What does your typical working day look like?
Responsibilities can differ Through the week, here is a list what a day to day will require.
- 1st fix: installation and termination of cabling
- Working off the schematic diagram
- CAT5,6,7
- RS232
- Coaxial cable
- Soldering
- 2 Core speaker cable
- IEC, 240v plugs
- Cable management/rack builds
- Routing and more
- Installation of brackets:
- Btech, peerless AV, UNICOL,Chief, Led framework, wall mount, ceiling mount, floor mounts, mobile stands and more.
Hardware installations:
Generating RAMS for installations and managing small teams for bigger installations.
On-site management for projects of all sizes 1st fix and 2nd fix from start to finish.
Soldering of PC boards and components, terminating of cabling and testing.
Installation of displays:
Single-screen, Projectors and screens, Video walls, LED walls.
Products:
VC systems, Logitech, Polycom working on Microsoft Teams
Kramer room control, Casting, video switching, transmitting, and receiving over IP with RS232 control
Corporate and retail digital marketing, Kramer, Blustream Video Distribution.
Commissioning:
- Working off an IP schedule
- Assigning static IP addresses
- Configuring devices via the web interface
- Testing Devices on the client’s network ready for the programmer.
- Reporting & documenting.
- Have a detailed report of equipment and locations, update’s to spreadsheets.
What’s your favourite thing about your job?
The awesome team we work with and the Industry new gadgets every day in AV.
What do you think are the three biggest skills you bring to work?
My can-do attitude and Years of experience in electronics right down to the component level.
Also, my bad ass South African attitude?
What are the key ingredients you think help create a happy workplace?
Teamwork and respect for your coworkers. People you can rely on in hard times Work and personal.
Outside of work, where are you happiest?
Being with my family Is number one, Second to that being on the ice, skating like there is no tomorrow.
Name one interesting fact about you:
African Ice hockey player, Like Jamaica had the bobsled team. LOL!!!!