Paul A.

Dobson Phone (707) 998-0359

PO Box 356, Williams, CA. 95987
Residence in Clearlake area.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To Operate, install, test, maintain and repair a variety of eq
uipment from broadcasting, mechanical to electronic and computers both centrally
in-house, and in the field at remote sites.
- WORK EXPERIENCE -
2008 a" 2010
TELEVISION BROADCAST ENGINEER, KTVU, Oakland, CA. Part time Engineer. Assist
engineering department with cable and equipment installation along with CAD docu
mentation.
2008
Self Employed, Williams, CA. Assist television stations in Sacramento and Bay A
rea with 2GHz
relocation plan and DTV switch over required by FCC and CAD documentation update
s.
1999 a" 2007
TELEVISION BROADCAST ENGINEER, KSBW TV-8, Salinas, CA. Maintain On-Air operatio
ns of TV station including ENG vans, CAD documentation, microwave ICR links temp
orary and permanent. Equipment installation and maintenance of three remote mou
ntain top locations.
1994 a" 1998
TELEVISION BROADCAST ENGINEERING SERVICE, Electricstad Systems, Self Employed, S
an Jose, CA. CAD Documentation. Building and installing of Audio/Video racks a
nd other inter-connecting cables. Assembly of microwave / satellite dishes and
assisting tower crews as ground crew in mounting equipment onto transmission tow
ers / pedestals. Mountain top maintenance.
1995 a" 1996
TELEVISION BROADCAST AUDIO/VIDEO TECHINCIAN / ENGINEER, San Francisco Satellite,
Vallejo, CA. Documentation with CAD. Installed, maintained microwave, satelli
te and CATV equipment. Monitored satellite feeds and answered help desk phone l
ines.
1980 a" 1993
COMPUTER CUSTOMER FIELD ENGINEER, NCR Corporation, San Francisco, CA. Repaired,
modified, installed, and maintained computer mainframes and peripherals in a 10
0+ mile territory.
- MAIN TECHINAL SKILLS AND TRAINING -
Broadcast:
Audio/video concepts, waveguide terminations, platinum transmitter maintenance,
remote site maintenance, repair of traffic cameras, ENG systems and other equipm
ent. Assist tower crews.
Computers:
Repaired, Modified, Fine-Tuned, Installed and Operated loosely coupled multi-pro
cessing units with 60 Hz. and 400 Hz. power inputs. Mid-sized UNIX-based busine
ss systems. P.C. Concepts.
Peripherals:
Repaired, Modified, Fine-Tuned, Installed and Operated removable/fixed disk driv
es and reel-to-reel/cartridge tape drives. Laser, ion deposition, train, band,
matrix, and thermal-type printers.
Software:
Installed, Patched, and Operated VRX, UNIX operating systems and TWX testware.
Operated DOS through Vista OS, Microsoft windows programs and CAD.
Communications:
Concepts, Protocol, ASYNC, BISYNC, RS232, Telephone Overview, and TELCO Jacks M
.S. Networking Essentials.
Electronics:
Wire wrapped and soldering repairs and modifications. Trouble-shooting circuits
to component levels with schematics, oscilloscopes, multi-meters and specialize
d test equipment.
- EDUCATION a"
2010 LANEY COLLEGE,-Pre-Certified entry level NABCEP completion.
1981 a" 1992 ADVANCED TRAINING @ CTEC, - Ohio and NCR Factory Support Facility,
So. CA.
1980 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, - Control Data Institute, San Francisco, CA. Graduate.
- LARGE PROJECTS -
Built News Control Audio Booth with Wheatstone board
Many Non-Pen mounts and 3m+ size dish installations
Built Master Control Room with MC-21 switch
Built and programmed In-house Venus router system
- ADDITIONAL SKILLS -
Licensed Amateur Radio
35mm and digital photography
Certified Scuba Diver

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