Ben Homes began his public safety career as a public safety telecommunicator for several towns in Massachusetts before being hired by the Massachusetts State Police as a radio technician in 2014.
In 2019, Homes was promoted to Radio Engineer and has responsibilities that include providing technical assistance to the MSP radio shops. He also assisted with the design, specification, programming, installation, maintenance, and repair of mobile and portable radio equipment as well as radio infrastructure, including the Massachusetts statewide trunked radio system, the statewide Tac-Stack interoperability repeater network, and conventional radio systems utilized by MSP regional dispatch centers.
Homes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He became an APCO local frequency advisor in 2020 and is a member of the FCC New England Region 19 700/800 MHz Planning Committees and Technical Subcommittees.
Outside of work, Homes enjoys working out, hiking, and travelling with his family. He has visited 17 national parks and hopes to visit them all.
