CTS 386: A Day in the Life of a WLAN Engineer

About this episode

The episode explores a typical day in the life of a WLAN Engineer in both Higher Education and consulting roles.

Thank you to our sponsor: Meter: Visit  meter.com/cleartosend  to book a demo! Let me walk through what a day in the life of a WLAN Engineer looks like in Higher Education and in a consulting role. Both are different but they share similar characteristics. In Higher Education, the day can start with tickets or with a new Wi-Fi design. We have the flexibility here to design our day. But there’s no doubt it can be filled with unnecessary meetings. For a WLAN Engineer in a consulting role, those meetings can be absolutely necessary in order to have a positive outcome in an engagement. I’ve been fortunate to hold hats in both roles and I enjoy doing both. If you’d like to share what your day looks like as a WLAN Engineer, please leave a comment down below.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rowell Dionicio, François Vergès

Topics covered

• WLAN Engineer
• Higher Education
• Consulting
• Wi-Fi Design
• Workday
• Meetings

Keywords

• WLAN Engineer
• Higher Education
• Wi-Fi Design
• Consulting
• Workday
• Meetings

Sponsors

Meter

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