Re: is it that difficult to find a job in rf microwave desig
The presentation was sponsored by the IEEE New Brunswick Chapter. I posted the seminar summary below. Harold Dewitt was the guy in charge, so you'd want contact someone at Barrett through the website and try to get a resume to Harold. Just to note something, Barett Xplore was one of the companies involved in StarChoice satellite.
Seminar - High Speed Wireless Internet in Rural Canada
Seminar Summary:
With the vast geographical area of Canada, providing access to broadband or
high speed internet in non urban / suburban areas is a challenging business. We
will discuss the two major options of overcoming such challenge which are using
Satellite and / or Fixed Wireless. Both options have had rather un-pleasant
history where many deployment / manufacturers failed in the 1990s. The current
technologies capabilities, the business, and challenges of rural areas
deployment will be presented.
Speakers / Presenters: Harold Dewitt and Esam Ghanem
Harold DeWitt is VP Engineering for Barrett Xplore Inc. Harold holds a BSc in
EE from UNB (Class of 1991) and is a Professional Engineer registered with
APEGNB. Prior to joining BXI in 2005, Harold had an extensive career in
telecommunications. He spent 30 years in progressively senior roles at NBTel
(now Aliant) retiring in 2000 upon which he formed HR DeWitt Inc. a
telecommunications consulting firm. From 2000 to 2005 he did extensive
consultative work with the McCain Foods group of companies internationally.
Harold and his wife Sheila reside in Tilley, NB.
Esam Ghanem is currently a senior manager for RF network design at Barrett
Broadband Networks. For the past 15 years, prior to Barrett, Esam had worked in
mobile / wireless with Ericsson, Nortel, Lucent, Nextel and Emirates Telecom in
various capacities and with multiple wireless access technologies. Esam holds a
BS and Master degree in EE, is a senior member of IEEE, and he is the current
vice chair of IEEE NB section.