Assistant Section Manager - Rob Macedo, KD1CY
| Contact Information
Rob Macedo, KD1CY |
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| Biographical Information
I was born and raised in Saratoga Springs, New York and moved to the New Bedford Massachusetts area in 1991 to go to college at UMASS-Dartmouth and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineerng in 1995 where I got a job at EMC Corporation in May of 1995. I have worked at EMC Corporation for roughly 9.5 years. I became interested in Emergency Communications when I first got my Ham Radio license in 1988 by supporting SKYWARN Nets in Upstate New York from 1990-1992. After a 2-year hiatus, I became involved with the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts by providing SKYWARN training to local Hams in South Coastal Massachusetts and became the SKYWARN Training Coordinator in 1995 followed by becoming the ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton in 1996. I was also involved with local Emergency Management Agencies in the towns of Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Acushnet. I became the Southeast Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator in 1999 along with my SKYWARN Coordinator position. In the past 5 years, I've continued my involvement in SKYWARN and have chaired a Communications Committee on a statewide level for the Red Cross. My most recent ARES imvolvement was in planning and execution fo operations for the Democratic National Convention. I am hoping to bring my knowledge and experience in continuing the advancement of ARES in the Eastern Massachusetts section and look forward to working with all the great Amateurs in Eastern Massachusetts, who without their help, none of our great accomplishments would be possible. |
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| Assistant Section Manager Description
The ASM may serve as a general assistant to the Section Manager or as a specialist. That is, the ASM may assist the Section Manager with general leadership matters as the Section Manager's understudy, or the ASM may be assigned to handle a specific important function that does not fail within the scope of the duties of the Section Manager's other assistants. At the Section Manager's discretion, the ASM may be designated as the recommended successor to the incumbent Section Manager, in case the Section Manager resigns or is otherwise unable to finish the term of office. The ASM should be familiar with the "Guidelines for the ARRL Section Manager," which contains the fundamentals of general section management. The ASM must be an ARRL Full Member, holding at least a Novice class license. FSD-127 (2/97) |
