Ken Kirkby

Current

Communications Officer at NSW RFS

Past

Technical Director at Oghma Pty Ltd
Director at Kirkby & Associates
Technical Director at Synectico Pty Ltd

Manager Systems at Metquip Pty Ltd
Sales Manager/Engineer at Honeywell Inc
Technical officer at DSIR Physics and Engineering Aurora Station

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Education

University of Otago

Connections

21 connections

Industry

Wireless

Ken Kirkby’s Experience

Communications Officer

NSW RFS

(Government Agency; Public Safety industry)

2008 — Present (2 years )

Designing and implementing wireless networks in outback NSW.
Technical Director

Oghma Pty Ltd

(Defense & Space industry)

2005 — 2009 (4 years )

Wireless Network operation and design for Wireless ISPs and Industrial applications.
Director

Kirkby & Associates

(Defense & Space industry)

1978 — 2004 (26 years )

Supply and Support of minicomputer based control systems
Importation of Industrial electronic equipment.
Member IICA (Australia) Member ISA (USA).
Power station computer maintenance - GA and MODCOMP
Upgrade of Railway Timetabling and signaling computers.
Design of radio communications networks
Inmarsat D+ Telematics
Satellite telemetry and satellite communications with Asiasat.
Supply of Regional ISP services. Nobbys Net and Terrigal Net Peering with Ausbone, Sydney Internet Exchange.
Technical Director

Synectico Pty Ltd

(Telecommunications industry)

April 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 9 months)

Provided support services to 22000 ISP customers belonging to Hotkey Franchises
Manager Systems

Metquip Pty Ltd

(Industrial Automation industry)

March 1986 — June 1989 (3 years 4 months)

Sold The Fix Automation software to Australia, Outokumpu XRF Analysers, Ore sorters, RTP Corporation Equipment. Worked with in conjuction with RSA parent company E L Bateman Ltd.
Sales Manager/Engineer

Honeywell Inc

(Industrial Automation industry)

1973 — 1978 (5 years )

Automation systems
Computers
Medical Computing and analysing systems
Technical officer

DSIR Physics and Engineering Aurora Station

(Research industry)

1971 — 1973 (2 years )

ISIS and Alouette Satellite telemetry, HF and VHF Auroral radars, Riometers, Whistler receivers, auroral instrumentation, antenna construction and maintenance.