Alpha Omega Wireless, Inc. ("AO Wireless") has recently hired on Ben Selvik, a seasoned Wireless Field Engineer and Drafterto help expand and grow the company's Central Region operations. Ben is based out of our Austin, Texas office.
Ben comes to Alpha Omega with years of experience in the two way radio, point to point wireless Ethernet bridge, point to multipoint wireless and drafting businesses. Prior to joining Alpha Omega Ben worked for a Motorola / Cambium premier service provider, where he worked on projects including; construction manager stacking of 500’ guyed towers along the border, numerous central Texas county’s’ point to point licensed microwave and unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridge networks, and installation of new LTE equipment for a national cell provider. He holds certifications from Motorola. Ben is certified in tower climbing & safety from Comtrain and has been climbing towers for years.
Ben started out as a Drafter for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in the substation engineering department. Where he learned to read and interpret schematics and wiring diagrams, prepare electrical design drawings, substation as-built documentation, and to support the construction of electric utility substation facilities.
He holds an Associate’s degree in Architectural drafting from Texas State Technical College and is working toward earning a degree in Information Technology. He lives in the Austin area.
President Joe Wargo says, "We are excited to have Ben as part of the AO Wireless team. He brings a lot of experience to the organization. He has an extensive background in outdoor wireless backhaul, to include: point to point wireless backhaul, both unlicensed wireless Ethernet bridges and licensed microwave communication, point to multipoint wireless Ethernet bridges, and two-way radio. Ben also brings on board experience in drafting which will allow us to provide in house CAD for our projects and clients. We believe Ben will be able to help us exceed our growth goals, while helping us expand into more geographic locations."