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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

I am John D. Sadler and I served in the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) for 26 years. As an Engineer, my career began with a
private broadcast consulting engineering firm where I helped design
directional AM broadcast station antennas. After 10 years, I was offered a

position with the FCC in charge of approving the design and performance of
directional antenna systems submitted to the FCC by private broadcasters.
The purpose of directional AM systems is to cover a designated community
while avoiding interference with other co-channel and adjacent channel

stations. Every AM station has to comply to specific regulations before they
can obtain a broadcast license. Granting approval to a design ensured that the
public could receive a loud and clear radio signal to hear broadcast news and

events of interest to them. At the request of the National Association of
Broadcasters and the Society of Broadcast Engineers, I presented many
broadcast seminars throughout the country to educate the public on FCC rules
and regulations. I was awarded the E. Noel Luddy Award for “meritorious

service” by the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers.

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

I am Ron Shansby and I served in the General Services Administration in the

Washington headquarters. An Engineer by training, I had contracting officer
responsibilities to oversee the construction of many projects in our region to
ensure that our contractors were providing work in accordance with our

contract requirements. While at GSA, I attended the George Washington
University National Law Center and after four years completed the program
and was awarded my law degree. I became a member of the District of
Columbia Bar, and still maintain my membership. With this legal training, I

transitioned professionally at GSA to the Office of Procurement, where my
legal training and my engineering expertise enabled me to assume the
responsibility for developing policies and procedures for the administration of

design and construction contracts for the GSA. My career with GSA was both
rewarding for me and significant for the Administration with my combined
engineering and law expertise.

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