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Contacts



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TA's Public Safety Experts

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Mr. Yusuf Ali comes to the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) with over 13 years experience as a Volunteer Firefighter,
over 12 years as an Emergency Medical Technician and over four years as a Volunteer Assistant Fire
Chief. He has also been the Lead Fire Communications Operator for six years, more |
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Mr. Weldon (Joe) Blair comes to the TA with over 40 years of industry experience in project integration management,
engineering for mobile data, wireless networks, and computer systems for public safety agencies. In recent years, Joe has
served as Senior System Manager for Mobex Managed Services Company, more |
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Mr. Don Brooks was a member of the San Antonio Police Department for 33 years. During this time, he had several
assignments investigating organized crime, administering a Patrol shift of 200 personnel, and managing the Department's
Communications Systems, more |
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Mr. Tom Brooks Jr. comes to the 800 MHz Transition Administrator team with more than 26 years experience in the public
safety wireless telecommunications sector. He is the TA's Public Safety Outreach representative for the southeastern United
States (the Wave 3 area). His responsibilities include, more |
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Mr. David (Dave) Buchanan comes to the TA from the County of San Bernardino in California where he spent more than 30 years
in the public safety wireless telecommunications sector. In his most recent role as Network Services Supervisor, he was responsible
for the management and future upgrades of, more |
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Ms. Traci Crawford has eight years experience as a Police Telecommunications Radio Dispatcher/Emergency 911 Call Taker as part
of a law enforcement team. She has advanced knowledge of law enforcement operations including 10-codes and signals. Her
responsibilities as a dispatcher included, more |
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Mr. Kevin Lombardo is a manager with the 800 MHz Transition Administrator responsible for Wave 1 licensees and national engineering
and implementation support. His experience spans 20 years in mission critical operations and encompasses executive leadership, building
organizational culture and governance models, more |
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Mr. Lynn Ness has over twenty years of experience in the telecommunications industry most recently at the Project Engineer for the State
of Minnesota's digital (P25) trunked radio system planning, deployment and management. The radio communications infrastructure systems in which
Mr. Ness has specific experience, more |
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Ms. Kyra Pulliam manages the daily operations of 800 MHz TA Contact Center. Kyra brings over twenty years of dispatch and emergency services
experience to the TA including complaint/dispute resolution, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) operations and multi-channel radio operations. She was previously employed
by, more |
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Mr. Emery Reynolds comes to the TA with over 40 years in Public Safety. Previously a Lieutenant with the Arapahoe County, CO Sheriff's Office,
Emery last served as the county's Radio and Telecom Manager. He is a Life Member of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials APCO's
Frequency Advisor for the State of Colorado, more |
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Ms. Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the Public Safety Sector. Prior to joining the TA, Ms. Smith was President and CEO of her
own private consulting company. She negotiated transfer and/or retune of 895 - 800 MHz channel licenses to a major commercial wireless carrier following the close of
the 800 MHz U200 auctions. She was also, more |
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Mr. Bob Sutphen brings over forty-one years of experience in Public Safety Consulting to the TA, with key skills including program and project
management, needs analysis, developing communications systems procurement documents, developing Interlocal agreements, contract negotiations and
implementation management for, more |


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