HOWARD W. NEWTON III, P.E.28151 Haria

Mission Viejo, California, 92692Phone: 949-285-9902 E-mail: hwnewton@cox.net

EXPERIENCE

Radio Engineer II October 2008 to presentRiverside CountyRiverside, California

Radio Engineer II whose primary responsibility is proficiently in the System Administration of a new 700 MHz Public Safety Countywide Radio Voice/Data multi-jurisdictional system serving two million plus residents, supporting over five thousand subscribers covering the entire County of Riverside, CA.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities have included but are not limited to:

Participated in the construction of the PSEC system starting at approximately its third year of implementation as a team member – personally inspected every RF site in the system during installation and optimization (80 sites covering over 8000 square miles). Start to finish installed the P25 equipment into the Ortega Radio site including overseeing the microwave hop installation to Santiago Peak.

Prepped and coordinated testing on 33 RSO consoles, got them ready for cutover, pre and post tested them. Participated in the Zero down-time cutover as a key player and resolved all post cutover issues.

Participated in Fleet-mapping, System configuration, coverage testing, infrastructure inspections, System Enhancement Releases, Genesis client installations, development of locating radios, configuring firewalls, restore downed consoles, develop OSHPOD packages for Hospital installations, wrote information systems engineering disaster recovery plans and upgraded/restarted/troubleshot Radio IP servers, Authored the microwave transition plan for the cutover of the existing Countywide EDACS system to the new 700 MHz Public Safety Enterprise Consortium 150 million dollar 95% on the belt trunked simulcast P25 voice and data radio system utilizing 196 6.25KHz channels.

Relocated Public Health (PHEPR) Public Safety Dispatch Center and upgraded it. Project manager of the installation of an 11 GHz MDR8000 DS-3 microwave hop from Box Springs radio

site to 6147 Rivercrest.

Senior Telecommunications Engineer July 1989 to October 2008County of Orange (retired)Orange, California

Senior Telecommunications Engineer responsible for fifty Public Safety Dispatch Centers and associated radio systems in the County of Orange. Staff duties include direct supervision of three Telecommunications Engineers and five Communications Technicians. Responsibilities include Federal Communications Commission licensing,

engineering, budgeting, procuring and implementation of two-way voice and data public safety communications systems.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities have included but are not limited to:

Currently maintaining in good working order forty Public Safety dispatch centers including twenty 9-1-1 law enforcement (primary) and seven fire (secondary) PSAP dispatch centers and associated fixed network equipment 365/24/7.

Complete implementation and maintenance responsibility for a multi-million dollar twenty-four position PSAP and radio console that interfaces into a County Coordinated Law Enforcement, Fire and Local Government Communications System consisting of over seventy radio systems and two E911 telephone service providers serving hundreds of agencies and a population of approximately three-million with zero down time.

Key player in the complete conversion of a segregated UHF law enforcement/800 MHz trunked fire radio system into one ninety million dollar plus Countywide Coordinated Communication system that supports inter-disciplinary communications between all law enforcement, fire, lifeguard and public works agencies (sixteen thousand subscribers) in Orange County.

Complete system installation and daily operation of a seventeen site 900 MHz Digital Simulcast Paging System with seven thousand plus subscriber’s.

Administration of a multi-million dollar communications engineering and equipment budget.

Account Executive July 1988 to July 1989Motorola Communications and EngineeringAnaheim, California

Sales representative for Motorola Communications and Engineering. Responsible for representing Motorola radio products and services to the school and hospital markets of Orange County. Accomplished one half million dollars in purchase orders the first year. Designs and subsequent sales included:

Two-Way Radio Systems Standalone Emergency Radio Systems Hospital Emergency Administrative Systems Microwave Systems Paging and Dispatch Systems

Radio Systems Engineer February 1984 to July 1988Motorola Communications and Engineering

Howard W. Newton III, P.E. 2

Houston, Texas

Project Engineer responsible for the design, review and proper installation of two-way frequency modulated communications systems. Experience in range prediction, equipment configuration, interference studies, site design, and remote control via radio frequency and hands on troubleshooting.

Assignments consisted of the proper design of:

Closed Circuit Television Systems Trunked 800 MHz Systems Microwave Systems Conventional 450 MHz, 150 MHz and low band two-way systems

Power Systems Engineer August 1982 to February 1984Houston Lighting and PowerHouston, Texas

Assignments consist of design of relay control and alarm schematics for the North Houston service area. Responsible for relaying and fusing one hundred fifty plus distribution feeders served from fifty plus distribution substations. Research in high impedance fault protection, lightning protective systems and improved reliability devices and algorithms. Hands on experience with major power system equipment including relays, transformers, and breakers, motor operated switches, S.C.A.D.A. systems and their application.

Knowledge and/or experience with:

Fault current calculations Three phase distribution and transmission systems Power System Controls and Protection Devices Power Substation Design and the “Art” of Relaying Load Flow Studies and Stability Cogeneration and Wheeling

Other jobs held: Naval Engineering Aide - June 1981-May 1982, Donhaiser Marine Incorporated, Houston, Texas Proctor - August 1979-June 1981, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Customer Engineer - May 1979-December 1979 and Christmas holidays 1979. IBM, Houston, Texas.

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, Texas.Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, August 1982.Electives: Mini Micro Computing, Controls, and Power Systems.Howard W. Newton III, P.E. 3

Graduate Level Classes in Power System Analysis

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Completion certificates for classes in Systems Administration, Networking, Analog and Digital Microwave Systems, Repeater and Base Stations, Paging Stations, Paging Encoders, Radio Consoles, Simulcast Systems, SmartZone Radio Systems, Encryption, Major Power Systems Equipment, Motors, Lightning Protection, Grounding, Enlightened Leadership, Supervision, Interactive Management, Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance, American Disabilities Act, Sales Classes, Sexual Harassment Classes, Microsoft Suite, and Review Writing. Membership in C.P.R.A., and A.P.C.O.

CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer in the State of CaliforniaFCC Radio Telephone Operators LicenseHam Radio Technician Class N6WOWCalifornia DRE Real Estate Salesperson License

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