Experience

Fast Engineering Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Communications Designer

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  As senior communications designer with Fast Engineering, I have been involved with the detailed design of a number of communications networks across a range of project installations including large scale renewable energy and freight infrastructure projects. As senior communications designer with Fast Engineering, I have been involved with the detailed design of a number of communications networks across a range of project installations including large scale renewable energy and freight infrastructure projects.



Self-Employed Contractor/Consultant

• Telecommunications Specialist

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Self-employed telecommunications contractor/consultant specialising in radio communications systems. Point to point and point to multi-point radio network planning for regional councils and utilities. Planning of transport infrastructure communications networks. Self-employed telecommunications contractor/consultant specialising in radio communications systems. Point to point and point to multi-point radio network planning for regional councils and utilities. Planning of transport infrastructure communications networks.



Ergon Energy

• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Telecommunications Architect

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2016

  Part of the team responsible for planning and development of Ergon Energy's telecommunications network. Responsible for the planning and development of telecommunications networks including communications systems for power system protection, SCADA data, operational IP based networks and voice mobile radio networks. This role also involves the invetigation of new technologies and the development of standards for the Ergon Energy telecommunications network.Also part of the team responsible for the ongoing rollout of Ergon Energy's P25 digital trunked mobile and LRDR digital HF radio networks.

• Senior Communications Design Officer

  • Jan 2002 - Mar 2013

  Lead a team responsible for the design of Ergon Energy's communications network. Responsible for the design and support of fibre optic and microwave based SDH and PDH communications networks, communications systems for power system protection, SCADA data radio networks, operational IP based networks and voice mobile radio networks including control centre console systems. Part of the teams responsible for the design and implementation of Ergon Energy's Ubinet statewide broadband network, the P25 digital trunked mobile radio network, and cellular data network.

• Technology Coordinator - Broadband

  • Apr 2001 - Jan 2002

  Responsible for the development of Ergon Energy's broadband communications networks including fibre optic and microwave radio systems, SDH and PDH multiplexers, telemetry radio networks and mobile radio networks.



South West Power

• Senior Technical Officer - Communications

  • Mar 1992 - Apr 2001

  Design of SDH and PDH microwave and fibre optic cable networks,telemetry, protection and voice radio networks. Management of corporate PABX telephone and IT data networks. Design of SDH and PDH microwave and fibre optic cable networks,telemetry, protection and voice radio networks. Management of corporate PABX telephone and IT data networks.



South West Queensland Electricity Board

• Senior Communications Technician

  • Sep 1990 - Mar 1992

  Managed a team of technicians involved in the installation and maintenance of communications systems including mobile radio, telemetry and protectionnetworks. Managed a team of technicians involved in the installation and maintenance of communications systems including mobile radio, telemetry and protectionnetworks.