About Alan Thompson - Satellite VSAT, Radio and Cellular Communications Installation and Service Technician
I'm a professional satellite communications Consultant and Installation Engineer with over 30 years of satellite uplink and downlink experience in the Western United States and Mexico. I specialize in providing residential and commercial satellite Audio, Video and Data uplink/downlink (VSAT) equipment installation and service, and cellular communications technology solutions:
- Satellite Internet Terminal (VSAT) Installation, Service and Repair
- Short- and Long-term Satellite Audio, Voice and Video Uplink and Downlink System Installation For Conferences and Events
- Residential and Commercial Installations
- First-responder, Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Communications Services
Satellite communications can restore data center communications, support first responder communications, send video to support disaster recovery/relief efforts, coordinate logistics from a forward command center or provide voice video and internet data communications at remote sites.
Clients include:
- Geology, Mining and Minerals Operations
- Oil and Gas Exploration and Drilling Operations
- Dam and Road Construction Sites
- Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Sites
- Residential and Commercial Farms and Businesses
- Monitoring and Compliance Stations
- Remote Forestry and Fire-fighting Camps
- Forward Emergency-management Sites
Residential/Commercial Experience:
- iDirect Data Terminal System Installation, Service and Repair
- HughesNet System Installation, Service and Repair
- DirecTV and Dish Network TV System Installation, Service and Repair
- US-licensed Extra-class Radio Operator
- Familiar with installations at remote, solar, and off-grid sites
- Service area includes Northern and Southern California, Western and Central Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Mexico, Baja California Sur and Baja California Norte
Professional Background:
- 2005 - Present: Owner and Chief Technical Consultant for El Dorado Networks. Providing sales, design, installation and maintenance of satellite TV and Internet communications systems.
- 2002-2005: Director, Information Technology Systems, for IntelliQuote, El Dorado Hills, CA. Provided Information systems management and computer network support. Managed Altigen PBX and Voice Over IP Systems, Microsoft Exchange server manangement, Computer User training and support services.
- 1995-2002: Owner and Chief Technical Consultant for Davis Communications, Davis Ca. Internet communications consulting services.
- 1990-1995: Distribution Channel Manager for Fortuna Communications, Fortuna, Ca. Retailer marketing and training services for a national satellite TV communications publication.
- 1985-1989: Technical Services Manager for Chaparral Communications, San Jose, Ca. Supervised technical support department for company's satellite communications products. Provided product support training, and product development and technical support of consumer satellite communications products.
- 1980 – 1985: Owner / Chief Technical Consultant for StarLink Satellite Communications Services – Napa, Ca. Provided residential and commercial sales and installation of residential and commercial satellite TV systems and consumer electronics.
Communications Technologies
- Satellite Communications: Knowledge of design, installation, repair and maintenance of VSAT satellite Internet data and voice communications systems using iDirect- and HughesNet-based satellite Internet modems and radios, as well as Residential and Commercial DIRECTV, Dish Network, and Shaw Direct satellite TV systems.
- HF/VHF Radio Communications Systems: Knowledge of design, deployment and maintenance of radio communications systems, including HF/VHF emergency radio services and operations. Licensed, Extra-class Radio Operator, AJ6AR.
- Cellular TeleCommunications Systems: Knowledge of design, installation and maintenance of cell phone booster systems, including Wilson, WeBoost, Uniden and SureCall cellular boosters and directional, multi-band antenna systems.
- Solar and Off-grid System Requirements: Knowledge of design, installation and maintenance of grid-tied and stand-alone, solar PhotoVoltaic systems. Familiar with Outback, Xantrex and MorningStar switch gear, metering, controllers and inverter systems using flooded lead-acid and AGM batteries.
Languages
- Fluent English
- Intermediate Spanish
VSAT Satellite Internet Systems Installation and Consulting Services
Residential and Commercial VSAT Satellite Internet, Video and Audio systems installation and consulting services provided by Alan Thompson, owner, Principal Consultant and Chief Technician for El Dorado Networks. Alan has well over 30 years of residential and commercial satellite communications experience. He has personally supervised the installation of over 300 satellite Internet voice, data and Internet communications systems during that time and is familiar with design, installation, repair and maintenance of VSAT satellite Internet data and voice communications systems using iDirect- and HughesNet-based satellite Internet modems and radios, as well as Residential and Commercial DIRECTV and Dish Network satellite TV systems.
Serving El Dorado County, Northern and Southern California, Western and Central Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Mexico, Baja California Sur and Baja California Norte. Call 530 903 4257 or Contact Alan Thompson Today.
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Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson, consultant and installer fixed and mobile VSAT satellite internet systems installation technician, HughesNet, Starband, DirecPC, iDirect, Infinity 3000 Series, Evolution, Shaw Direct, Video Teleconferencing, VoIP telephone communications, remote uplink, downlink Receive-only, TVRO, Mining and Minerals Exploration, Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling Platforms, Emergency Response, Disaster Recovery, Forestry, Fire-fighting Camps, Dam, Road Construction, motosat mobile satellite, Satellite Radio, Voice Over IP, VOIP Telephone, Baja Satellite Internet Communications, Placerville, Sierra Foothills, El Dorado County,Western United States (Northern and Southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington), Baja California Sur, Northern and Central Mexico and Baja California Sur (Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Santa Rosalia, Guerrero Negro, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Cancun, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Merida, Chihuahua, Tijuana, Tecate, Sonora, Rosarito Beach, Tecate, Vizcaino, Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas,, Somerset), Central America (Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica) the Bajamas, Haiti, Guatamala, Ecuador, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Managua, Nicaragua, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Yucatan, Mexico City, Zacatecas, Matamoros, Xalapa, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Guadalajara, Colima, Acapulco, Los Mochis, Mazatlan, Tepic, Hermosillo, Sonora Cuidad Obregon, Durango, Tampico, Veracruz, Campeche, Chetumal, Playa Del Carmen, Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area.
