The Young Professionals program of the RCA and IWCE celebrates industry professionals who have at least two years experience in wireless communications and who are no more than 40 years of age. The RCA website calls these young professionals [quote] "the next generation of innovators shaping the field." [endquote]
This year, the program recognized at least one amateur radio operator: Andy Huynh, KA6NDY, a telecommunications systems engineer in the Interoperable Radio Systems Division of the County of Los Angeles' Internal Services Department. His work on the Spectrum Management Team includes a specialty in interference mitigation. He also supports mission-critical public safety communications
Other honorees are Precious Fodor, who serves as the National Service Manager at Eastern Communications Ltd.; Max Johnson, an electrical engineer at Dark Wolf Ventures in Colorado, a firm specializing in advanced radio and satellite communications systems; Sean Martin, a sales professional in the aerospace and defense Industry; and Chris Vargas, whose 10-year career in sales has most recently brought him into consumer electronics. He is presently working for Icom.
The group was praised by attendees for their achievements and for the promise their careers hold in shaping the field of wireless communications in new directions.
