Tuesday, October 13th from 11:00 – 11:50
Ray Preston
Technical Sales Consultant – Public Safety (AL)
AT&T
“E911 – 911 101”
Thinking E9-1-1-1-0-1 is a typo? Nope! Uh-uh! Nada! This is a session for those folks new to E9-1-1 who simply need to understand the basics of Enhanced 9-1-1. It will explain some of the traditional terms used in E9-1-1, and will show how an E9-1-1 call gets from the phone in that burning house to the correct E9-1-1 center and delivers the caller’s location information there as well. If you want “Next Gen” or “VoIP” or “Phase whatever,” this session is not for you – but if you need understanding of the basics of E9-1-1, this is it!
Speaker Bio
Ray Preston is a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, Alabama. He attended Ensley High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Marketing. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Alabama Air National Guard in December 2000, culminating a 30-year military career. The last fifteen (15) years of that career were served as Commander, 117 Security Forces Squadron.
His telecommunications career began in 1972 with South Central Bell where he worked as a Cable Helper, Repair Service Attendant, Central Office Frame Attendant, Residence Installer, and Coin Telephone Service Installer. In 1989, he became a Service Consultant in the BellSouth large business sales office and was responsible for providing implementation support for installation of large business telecommunications systems. He was promoted to Network Systems Engineer, where he first began working with E911 services. He was promoted to Account Manager – Alabama E911 in 1994, and served in that role until April 2008 when he was promoted to his current position as Technical Sales Consultant – Public Safety (Alabama).
Ray is married to the former Brenda Bousack and has one son, one daughter, and two granddaughters. His personal interests include motorcycle riding, camping, gemstone cutting, and jewelry creation.
Gulf Coast 9-1-1
Conference Sponsors
911 Consult, Inc
