LEWISTON – Oxford Networks, 491 Lisbon St., recently hired Keith A. Ellis as engineering technician.

In this position, Ellis assists Oxford Networks’ engineers with all aspects of outside plant engineering, and is responsible for gathering data, such as pole surveys, site surveys, structure locations and entrance requirements. In addition, he conducts business site surveys, coordinates the engineering request form database, and compiles all necessary reports and billings.

Most recently he was employed as a media specialist at Best Buy. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Tech School for Civil Engineering, he is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a former airman first class in the Maine Air Guard.

Ellis lives in Canton.