N5MZ Bradley S. 'Brad' Amacker Petal, MS QCWA # 36892 Chapter 52

Instructor of Information Technology at Petal High School.

Advisor for N5YH club station located in the IT Lab.

Alderman, City of Petal, MS

Deacon, Disaster Relief Coordinator, Petal First Baptist Church

Emergency Coordinator, Forrest County, MS

QCWA #36892

10-10 #65017

CVE, PAWS LARC-VEC Team

1985 - Eagle Scout T125, Andrew Jackson Council BSA

1988 - Associate Degree in Electronics Technology, Pearl River Junior College.

1992 - Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Mississippi.

1998 - Master of Education, William Carey College

National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) 2003, 2013

2004 RadioShack National Teachers of Technology Award

ARRL TI 2008

Petal High School Teacher of the Year, 2011

Herb S. Brier ARRL Instructor of the Year, 2014

CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, CompTIA Server+ certified server hardware specialist, CompTIA Network+ certified network specialist, CompTIA iNet+ certified Internet specialist

Electronics Technicans Association Certified Computer Service Technician (CST)

Certiport IC3 Certified

Cisco CCAI

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Networking Fundamentals, MTA Windows Operating System Fundamentals, MTA Windows Server Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)

ARRL VE, W5YI VE, LARC-VEC CVE

ARRL Registered Instructor

NWS Trained Advanced Severe Weather Spotter

Petal School District StormReady Committee

MS STEM Taskforce Member

Former Callsigns: KK5BY, N5RXE, KB5NZV

November 17, 2015