Kevin Robertson

I have over 11+ years of hands on military and professional experience working with communication equipment, including both RF and Microwave. In addition to my experience, I am also a French speaking, Swiss citizen. While I currently live in Denver, Colorado and have been raised in Colorado for most of my life, I spent my summers growing up in Switzerland and have always dreamed of moving back. With my citizenship, language skills, and knowledge of Swiss culture, paired with my skills in the following:

 • Maintaining and testing microwave links and satellite communications between various government agencies,

 • Testing Upconverters, Downconverters, and HPA’s using measurements such as Noise Figure, Spurious Signals, P1dB and IMD,

 • Testing RF sub-systems and antennas, using VSWR/return loss measurements • Solving complex technical issues and then create, test, and document work to continuously improve test practices   

I am confident that I would be a good fit for any job in the RF/satellite communication field.     

Professional Summary

An RF Technician with 11 years of experience testing, maintaining, and upgrading RF systems. Six years’ experience working on satellite ground systems. RF knowledge and credentials resulted in numerous promotions, recognition, and awards

Skills.

• RF and microwave theory
• RF sub-systems
• RF laboratory testing
• RF instrumentation and measurements
• Fluent in French

 WORK EXPERIENCE

• IT Communications Technician II – Electronic Engineering Bureau, City and County of Denver – 12/2018 to Present 
  • Define and support studies to appropriately scope, design, integrate, and test of Motorola radio system architectures.
  • Work in an RF laboratory testing on land mobile radios and recording system measurements.
  • Maintain and tests microwave link between Denver police and other government agencies.
  • Test RF sub-systems and antennas, using VSWR/return loss measurements.
  •  Solve complex technical issues and then create, test, and document work to continuously improve test practices.
•  CCR Technician II – ManTech International – 01/2018 to 12/2018 
  • Operate and maintained various VHF/UHF/SATCOM Type 1 & 3 encrypted radios, DTCS Iridium Satellite network radios, and their associated hardware devices in support of the Diplomatic Security, Regional Security Office operating in a High Threat Contingency environment throughout Iraq.
  • Proficient in communications surveys, new installations, and preventative maintenance for mobile and fixed site systems, COMSEC management, frequency management, training, and depot level repair for Radios.
  • Manage geostationary and Iridium satellite repeater system which provided critical communications to U.S State Department and multiple Middle Eastern countries.
  • Develop training and provided customer service for U.S. Government personnel and private contractors regarding the proper use, care, maintenance, and preventative maintenance of assigned systems. 
• Engineering Technician – Harris Cooperation – 01/2017 to 01/2018
  • Advance understanding of SATCOM systems to include Modems, BUC’S, HPA’S, Translators, LNA’S, and BDC’S.
  • Provide systems engineering, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades on antenna suites across UHF, L, C, X, Ku and Ka frequency bands.
  • Excellent knowledge of RF instrumentation and measurements including Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Power Meters, Noise Figure, Spurious Signals, P1dB and IMD. 
  • Advance understanding of RF theory and principle, and the effects of systems operating in an electronic countermeasures environment.
• Radio Operator – 3D LAAD, U.S. Marine Corps – 08/2012 to 04/2016
  • Strong understanding of RF electrical components and architectures including amplifiers, receivers, transmitters, mixers, filters, diplexers, directional couplers, power splitters, attenuators, oscillators, and RF switches.
  • Increase unit readiness from 30 to 80% over a 6-month period by identifying non-operational equipment and prioritizing repairs as per organizational needs, effectively returning more than $4M worth of equipment to inventory.
  • Train and conduct education course materials including SATCOM, and Toughbook, operations for over 300 organizational personnel resulting in improved unit readiness scores.
  • Responsible for $2M in capital assets and achieved 100% accountability of 400 Cryptographic Control Items (CCI) and 25 test measurement diagnostic assets by conducting weekly inventory and serviceability checks.

•  United States Marine Corps 2012-2016
•  Gilpin County High School Class of 2012 
• Field Radio Operators Certification (12-week Course, U.S. Marine Corps, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA)
•  Harris Operations and Level III Maintenance Certification on PRC-152A, PRC-117G 
• COMPTIA Security Plus Certification (EXP DATE: 04/07/2026) 
• Xicom High Power Amplifier Certification