Wiregrass graduate starts local telecommunications company


June 1, 2012

Daniel Calhoun Daniel Calhoun of Fitzgerald, now works with A Tech Communications. Daniel is a Wiregrass Telecommunication graduate.
 

Fitzgerald, GA— Robert Underwood of Abbeville graduated from the Telecommunications and Security program at Wiregrass Georgia Tech in 2000. After graduation he left his South Georgia home to move to Minneapolis, Minnesota for a few years before deciding to return to his roots.

Underwood opened A-Tech Communications in Rochelle, Georgia in 2011. The company provides voice, data and fiber optic cable infrastructure design and installation. They design, install and manage projects all over South Georgia. Some of the company’s recent jobs included projects for Southwest Georgia Technical College, Wilcox County Schools, Sumter County Schools, and Dougherty County Schools. Currently Underwood and his company are installing the data system for the new Treutlen County K12 School in Soperton.

Underwood maintains a close relationship with the telecommunications program at Wiregrass by serving on the advisory council for the program, and providing services to the college as they increase their technology. Underwood has also recently hired several graduates of the telecommunications program for his own company.

When discussing the future of A-Tech, Underwood stated “A-Tech Communications plans to become a premier provider of communications cabling for educational institutions so that they can exceed the technology standards in today’s market. Our goal is to work nationwide by the end of 2013.”

The Telecommunications and Security program at Wiregrass is offered on the Ben Hill-Irwin campus and is known nationwide for its excellence in training. Students regularly compete against their peers at various state and national competitions, consistently bringing back medals. The program has recently added specialization tracks in advanced security system installation. For more information on the program, visit www.wiregrass.edu or call 468-2000. Fall semester classes begin August 22. A free application day for all new students will be held on June 25 at each Wiregrass Campus location.

A Tech CommunicationsEmployees Lucas McFall, and James Aldridge of Wilcox, Daniel Calhoun of Fitzgerald, and A Tech Communications owner Robert Underwood.