John H.
Pankow
Work: (352) 392-2007
EXPERIENCE
April 1996 – Present:
University of Florida, Video & Collaboration Services, (Senior Engineer)
·Responsible for all aspects of design, implementation,
operation, testing, and maintenance for video related systems including: campus-wide
cable television distribution; streaming video distribution; H.320 and H.323
videoconferencing services, network infrastructure, and endpoints; satellite
downlink services; point-to-point video distribution via fiber and MPEG-2
over Ethernet; and IP Telephony
·Responsible for overall management of Video &
Collaboration Services including: short and long-term planning, budget,
personnel, departmental Web presence, coordination with other campus units, and
integration with Network Services
·Assist with long-term campus-wide planning for
infrastructure build-out, service expansion, and the establishment of
standards
·Helped organize and maintain campus-wide inter-unit
cooperation, planning, purchasing, and service integration
·Received numerous letters of commendation from the
University President for outstanding contribution towards completion of special
projects and new service roll-outs
November 1994 – April 1996: (Promoted to Senior Engineer)
University of Florida, CIRCA, (Senior Telecommunications Specialist)
·Planned, installed, configured and maintained CIRCA network
equipment and infrastructure including twisted-pair, fiber and coax cabling,
hubs, switches, bridges, routers and network management systems
·Received “Exceeds Performance Standards” rating (the
highest rating available) on all aspects of all Performance Appraisals
June 1984 - November 1994:
SAS Electronics (Owner/Operator)
·Operational and financial
management
·Sales, installation and service for stand-alone and
networked computer systems, business telephone systems, cellular phones,
security systems, satellite video and data reception equipment, private cable
television systems, TV’s, VCR’s, video cameras and
camcorders
·Computer consultant for: Drummond Community Bank; Levy
County State Bank; Beauchamp & Edwards, CPA’s; West Central Florida
Insurance; City of Chiefland; Riverland Insurance;
City of Bronson; Cedar Key Wastewater Management District; Levy County School
System; and many others
September 1982 - June 1984:
·Taught Computer Programming, Business Computer
Applications and Introduction to Computers
September 1979 - June 1984:
·Taught Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Introduction to
Computers, Computer Programming, Database Management, Word
Processing
·Designed and installed networked computer classrooms,
County-wide
March 1973 - September 1979:
Contractor (Licensed for Plumbing and Electrical)
·Work included new construction and remodeling performing
electrical and plumbing design and installation, framing, trim and roofing
EDUCATION
1994 – Present:
Continuing Education Courses
·Comprehensive courses taken include: Advanced Technology
Migration; Applying Policy with BGP4; Audio-video Technologies over the
Internet; Data Collaboration; Digital Television; Digital Video; Digital Video
in Information Networks; DOCSIS v 1.1; Firewalls/NATs/Security; Future LAN and WAN Technologies for Building
High-speed, Multiservices Networks; H.323 Gatekeepers; High-speed LAN
Technologies: ATM, Switching and Virtual LANs; High-speed Networks: Networks,
Protocols & Host Interfacing; IEEE Digital Video Measurement; Implementing a
Network and Systems Management Center, and IS Organization; Introduction to ATM;
IP Multicast Routing, IP Next Generation; IP QoS to
ATM QoS; LAN Emulation Theory and Implementation;
Managing Digital Video Content; Managing Streaming Video; MPEG-2 Transport
Protocol; MPEG-4; MPEG-7 & MPEG-21; Policy, QoS
and DEN; Project Management; Router Configuration for IP, IPX and Appletalk; SIP & H.323; Streaming Video; Tag Switching;
Video on Demand; Video on Demand Asset Management; Voice over IP Architecture,
Protocols, Implementation and Interoperability; WAN Protocols; Webcasting; UF Supervisory Challenge; among
others
August 1982:
M. Ed. in
Mathematics, Education
·Major focus on Instructional Design, Educational
Software Authoring and Evaluation, Instructional
Technology
June 1979:
B.S. in
Mathematics Education,
·Major focus on Computer Programming,
Mathematics
June 1976:
A.A. Degree,
June 1972: