User data

N5OB

First name:

David

Pierce

Address:

3305 Highway 178

Sunset, LA 70584

United States

QSL via:

Bureau, eQsl, LOTW, QRZ

User info

I am a Licensed Extra Class operator.  I was first licensed as KA5MSZ in 1982 and received the Advanced Class License KE5FZ in 1988.  I lost interest in amateur radio due to a job change which required a significant amount of travel.  I allowed my license to lapse in 1998.  With some prodding by several of my ham friends, my interest in amateur radio was rekindled.  I received my Extra Class license in 2008 and began building my station.

N5OB Radio Desk

(10-23-2015)

N5OB Antenna Farm

80M Sloping Dipole

80M Vertically Polorized Quad Loop

Top Wire @ 80 Feet AGL

Bottom Wire @ 12 Feet AGL

Cushcraft XM 240

2 Element 40M Yagi @ 92 Feet AGL

HyGain LP1009

12 Element Log Periodic Dipole Array

@ 92 Feet AGL

N5OB Mobile

2011 Ford F150 FX2

      ICOM 706 MKIIG

    Ameritron ALS500M

      Tarheel 200A-HD

N5OB Maritime Mobile

1984 Catalina 22 - Little Miracles

N5OB - Senior Tower Monkey

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Professional Biography

I received a BSEE from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1982 and am a certified Engineering Intern in the state of Louisiana.  I was was inducted as a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society, in 1982.  I am National Asociation of Fire Investigator Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator.

I retired January 1, 2014 from Brooks, Jackson and Little Consulting Engineers where I was a senior engineer consultant.  I have extensive training and experience in industrial, commercial and healthcare electrical system design, construction and maintenance; electrical utility plant design, construction, planning, and operation; and interpretation and application of codes and standards including IEEE, NFPA, ANSI, UL, OSHA, and others.  I developed a special expertise in fire origin and cause determination, accident reconstruction, and electrical and electronic product failure analysis and testing.  I received certification as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator in 1993 and have investigated numerous fires.  I am a court accepted expert witness in electrical engineering and fire origin and cause determination.

I am a Vietnam era veteran of the United States Army (1972-1975).  I went through basic training at Fort Polk near Leesville, LA.  I receiving specialized training in aircraft navigation, control, and communication systems maintenance and repair at the Army's Southwest Signal School in Fort Gordon, GA.  I was stationed in a helicopter unit at Fort Riley, KS in 1973.  I was then transfered to the 30th Ordnance Company surface-to-air missile guidance system maintenance and repair unit at Fort Humphreys near Pyeongtaek, South Korea in 1974.  I was discharged from active duty July 6, 1975 and received an Honorably Discharged in 1978.

Before attending college, I worked as an industrial electrician and electrical construction supervisor for Amelia Electric, Noble Drilling and Diamond M Drilling companies.   My responsibilities included the construction and maintenance of electrical power systems, AC & DC generator system installation, operation and maintenance and SCR drilling rig systems equipment installation, operations and maintenance on inland-barge and off-shore drilling rigs.

After receiving my degree in Electrical Engineering I joined Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation in 1982 as a staff engineer.  My responsibilities during the 10 year I was at SLEMCO were varied and included transmission and distribution line design, substation design, contract construction management, transmission, distribution and substation protective device specification and coordination, system planning and management, computerized mapping and facilities management system design and implementation, computer data analysis, and system integration.

I am an IEEE Senior Member and have served in numerous volunteer positions at the Student Branch, IEEE Lafayette Section, IEEE Region 5 Executive Committee and with IEEE-USA.  I was elected by the IEEE Region 5 members to serve as the IEEE Region 5 Director in 2006.  I served as the IEEE Region 5 Director-Elect in 2006 and 2007.  I was a member of the 2008 and 2009 IEEE Board of Directors.  Currently I am serving as the chair of the IEEE Region 5 Educational Activities Committee.

I am a proud grandfather of two with a third on the way.   

    My other hobbies and interest include sailing, photography,  traveling, community outreach and philanthropic activies