Objective

Seeking OSP Field Engineer position. This ideal position would allow me to apply my relevant specialized skills obtained through my cumulative field experience and background of Aerial/Underground fiber plant, Fiber Splicing, and placement of underground utilities.   My career path includes the goal of participating in constructing New Gigabyte FTTH infrastructure projects with the intent of managing vendor relationships, sub-contractors, and or teams or crews.

 

Summary of Qualifications

 

I am a result driven Fielding Engineer, w/Strong people/communication skills that makes me an effective team builder.  I am practical in my approach while driving toward the targeted goals and documented best practices outlined by management team and stakeholders. In addition, I am adept in the following areas; Construction Work Zone Safety Practices, OSP Fielding and design of telecommunications facilities, Knowledge such as ROE, ROW easements, permitting process, highway, railroad, city and county. Reading and understanding as-build drawing and GIS software and mapping tools, hands on knowledge of emergency restoration. cable re-locates and facility re-locates.  Read and interpret OTDR traces and fault location.  My excellent written /verbal, and communication skills aid in my ability to work cross functionally with local municipalities and negotiate bottleneck issues that stall progress associated with managing OSP field objectives.

 

Professional Experience:

Talascend, Frederick, MD

Field Engineer                                                                                                        September 2015-Present

 

▪          Provide operational supervision and technical guidance to assigned personal.

▪          Review of existing records and comparison of records against actual field conditions.

▪          Document where the route will require coordination with other utilities.

▪          Provide comments and notes for design information via electronic tablet and/or drawings.

▪          Perform investigations of adverse ground conditions and obstructions.

▪          Take and confirm measurements of ROW, vault, cable and other infrastructures with measuring wheel and tape measure.

▪          Assess pole conditions and make ready work possible tree trimming.

▪          Verify addresses and MDU names, along with the total number of units.

▪          Conduct a route or site walk down to collect data of all surface features and underground utility data necessary to support the preparation of the construction drawings that are complete and suitable for submittal to local jurisdictions to obtain construction permits.

 

 

 

Vantage Point, Mitchell, SD

Outside Plant Fiber Planner/ Inspector/Quality Field EngineerJune 2015 – September 2015                                                       

▪          Managing quality assurance and quality control of state-of-the art fiber optic OSP FTTH networks.

▪          On site inspector to ensure scope of work is verified completed and fiber cable is being constructed properly meeting scope requirements.

▪          Coordinate the various activities on the project and also take detailed field records of the installed fiber cable for metrics reporting and daily production.

▪          Obtaining permits and ROW

▪          Overall supervision all QA/QC reporting and project management

▪          Inspecting quality and recording field records

▪          Assisting in work zone safety and evacuation should it be needed during a utility strike.

▪          Routing and determination of OSP fiber placement

▪          Verify vendors and subcontractors build correct to design

 

Ledcor, Toronto, Canada (contractor)October 2014 - Present

Technical Field Service Engineer

▪          Perform installations, repair, configuration and testing of moves, additions, changes and disconnects (MACD) on various Nortel, Fujitsu, Alcatel, Cisco, Ciena and similar products to support customer optical, electrical, voice and data services

▪          Provide a high level of customer service ensuring that any escalations or concerns are completed as requested and addressed in a professional and courteous manner

▪          Provide hot hands and installation support, testing and commissioning of various optical and electrical platforms

▪          Coordinate activities on site including site surveys, cabling (electrical and optical), power, and equipment installation

▪          Perform appropriate tests on most signaling platforms including small to medium sized private branch exchange (PBX), digital signal (DS-0 through DS-3), and optic carrier (OC-3) to dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)

▪          Test and splice optical time domain Reflectometer (OTDR), Repair and maintain customer equipment to ensure optimal performance; includes mostly restoration activities but also preventative maintenance and installation activities, Operate hand tools and power tools in a safe manner, Perform other related duties as assigned

 

Piedmont Natural Gas, Charlotte, NCDecember 2014- May 2015

Field Operations and Maintenance

▪          Clean surface of metal pipes, locate lines (as needed), cut, thread, re-wrap pipes, fuse plastic pipe, also performs site excavation (including pavement & concrete).

▪          Set-up for job (ensuring tools and equipment available), and restore landscaping.

▪          Performs and assists in related activities: assists in making taps (steel and plastic), traffic control, “squeeze-off” steel and plastic, and install leak clamps.

▪          Install cathodic protection devices, assists with purges, relocating service lines, and retire services (disconnect and cap).

▪          Install and repair excess flow valves, also change stop-cocks

▪          Performs above functions utilizing a variety of tools and equipment: shovels, rakes, jack hammer, “Squeeze” tool, heating etc

▪          ARC-GIS for ROE/ROW issues related to split residential gas services distribution gas lines new construction and transmission. ArcGIS for non locatable valves and to maintain easement  integrity

 

AT&T-Winston Salem, NCApril 2013 – April 2014

Telephone OSP Technician (Lineman)

▪          Place aerial and underground OSP copper and fiber cable plant and infrastructure , Perform various jobs with copper splicing and assist in fiber splicing

▪          Perform construction work such as digging holes, placing cable, air pipe and inner duct in various types of conduit systems and open excavations, Worked in small confined spaces and aloft

▪          Work with heavy duty power equipment and small tools in the installation, repair and maintenance of outside plant facilities

▪          Placed copper and fiber optic, in aerial, burial, and underground environments also remove such cable.

▪          Read and  analyze complex schematic drawings, Bonding and grounding, Installation, termination of low voltage copper cabling, Verify all services are working correctly, Splice aerial and buried copper cables

▪          Submit OSP pre survey and  as built drawings and EWO engineering work orders

▪          Underground buried and aerial copper and fiber FTTH OSP builds and maintenance

▪          Aerial make ready pole load balance down guy strand  and anchor

 

Verizon - Newport News VA December 2011 – March 2013

Multi-Media technician

▪          Telephony in wiring from the terminal/TAP/ONU up to and including the “set top box” and other termination points/outlets within the customer’s residence and/or place of business. Planning and installing inside and osp wiring. Testing new and existing circuit fiber and copper. Placing, removing or repairing wiring between poles and buildings, or between buildings. Examining lines on which trouble has been reported and coordinating repair of lines with centralized testing facility and use of OTDR. Interpreting service orders and/or work orders. Educate customers on service features and functionality, Verify all services are working correctly, Install and rearrange inside coaxial fiber optic, copper wires and cat 5,6 and coax, work in small confined spaces or aloft (up to 28ft), Work with hand tools. VHO/Fiber hut maintenance and up grades

▪          Installation, termination of low voltage copper cabling, Fusion Fiber splicing single mode fiber, Data-LAN/WAN network connectivity, Testing, troubleshooting and splicing of osp copper and fiber optic cables

▪          Home network configure Actiontec, Motorola, and Cisco routers, Bonding and grounding, Ability to perceive differences in wire and cable colors

▪          VOIP Voice over internet protocol communication systems, Splice and testing osp fiber optic and copper cables

▪          OSP hurricane restoration and placement after a natural disaster. Pole load analysis

 

Cbeyond, Atlanta GeorgiaMarch 2011 - December 2011

NOC Engineer Tier II

▪          Perform proactive monitoring and maintenance of T1 circuits to isolate and drive resolution of trouble tickets. Conduct acceptance testing for circuits and document test results, Open, Update and close trouble tickets as required

▪          Perform remote testing, troubleshooting and configuration of network devices.

▪          Configure CISCO routers with configurations to establish Analog, PRI, Ethernet, wireless and SIP voice and data services. Thoroughly document order status in company systems as required

▪          Drive field installations by dispatching installation techs, ILEC resources, and customer vendors to achieve successful implementation of services.

▪          Communicate effectively with upstream and downstream departments on trouble ticket and installation statuses.

▪          Participate in OSS development and testing related to system changes and enhancements.

▪          PON FTTH and  Metro Ethernet

 

AT&T, Margate, FLDecember 2005 - June 2010

Telephone Outside Plant Technician (Lineman) and Services Technician

▪          Installed new phone lines in homes and offices, in addition to repairing existing lines. Installed inside wiring and connect it to the service wires outside. Ascended telephone poles to complete the necessary connections. Installed the terminal box, which usually requires drilling holes through walls to make connections. Worked closely with the central office as they located and analyzed problems with customers' inside lines. Determine the source of the trouble by connecting a test set to the phone line and then testing it with the central office.

▪          Install, rearrange, maintain, and remove customer premise wiring/cable and facilities Cat5, 6 and Coax. VOIP Voice over internet protocol communication systems, Work on telephone poles and ladders, indoors and outdoors at homes or businesses. Analyze trouble conditions and determine work to be done while navigating diagnostic software using a notebook and desktop. Bonding and grounding, Splice and rehab and test aerial and subterranean copper, fiber and composite cable.

▪          Read and analyze complex schematic drawings, Placed new and removed old fiber optic, composite and copper cable in both an aerial and subterranean environment. Read and  analyze complex schematic drawings, Data-LAN/WAN network connectivity, Installation, termination of low voltage copper cabling

▪          Place new down guys and strand also properly tension assure proper bonding and grounding, Install and rearrange inside wires, Worked in small confined spaces and aloft, Work with hand tools.

▪          Review records against actual field conditions. Perform ROW assessment

▪          Aerial make ready down guy strand and anchor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⎯      Proficiencies  ⎯

 

Initiation ● Planning ● Defining/WBS ● Verification ● Change Control ● Scheduling ● Activity Definition ● Activity Sequencing  Activity Duration Estimating ● Cisco● Schedule Control ● Resource Planning ● Estimating Budgeting ● Control Risk Assessment ● Identification ● Qualitative Analysis ● Quantitative Analysis ● Response Planning Monitoring and Control Integration ● ArcGIS ● Project Planning and Execution ● Integrated Change Control Development ● Software Applications ● MS Project 2007 ● MS PowerPoint ●  MS Excel Tracker ● MS Outlook ● Ciena ● PeopleSoft ● Granite Circuit Inventory ● OSPCM ● EWO ● Pole load Analysis ● DLC ● UVERSE ● TIRKS ● Weaver Mobile ● Multisim and Ultiboard ● LFACS

 

 

Education

ITT Technical Institute, Charlotte, NC

Electronics Engineering TechnologyExpected December 2016

 

Certification

▪          Class A Commercial Driver’s License.

▪          Aerial Lift Certified.