260 S Reynolds Street, Apt 1001, Alexandria, VA 22304

Timothy J Cash 260 S Reynolds Street, Apt 1001, Alexandria, VA 22304 Mobile 410 507-6824; [email protected] Linked In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timcash Active Secret Clearance

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Specializing in managing large telecommunications projects to optimize budget & schedule for success with a 95% career track record. Mixed digital and analog electronics experience beginning with cable design engineering, hands on test and development, twisted pair, coaxial, low voltage and power, inside/outside plant, ground cables, manufacturing and acceptance test. Extensive background in analog telephony (POTS) test set development for copper twisted pairs for use in voice and data transmission. Performed system level tests on cabling installed in aerospace systems (ISS, HC-130, Space Shuttle, Delta-4, Aircraft, Spacecraft, intrusion detection systems). Strong Analytical skills with ability to troubleshoot circuits, analyze and compile test data. Experienced with all manner of test equipment (DSO, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, AWG, Hi-Pot).

SKILLSET  Demonstrated superior site project management skills: diagnosing and solving problems in an optimal manner.  Ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers and coworkers and understand their needs; lead projects and team members, and multitask in a fast-paced environment.  Applied financial and resource management experience (MS Office Suite, Project, Visio)  Organized self-starter: analytical, oral and written communication, and presentation skills.  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence, negotiate, prioritize and multi-task with all levels of personnel.  Architecture design and layout, evaluation, build and test of communications systems and subsystems.  Knowledge of commercial and MIL standards, specifications; protocol analysis, interface requirements and documents, trade studies, acceptance test and measurement.  Knowledge of current electronic manufacturing processes and micro-controllers.  Familiar with mathematical/physical modeling and simulation, data acquisition applications (MATLAB, LabVIEW, C).

Telecommunications Engineering  Provisioned VOIP circuits, interfaces to digital and analog video conferencing switches on the network, and provided a path for remote communications to extend legacy circuits (Tail End Hoop Offs) using copper and wireless extensions.  Configured channel banks, CSU/DSU, DACS cross-connects, and patch panels for proper Async provisioning.  Performed circuit testing using DS0/DS1/DS3/E1 test equipment, TIMS Insertion Loss test set, telephone butt set and order wire, break-out box; loop-back, continuity, BER, and optical testing (bi-directional OTDR and insertion loss) for live and off network feeds.  Token Ring, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Frame Relay, SONET, ATM, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Channel bank, DACS, multiplexers, CSU/DSU, (DS0, DS1, DS3, E1, FDDI, OC-3/12/48/192), analog (T1, T3, high speed protective relaying, high speed serial modem), and communications circuits on various types of physical media (twisted pair, coax, and optical fiber), trade studies and link budget analyses, circuit interface testing.  Developed and executed series of circuit configuration and Bit Error Rate Test Schematics over weekend at customer site to include: 4 Wire E&M Leads (4WEM) Analog Data DS0 (ADDS0) Automatic Ring Down (ARD) Digital Data Circuit DS0 (DDDS0) 1.544 Mbps (T1) 2.048 Mbps (E1) Foreign Trunk (FT) Foreign Exchanges (FX, FXS, FXO) Off Premise Extension (OPX) Office Channel Unit Data Port (OCUDP)  Drafted, installed, and tested legacy analog and digital circuits using channelization diagrams for test and cut over.  Managed construction of outside plant cable: direct bury, plow, trench, bore, lashed aerial and OPTGW ground wire cable on transmission line, and air blown into city conduit.  Concept development, requirements definition, system integration, verification and validation, cost benefit, risk mitigation, supportability/maintainability over the life cycle, and disposal.  Performed physical and electrical testing of communications cables/systems: Insertion loss, return loss, bandwidth, bit error rate, jitter, c/n ratio, s/n ratio, noise test; acceptance test on cables, optical/electrical components and systems to industry/military standards using test sets for impedance, polarization, bit error, jitter, and analog noise.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Intelect Corp., Baltimore, MD Jan-March 2011  Performed RF coverage testing for 490/800 MHz Public Safety bands in subway tunnels in a system consisting of leaky coax, broadband distribution amplifiers, a distributed antenna system, and fiber optic back haul. Measured uplink and downlink transmit/receive signal levels through a revenue generating train into the leaky coax, through the BDAs, and to the RADIO Operations Center via the fiber optic back haul. Researched potential interference via FCC ULS database, performed remediation efforts on RF Noise on the ICAD system in the 800 MHz Public Safety Band by measurement and setting of transmission level points, gains, and attenuator values to optimize the system for “unity gain”.

Lockard & White, Inc Bryan, TX Nov-Dec 2010  Design of over water wireless mesh network for Northern Alberta Canada to extend fiber optic backbone for a real time process control system, specified requirements, selected equipment, performed path loss studies including Fresnel loss zones, guided the customer through the issues to evaluate bids and proposals, and designed a prototype wireless network for bid comparison purposes.

American Systems, IED Engineer, Afghanistan April-Oct 2010  Exploit VOIED/RCIED/CWIED devices to reverse engineer devices, aiding Intel in finding Insurgents.

Ultra Electronics ATS Contractor Microwave Network Bahrain June 2009-Oct 2009  Microwave Network, Bahrain, seven sites, Digital Radio, Channel Banks, Installation, circuit test and cut-over oversight  Created a channelization plan for all channel bank voice/data traffic  Verified cable and connector pin outs using Fireberd 6000 for physical/data link layer circuits  Verified E1, DSO provisioning: digital microwave radios, channel banks, and Ethernet to Serial converters  Recommended Smart Cable to verify COTS manufactured cable pinouts in the field

SEB Technologies, INC Information Systems Engineer Sep 2006-May 2009  Drafted test plans and performed baseline test & evaluation for active RFID-US Army product manager joint automated identification technologies, RF test and measurement HERO (RF Hazards around Ordinance) Dahlgren, VA,  Supported post-award testing for RFID III vendor products at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, supported field test of cognitive RFID/Radio (CR2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory at pm J-AIT location. Contractor to multiple small businesses Aug 2003-Sep 2006  Designed small satellite star tracker test station  Designed optical test set and tested passive optical fiber components.  Route survey engineering SCADA/Telecomm Network Upgrade.  Stand-by telecomm engineer for Network Installations (strike).  Performed cable/connector assembly validation for US Navy submarine (ASDS)  Weapons systems engineering military aircraft.  Installed/removed TASS perimeter defense system Iraqi AOR Air Bases.

TYBRIN Corporation Senior Systems Engineer Oct 2001-April 2003  Designed/tested network communications system upgrades for US Air Force.  Sensor technologies SME (radar, RF, EO (infrared), multi-spectral technologies).

The Boeing Company Engineer/Scientist Sep1998-Sep 2001  Designed/installed/tested optical network infrastructure for Delta-4 launch pads.  Conducted MIL-STD-810F testing for Space Station optical fiber payload.  Performed analysis of DNA Bioreactor and was written into NIH white paper  Performed Integrated Test on Space Station Truss Elements (Video, Power).

PT Industries, International Chief Engineer Apr 1997-Aug 1998  Built/tested impedance test head for outside plant copper loop, designed new Subscriber pair Verifier (SPV) for reversal of copper loop from central office.

Telecommunications Consultant Sep 1995-Feb 1997  Designed routes for large city fiber optic networks.  Laid out East Coast optical fiber network routes, equipment rack configurations.  CAD optical fiber and analog/digital microwave network builds.

Commonwealth Edison (Excelon) Methods Analyst April 1992-Sep 1995  Designed, installed, tested, dual ring OC12 private optical fiber network $30M.  Installed microwave hops and tower drawing packages, protective relaying circuits on transmission lines, SCADA installations, optical hardware standards.

Prior Career Positions May 1980 - April 1992  Designed undersea optical fiber cables, sensors and video links.  RF communication test rack engineer mast mounted electro-optic site.  Managed team of 12 on prototype All Optical Towed Array (AOTA) (commercial marine geophysical streamer cable)  Designed/tested optical and computer experiments for space shuttle missions.

EDUCATION  BA-Physics/Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.  64 Hours graduate coursework in Optics, Electrical Engineering, and Physics.