Ron Lawrence:  

Workplace September of 1995 though present I am employed as a Senior Field Technician by Verizon Wireless. Duties include maintenance and repair of cellular base station, cellular repeater and microwave sites in Central Washington, including all necessary switch table additions and modifications. I also provide project management for the construction of new sites and facilities in my area. I perform all optimization duties for the sites that are in my area. I assist in the selection of new sites and assist in building the equipment lists for those sites. I am also called upon at various times to assist in operations duties in other parts of the Pacific Northwest. March of 1980 through present Own and operate R&R Farms in partnership with my wife, growing and marketing organic produce. March of 1996 through present Own and operate Ronald J. Lawrence, RF Consultant business. I have had contracts with several governmental agencies and private businesses to assess their two-way communications needs, write bid specifications, perform oversight of the bid process and provide bid evaluations. August of 1972 through December of 1989 I worked as head bench technician at Central Communications, Inc., Wenatchee, WA. My responsibilities included routine troubleshooting and repair of electronic equipment. I also designed, prototyped and oversaw the manufacture of several commercially marketed products, including a full-blown synthesized paging terminal. Over the course of my employment, I also designed numerous two-way systems, camera systems and innovative security / fire protection systems. January of 1990 through August of 1995 I was General Manager of Central Communications, Inc.. I continued to operate as their head technician while being General Manager. Management duties included cash flow and financial operations as well as personnel management. I also managed and taught an in-house training program, oversaw the sales program and acted as b...Expand for more