CWNE #171 Manager, Field Application Engineering EnGenius Technologies, Inc.
Jason D. Hintersteiner specializes in small-to-medium business Wi-Fi applications, wired and wireless network education and training, as well as network forensic analysis and expert witness testimony. Over the past decade, Mr. Hintersteiner has been a principal network architect or analyst for several hundred wired, Wi-Fi, and point-to-multipoint wireless networks spanning multiple verticals including hospitality, student housing, assisted living, residential apartments, religious non-profit, education, warehouses, factories, commercial offices, and retail.
Mr. Hintersteiner currently manages the Field Application Engineering group at EnGenius Technologies, responsible for supervising both pre-sales technical designs as well as post-sales troubleshooting and support across the entire product portfolio. Prior to working at EnGenius, Mr. Hintersteiner performed independent Wi-Fi design and troubleshooting consulting for numerous wireless internet service providers (WISPs), and spent over six years as the Vice President of Technology for Spot On Networks, LLC, a national residential wireless internet service provider for multi-dwelling unit housing. In this role, Mr. Hintersteiner was responsible for scaling the business, quintupling both the number and complexity of managed networks by directing the continuous development and improvement of the quality and reliability of the firm’s network products and technologies, as well as internal processes and network monitoring and management systems. Mr. Hintersteiner also previously spent 10 years working for ASML and its predecessor, Silicon Valley Group, as a Product Systems Engineer, in the research and development of leading-edge photolithography systems.
Mr. Hintersteiner holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Hintersteiner has earned several industry certifications besides the Certified Wireless Network Expert (CWNE #171), including the CompTIA Network+ and Security+, Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA), Certified Wireless Design Professional (CWDP), Certified Wireless Analysis Professional (CWAP), and Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP).