Curtis W. Flick
333
E. Pace AVE
Akron,
OH 44319-3550
Phone:
330-645-6383
E-mail:
curt@cwf1.com
1997-present Curtis W. Flick & Associates Akron, OH
Field
Engineer
All
aspects of shipping / receiving as pertain to the project / location
Invent
tooling as necessary
Install
subassemblies
Interconnected
subassemblies into a cohesive whole
Obtain
final acceptance from clients
Write
documentation
Extensive
travel
expenses,
hotels, rental cars, etc.
Force Companies, Arlington, Texas
Project
Manager / Field Engineer
Coordinate
installation team(s)
Obtain
final acceptance from clients
Travel
,expenses, hotels, rental cars, etc.
Built,
inspected, moved, repaired, designed RF transmitter sites
Personally
did rigging, and relate well to riggers in nearly all circumstances.
Installed,
tested, designed RF penetrations
Install,
repair, troubleshoot, specify, RF transmitters
Transmitter
start-ups and calibrations
Did final
tune-ups and final inspections
Coordinated
moves of stations
Generated,
approved, and disproved, change orders
Generated
project budgets, ECO's
Salem Radio Networks, Dallas, Texas
Project
leader - coordinate installation team(s)
All
aspects of scheduling, ordering, building, installing as related to
the project at hand.
Made,
implemented, suggested, field changes as necessary
Pulling
wire, cabling, interconnect, and trunk.
Responsible
for hiring and firing assembly sub-contractors
Liaison
between trades
Final
testing of the integrated systems as a whole.
Salem Communications, various locations
Project
leader - coordinate installation team(s)
Worked
with digital, analog, hybrid equipment
Built,
tested, approved screened room(s)
Built,
inspected, moved, repaired, designed RF transmitter sites
Personally
did rigging, and relate well to riggers in nearly all circumstances.
Installed,
tested, designed RF penetrations
Install,
repair, troubleshoot, specify, RF transmitters
Transmitter
start-ups and calibrations
Did final
tune-ups and final inspections
Resolved
spurious emissions and interference problems.
Coordinated
moves of stations
Generated,
approved, and disproved, change orders
Generated
project budgets, ECO's
Participated
in original design phases of all aspects of various projects
Made,
suggested, wrote, implemented field changes
Install /
troubleshoot computer networks
Data
recovery ( various )
1995-1997 Family Stations Inc. Akron, OH
Chief
Engineer - Translator Division
Overall
responsibility for 96 FM translators.
Coordinated
conversion of 58 stations using unqualified personnel in 5 days.
Built,
tuned, installed multi-cavity broadband filters.
Redesigned
off-air translators
Interfacing
with engineering ( ECR's ) and manufacturing
Redesigned
satellite fed translators
Responsible
for division inventory
Manufactured
automatic ID boxes
1992-1995 Family Stations Inc. Akron, OH
Engineering
Consultant
Personally
wrote the network operations manual.
Support
Consultant for Translator Division
Support
Consultant for Radio
Moved,
built, or rebuilt up to 40 radio stations including AM, FM, and
translator stations.
Develop
and maintain contact with equipment suppliers
Consulting
on OEM changes in their products.
Advanced
design and prototyping of various automation products.
Resolved
problems on four of the directional AM stations.
Specified
and oversaw change of the transmitting antenna at WJCH-FM in Joliet,
Illinois.
Resolved
conflicts between companies in Camden NJ.
1988-1992 Family Stations Inc. Akron, OH
Chief
Engineer
Filled
the position of Chief Operator for 3 stations simultaneously
Responsible
for 6 other AM stations and 5 other FM stations
Ran WCUE
for four years single handedly
Supervised
several assistants.
Installation
of satellite systems.
1988-1989 Curt Flick. Akron, OH
Contract
Maintenance Engineer
WOBC-FM
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
WJTB-AM
Taylor Broadcasting, North Ridgeville, Ohio.
WRDZ-AM
Gore-Overgard Broadcasting, Cleveland, Ohio.
1985-1988 O.B.C. Broadcasting Inc. Akron, OH
1984-1985 Corrick Custom Electronics. Akron, OH
Repair
Technician
Machine
tool repair
Machine
operator
circa 1970 became interested in Broadcasting
WERE
Cleveland, tune and proof
various
others through the years
Other experience
1973-1983 Various positions Akron, OH
McKim
Technical Institute - Instructor (defunct )
Cuyahoga
Falls Amateur Radio Club - Instructor
programming
- Z-80 assembler language Applesoft Basic (non MS).
software
design.
Apple
Lisa using machine serial number 3
machinist
experimental
motor vehicles, including race cars and motorcycles.
experimental
antenna designs
Interests
Computer
software development and testing in all stages. ( the Rivendell project
)
Still
experiment with motored vehicles, building experimental components as
needed.
Currently hacking code in GM automotive control computers ( ECM )
Publications
Radio Guide,
antennae, propogation.
Radio Guide, IT - passwords.
Radio Guide,
various.
Commenter
of record before the Federal Communications Commission
Computer
software published at the request of Creative Computing Press.