Kevin Prigge

Senior System Engineer & Engineer Lead | Systems Integration | Mission-Critical Communications

St. Charles, Illinois | kevin@kevinprigge.com | linkedin.com/in/kevinprigge | github.com/kevin-prigge

Professional Summary

Engineering leader with 20+ years across systems engineering, IT operations, and technical delivery, including the last several years focused on mission-critical communications. Brings a hands-on background in integration, infrastructure, and operational support, paired with people leadership through mentoring, project assignment coordination, hiring, and process improvement. Known for aligning technical execution with business priorities, delivery timelines, and reliability outcomes across global deployments.

Professional Experience

Senior System Engineer & Engineer Lead - Motorola Solutions

Dec 2023 - Present

  • Design, configure, and test mission-critical trunked radio networks ranging from small-industry systems to nationwide public safety networks.
  • Co-lead project assignments with a peer lead, matching project complexity to engineer capability to improve quality and delivery consistency.
  • Mentor and coordinate engineers while working cross-functionally to identify efficiency gains and eliminate workflow bottlenecks and confusion.
  • Interview and hire full-time engineers and contractors while supporting global network delivery across rail, airport, sea port, mining, city, and nationwide operational environments.

System Engineer II - Motorola Solutions

Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Engineered and validated complex radio network configurations for mission-critical communications deployments.
  • Supported field integration and commissioning activities across multiple international sites.
  • Worked with network, server, virtualization, and security components required for reliable end-to-end system operation.

System Engineer - Motorola Solutions

Mar 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Designed and tested radio network systems for public safety and commercial customers.
  • Developed system documentation and test plans supporting customer acceptance and handover.
  • Performed system design, test, verification, troubleshooting, and technical documentation activities.

Data Entry and IT Coordinator - Midland Standard Engineering & Testing, Inc.

May 2012 - Feb 2019

  • Served as in-house IT support, resolving user issues and maintaining day-to-day hardware, software, and network operations.
  • Led company website updates and designed/maintained graphics materials supporting marketing and business communication needs.
  • Performed primary data entry responsibilities to keep operational and project records accurate and current.
  • Mentored and supported interns, and coordinated/assigned work to maintain timelines and delivery consistency.

Lab Technician - Midland Standard Engineering & Testing, Inc.

May 2005 - May 2012

  • Conducted laboratory testing and field investigations for geotechnical and materials engineering projects.
  • Documented test results and supported engineering analysis and reporting.

Skills

Systems Engineering: System integration, requirements management, interface control documents, verification and validation, test planning, technical documentation

Programming and Data: Python, Java, Swift, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, MySQL

Infrastructure and Virtualization: Windows Server, Linux, macOS, VMware ESXi, Red Hat KVM, Proxmox, HPE Servers, Dell Servers, Docker

Networking and Security: HPE Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti Switches and Routers, Netgear Switches, Fortinet Firewalls, Fortinet FortiManager, pfSense

Core Services and Operations: Windows Active Directory, SyncServer Time Servers, FreePBX, Frigate

Development, Collaboration, and AI: Visual Studio Code, Xcode, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Copilot CLI, Atlassian Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Codex

Professional Execution: Cross-functional collaboration, engineer mentorship, project complexity matching, hiring (full-time and contractors), process and quality improvement, technical communication, stakeholder management, multi-organization planning, project coordination

Projects and Technical Work

Website Design and Development

Designed and built the Midland Standard Engineering & Testing website, including service pages, contact workflows, responsive layouts, and maintainable front-end structure. Website: www.msetinc.com.

Network Automation and Internal Tools

Built Python tooling for repeatable network automation, server deployment, and network access tasks. Created internal HTML dashboards for reviewing technical data, surfacing trends, and supporting operational decision-making.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science - Illinois State University

2016

Coursework included Java, Haskell, and computer science fundamentals.

Associate in Science - Elgin Community College

2013

Foundation in science and technical disciplines.