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Satellite Communication Technician 12/2011 - 06/2019
UNAMID - United Nations, Zalingei, Sudan
Industry: Telecommunication
Install, configure, troubleshoot, repair and maintain satellite communication equipment and other peripherals. Daily routine check on all satellite communication stations physically and remotely.
Install, operate, repair and maintain: a). Full range of C-Band and KU-Band Satellite Earth Stations, VSAT Earth Stations both fixed and transportable, with varying sizes (2.4M, 3.7M, 3.8M, 3.9M, 4.9M and 7.3M b). RF Terminals such as HPAs (TWT and SSPA), RF converters, Up/Down converters, Transceivers, along with LNA, LNB and LNC. c). Videoconference equipment and related interfaces. Perform other related duties defined by the direct supervisor. ACHIEVEMENTS: Member of the Project Team that successfully installed/migrated UNAMID satellite internet connectivity from NSS7 satellite to Intelsat 25. Configured, upgraded, installed and troubleshooted satellite communication equipment. Setup UMOJA satellite links in Sector South, Nyala. Fixed daily satellite communication issues in Sector South. Performed frequency shifting, frequency interference investigation, satellite IDU/ODU relocations. New satellite sites setup. Configured and troubleshooted video conference equipment and conducted video conference operations. For Sector Central I supervised and coordinated the integration of UNAMID Links to 1Star Link as well as from 1Star Link to DBAS Link using Newtec equipment. Also I am part of the team that migrated ISP Link that used Comtech 570 to NBB Link using Newtec equipment. I have been OIC for Sector Central Satellite UNIT since July 2016 to date. Coordinated installation of fourteen 50 KVA Generators in seven (7) teamsites in Sector South, Nyala. Leader of the SWAT Team that visits the teamsites for fixing and collection of user problems for individual CITS units. I was promoted to an IT Coordinator for all team-sites in Sector South, Nyala – Sudan. I spearheaded the installation of solar panels at three teamsites in Sector Central, Zalingei. I am the leader of the team that setup Golo TOB telecommunication network in Sector Central, in April 2018.--

Emit Electronics Institute 09/1989 - 07/1997
Accra, greater accra, Ghana
Degree: High School Or Below
Major:Telecommunication And Electronics Engineering
I studied: 1. Telecommunication Principles 2. Digital Transmission 3. Mathematics 4. Electronics 5. ENGLISH

Edmund Amoah
Satellite Comms Technician