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SBE Announces First CBNEs
INDIANAPOLIS:
The Society for Broadcast Engineers
has announced its first awardees of Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer
certification.
The following 15 can add “CBNE” to these
existing acronyms: Rafael Aguillon, CBTE; Terry Baun, CPBE, AMD; Paul Claxton,
CPBE; Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB; Michael Helke; Jesse Janosky, CBTE; Paul Jonak,
CSTE, 8-VSB, CBRE, CEA, CEV; Alan Jurison, CSRE, AMD, DRB; Jerry Martin, CSTE;
Michael Norton, CSTE; Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB; Mark Simpson, CPBE,
AMD, DRB; Chris Tarr, CSRE, DRB; Barry Thomas, CPBE, DRB; and John Justin
Tucker, CSRE, AMD.
The SBE notes that the CBNE exam “is
designed for experienced broadcast professionals with significant experience in
IP networks and associated storage and playout technologies employed in radio
and television operations.” Also that the “CBNE is an advanced level of
certification with exam content that is more complex than the Certified
Broadcast Networking Technologist certification also offered by the SBE,”
according to a release making the announcement.
SBE
National Certification Committee Chairman Jim Bernier, CPBE, CBNT, said, “With
this new certification the SBE is able to recognize a more advanced networking
skill set that many broadcast engineers possess.” He added, “We expect a large
number of those with the CBNT who have naturally progressed and acquired more
skills to take the CBNE in the near future as well as anyone with an advanced
knowledge of networking in the broadcast field.”
The
SBE announced that it will be holding a live webinar on Sept. 11 to help other
prospective CBNE exam takers. It offers more information on the CBNE
exam and a certification test primer. ~ from Radio World