CommScope Author

As Vice President of Field Application Engineering in Asia Pacific, Tim Takala heads up a team of engineers focused on providing customer technical assistance. Tim also spends time working with consultants, system integrators, and end users on solution developments.Tim has been working in the telecommunications industry with CommScope for 21 years. Beginning his career in Research and Development as the Laboratory and Technical Manager for Asia Pacific in Australia, Tim has worked throughout the region in support of new product developments. Transferred to the United States in 2000, Tim spent 5 years as the Technical Director for the Americas region overseeing the development of cable and connectivity products. A regular speaker at industry events, Tim is also the author of several industry white papers, application reports and articles on structured cabling technologies. He also holds several industry patents. Currently based in Singapore, Tim studied Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at the Sydney Institute of Technology and is a Registered Communications Distribution Designer through BICSI.