Todd Schlekeway, President & CEO of NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, provides us an overview of the organization, the key pillars that guide them, and how NATE’s recent rebranding has enabled them to achieve their mission. Todd also provides insight into the key challenges contractors are currently facing and what NATE is doing to help those individuals and their companies. Lastly, Todd gives us a sneak peak at what we can expect at the upcoming NATE Unite sho...
Jan 22, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Join Michelle Kang, PE and Scott Stekr, P.E. as they recap the TIF highlights from 2023. From collaborative webinars to educational white papers and videos; TIF has and will continue to focus on providing timely support and education to the public, lawmakers, and industry stakeholders through the promotion of quality, safety, efficiency, and workforce development. To learn more visit tifonline.org...
Dec 06, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Mitch Bennett, VP of Operations at CMS Wireless, joins us in this episode to discuss several lessons he and his crews have gained in completing a large number of Post-Modification and Post-Installation Inspections on Mounts and how it has ultimately allowed them to adjust their approach holistically to support a successful installation. Mitch talks about installation issues that have occurred traditionally without a PMI program in place, and how having the End Users require PMIs and supporting a...
Nov 20, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In the final installment of our series on TIA-5053-A, Chris Jeffrey, a Project Manager with Enertech Resources joins the show to discuss how TIA-5053-A has made his life easier as a contractor, Both from the higher level of documentation that they receive from the manufacturer to the more defined roles and responsibilities which uplifts a path for communication. He also discusses how the standard improves their ability to prevent overloading mounts and making sure they are installed correctly to...
Oct 23, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Continuing our series on TIA-5053-A, we are joined by Dominic Newnham from PerfectVision to explain how things have changed for the manufacturer since the implementation of TIA-5053 and how they have benefited from this universal language of mount design. He also provides an overview of the mount design process in accordance with TIA-5053-A, and discusses the difference between ANSI/TIA-222 and TIA-5053-A, what customer requests & questions he generally gets now, and how an engineer or procu...
Oct 23, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Lemmy Recinos, PE joins our show to talk about how he applies the TIA-5053-A standard as a Structural Engineer. He discusses various use applications of the standard, when it can be used, how to most efficiently use it, as well as how to optimize communication with the Manufacturer and End User. He also answers the question of, why does this standard benefit the End User. To learn more visit tifonline.org
Oct 16, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Melissa Newman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) joins us to discuss the timeline of the “Rip & Replace” initiative and how challenges with appropriate funding could potentially impact operators and users of the equipment To learn more visit tifonline.org
Oct 15, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In the continuation of the discussion with Jerry Bowman and David Cuthbertson, we learn about their plans for upcoming standards released through TR-60 as well as who will implement these standards and how various organizations will benefit from them. To learn more visit tifonline.org
Oct 05, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this session, we are joined by Jerry Bowman and David Cuthbertson to talk about their visionary ideas for ICT Lifecycle Management that started TIA’s TR-60 Committee. Listen as they provide insight into how to design systems and process with Day 2 on in mind and provide solutions to problems you didn’t even know you had! To learn more visit tifonline.org
Oct 05, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The lead of TIF’s Testing Committee, Carlo Franceschino, joins the show to talk about why the committee was created, what testing has been performed thus far, and what’s the next testing area of focus. To learn more visit tifonline.org
Sep 29, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Our hosts Scott Stekr and Michelle Kang continue the discussion with Scott Kisting and Andy Kurtzman. Part 2 of the History of TIF takes a closer look at the content created for the industry once standards are published. To learn more visit tifonline.org
Sep 05, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Our hosts Scott Stekr and Michelle Kang bring to light what TIF is, how it got started and why it is to important to the Telecommunications Industry. Our first episode features Scott Kisting and Andy Kurtzman. Scott Kisting has over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications and the structural steel industries and serves as the government liaison as well as supports other industry initiatives to further education, Andy Kurtzman, General Counsel & Liaison to Telecommunications Industry ...
Jun 14, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
