Network Engineer at Coleman Technologies
Greater Memphis Area
- Current
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- Network Engineer at Coleman Technologies
- SEM/SEO Manager at CS2 Interactive
- Past
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- Sr. Engineer at Worley Consulting Inc.
- Senior Headend Engineer at Telco Television Inc.
- Sr. RF Engineer at Digital Skwyay Inc.
- Instrumentation Engineer at University of Tennessee, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering in Pediatrics
- Operations Supervisor at Worknet
- Instrumentation Engineer at Aqua Vital Associates
- Electronic Warfare Aviation Systems Technician (mos 33R1F) at US Army
- Education
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- The University of Memphis
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Brian Hughes’s Summary
Brian G. Hughes is a Network Engineer a Coleman Technologies, currently concentrating on an enterprise scale deployment of secure wireless LAN technologies for an enterprise corporate healthcare company with campuses throughout the United States.
Until recently Brian was a Senior Engineer at Worley Consulting, a firm which offers services designed to provide an extension of current capabilities in the design, acquisition and on-going maintenance of network infrastructure. He worked regularly with clients, contractors and vendors to provide project definition, system integration, and program management for a variety of telecommunications infrastructure projects.
In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Memphis he is also a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) as certified by the industry standards setting body - Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) as well as a Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA). With the exception of a few short dalliances into the Bio-Medical Engineering industry Brian has spent most of his more than twenty years in electronics concentrating in telecommunications.
Brian Hughes’s Specialties:
Within the broader spectrum of telecommunications, Brian has an affinity for wireless, Terrestrial RF, Satellite communications, and Free Space Optic communications. This in turn has led to interest in the television industry, specifically the design and implementation of satellite down-link headend facilities. An industry rapidly evolving with the development and deployment of IPTV systems.
Brian Hughes’s Experience
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Network Engineer
Coleman Technologies
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
Design and implement enterprise class wireless LANs
Configure enterprise security for wireless LAN access
Ensure seamless WVoIP ready coverage in enterprise WLANs -
SEM/SEO Manager
CS2 Interactive
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (9 months)
Planning and Implementing Ethical Link Building Strategies
On Page and Off Page Optimization
Research, Analysis, and Implementation of the latest SEO/SEM trends and strategies
Article Syndication/ Submissions
Development of Meta Tags
Keyword Analysis -
Sr. Engineer
Worley Consulting Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2005 — April 2008 (3 years 2 months)
Design of intra-campus data networks
Design of Fiber To The Home developments
Design and implementation of enterprise WLAN(802.11b/g and other wireless protocol) networks
Design of various telecommunications subsystems; voice, data, CATV, and access control, and video security capture and analysis
RF modeling for metro and intra-campus data networks
Path profile analysis for backhaul data communication links over RF and Free Space Optics
Implementation of C and Ku band satellite reception systems for backup communications at multiple locations
Preparation and test implementation of disaster recovery procedures
Enforcement of document control and versioning management
Implementation of monitoring with historical tracking for wide area enterprise networks
Management of multiple subcontractors performing multiple concurrent network installations -
Senior Headend Engineer
Telco Television Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Manage technical operations of IPTV headend, including but not limited demodulation/decryption of 150+ content streams, IP multicast encoding of MPEG2/MPEG4 content, and content distribution
Responsible for LNB/Feedhorn maintenance and alignment for C and Ku band reception from 20+ discrete geo-synchronous satellite transmitters
Manage hybrid fiber optic/ADSL2+ distribution network for multicast television distribution
Evaluate for deployment, various IPTV encoding and distribution products, such as MPEG2/MPEG4 encoding equipment, ADSL2+ DSLAMs and modems, set top boxes, routers, switches, Emergency Alert Systems, and middleware, video on demand, and other server based packages
Design and supervise the construction of similar IPTV headend facilities for external clients for use with ADSL and Fiber To The Home delivery systems
Provide training for operations personal in the maintenance and operations of IPTV headend facilities -
Sr. RF Engineer
Digital Skwyay Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 5 months)
RF modeling for metro and intra-campus data networks
Analyze RF path profile and design numerous telecommunications backhaul links
Design and implementation of metro and intra-campus data networks
Design and implementation enterprise WLAN(802.11b/g) visitor based networks
Preparation and implementation of disaster recovery procedures
Enforcement of document control and versioning management
Management of multiple subcontractors performing multiple concurrent network installations -
Instrumentation Engineer
University of Tennessee, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering in Pediatrics
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Biotechnology industry)
August 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Design and prototyping of Bio-Medical instrumentation
Evaluation and management of various ongoing engineering projects
Support of Masters of Science candidates with engineering and technical aspects of clinical research
Configuration and development on embedded platforms for wearable data acquisition devices
Development of RF telemetric data links for wearable data acquisition devices
Software implementations of virtual instrumentation utilizing PC platforms -
Operations Supervisor
Worknet
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2000 — June 2001 (11 months)
Management of all operations of wireless broadband ISP in two Tennessee cities, Memphis and Nashville
Engagement of, and coordination with multiple sub-contractors
Analysis and evaluation of prospective sites for wireless network service
Resolution of networking and RF issues escalated from field engineers and technicians
Reporting of new installations and network expansion status to corporate management -
Instrumentation Engineer
Aqua Vital Associates
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
May 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Design and construction of special purpose laboratory instrumentation for use in a chemical/biological research and development environment
Acquisition and analysis of small signals and images
Design, deployment, and administration of secure Microsoft NT domain
Development of software interface between barcode scanning equipment and database -
Electronic Warfare Aviation Systems Technician (mos 33R1F)
US Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)
October 1987 — May 1994 (6 years 8 months)
Electronic Warfare Aviation Systems Technician (mos 33R1F),
Performance of preventative and unscheduled maintenance on numerous military electronic warfare aviation systems
Support of ground based and satellite RF tactical communications equipment
Performance of repair work both in the field and on the bench
Supervision of twenty-five + subordinates who performed the above mentioned duties
Instruction of subordinates in military and technical subjects.
Brian Hughes’s Education
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The University of Memphis
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1996 — 2001
While at the University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering; Core member of Formula SAE design team, University of Memphis student chapter 1999-2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of Tau Beta Pi, Epsilon chapter, national engineering honor society,
Member of Eta Kappa Nu national honor society of electrical engineers,
Member of Society of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineers, Student chapter
Additional Information
Brian Hughes’s Websites:
Brian Hughes’s Interests:
Routing of network and internet traffic using Cisco and other routers Programming in the following languages: C, C++, Pascal, Basic, HTML, Java, prolog, python, Six sigma statistic process and statistical modeling software RF modeling and path profiling software Field and bench test electronics testing with these and other specialized test equipment: oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, time domain reflectometer, wattmeter, and multi-meter
Brian Hughes’s Groups:
Building Industry Consulting Services International
United States Army Alumni Association
Past vice president and board member of the Annesdale Park Neighborhood Association
Brian Hughes’s Honors:
Graduated cum laude from the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis in Electrical Engineering, May 2001
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