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David Clifford

David Clifford

Electrical Engineer
Albuquerque,NM

Summary

1. Extensive background in RF design and trouble shooting skills. TROUBLE SHOOTING SKILLS IS STRONGEST ASSET

2. Hold both FCC amateur EXTRA class license and commercial "General Telephone License".

3. Classwork included the following:

Computer Logic Design

Engineering computer (Fortran 90)

Microprocessors Design

4. Completed 97 credit hours of college studies, and received Associates of Science degree in Pre-Engineering

Hard-driving business leader offering skill in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience
40
40

Passion for 2-way radio design and repair began at age 14

Work History

Owner/operator of 2-way Motorola Radio Dealership

Route 66 Radio Communications, LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico, New Mexico
02.1999 - 07.2022
  • Sales and repair of any model all brands of 2-way radios. Mostly repaired portable radios on bench for schools, manufacturing facilities and government agencies (ie US Postal Service and US Forest service. Sold business in 2005.
  • Tried retirement from 2005 to 2015. Not happy
  • Reopened another Motorola dealership in 2015. Much lager operation. Landed such contracts as trunking radio system for Facebook data center in Los Lunas, NM.
  • Designed, built, installed, and maintained "LTR"trunking System on mountain top overlooking Albuquerque (Sandia Crest). Sold business in May 2020.

SENIOR CERAMIC LOW POLE DESIGN ENGINEER

Motorola Solutions (formally Motorola, Inc.
ALBUQUERQUE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
04.1970 - 12.1998
  • Initially hire as RF technician . Within 1 year was promoted to Manufacturing Engineer. Duties included 3 dimensional modeling of ceramic low pole filters. Modeling was done with Hewlett Packard software. When software was first installed, was selected to learn how to use it, and how to apply it to current work other engineers were doing in department. Within 1st year taught 4 other engineers how to use same to design their filter projects. 2 years prior I was assigned maintenance and all programming to run Hewlett Packard machine language controlled equipment. Was given title of Computer Network Manager.

Manufacturing Engineer

Motorola Solutions,formally Motorola Communication
, NM
10.1985 - 04.1987
  • Subsequent to transferring from Motorola Service Center to Motorola Ceramics Products, was promoted 1 year later to Manufacturing Engineer. Responsible for construction, installation, and maintenance of "tuning station" for ceramic filters products. Concentration was on all HP 8753B network analyzers and HP server and all interconnected accessories . Was assigned task of writing all programs in HP Basic.

Manager Motorola Communication Service Shop

Motorola Communications
Albuquerque, NM, NM
03.1980 - 10.1985

In March 1980 was asked to move to Albuquerque from Denver to take over independent Motorola dealer that was being closed. Was. then responsible for servicing all customers that were dealing with closed dealership. Included was all equipment on Sandia Crest, ALBQ police department, several hospitals, etc.. I also was required to install new radio in police and business vehicles. Over next few years was made manager of service facility, and had 6 employees that report to me.

"Man in a Van" RF Technician Working From Home

Motorola Commmunications, Inc
Dillon, Colorado , Colorado
11.1977 - 03.1980

Responsible for all account, sales and service, in the ski country 70 miles north of Denver. Duties included, but limited to, servicing a radio equipment for Vail Associates ski area. In addition, responsible for Keystone, Breckenridge, A Basin, Winter Park a Leadville ski areas. Further, responsible for all fire, police, and other city municipalities' radios.



RF Service Technician

Motorola, Inc.
Denver, CO, Colorado
08.1975 - 11.1977

Repaired and programmed Motorola 2-way radios. Did trouble shooting to the component level. Used such equipment as RF Service Monitor, calibrated watt meters, de-soldering machine.


Interfaced with customers to answer their questions about cost, time, and final working condition.

Motorla Pager Repair Technician

Motorola, Inc.
City of Los Angeles, CA
08.1972 - 08.1975

Was hired by Motorola, Inc. on this date. Because I lived 90 miles from Los Angeles, commuted each day 180 miles round trip to be able to work for Motorola.


Was hired as pager repair technician. Within 1 year was promoted to Group Leader.


Repaired Motorola Pageboy II's to the component level. Motorola had very large contract with a common carrier in region, to repair all pagers that stopped working.

FCC Licensed Repair Technican

Swan Electronics
Oceanside, CA, California
07.1970 - 10.1972

Passing FCC second class operator's license in month before job with Swan Electronics.


Duties included, but were not limite to, checking out. 146 MHz HAM radio transceivers. Also certified VHF marine band radios.


Unfortunately, was laid off in October 1972.

Field Service Engineer

Honeywell Technology Solutions
San Francisco, CA, California
06.1966 - 03.1967

After hiring, was sent for 13 weeks of training in Pennsylvania.


Duties included repair and calibration of strip chart recorders, automated controllers, and other Honeywell industrial products.


Territory included a radius of 100 miles around San Francisco, CA

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Pre- Engineering

University of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico
05.1988

Skills

  • RF radio design
  • Software skills
  • Management skills
  • 97 credit hours of college
  • Associates of Science Degree Pre-Engineering GPA 38
  • Starting two, 2-way radio business (Rio Grande Radio Communications and Route 66 Radio Communications
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Profit understanding
  • Knowledge of business
  • FORTRAN proficiency
  • Proficiency in ordering systems
  • Composed and professional demeanor
  • [Type] testing tools proficiency
  • Knowledge of payment plans

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.
  • Conceived patent idea to "back tuning 915-928 MHz ceramic filters", saving company a million dollars over a period of 4 years. Patent number 4,800,348. My name is also on 3 other patents while working for Motorola
  • Authored and was granted patent US 9,928711 B2, issued March 27, 2018, listed as "CAMPUS CRIME NEUTRALIZATION METHOD USING DUAL-TONE MUTI-FREQUIENCY ENHANCED 2-WAY RADIO".
  • Am a member of "Kappa Mu Epsilon", Mathematics Honor Society".


Certification

Extra Class Amateur Radio license, WA^CCB


4 patents issued to me while working at Motorola, Inc.


Authored and was granted patent US9,928,711 B2, March 27, 2018


Member of Mathematics Honor Society, Kappa Mu Epsilon


Built and ran own 2-way radio sales and service Motorla dealership



Section name

SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER OF LOW POLE CERAMIC FILTERS


Have been a licensed amateur radio operator since age 12, 1955. Have designed, installed, and maintained a multitude of UHF repeater system, including one on Bald Mountain ( 13,000 feet) on Bald Mountain, Breckenridge, Colo, another on the continental divide at warming shack A Basin Ski Area, 13,000+ feet height, and several on Sandia Crest mountain overlooking Albuquerque, NM. Was first HAM to put up a repeater in Summit County, Colorado.


Worked self up from RF Technician (1972) to Senior Design Engineering of Low Poll Filer (2020). I am very familiar with Hewlett Packard Network Analyzer, model 8357B.





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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Owner/operator of 2-way Motorola Radio Dealership

Route 66 Radio Communications, LLC
02.1999 - 07.2022

Manufacturing Engineer

Motorola Solutions,formally Motorola Communication
10.1985 - 04.1987

Manager Motorola Communication Service Shop

Motorola Communications
03.1980 - 10.1985

"Man in a Van" RF Technician Working From Home

Motorola Commmunications, Inc
11.1977 - 03.1980

RF Service Technician

Motorola, Inc.
08.1975 - 11.1977

Motorla Pager Repair Technician

Motorola, Inc.
08.1972 - 08.1975

FCC Licensed Repair Technican

Swan Electronics
07.1970 - 10.1972

SENIOR CERAMIC LOW POLE DESIGN ENGINEER

Motorola Solutions (formally Motorola, Inc.
04.1970 - 12.1998

Associate of Applied Science - Pre- Engineering

University of New Mexico Main Campus

Field Service Engineer

Honeywell Technology Solutions
06.1966 - 03.1967
David CliffordElectrical Engineer