Tipmont network maintenance scheduled 4a-6a this week
UPDATED: 06/02/2025

Tipmont will perform routine fiber-optic network maintenance from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday (6/3), Wednesday (6/4) and Thursday (6/5). Customers will likely encounter a 10- to 20-minute internet service outage during that timeframe, but service should self-restore. If you experience service issues outside those hours, please call 800-726-3953 or email help@tipmont.com.

SmartHub briefly unavailable at 4:30 p.m.

UPDATED: 02/10/2025

SmartHub will be briefly unavailable due to maintenance at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. We anticipate the service will be available again after several minutes.

National Engineer’s Week is February 19 – 25

It’s National Engineers Week! Here’s to the problem-solvers, innovative thinkers and big dreamers at Tipmont Wintek who use their math, science and technical skills to serve Tipmont Wintek members and customers!

Below is a list of our engineering staff. Be sure to visit our Facebook and Twitter pages to leave them a note of thanks for their contributions!

Keith Axtell, Project Engineer – Fiber

Christopher Blaisdell, System Engineer Manager

Luke Bontrager, Project Engineer – Electric 

Theresa Brown, Engineering Specialist

Peter Burr, Project Engineer – Electric

Cassie Charles, Connection Specialist

Trent Fletcher, Project Management Specialist

David Flint, Network Engineer

Josh Germond, Project Engineer – Electric 

Mallory Herbert, Network Engineer

Daniel Kern, Telecommunications Engineer Technician

Jacob Kieta, Network Engineer

Joe Kline, Director of Outside Plant

Matt Knoth, Project Engineer – Fiber Supervisor

Jeremy Konkle, Chief Operating Officer

Zacariah Lucas, Project Engineer – Fiber 

Bobby Manion, Engineering Coordinator 

Jarad McLeland, Project Engineer – Electric Supervisor

Ben O’Leary, Network Operations Center Shift Supervisor

Erik Phillips, Connection Specialist

Jeff Pickard, GIS Technician

John Plahitko, Supervisor of Network Engineering / Network Architect

Dylan Popp, Network Engineer

Josh Rice, Network Operations Center Supervisor

Levi Rudisel, Project Engineer – Electric

Teagan Schroeder, Distribution Engineer

Trevor Scott, Network Operations Center Support Technician

Chase Stewart, Part-Time Network Operations Center Support

Ryan Stuthers, Distribution Engineer

Michael Wehr, Telecommunication Engineer

Ron Williams, Network Engineer

Jack Zenz, Fiber Project Engineer

 

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Nick Rogers

Nick Rogers is Tipmont's Communication Manager. He joined Tipmont in 2021. Nick has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In a previous life, he covered arts & entertainment and continues to publish film reviews. He loves movies (big shocker!) as well as rooting for the Chicago Cubs and trying new restaurants. He lives in Lafayette with his wife and dogs.

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