Jeffrey Ralston

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About Jeffrey Ralston

I am an experienced and effective manager in the Data Center, IPTV, CATV and telecommunications operations spaces. I have led diverse teams, projects, and driven for results. I attained the Certified Data Center Management Professional (CDCMP) credential in 2017. I attained Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Certifiication in 2019. I have served in previous roles as a manager of technical and professional personnel (front-line employees) and am currently an individual contributor. I am technically sound in the video operations and data center management spaces. I'm passionate about setting and achieving both team and individual objectives. According to the Clifton Strengths Finder, my top 5 strengths are Learner, Responsibility, Relator, Context, and Analytical. Specialties: Highly effective manager of both people and projects. Technical areas of competence include data center management; project management; vendor management; video network test and measurement including (8VSB, ASI, SDI, HD/SD video networks); fiber optic networks; UPS and backup battery plants; FCC and EAS compliance. I am proficient with modern testing toolsets like spectrum analyzers, stream analyzers, and probes. Cisco/SA ROSA & DataMiner EMS, Sencore RF Probe, HP/Agilent analyzers, Tektronix MTM-400, ProMax HD Ranger2. Proficient with both Windows PCs and MacOS, Microsoft Office suite, Remedy ticketing system, Minitab, PyCharm Studio, RStudio, VS Code. I have experience with Python and R.