David Kosanke retirement party

David Kosanke started out as a telephone installer in March 1991, and the majority of his time at the University has been spent managing the Physical Plant which includes telephones, cable, and fiber. In the early 1990s, he was instrumental in installing the fiber plant on campus, when the University of Utah became the first air-blown fiber plant in the western United States. David and his crew were trained and certified by Sumitomo Fiber Optics. To this day, if you mention a manhole number, David can tell you exactly where it's located on campus, Research Park, or the surrounding area, and what the interconnects connect to. He has worked with Campus Design and Construction over the years to keep the wiring standards accurate and current, and has also been the liaison with Campus Design and Construction for new and remodeled buildings. He has worked with CenturyLink, coordinating and designing pathways for new building connections for telephone service.

David earned his Building Industry Consulting Service International Registered Communications Distribution Designer (BICSI RCDD) certification in 1994. He has been the chief cook and bottle washer for the many barbeques we’ve had over the years, from the time NetCom consisted of 40 people, to the current ~400-size UIT group.

We will miss him.

Photos of David's retirement party on March 30:


 

 

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