Headend Engineer Resume
FL
SUMMARY:
Seasoned Engineer with over 15 years of demonstrated success implementing strategic initiatives that improve business functionality and client relationships
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Oracle Solaris 10, Windows, UNIX, Linux, Android, VMware's ESXi, Mystro Digital Navigator, OCAP Digital Navigator
Network Troubleshooting: Headend Architecture: Cisco, Arris / Motorola, Direct TV, HFC, Satellite Distribution Signal Flow: Broadband, RF, MPEG 4, IP Video, DOCSIS, Ethernet, Conditional Access Customer Premise: Set - top boxes, DTAs, Cable Cards, Access Points, Modems
Software: Microsoft (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio), SecureCRT, Putty, vSphere, Remedy, FileZilla, Remote Desktop, TypeItIn, Avaya CMS, Cisco UI, NetApp OnCommand System, Arris DAC, Cisco DNCS / EC, IFS ERP, Mystro Application Server (MAS), IneoQuest IVMS, Cisco ROSA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Headend Engineer
Confidential, FL
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 10 engineers tasked with maintaining the headend, RF plant, set-top box testing and repair equipment, cable modem testing and repair equipment, servers, network peripherals, and vendor relationships.
- Manage project details, data collection, reporting, and communication to successfully drive project efforts.
- Accountable for technical support escalations, determining root cause, and providing solutions.
- Provide leadership to cross-functional team members while driving to a common goal, ensuring that the project team understands all aspects of the schedule and their respective responsibilities, and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the deliverables.
Video Engineer
Confidential, MA
Responsibilities:
- Escalations Engineer for all break / fix issues and projects affecting video distribution, conditional access, transport, VOD, CPEs, and billing.
- Operational support of the Arris DAC, CISCO DNCS EC 7.0, DTACS, Arris and Cisco headend equipment, Confidential, CSG, ICOMS, and monitoring tools.
- Provided project status and information during formal briefings, project update meetings, and written reports to management.
- Developed MOPS, WIKIs, Visios, and other technical documentation for projects.
Video Operations Engineer
Confidential, FL
Responsibilities:
- Managed projects and provided technical support for millions of video subscribers, vendors, and internal partners.
- Configured DBDS components such as APEXs, QAMs, QPSKS, GQAMS, ProStreams, Conditional Access, Set-top Boxes, Cisco Switches/Routers and Digital Content Managers (DCMs).
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams while organizing and scheduling projects.
- Developed MOPs, QRGs, requirements documents, and technical specifications for internal and external teams providing the project guidance necessary to mitigate customer impact.
- Analyzed product performance issues and monitored trends to accurately diagnose customer impact and implemented new strategies.
- Created executive reports and presentations for awareness and approval providing timelines, milestones, and project status reports.
Field Engineer / Headend
Confidential, NY
Responsibilities:
- Primary business and technical contact for major clients throughout NY, NJ, and Connecticut.
- Led project teams during the deployment of the headend, network equipment, wiring, antennas, racks, and satellite dishes.
- Maintained all the RF distribution, headend equipment, POS systems, desktops, printers, NetApp OnCommand System, VOD servers, Wi-Fi access points, routers, and switches.
- Analyzed POS system billing reports, located discrepancies between servers, and resolved network communication issues by troubleshooting and replacing various equipment.
- Participated in weekly meetings providing project status reports, conducting account reviews and performance, addressing client concerns, collecting business requirements, and educating end users.
Video Product Manager
Confidential, NY
Responsibilities:
- In a startup environment, converted a failing IVR application into a profit center.
- Managed the creation and maintenance of an application that provided video and high-speed data subscribers with the troubleshooting steps required to resolve most service and product issues.
- Project Manager during business requirements gathering, technical requirements creation, back-end integration, product development, and operations rollout.
Server Administrator
Confidential, NY
Responsibilities:
- Participated in projects and supported millions of video subscribers in NY, NJ, and CT.
- Increased services and products offered to subscribers including digital channel launches, On Demand content, equipment upgrades, and new services.
- Senior level technical support of all customer affecting issues including outages and service interruptions providing daily and on-call coverage to minimize downtime.