Allen Beatty leads our team of RF and microwave/interconnect system engineers and project management professionals who serve all three of our firm’s focus areas: utilities, public safety, and transportation. In this role, he is also responsible for quality assurance and project oversight of all public safety-oriented engagements. Allen has also directly provided engineering systems to major public safety agencies such as the State of Vermont’s Department of Public Safety to design a replacement of their obsolete statewide VHF analog radio network and managing our support to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia radio system interoperability and microwave network improvement initiatives. Prior diverse responsibilities included Director of the CyberSecurity Center of Carnegie Mellon Research Institute. At CMRI, he led a team of eighteen consultants and staff involved in computer and information security vulnerability risk management and planning, and at Equitable Resources, Inc., where he managed telecommunications functions, including engineering, and operations of a trunked 800 MHz, UHF and VHF Radio, Digital Microwave, Paging, SCADA, Telephony, and the Wide Area Data Network that connected natural gas and oil pipeline operations in 22 states.

Lloyd Collison has extensive experience with international border frequency coordination issues and providing numerous clients with system design alternatives, radio coverage and final recommendations. Lloyd brings with him over 25 years of practical experience in land mobile radio, microwave and SCADA systems design gained over one of the most diverse spectrum of assignments. Lloyd was previously the Director of Engineering for the Ontario (Can.) Provincial Police Department responsible for planning, design and implementation of large statewide systems. Lloyd led our firm’s Statewide Radio Interoperability Needs Assessment for the State of Arizona’s Department of Public Safety, and completed Phase I tasks for the State of Maine’s new State-wide Radio Frequency Based Voice and Data Communication System Replacement, architecting a mobile data upgrade/replacement plan for Waukesha County (WI) outside Milwaukee, and has analyzed and prepared design plans for CAD/RMS systems for Chandler (AZ) PD and the Port Authority NY/NJ’s transit police department. Recently, Lloyd has been serving as our project manager to the cities of Glendale and Chandler in Arizona to improve interoperability, reliability, and functionality for their respective public safety radio systems.

Carlos Delatorre has supported public safety, Department of Interior, Department of Defense, and Department of State, customers with assessment, design, specification, procurement, negotiation, implementation, and acceptance of wireless communications projects. His lead role for the Functional Needs Analysis and Data Gathering effort of the San Mateo County’s P-25 Radio Systems Engineering project has demonstrated that Carlos is perfectly suited to lead P25 transition and other interoperability projects. Earlier successes have been achieved while leading several federal government projects to migrate from Analog to Digital P-25 complaint systems by performing as Principal Engineer/Program Manager on several Department of Interior and Department of Defense projects supporting agencies such as the Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Law Enforcement Services and Facilities Management, and Army Special Forces Command.

Recent responsibilities involved a one year assignment to Afghanistan as an In-Country Program Manager in support of the U.S. Department of State's efforts to train and outfit Afghanistan’s new national Law Enforcement agencies. To accomplish the objectives, he led a technical team of 43 engineers and technicians responsible for the planning, engineering, and maintenance of all telecommunications and IT functions, including the direct operation and maintenance of all HF, VHF, UHF, and Satellite systems nationwide which supported several thousand end-users.

Ryan Felmlee is an E.I.T. and Senior Consultant and has eight years of experience as a Radio Systems Engineer. Ryan’s responsibilities consist of telecommunications system design, performance and equipment specification, radio propagation analysis and FCC licensing support. In addition, he has performed microwave system analysis including line-of-site, reliability and interference evaluation.

Ryan specializes in computer modeling of communication systems, frequency/channel allocations, intermodulation analysis and antenna/ RF equipment selection. He also has a strong background in the programming environment (VB.Net, VBA, VSTO, C#, C++) and data structures. Ryan combines these skills with his GIS knowledge and utilizes various software APIs to develop custom radio system solutions such as system frequency planning, FCC R-6602 contour analysis and radio system C/I analysis.

Jorge Kaufmann has completed wireless voice radio and mobile data system designs for several transportation and mass transit agencies around the USA. His more recent accomplishments for these agencies have included the development of a radio frequency transition plan for MBTA’s (Boston, MA) commuter rail service, a frequency combining strategy for NYMTA Long Island Railroad’s Westside Storage Yard Storage radio system, the design of a passenger assistance communication network for the Port Authority New York/New Jersey’s AirTrain service at JFK International Airport, and a mobile data interoperability assessment and plan between the State of Wisconsin’s Highways and State Police departments.

Chris Krehmeyer has more than 20 years of diversified senior management experience in the Telecommunications and Information Technology industry, serving previously at the senior management level at a Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC), Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), and cable television MSO. Chris has been at the forefront of emerging technology having served as: director for Pacific Bells Advanced Communications Network; president of Cheetah Technologies computerized automated testing system, and project manager for Verizon’s FiOS and ATT’s IPTV networks, and supervised the deployment of the E911 Fiber Optic SONET for the City of San Francisco. At the request of the CIO of San Francisco’s DTIS (Department of Telecommunications and Information Services), Chris provided an operational assessment of the entire department and recommendations which resulted in the reorganization of the department and the creation of a new public safety division. Subsequently, he was appointed the director of the City’s TOPSS (Technology, Operations for Public Safety Services) Division. Later Chris worked as a technical advisor to the Deputy Director of the City of San Francisco who also served as the President of NATOA (National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors) and the General Manger of the City of Los Angeles who served as the President of APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials).

Ivan Pagacik has been instrumental in the design and specification of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA of Philadelphia, PA) UHF Radio System Expansion to support their “CARD” CAD/AVL fleet management system, and configure upgrades and configuration changes to SEPTA’s 14-site microwave datalink system. Ivan is also an industry-recognized expert in in-building radio coverage design and technologies. Consequently, Ivan has led engineering engagements with MTA New York, the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey, SEPTA, and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to improve in-building coverage and interoperability. Ivan’s additional expertise involves supporting areas such as communication center design, wide-area wireless system design, microwave and fiber optic systems, and mobile data networks. He often coordinates regulatory issues resolution for clients as they relate to the licensing of wireless systems. Ivan is also one of Macro’s specialists with extensive knowledge of the technical, commercial, and FCC legal/regulatory issues pertaining to the emerging “Advanced Wireless Service” or “AWS”.

Ann Pressman (Descher) has over 14 years’ experience with configuring and successfully implementing computer aided-dispatch and records management systems, field reporting platforms, and GIS. During her career, she has been involved in establishing database administration and configuration practices, providing application maintenance, user training, and the design of next generation public safety CAD systems. Ann has been awarded two Police Commendations of Merit serving as a dispatcher, supervisor, and finally as Communications Center Director for the University of Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for purchasing and implementing a new CAD/RMS and CCTV system. After completing a re-design and technology upgrade of her communication center, she began consulting with many other campus public safety departments, assisting with the procurement and implementation of technology for them. Clients included Harvard University, Syracuse University, and Baltimore Gas & Electric. She has managed over 30 CAD/RMS/MDC implementations, including county wide systems, multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction systems, single agency systems, and private industry systems for law enforcement, fire departments, EMS, and campus/facility security.

Frank Smith brings over 30 years of experience in engineering and managing projects involving the construction and renovation of facilities for power plants, radio sites, offices, and telecom systems. During his career Frank has consulted for utilities, airports, manufacturers and federal, state and local governments. Most recently Mr. Smith served as project manager for Henkels & McCoy in providing project management and electrical engineering services to clients in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. Past projects also include consulting to Motorola for the electrical power design, microwave hop design, cell site auditing, His technical strengths include in-building, land-based and wireless communications systems, design and engineering of security systems, and supervision of structural, mechanical, electrical, and HVAC facility design.