Mark Wyatt 

301 T Street S.W. Apt. C15

Tumwater, WA. 98501

360-350-9910

tt1ret@live.com

 

Position: Computer or Network Technician

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

* Eighteen years of electronics and telephony experience and working knowledge of telecommunications/wireless industry.

* Extensive experience with variety of testing equipment and software packages such as, Path Loss 4.0, Delome Topo USA 7.0, MS Office and MS Street and Trips.

* I have 1/1/2 years experience in various staff positions including project management.

* Have seven years experience in working with varies projects and positions in the   wireless field.

* Conducted effective assessments for determining equipment and personnel need to complete the assigned work.

* Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

* Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

* Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

 

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

* Quick Learner              * Self-Motivated              * Dependable

* Organized                          * Flexible                          * Trustworthy

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Unemployed: Tumwater, WA Oct. 09 to Present

*Reason for unemployment is lack of long term telecommunication or electronic work in local area.

*Studied and received CompTIA A+ Certificate and CompTIA Network+ Certificate.

*Currently working on MSCA

 

Field Path Surveyor: Communication Infrastructure Corp. Santa Barbara, CA Oct. 08 to Oct. 09

*Microwave path and site surveyor for contracts with Clearwire in Chicago IL and Baltimore, MD.

*Software used Path Loss 4.0, Delome Topo USA 7.0, MS Office, MS Visio, and Google Earth.

*Hardware used Laser Range Finder, Hand Held GPS, Digital Camera and Compass.

*Conducted Site Surveys for Verizon contract in Oregon and Washington.

 

Cell Site E911 Technician: Greythorn Bellevue, WA (Contracted to work for Integrated Systems Group) Apr 08 to May 08

*Worked with team to replace -48vdc Argus Power bays to 24vdc Argus Power Bays.

*My job within the team was disconnecting and removing Carrier Access Multiplexor and associated E911 wireless equipment, pulling all cables out of Argus Power cabinets and reinstalling cables and equipment into new power cabinet.

  *During course of work I never had a cell site down past maintenance time period.

 

Unemployed Olympia: WA Nov 07 to May 08

*Had a couple short term jobs each less than 2 weeks in telecommunications field. *Couldn’t find any local long term employment in wireless field.

 

Field Coordinator/Senior Field Engineer: Kineticom (Contracted to work for Telcom Transportian Management) Seattle, WA Apr07 to Oct 07

*Lead several field engineers in site surveys/audits and microwave path drives.

*Coordinated with 3 vendors in 3 markets nation wide to conduct line of sight surveys and cell site audits for possible microwave radio installs.

*Developing processes, controls, and tracking system to maintain accurate records of billing and flow of information from tower crews to engineers.

*Working as conduit between TTM and vendors on day to day bases.

 

Field Manager/Project Manager: Wireless E911 Services: Goodman Networks, Farmer Branch, Texas Jan 06 to Apr 07

* Managed 4-8 E911 Field Technician/Drive Testers in Washington and Oregon States.

* Main POC with customer, maintain test equipment inventory, assign work, keep all job records, invoicing.

* On the 4 E911 wireless projects I was the Project Manager for Goodman Networks.

 

Field Engineer: Goodman Networks Jun. 05 to Jan 06

* Conducted site surveys, audits, programming multiplexers and site cabling prep with Cingular for E911 swap out from WLS to LMUs in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Lead RF Drive Tester: Goodman Networks Jun. 04 to Jun.05

* Worked with Cingular RF Engineers as a RF Drive Tester.

* Have experience with DTP, TEMS 5.1.1 and Carmarco test equipment.

* Have worked with Andrews Company WLS/E911 Engineers in Florida.

 

Field Technician: Radian Communications Services Corporation, Bothell, WA Oct 01-Jan 04 

* Experience in conducting site surveys/audits (hard copy or soft copy) for Bechtel contract nation wide.

* Conducted Grayson WLS E911 commissioning for AT&T Wireless for cellular sites in AL.

* Identify, Test, Troubleshoot, and Extend T1 for AT&T Wireless GSM Deployment Project.

 

Field Technician: Darwin Networks Tukwila, WA ‘00 – ‘01

* Worked with Telephone Switches and Voicemail Systems.

 

Telephone Technician: US Coast Guard Communication Station, Pt. Reyes, CA ‘92 – ‘00

* Managed and maintained all telecommunication needs for a transmitter and receiving radio site and public works facility, utilizing T1, microwave, and voice lines.

* Designed, installed, maintained and worked in a collaborative manner to maintain seven LANs and over 100 workstations in three locations.

 

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

According to Coast Guard Institute using American Council of Education Guidelines I have a total of 64 LL College Credits mainly in Electronics and Telecommunication   

Washington State GED award prior to High School Graduation Date

Sonar Technician School, USCG 56wks

Telephone Technician School, USCG 13wks

Primary Leadership Course, US Army 4wks

 

 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATES

CompTIA A+

CompTIA Network+

FCC General Radiotelephone License with Ship Radar Endorsement

Structured Cabling Systems for Voice and Data (Category 5 Certification)

Fiber Optics Installation & Maintenance Course (Certification of Completion)

Andrews Connector Attachment Course (Reg. # AO0698-CA-5776)

Grounding, Binding, Shielding, and Transient Protection (Certification of Completion) George Washington University

 

 

 

AWARDS

Coast Guard Achievement Medal

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Commandant’s Letter of Commendation

Humanitarian Service Medal with Bonze Star

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with forth award

Army Good Conduct Medal with second award

Letter of Commendations from US Army, US Navy, and US Coast Guard