1. Jose A. Alcantara
129 Garrett St, Burkburnett, TX 76354 |(940)733-8371 | ajjo58@yahoo.com
Senior Satellite Technician
A professional offering more than 35 years of experience in: daily telecommunication installation, maintenance
operations & team and equipment management. Have extensive knowledge in both military and commercial
grade telecommunication equipment and have worked with various customers: government, business and
residential. Also gets along with clients and is a great team player.
Technical Competencies
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Visio Great Lake Data Systems Win-Cable
Wavetek Sam 4040 SDA 4040D SDA 5000
Spectrum Analyzer Super-Sat Buddy Satellite Meter
Professional Experience
Southern Star Dish Network April, 2010 – April, 2015
Wichita Falls, TX.
Senior Satellite Technician
 Installed and managed Satellite antennas for television and telecommunications.
 Installed cabling from Satellite to the receiver and televisions sets in residential customers and businesses.
 Performed pre-site surveys prior to installation of equipment to ensure proper equipment and manpower
were provided in each customer location.
Installation Management Command Korea, 1997– 2009
Family Moral Welfare & Recreation
Camp Red Cloud, South Korea
Electronics Technician Supervisor
 Responsible for and managed 4 CATV Head ends in 8 different locations within the Uijongbu Enclave.
 Managed a team of technicians who installed and maintained telecommunications infrastructure as listed:
all electrical wiring, cable television and commercial telephone and internet services.
 Ran Bi-annual Quality Assurance testing in all 8 locations to ensure quality and peak performance of
services.
 Responsible for and ensured availability of office equipment and fleet vehicles for the team.
 Conducted multiple surveys, wiring blueprints, cost estimates and usage rights from host country of military
base to provide best performance on new telecommunication installations.
 Managed all business cash count and bank deposits for the Uijongbu Enclave area of operation.
Dragon Hill Lodge [US. Army], 1996 – 1997
Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea
Telephone Technician
 Responsible for maintenance of telephone switch and telephones for the Lodge.
 Ensured secured telephone installation and operations for VIP military guests.
 Coordinated with outside teams to provide proper telephone service to military housing.
US Army - Multiple Locations 1980 – 1996
South Korea, Ft. Gordon GA., Ft. Ritchie MD,
Donnersberg Germany & MacDill Air Force Base FL.
Technical Controller
 Responsible for setting up, conditioning, routing and troubleshooting of call communications circuits.
 Installed and maintained computer terminals in a tactical environment.
 Assisted technical control sites with troubleshooting and gathered system outage information to compile
daily report for the First Signal Bridge Commander and Defense Information Systems Agency.
 Maintained Downtime Requests to the Defense Information System Agency and served as point of
authorization for maintenance downtime of all communication links in the Korean peninsula.
 Served as an Instructor and Operations Non-Commissioned Officer for the mockup sites of the Technical
Control School

2. US Army 1976 – 1980
3rd Infantry Division – Wuerzberg, Germany
Field Wireman
 Responsible for installations of cable, switchboards, telephone lines in a tactical field
environment.
Education
ViaSat Technical University
24 Sep 2013
Certificate of Completion 1304DP Exede / Wildblue Service Installation Assessment for Dish DNS
US Army Community and Family Support Center MWR Academy
24 Apr 2006
Certificate of Graduation – Basic Management Course
Jones/NCTI (National Cable Television Institute) Littleton, CO
16 FEB 2004 Certificate of Graduation System Technician
15 JUL 2003 Certificate of Graduation Fiber Testing and Maintenance
22 OCT 2002 Certificate of Graduation Service Technician
22 DEC 2002 Certificate of Graduation Return Path Operations
18 OCT 2001 Certificate of Graduation Digital Installer
1 JUN 2001 Certificate of Graduation Installer
GTE Government Systems Corporation Wheeler Air Field Hawaii
1994 Diploma Defense Switched Network Management Support System (DIMSS)
U.S. Army Signal School Fort Gordon, GA
1994 Diploma Re-terminate Fiber Optic Assembly
1994 Diploma Test Fiber Optic Assembly
1993 Diploma Instructor Training Course
1992 Diploma Advance Non-Commissioned Officer Course
1986 Diploma Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course
1980 Diploma Station Technical Controller
1976 Diploma Telephone Lineman
U.S. AIR FORCE, FTD 396 Rhine-Main Air Base Germany
1991 Diploma Transmission Monitoring Control Network (TRAMCON)
1991 Diploma Digital European Backbone (DEB/DRAMA) Systems
Harlingen High School Harlingen, TX
1976 Diploma