Rob Thompson
PO Box 1190, Phoenix, AZ 85001
619-876-7123
rob@rhthompson.com

Dedicated IT professional with over 20 years of experience leading technology development and support efforts for corporate and government clients. Creative IT strategist who designs and implements error-free, mission-critical systems that meet and exceed customer requirements. Results-oriented leader who increases revenue by implementing marketing and service plans, and improves productivity by innovating time-saving automation technologies.

Areas of expertise:

Technology Design/Architecture – Information Technology Management and Security – Risk Assessment & Mitigation – Leadership –

Windows Servers & Desktops – Mentoring & Coaching – Strategic Planning – Productivity Improvements – VoIP

Production Automation – Custom Web Applications – Field Service Management – Project Management – Software Development

Professional Experience

IMEG Corporation – Saint Louis, MO                                                                                                           Jan. 2016 to Dec. 2017

A corporation providing engineering and design services to the vertical building industry.

Technology Designer

Design of networks with over one-hundred thousand (100,000) end points for many systems using the “Network as a Utility” concept. Specification writing for systems and infrastructure, based on standards and owner input. On-site inspections of existing, under construction, and completed buildings and technology infrastructure.

Systems designed include:

• Outside plant cabling including copper pairs and fiber.
• Geo-redundant and physically redundant infrastructure.
• Horizontal and Backbone Single Mode and Multi-Mode fiber (traditional and jetted/blown)
• PSN and Cellular Distributed Access Systems
• Wireless Network
• Structured Cabling
• Video Surveillance
• Nurse Call
• Access Control
• CATV Distribution
  • Coaxial cable / Over fiber / Over Category Cable / IP Based
• Hospital Emergency Administration Radio (RF)
• RF Paging
• POTS (Copper pair) and VoIP
• Intercom systems
  • Direct wired and networked / With and without Video / Indoor and outdoor
• Emergency call
  • Indoor and outdoor
• Assistive Listening
• Noise Masking
• Overhead Paging
  • Over copper and fiber
• Sound Masking
• Patient Wandering
• Infant Protection
• Patent (Physiologic) Monitoring
• Audio/Video
  • Distribution/Matrix/Single room/Multi-room

Projects:

• Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. Lead technology designer and specification writer. Prepared construction drawings and Division 27 and 28 specifications for multiple phases of demolition, addition and renovation. Technology systems include:
  • Structured Cabling, including fiber and copper backbone/riser.
  • Video Surveillance Systems
  • Nurse Call System covering multiple areas and levels, totaling approximately 300,000 square feet.
  • Access Control Systems
  • CATV Distribution
  • HEAR and RF Paging systems
  • Telephone infrastructure, including VoIP.
  • Intercom systems
  • Physiologic Monitoring (Wired and Wireless)
  • Overhead paging
• Mercy Health System Clinics, sites in multiple states. Technology designer. Designed structured cabling for multiple health clinics.
• Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN. Collaborated with the lead designer to finish construction drawings for four campuses with eight buildings per campus.
• Barnes Jewish Health Care and Washington University, School of Medicine, Mid Campus Center, Saint Louis, MO. Technology designer. This is a new 517,000 square foot multiple use building. The building will house outpatient medical offices, administration, collaborative, and educational spaces. Designed networks for many systems across all floors of this building.
• Southeastern Missouri University Audiology Clinic, Cape Girardeau, MO. Technology designer. Designed wired and multiple wireless networks including vendor specific networks.
• SSM Saint Joseph Health Care Center, West County, Saint Louis, MO. Designed a network to provide services to multiple hospital based systems for this approximately 110,000 square foot expansion of an existing facility.
• Southeastern Missouri State University, New Greek Housing, Cape Girardeau, MO. Technology designer. Created the telecommunications network design for this new construction project.
• Madison Municipal Building, Madison, WI. Renovation of an existing structure originally completed in 1927. Lead technology designer and specifications writer. This challenging design included structured cable, audio visual, conference, broadcast, computer, access control, and video surveillance.
• University of Cincinnati, Research Laboratory Building, Cincinnati, OH. This is a renovation and additional space for an existing structure built in 1945. The building will house a precious metals fabrication laboratory that will feature three-dimensional precious metals production technology. Lead technology designer and specification writer. Created a design that features backbone infrastructure that will consist of multiple 40 Gigabit fiber feeds and 1 Gigabit to the deskside for intensive computer aided three-dimensional modeling needs. Systems include access control, audio visual, conference, structured cable, and video surveillance.
• University of Cincinnati, Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH. Lead technology designer and specifications writer. Systems include copper and fiber riser/backbone, outside plant horizontal cable, emergency call, intercom, audio visual, conference, smart classroom, broadcast, structured cable, access control, and video surveillance.
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Engineering Building, Edwardsville, IL. Designed technology networks for systems including audio visual, smart classroom, computer, access control, and security systems.
• University of Ohio, Covelli Multi-sports facility. Lead Technology designer and specification writer. Systems include audio visual, intercom, emergency call, conference, broadcast, structured cable, access control, and video surveillance.
• Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, Healthcare education Simulation Center. Lead Technology designer and specification writer. Systems include audio visual, conference, simulated patient, structured cable, access control, and surveillance.
• VA Muskogee Hill, OK. Hillside stabilization and new parking lot. Lead Technology designer and specification writer. Systems include outside plant horizontal cable, emergency call, intercom, and video surveillance.
• VA Biloxi, MS. Outpatient Mental Health Building Renovation. Lead Technology designer and specification writer. Systems include structured cable, CATV, conference, access control, video surveillance, copper and fiber riser/backbone, outside plant.
• VA Biloxi, MS. Pathology Lab Renovation. Lead Technology designer and specification writer. Systems include structured cable, conference, access control and video surveillance.
• VA Fayetteville, AR. New Inpatient Mental Health Building. Technology designer. Systems include structured cable, CATV, conference, access control, sound masking, overhead paging, and video surveillance.

 

Course Work and Related Projects

• Completed courses include:
• PHYS010 Physics Behind the Headlines
  • Wrote an article about new nuclear reactor technology
• IST110 Introduction to Information, People, and Technology
  • Lead a team of students in the development and creation of an animated video about speech recognition
• IST220 Network and Telecommunications
  • Final project included the design of a metropolitan network system for a school district.
• SRA111 Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis
  • Lead a team of students in the development and delivery of a video presentation about the security risks of emerging biometric technologies.
• Courses completed in the Fall Semester of 2015 include:
  • SRA211 Threat of Terrorism and Crime
    • Lead a team of students in the analysis of intelligence to determine the who, what, when, and where of a simulated emerging terrorist threat.
      • We used software such as Maltego Case File, Chlorine, MS Visio, and Google Applications in our analysis of the provided data.
      • Our team earned the highest grade in the class.
    • The final project for this class included a team of team leaders whose goal was to determine the most correct assessment of the intelligence.
      • All students in the class received a grade based on this final team’s work.
      • I lead the final team of teams.
      • We earned 98% credit on the final project.
• SRA221 Overview of Information Security
  • Team member of a student team that developed and presented an educational video about digital watermarking.
  • Wrote a research paper about vein pattern based biometric authentication.