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| en-us -N | This user is a native speaker of American English. |
 | This user lives in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
 | This user has an amateur radio license with callsign WA3FRP. |
| BS | This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. |
 | This user attends or attended the University of Pennsylvania |
 | This user plays tennis. |
 | This user is addicted to travel. |
About me edit
A 40 year veteran in the areas of data, voice and video telecommunications. My first interest in technology came from Scouting. I built a radio to qualify for a merit badge that led me to take an interest in Amateur Radio and Electrical Engineering. After being accepted to study at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, I discovered W3ABT and its excellent HF and VHF stations.
After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, my interest in Amateur Radio, specifically RTTY, led to my first job as Resident Engineer for the Philadelphia Telex department for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
My career at Western Union lasted 16 years. After Western Union, I moved to SEI Corporation, now SEI Investments, where I had operations responsibility for a nationwide data network. After SEI, I moved to Shared Medical Systems where I had operations responsibility for 500,000 miles of WAN and a network handling over 30% of all USA based health transactions. I became Vice President for Network Services in 2000 when Shared Medical Systems was acquired by Siemens Medical Solutions. In 2004, I started my own consulting company and returned to Amateur Radio.
International Travel edit
- Innsbruck and Salzburg Austria
- Freeport, Bahamas
- Bridgetown Barbados
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Montreal, Mont Tremblant, Quebec City, and Winnipeg Canada
- Strasbourg, France
- Baden-Baden, Erlangen, Filderstadt, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Heidelberg, Koblenz, Konstanz, Lindau, Munich, Nuremberg, Oberammergau, Rothenberg, Schluchtern, Schwabisch Hall, Stuttgart, Tubingen and Wiesbaden Germany.
- Assisi, Bergamo, Bevagna, Bologna, Cernobbio, Florence. Gargnano, Lucca, Milan, Montefalcone, Monteriggioni, Orvieto, Ostia Antica , Padua. Parma, Pavia, Perugia, Rome, Salò, San Gimignano, Siena, Sirmione, Soave, Spello, Verona and Volterra Italy.
- Vaduz Liechtenstein.
- Bern, Interlaken, Lucerne, Lugano and St. Moritz Switzerland.
- Ensenada and Tijuana Mexico
- Vatican City
Domestic Travel edit
I live near West Chester, Pennsylvania. I've been fortunate to visit the following States:
- Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Wikipedia topics I follow edit
I have an interest in various topics including technology, education and sports.