SUMMARY:

I am a military veteran with over 20 years of hands on experience in the management, installation, and troubleshooting of various optical networks. Result oriented with proven experience, expert knowledge, leadership skills, strategy and technical know - how with effective implementation. I am a collaborative team player with highly adaptable interpersonal skills and can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Certified Infinera Installer
• Information Technology
• Technical Analysis
• Network Engineering
• Project Management
• Migration/Upgrades
• Experienced with fiber optics and Cad 5 cabling
• Provisioning Installation and maintenance of fiber optic switches to include:
• Cisco
• Nortel
• Fujitsu
• Ciena
• Infinera
• Strong customer focus and support. Complex issue management and resolution
• Maintained Peer to peer networks, to include hardware replacement

SYSTEMS:

• Cisco - ONS 15454, 1900, 2900, 3600, Nortel - S/DMS Transport Node (OC-48),
• Optera Metro 3500, OC-3/12 Express HX
• Fujitsu - FLM 600 ADM,
• Ciena-6500, Waveserver,, Movaz, Avaya, Lucent, Sycamore - SN8000, Alcatel - DML 3x50, Adtran - M2800, Traverse - 2000,
• Juniper - M40, Pandatel - SMUX-155, Light Stack X55.
• Infinera XTC. OTC, DTN. XT-500. MTC-6, MTC-9
• Transmode TM 3000, TM 3000/II.

WORK HISTORY:

Confidential

Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Field team management, site infrastructure, optimization (test and turn up) of Infinera equipment to include the XTC, DTN, OTC, Transmode TM3000, TM3000/II.
• Installation of cabinets, relay racks, D/C / power plants, and fiber management systems.
• Install fiber cross connects, DCN connections, (TIA/EIA standards) provision nodes as per Infinera specs.
• Install and run cable
• Turn up power
• Test Networks
• Label and document all devices as per customer requirements.
• Provide daily reports, redlines, and site audits including site surveys.
• Exceeded customer’s expectations, resulting in additional revenue and out of scope work for the company. Received letter of “Outstanding Work “from President of company.

Confidential

OSP Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install, provision, troubleshoot and repair a broad range of telecommunications cabling media to include coaxial, fiber optic, Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), main feeder cable (200,400,600 pair etc.).
• Install cable racks, conduit, panduit, and other support structures for the protection and aesthetics of cables. (Core-Telcordia Standards)
• Test cable for signal quality, continuity, and availability. (TIA/EIA standards)
• Terminate and splice both copper and fiber optic cable.
• Pull telecommunications cabling through a wide variety of building architectures (both permanent and temporary, including tactical) through buried conduit (outside plant) routed between buildings, telephone poles (aerial runs), ceilings, raised floors and cable troths.

Confidential

Lead Field Engineer, Oakland, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Install, test and turn-up Cisco Routers (15454's, 1841, 851, 831) for customer access to the Internet.
• Assemble and wire components as per Confidential Light Path specs to include: various multiplexers, DDM+,DDM1000, OC3, OC 12, OC 48, and Atrica nodes.
• Provision ring configuration for cross connects through OC-12/OC 3 Hubs.
• Install, provision (Atrica, A100,Cisco 15454) at customers or Confidential Light Path sites.
• Test VOIP, Ethernet private line's (PRI) insuring the integrity of lines and power receptacles.
• Interpreted and validated technical issues, test solutions, follow-up and escalate when necessary.

Confidential

Senior Field Engineer, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Senior Field Engineer/Project Manager/Lead Installer who coordinated and provided technical assistance to customers, vendors, field technicians in the planning and provisioning, installation and maintenance of Fiber Optic Switches, Cisco, Nortel, Fujitsu, Ciena, Lucent Bandwidth Managers, high-speed data circuits, VOIP applications and equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment and network problems, remove and replace defective modules, track spares and ensure proper repair.
• Worked on D/C power plants with Inverters, rectifiers, and battery strings. Completed an average of 20-30 trouble tickets, and 10-15 Installs per month.

Confidential

Lead Technician, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Duties included provisioning, installing, testing and troubleshooting of circuits within our facilities to include, Optical OC3- OC 192, POTS Lines, DS1's, DS3's, and Ethernet cross connections, domestic and international SONET circuits, and VOIP.
• Work on Network builds, including rack and stacking, test and turning up of FLM 2400's, FLM150's.
• Troubleshooting; DS1, DS3 and SONET/SDH Test and turn-ups. Alcatel 1630, 1631, 1633, and 1680 Digital Cross Connect Systems and Dark Fiber testing with O.T.D.R.
• Terminate and run various cables from Ethernet, coax, and fiber.Test and validate connectivity.

Confidential

Senior Transport Engineer, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included, project managing, material acquisitions and obtaining bids for various projects.
• Manage field technicians on job site, and organizing maintenance windows for test and turn up of circuits.
• Coordinate and provide technical assistance to customers, vendors, field technicians in the planning, provisioning and installation / maintenance of Fiber Optic Switches, ADM, DWDM, ATM, VOIP, Lucent Bandwidth Managers, high-speed data circuits, applications and equipment.
• Emphasized product features based on analyses of customers' needs, and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations

Confidential

Field Engineer, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Egads was a computer rental company that rented laptops, desktops and printers to production companies throughout the NY metropolitan area.
• Responsibilities included, receiving orders, assembly of networks, design and build peer to peer network.
• Installation of software, and update drivers. Install printers at client locations.
• Update, replace, maintain and troubleshoot all hardware and software issues.
• Install anti-virus software and remove malware.
• Instructed clients on how to use various laptops, desktops and printers they rented.