Fred’s communication career began in 1974 as a Crypto voice and data tech for an installation squadron in the Air Force. He then moved to Silicon Valley and worked with some of the major players in the communications industry. Fred has provided technical and sales support for Nortel, General Dynamics, United Technologies ROLM, IBM and Siemens.
Fred has engineered, managed and installed large systems for Sprint, Intel, Fred Meyer, Weyerhaeuser, City/County wide systems in Washington and Oregon and large call center customers for Health Care and Insurance companies such as Farmers, State Farm, Blue Cross, Kaiser and Health Net. Fred’s experience in call centers and voice and data networking is extensive.
Fred established Telesphere over 20 years ago and has been providing support for local customers and working as a subcontractor for larger interconnects that require a local presence in the Portland area.
Fred is an avid fisherman and when off the job he can be found on Oregons North coast fishing, crabbing or clamming our many rivers, bays and the Pacific ocean.