Galston High School, Galston. N.S.W -
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| 1990 | School Certificate |
1992
| Higher School Certificate
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Other Education Technical and Further Education-
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1994
| Electronics and Communications-
2 years part time complete, 1 year
remaining.
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| 1996 | Austel Licence- ( Government Communications Body in Australia) |
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Cabling Licence, of which also includes a Certificate in Telecommunications.( This licence covers all customers premises cabling from coax , 2 pair, PABX, Cat 3 and 5
computer/voice cabling). Im also currently completing the Austel endorsement for fibre optics. This covers all aspects of fibre optics including, fibre splicing.
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1990- 1998
(on going)
| Satellite installations, trouble shooting, repairs , upgrades and maintenance. -
I have learned all skills involved regarding satellite installations and technical knowledge due to the fact that I run my own small satellite company. This knowledge includes all aspects of satellite systems from Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB/IRD) to tracking satellite systems.
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| 1994 | Roads and Traffic Authorities- |
| Class MR licence-( medium rigid) Enables me to drive any vehicle up to 14 tone.
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| 1990-(on going) |
Owned and Operated a small
Satellite Installation company |
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This involved :
Managing the finances of the company
Installing , trouble shooting, upgrading , maintaining all aspects of Satellite systems from homes to headends.
Having a large exposure to customers and meeting there needs on a regular basis.
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1993-1995
| Hardi Pumps and Sprays
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| 1995- mid 1995 | Custom Call Communications |
| Work here involved installing , trouble shooting and maintaining the following base station transmitters and receivers, cellular phones in cars and trucks, trunking radio
networks , and all electronic equipment in Fire Trucks
( sirens, light bars, radios ,satellite navigation ,etc)
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| 1995- Current |
Optus Communications ( Optus Vision) |
| Work at Optus involved and consists of the following:
Activation-
I helped forward balance the whole of Sydney from start
to end of the initial construction.
Gateway and Headend Certification-
I have Proofed and Telephony certified a large
percentage of gateways in Sydney .
Certifying Gateways and Headends involves-
Cleaning fibres and connectors, balancing , forward and reverse sweeping of the Gateway, running
proof of Performance tests with a spectrum analyzer, which involves adjusting forward levels
within specifications, CNR and CTB tests. All aspects of fault finding within Gateways and
Headends. Suggest modifications to any of this equipment .
Forward and Reverse ,Balance and Sweep-
This work involves sweeping and balancing amplifiers ,
adjusting levels, finding and fixing faults for
both the forward and reverse sweep paths.This involves recognizing certain types of faults and
knowing the immediate fix for them.
Finding and Fixing ingress, CPDs and leakage
I am able to find and fix all ingress , CPD ( Common
Path Distortion) and leakage faults on the
network. This involves recognizing, finding and fixing many types of different CPD and Ingress
faults. My experience and knowledge assists me to its full extent when resolving these problems!
Resolving issues with faults-
I have been actively involved in testing and modifying
existing and new cable products on our
Network. From Cable terminators, to Amplifiers, to new laser transmitters and receivers
on the optical fibre.
Installation of (cable to 2 pair telephone line device) Cau's or ISU's-
I have installed and tested many telephony Cau' or Isu's(These units Motorola/ ADC respectively
convert 2 pair into digital cable signals) I also have a good knowledge of fault finding these products.
Power supplies-
I can all routine maintenance and certify all
powers supplies. This includes installing status monitoring equipment, such as Cheetah . As well as modifications to Alpha Inverter Cards. Of which they are up to Mod 6 now!
Maintenance-
All previously mentioned skills in cable TV have been
used to there maximum advantage on the network to perform on going maintenance.
Training-
Being one of the first technical people employed in
cable TV in Australia has given me many opportunities to train cable technicians . I still currently train many technicians who desire expand there knowledge. I am always consulted when other technicians require assistance or advice when problems need to be
resolved.
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