.C. Instructor Training
One week seminar: Hughes Microwave Theory and Advanced Troubleshooting