GB Experience

George Broomell - Experience

Education

B.S.E.E., University of Kentucky
M.S.E.E., Purdue University
30+ credits towards PhD, University of Ky.

Philadelphia, PA

Naval Ship Engineering Center - Philadelphia Division, Turbo Power Group, Electrical Section

Field Service Engineer, Electrical Ship Systems

Regulated motor-generator system troubleshooting.
100 KW no-break (uninterruptable) power supplies.
200 KW 60-400Hz DC-link solid state regulation systems.
400 Hz., 440V.. waveform analysis under complex loads.

Sample locations: US Naval bases and shipyards, Guam, Subic, Guantanamo, Japan, Honolulu, France, Italy, Greece.
Sample ships: USS Saratoga, USS JFK, USS Nautilus, USS Skipjack, USS Albany, USS Annapolis, USS Arlington.

Lexington, KY

Licensed Professional Engineer

Independent Consultant

Built and designed small, custom IC and microprocessor systems.
Analyzed circuits and wrote technical documentation for special-purpose audio system.

University of Kentucky

Research associate in multi-processor switching systems

Authored survey article in Computing Reviews

Taught labs in solid state electronics, microwaves, etc.

Taught electrical engineering course for non-electrical majors.

Managed PDP-11 Unix research computer

Established first link between this computer and University intstructional mainframe

First University Network Manager

Supervised installation and activation of broadband (CATV) Ungerman-Bass University-wide system

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University UCC Photo

Manager of Networking / Network Engineer (Current)

Managed growth of fiber optic cable system from 15 buildings to all 125 University buildings

Current network has over 300 fiber cables and 300 POPs (points of presence)
Network backbone has evolved from single repeated 10 Mbps to dozens of routed and VLANed gigabit Ethernet links.

Coordinated network infrastructure for recent buildings with up to 4,500 jacks each.

Wrote WMU communications system installation standards.
Interface with construction personnel on backbone, risers, horizontal, and wireless systems.