Ray Riker

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About Ray Riker

Driven, results-oriented manager, supervisor, and technician with extensive experience managing and leading diverse teams deploying enterprise voice, video, and data communications solutions. Very effective communication skills with the ability to present highly technical maintenance issues, logistic support concerns, training programs, and progress metrics to audiences of all levels. Conducted numerous briefings to senior military and civilian leaders.Technical Experience: Served in a wide variety of U.S. Air Force tactical and fixed command and control and air traffic control units with telecommunications networks and communications information systems. Broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of network topology planning, electronic equipment circuit board repair or replacement, computer hardware/software/processor troubleshooting, radio frequency antennas and transmissions, broadcasting, and operation of radio and installation security systems. Maintained fixed and tactical, secure and non-secure radio systems, base installation security systems, quality assurance functions and maintenance control functions supporting installation operations organizations for AF operations in the continental U.S. and abroad. Led teams consisting of 2 to 271+ active duty and Department of the Air Force civilian personnel towards organizational goals and objectives. Excelled in the design, fabrication, repair, preventive maintenance, testing, and installation of electrical and mechanical systems. Extensive knowledge of radio, radar, navigation, weather, satellite communications, voice, networking and security system principals.