Based in Southern California · Available for the right opportunity

I keep complex
systems working.

Network technician, electrical engineering graduate student, and hands-on problem solver working across wireless links, video systems, field infrastructure, and the details that make technology serviceable.

RFMicrowave & mmWave
IPNetworks & public Wi-Fi
VMSVideo & surveillance
DCSolar & field power
DOCClear technical documentation

Selected field work

Built outside.
Documented inside.

I work where software meets ladders, rooftops, radios, batteries, cable, and real-world constraints.

01

Wireless

Microwave & mmWave backhaul

Provisioning, alignment, path documentation, and troubleshooting for Siklu and Ubiquiti links in demanding field environments.

02

Video systems

Cameras, NVRs & cleaner service

Maintaining Milestone, Husky, Axis, and Hikvision systems—then leaving the cabling, labels, and documentation better than I found them.

03

Off-grid infrastructure

Solar-powered surveillance sites

Power budgeting, solar and battery systems, weatherproof enclosures, DC-to-PoE, commissioning, and wind-assist upgrades across six sites.

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How I can help

Useful skills,
put to work.

Some things need a field technician. Some need a patient troubleshooter. Some just need someone who will finish the job neatly.

Home & small-business technology

Wi-Fi troubleshooting, device setup, cable organization, equipment mounting, documentation, and practical technical help.

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Security experience

Former roaming site supervisor with a current California guard card, available for employment through appropriately licensed employers.

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Hands-on project help

Minor repairs, installation assistance, equipment assembly, technical writing, checklists, and tidy, carefully scoped work.

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Animorphs Books

My independent book-selling project: collecting, pricing, organizing, and finding new homes for a wonderfully strange series.

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Project work is accepted only when it falls within applicable California licensing and permit requirements.

A little about me

I'm an engineer who likes knowing how the whole thing works.

I earned a B.S. in Computer Science and I'm pursuing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a focus on communications. My work spans networks, RF, surveillance, field power, documentation, and the occasional custom tool that makes everything easier next time.

What ties it together is simple: I like taking complicated, slightly messy systems and making them understandable, reliable, and maintainable.

Have a job, project, or interesting problem?

Let's figure it out.

gwenbruggeman@gmail.com