Service/Install Technician Resume

SUMMARY:

I am a hard - working Cable Technician who is motivated by the challenges and the demands of the job.
I have a vast Fiber and Copper installation and maintenance background in both inside and outside plant.
My experience includes providing communication services in varied environments around the world.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Service/Install Technician

Responsibilities:

Physically install and maintain inside/outside copper and fiber cable plant distribution systems such as manholes, hand holes, towers, poles, pedestals, demarcation boxes, conduit and comm closets
Maintain and reference industry standards including ANSI, EIA/TIA and local and NEC’s
Accurately test copper and fiber optic cables to required certification parameters utilizing appropriate test equipment such as Fluke Networks DTX Cable Analyzer, TS100 and various OTDR's
Expert at terminating and installing shielded and unshielded COAX, CAT5e and CAT6 connectors and singlemode and multimode fiber connectors
Determine closet and equipment layouts and install closet hardware including backboards, connecting blocks, racks, patch panels, cable trays, Panduit and cable enclosures
Perform site surveys, read and use blueprints and floor plan and conduct visual site inspections
Install entrance facility grounding infrastructure and perform grounding tests
Perform cable splices for buried, underground and aerial copper and optical fiber (mechanical and fusion)
Serve as a liaison between office and field, communicating all information that is not classified as confidential
Perform administrative tasks including, but not limited to, documenting test results and as-builts, completing safety reports, maintaining log books and CSIR's using the AutoCAD program
Develop project plan including required materials, deliver schedules, completion schedules, manpower requirements and tool/equipment lists.

Confidential

Fiber Optic Technician

Responsibilities:

This was a 6 month Inside Plant position. My responsibilities include installing fiber optic back bone links for vital satellite communications systems for Joint Forces and Intelligence Commands.
These vital systems include NIPR, SIPR and voice communications.
Within the six month contract period I have terminated, spliced and tested over 2,000 SM/MM fiber connectors using various techniques such as epoxy, hotmelt, crimp and prepolished.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, Utah

Cable Infrastructure Installer

Responsibilities:

This contract required support for the Intelligence Community’s massive state of the art facility. I worked on a 5 man team that installed bays, racks and equipment, underfloor cable management systems, overhead cable trays and all required C and H ground tapping.
I also installed and interconnected 75% of the required CAT6, fiber optic and ground cables to over 12,000sq ft. of the facility.
Upon completion, I had advanced and broadened my skill level and delivered a fully labeled, tested and functional communications backbone on schedule.

Confidential

Inside/Outside Cable Plant Technician

Responsibilities:

As a DOD contractor I successfully installed, maintained and engineered approximately 100 miles of base cable plant owned by Joint Forces in Kirkuk, Iraq with only a two man team.
I assisted in the installation of over 400,000ft of fiber optic and copper core cabling to deliver maximum interoperability and support of international communications systems.
I provided in-depth site surveys and reported directly to Comm commanders. As the base dig permit representative, I marked, located, and updated cable records.
I operated heavy equipment such as the rock wheel, ditch witch, backhoe, forklift, excavator, bobcat, boring drill, and jackhammer.
I developed a successful training program that educated Iraqi Forces the proper techniques to install, splice, test, troubleshoot and maintain both copper and fiber optic cables using locators, OTDR's, toner/talk sets, amplifiers, TDR's, fusion splicer's, ohm meters, and hand tools.

Confidential, Geismar, LA

Service/Install Technician

Confidential, Baton Rouge, LA

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