RODNEY FESSLER

5710 Nassau Dr.

Fayetteville, NC 28314
Work: 910-396-1740
Home: 443-597-9486
rf938958@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE
Currently seeking an Electronic Engineer/RF Engineer/Telecommunication Engineer
and/or Middle Management Career. Highly detailed, technical professional with pr
oven leadership abilities to be used for improving organizational productivity.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Served in positions all the way up to Supervisor of Operations in charge of 32 S
oldiers and 12 Civilians.
Experienced in a range of Satellite Communications Terminals from the small and
Portable SDN-L (BEGAN), through the medium TSC-156 (Phoenix) Quad-band, to the l
arge fixed AN/FSC-78C (Earth Terminal).
Well versed in Red/Black Data, controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI), Spectrum An
alyzers, O-Scopes, Modems, Multiplexers, U/D/Block Converters and High Power Amp
lifiers. Also, data side experience from switches, routers, call manager server
s, to fiber-optics.
Currently hold a TS/SCI.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TACSAT SYS Team Chief December 2009 - Present
C Co, 112th Sig Bn. (SO) (ABN) Fort Bragg, NC
Supervisor: Sean McClean Phone: 910-644-4166
* Supervises a team of seven members; came up with the first Team Continuity Man
ual also known as the SOP (Standard Operational Procedures). This manual serves
as the quick reference guide for the technical aspects of configurations.
* Serves as the company IMO (Information Management Officer); earned a commendab
le rating during outside organization inspection.
SATCOM Sys Supervisor November 2006 - November 2009
B Company, 302nd Sig Bn, Fort Meade, MD
Supervisor: Harry Fuller Phone: 443-615-1395
* Selected over five others to serve as the Operations NCOIC (Noncommissioned Of
ficer In Charge)
* Competent Technical; became the site Subject Matter Expert on the CDS/SMU (Com
pact Digital Switch).
* Drew up technical mission diagrams for 51 White House Communications Agency, 6
3 National Airborne Operations Center, 197 Ground Mobile Forces and 60 Defense I
nformation Systems Agency; resulting in 99.8% reliability rating for bringing in
all Voice/Data and VTC services.
* Updated and improved the site certification program and revised the company's
Standard Operating Procedures
Senior SATCOM Operator/Maintainer January 2003 - November 2006
Joint Nuclear Operations Center (JNOC) Platoon, 587th Sig Co. Stuttgart, Germany
Supervisor: Tony Lopes Phone: 719-355-5728
* Maintained 100% communications reliability on the Military Strategic and Tacti
cal Relay (MILSTAR).
* Selected as Maintenance NCOIC normally filled by personnel above my grade.
* Trouble-Shot a naval vessels satellite communications issues; in turn the vess
el regained communications and aided in my receipt of an Army Commendation Medal
.
* Maintained accountability for over $135 million in communications equipment wi
thout incident
EDUCATION
 - SATCOM SYS OPER/MAINTAINER 102, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gor
don, Fort Gordon, GA, 2003
- Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) Certificate of training, PM DCATS 20
07
- Compact Digital Switch/Switch Multiplexer Unit Certificate of training, USAISE
C 2008
- Satellite Communications Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, United States
Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, Fort Gordon, GA 2008
- Timeplex LINK/2+ Certificate of training, Spawar Systems Center Charleston 200
8
- WIN-T Network systems Certificate of training, Joint Network Node, General Dyn
amics 2008
- Fiber Optic Installation Professional Course, InovaTech School of Applied Tech
nology
2010
- iDirect Satellite Router, Internet Protocol (IP) Transport Layer Certificate o
f training, By Light Professional IT Services 2010