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Meet Your AFC Advisors: Brent Williams (Michigan)
October 13, 2016Brent Williams has been an APCO local advisor in Michigan for about 3 years. He has also been the “Senior EMS Advisor” to FirstNet, the federal government agency building the new public safety broadband communications system, since October 2015.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: John Ruggiero (Massachusetts)
October 6, 2016John Ruggiero has been employed by the Massachusetts State Police for 14 years, starting as a Dispatcher and later a Shift Supervisor at the New Braintree Regional Communications Center, followed by positions as a Radio Technician and now a Communications Engineer. John’s responsibilities include assisting with the design, specification, installation, programming, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair of various communications systems.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Rich Bumgarner – Maryland, DC & Delaware (Alternate)
September 29, 2016Rich Bumgarner is APCO’s Local Frequency Advisor for Maryland, the District of Columbia and alternate advisor for Delaware. He earned a BSEE (Electronics) degree from Washington State University, has worked for the federal government on overseas projects and for state and local governments planning, installing, upgrading and managing public safety radio systems, from low-band simplex to 700/800 MHz P-25 Phase II trunked systems, with a bit of microwave and fiber connectivity thrown in to keep things interesting.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Bill Vincent (Louisiana)
September 22, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Barry Sanford (Kentucky)
September 9, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Eric Nevins (Iowa)
August 31, 2016Eric currently serves as the local frequency advisor for the state of Iowa. He serves as Secretary of the 700 and 800 regional 15 planning committees in Iowa. Eric holds a General Radio Telephone FCC license, APCO Radio Telephone Technician Certificate (1986), Amateur Extra radio license and a Private pilot certificate.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Alex Whitaker (Indiana)
August 24, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: William Carter (Illinois)
August 18, 2016William Carter is a Radio Communication Coordinator and is part of the Illinois Public Health Association, Office of Preparedness and Response, Division of Disaster Planning and Readiness and Illinois Department of Public Health. He has experience with federal agencies, the private sector and not for profit contract and project management. He also took part in developing the communications standards of Project 25 Phase I, Project 25 Phase II, TETRA, EVDO, DMR, LTE and others.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Ralph Bevan (Georgia)
August 11, 2016Ralph Bevan has worked for 37 years in the communications field, starting with his training and service in the Air Force Worldwide Communication System from 1979-1983. After leaving the Air Force, Ralph spent seven years in his home state of Florida working for the Florida Highway Patrol – first headquartering in Tallahassee for a year with Troop H before transferring to Palatka and working with Troop G Communication as a Tech II maintaining communication systems. He also traveled the state as needed and occasionally filled in as a dispatcher.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Jason Matthews (Florida)
August 4, 2016Since 1998, Jason Matthews has served in Law Enforcement in the Central Florida Region. Mr. Matthews has had multiple assignments ranging from patrol operations, underwater dive rescue/recovery, technical investigative support, youth services, and telecommunications assignments. He currently supervises telecommunications maintenance and 9-1-1 center training and education for a large full service law enforcement agency.
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