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Who We Are. Consulting group formed in 1990 Experienced engineering, networking & telecommunications professionals Provide system design, procurement, project management Improve effectiveness of radio system through ongoing management No vendor affiliation. Project Approach.
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Who We Are • Consulting group formed in 1990 • Experienced engineering, networking & telecommunications professionals • Provide system design, procurement, project management • Improve effectiveness of radio system through ongoing management • No vendor affiliation
Project Approach • Begin with documentation of user needs & inventory of existing systems • Identify & evaluate available technologies • Develop & manage tender • Project manage installation & commissioning • Provide ongoing system management
Unique Strengths • Work with regulators to develop practical plans • Coordinate with Government of Alberta radio systems • Gain stakeholder buy-in • Harness synergy among groups • Innovative engineering
Distinctive Strengths • Broad experience base covering: • Licensed • Unlicensed • Data • Voice • Wireless • Wireline
Current & Former Clients • ATCO Electric • Yellowhead County • Special Areas Board • Palliser Health Region • County of Leduc • Province of Alberta • Mayors & Reeves, Southern Alberta
Yellowhead County • Implemented County wide trunking system for emergency and non emergency departments • Integrated console system • Utilized satellite, two way radio & pagers • Ongoing system management
ATCO Electric • Glenbrie developed tender documents • Glenbrie provided project management for province wide P25 radio system + dispatch console system
Special Area Board • Wide Area High-Speed Data • MDMRS Replacement • Vehicle tracking • Ongoing system management
Palliser Health Region • Successfully piloted radio/satellite communications for ambulance fleet • Ambulances able to communicate with other first responders and hospitals • Health Region covered significant area in south eastern Alberta
County of Leduc • Overall Requirements • County wide coverage • Ability to patch agencies together • Record all emergency communications • Centralized dispatch • Ensure handhelds work away from vehicles
Southern Alberta Details Granum Fire – 70 mile front • 7 Municipalities • 26 towns/villages • Need to coordinate communications/procedures
Government of Alberta • Project Manager upgrading 20+ PBX’s • Project Manager replacement of “Rite Lines”
Study Methodology • Meet with Steering Committee • Interview selected users • Data collection & inventory review • Data analysis • Identify alternative technologies • Meet with Industry Canada • Confer/co’ordinate with Provincial radio system as appropriate • Functional analysis • Recommendation
Study Deliverables • Documentation of existing system • Identify system shortcoming • Conceptual network layout • List of required equipment & costs • Implementation plan with phasing • Final report, including coverage studies
Glenbrie Value Added • Buy in from Industry Canada • Buy in from stakeholders • System design incorporating Provincial radio systems as required • Effective project management
Project Methodology • Prepare & issue tender • Evaluate tender responses • Recommend solution • Project manage installation & commissioning • Document system • Train users
System Management Services • Maintain Industry Canada licensing • Document inventory, infrastructure • Maintain ongoing history of infrastructure elements • Review service arrangements, suggest changes as required • Upkeep system documentation
Extended Management Services • Review all radio related bills prior to payment • Provide control over radio procurement and rental • Liaise with users to determine system effectiveness • Prepare yearly report on recommended system changes • Establish training/training materials for radio users
Discussion glenbrie@telus.net Contact Brian Stanley Tel 780-504-7201 Fax 780-401-3373