SUMMARY:

• Contribute to the growth and success of the Telecommunications, Wireless, Fiber, Power Distribution and or related industries.
• Bring proven and diverse methods of procedure and share innovative ideas as well as learn them from others.
• 20 years direct experience in the Commercial Telecommunications Wireless and Fiber Optics Networking industry.
• 29 years experience in the technical field. Strong implementation and provisioning skills .
• Strong trouble shooting skills including component level and emergency restoral.
• Fiber splicing, power distribution, emergency power restoral, and maintenance skills.

WORK HISTORY:

Senior Field Technician

Confidential

Network Field Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• self motivated with an unrelenting passion for the industry. Most recent experience is with a National Fiber Optics and Microwave Hybrid Networking Company called UNIT FIBER.
• For the last 4 years I worked with teams of engineers and Project Managers to survey, engineer, implement and maintain a 10GIG based ring DWDM Fiber network and MW secondary network throughout the state of Virginia serving mostly Cellular providers.
• Was assigned to a tier three technical Power Operations Group that specialized in creating and lab testing procedures from Installation to Implementation to Restoration and long term maintenance for multiple DC power plant configurations.
• Contributed greatly to this project and group as a lead tech.
• I also worked many years for a National Cellular Provider also doing Surveying, Implementation and extensive maintence and restoral to service work.
• Working with teams of Engineers that included Network Design, Field, Switch, RF, Microwave and Performance Engineers.
• I am extensively experienced in the construction, implementation, performance, capacity, growth and all maintenance aspects of Fiber (DWDM) and Wireless systems.
• Extensive experience with equipment provisioning and troubleshooting such as ALU routers and Switches including but not limited to ALU7750 ALU7210,ALU7705 ALUSAR 8, ALU SAR F, Ekinops (DWDM) equipment including training and experience installing/implementing Ekinops C - 200 and C-600 plus all associated 10gig Optics down to Customer interfacing (Ethernet or Optical)Amps, 1xtt, EVDO 3G and LTE 4g (NSN) based Ethernet backhaul systems,, towers, Cellular RET antennas, Indoor and outdoor sites, HVAC systems and Generators. Trained for emergency deployment of switching equipment (SOW), Portable Towers (TOW) and (COLT) Cell on Light Truck.
• Extensive experience designing, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting the following peripheral equipment in networking sites that include 1200 Ampere and below AC to DC +24 and -48 Volt Power Plant Distribution, Generator and Battery Backup Power systems, ALPHA, Emerson, Netsure, Loraine, Older Argus Power systems.
• Marconi Power systems C+D Battery systems, GNB battery systems, Alpha Battery systems, Interstate
• Skilled at grounding design testing and maintenance
• I have been responsible for major HUB sites. Fiber systems, DAX systems T1 testing, Adtran MUX Systems.
• Several drop and insert applications.
• Cross connections wire wrapping .Fiber Panels, Splice trays, T1, DS3, OC3, DWDM (10G) fiber and Ethernet installations.
• Strong skills in trouble shooting and testing (on site or remotely) T1's, Ds3, Telco and Microwave Solutions through various vender software applications.
• Work daily with programs such as Remedy, Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, TerraTerm, FileZilla, PowerPoint, ProComm, Syclo, Secure CRT, and many others.
• Responsible for creating, compiling and distributing multiple tracking sheets.
• Have created Power Point Presentations and given presentations on equipment and methods of procedure on several occasions.
• Proficient with interfacing with various types of equipment for commissioning, provisioning and maintenance.
• Trouble reporting to Telco systems and follow ups .And opposite customer follow-ups for network solutions.
• Extensive experience testing with Telco head to head and remote. Worked closely with Telco and Fiber vendors.
• Sweeping technician (lines, jumpers and antennae's Annually with Confidential sweep gear. Identify and resolve issue in a timely manner.
• I am highly trained with the use of multiple remote software applications.
• Remote network testing.
• Remote site trouble shooting under multiple platforms including Lucent and RMT software. Data fill site forms in the ECP.
• Alarm implementation interpretation testing monitoring and response.
• I have extensive experience using Utility Location equipment, clearing tickets and Emergency response.
• I have attended several 811 meeting in the Virginia area.
• Other responsibilities include company issued vehicle maintain and keep organized and presentable.
• Company issued cellular phones and high speed data cards. Laptops.
• Fuel and Vehicle maintenance cards.
• Inventory control through bar coded scanning and Gamma inventory control systems.
• Work closely with several equipment Vendors for support and repair, shipping and receiving.
• On call % the year with assertive outage response resolutions.
• Power failure response portable generator deployment.
• Storm response team member. Respond constantly during severe weather, high winds, lightning, snow and ice storms.
• I have responded to sites on snow shoes and ATV,s several times.
• Work during maintenance windows.
• Create and submit change managements. Customer ticket and multiple trouble tickets. Working under pressure is a normal day.
• Prior working experience includes electronic trouble shooting with experience working on a full spectrum of electronic equipment and products.
• Primary focus was television/audio equipment advanced component level troubleshooting and repair.
• I am extensively trained and experienced with several test gear items that include:
• Digital Multi Meter (component specialist AC and DC), Oscilloscopes (multi channel)
• I also maintain this test gear and insure it is calibrated timely according to specs and compliance.
• Proficient with electronic schematic diagrams component level trouble shooting and part replacement.
• Proficient with computer repair testing and software troubleshooting.