Charles Austin

Federal Systems Technologist at Motorola Solutions

Italy

About

Proficient and knowledgeable Communications Systems Specialist with years of civilian and military experience in ground-to-ground & ground-to-air systems, operations & project management and staff leadership & training.

Experience

  • Federal Systems Technologist at Motorola Solutions
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

  • Land Mobile Radio III at General Dynamics Information Technology
    Oct 2017 - Nov 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Land Mobile Radio III Lead Technician at Lockheed Martin
    Feb 2008 - Nov 2015 · 7 yrs 10 mos

    Expert in authoritatively training & managing teams of technicians engaged in servicing, installing, programming, testing, maintaining and configuring Motorola communications systems. Planned and implemented VHF-to-UHF transition & conversion and multilayered contingency options for combat air base communications. Produced numerous fleet maps, integrated emergency mass notification system and air-to-ground radios into trunking system and developed cross-band methodologies to improve operational flexibility & mobility. Diligently monitored, configured, installed, diagnosed, repaired and instructed personnel in LMR assets, as well as oversaw system migrations. Skillful in usage of voltmeters, ohmmeters, multimeters, variable power supplies, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, time domain reflectometers and communication system analyzers. Entrusted to maintain ground-to-air and ground-to-ground communications. Implemented Over the Air Rekeying solution at multiple locations throughout AFCENT's area of responsibility. Planned and transitioned 1500+ user, multi-agency system from 28 channel conventional system to 20 channel Motorola Astro 7.6 trunking system. Planned and transitioned 1000+ user, multi-agency system from 15 channel conventional system to 7 channel Motorola Astro 7.7 trunking system. Planned and transitioned 1000+ user, multiagency Motorola Astro 7.11 trunking system from 15 channel VHF trunking system to 15 channel UHF trunking system. Engineered and managed communication installation for Base Defense Operations Center in support of the largest deployed contingent in AFCENT’s area of responsibility. Engineered and managed the communication installation of the Maintenance Operation Center in support of the largest deployed contingent in AFCENT’s area of responsibility.

  • Radio Communications Maintenance Journeyman at United States Air Force
    Feb 2002 - Feb 2008 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Skillfully configured and maintained ground-to-air and ground-to-ground communications systems.