wayne higgins, Telecommunications Manager

wayne higgins

Telecommunications Manager

HM Forces

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
10 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 6 Months

Telecommunications Manager at HM Forces
  • United Kingdom
  • May 2003 to October 2013

Satellite Communications Supervisor
NATO CIS Services Agency

In the role of satellite ground terminal supervisor. Managed communication links for the operations director in Afghanistan to liaise with multiple countries across the world.
Employed as a SATCOM Technician offering a wide range of transportable satellite ground terminals, including;
Transportable Satellite Ground Terminal (TSGT)
Deployable Satellite Ground Terminal (DSGT)
Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
UHF Tactical Satellite

Employed within 628 NATO Signal Troop for preparing and training Colleagues for Day to Day maintenance of satellite ground terminals, maintenance of spectrum analysers, up converters, down converters, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, QPSK modems and antennae control units.

Royal Signals Communication Systems Operator

Employed as the Secondary Access Switch Supervisor, managing small teams to train and operate secure digital radio systems, satellite communications and wide-area computer networks. Experienced in the following disciplines;

Mobile multi-channel microwave radio relay.
Civilian and military satellite communications.
Public switched telephone networks.
Information systems training delivery.
Antennas and Propagation (practical and theory).
Data Communications.
Practical Radio Network engineering.
Radio Frequency management.
Packet switched data networks.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Bristol University
  • October 2013

Post Graduate Award in Masters of Business Administration, concentrating in project management, accredited by Bristol University.

Bachelor's degree, Post Graduate Certificate in 4G Wireless Communications
  • at Engineering
  • October 2013

Post Graduate Certificate in 4G Wireless Communications, accredited by Wolverhampton University.

Specialties & Skills

Systems Engineering
RF Engineering
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
RADIO NETWORK
RADIO SYSTEMS
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Institution of Diagnostic Engineers
  • Member
  • October 2013