Engineering Leader

Kevin Prigge

Leading teams and delivering reliable systems from planning through deployment.

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About Me

Senior System Engineer & Engineer Lead at Motorola Solutions, specializing in mission-critical trunked radio networks and technical team leadership across global deployments.

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.

Based in St. Charles, Illinois.

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20+ Years Experience
30+ Networks Deployed
20+ Countries
4 Continents

Experience

Motorola Solutions

Senior System Engineer & Engineer Lead

Motorola Solutions

Dec 2023 – Present
  • Designed, configured, and tested mission-critical trunked radio networks ranging from small-industry deployments to nationwide public safety systems.
  • Co-led engineer workload planning with a peer lead, assigning projects by complexity and engineer capability to improve delivery quality and predictability.
  • Mentored and coordinated a small team of engineers while partnering cross-functionally to remove bottlenecks, reduce confusion, and improve engineering efficiency.
  • Supported interviewing and hiring for full-time engineers and contractors while helping drive process and quality improvements.
Trunked Radio Networks System Integration Engineer Leadership Hiring & Mentorship
Motorola Solutions

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.
Network Configuration Commissioning Problem Solving
Motorola Solutions

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.
System Design Test & Verification
TETRA Global Networks Motorola Solutions · 2019–Present
30+ Networks Deployed
20 Countries
4 Continents
Rail · Airports · Sea Ports · Mining · Cities · Nationwide Network Scale
● Europe ● Middle East ● Asia ● Africa
Deployment density
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Earlier Career Midland Standard Engineering & Testing, Inc.
Midland Standard Engineering & Testing

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.
IT Support Website & Graphics Data Entry Intern Mentorship
Midland Standard Engineering & Testing

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.
Lab Testing Field Investigation

Skills

Core systems engineering capabilities, implementation tools, and infrastructure platforms used across field-ready technical work.

Systems Engineering

End-to-end technical delivery across requirements, interfaces, validation, documentation, and multi-organization coordination.

System Integration Requirements Management Interface Control Documents Verification & Validation Test Planning Technical Documentation

Programming & Data

Application, automation, dashboard, and data work across scripting, web interfaces, mobile/desktop apps, and databases.

Python Java Swift HTML CSS JavaScript PostgreSQL MySQL

Infrastructure & Virtualization

Server, operating system, container, and virtualization platforms for lab and production-style environments.

Windows Server Linux macOS VMware ESXi Red Hat KVM Proxmox HPE Servers Dell Servers Docker

Networking & Security

Switching, routing, firewall, and network management platforms used in enterprise and lab environments.

HPE Aruba Switches Ubiquiti Switches & Routers Netgear Switches Fortinet Firewalls Fortinet FortiManager pfSense

Core Services & Operations

Directory, timing, communications, video, and operational services that support dependable systems.

Windows Active Directory SyncServer Time Servers FreePBX Frigate

Development, Collaboration & AI

Development environments, version control, collaboration systems, and AI assistants used to accelerate technical work.

Visual Studio Code Xcode GitHub GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot CLI Atlassian Confluence Jira Bitbucket Claude ChatGPT Gemini Codex

Professional Execution

Leadership, communication, and operational coordination used to improve engineer effectiveness, raise quality, and keep complex technical programs moving.

Cross-functional Collaboration Engineer Mentorship Project Complexity Matching Hiring (FTE & Contractors) Process Improvement Quality Discussions Technical Communication Stakeholder Management Multi-organization Planning Problem Solving Project Coordination Documentation

Projects and Technical Work

Selected technical work spanning website delivery, automation, and internal tooling.

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Website Design & Development

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

HTML CSS JavaScript Responsive Design
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Python automation scripts

Network Automation Scripts

Python tooling for repeatable network automation, server deployment, and network access tasks that reduce manual configuration work and improve operational consistency.

Python Automation Server Deployment Networking
Web dashboard and internal tools preview

Data Analysis Dashboards

Internal HTML dashboards for reviewing technical data, surfacing trends, and turning operational information into faster decision-making tools.

HTML Data Analysis Dashboards Internal Tools

Education

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Science — Computer Science

Illinois State University

2016

Java, Haskell, and computer science fundamentals.

Elgin Community College

Associate in Science

Elgin Community College

2013

Foundation in science and technical disciplines.

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Location

St. Charles, Illinois