Dave A. Edwards

(770) 292-0206

dave_edwards28@yahoo.com

Unit 127, 745 Fountainhead LN NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
 

OBJECTIVE

 

To pursue a career with a progressive organization with a challenging position within the IT industry, utilizing proven technical skills, training, and provide an opportunity for advancement. 
 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

Highly trained professional offering 19 years of experience in cable systems installation and maintenance. Certified in GTD-5 EAX General Processing Unit Operations and Maintenance. Proficient with: maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing a variety of peripheral equipment of vendor specific software including network problems. Effective team leader skilled in organizing, training, and motivating personnel. Able to produce architectural, electrical and mechanical drawings based on engineer survey notes including an outline of equipment location, wiring diagrams and elevations. Proficient with: Windows Technologies, MS Office, UNIX, Remedy, and Visico. Maintained hardware such as, RAID drives, fiber optic cables, floppy drives, monitors, systems boards, CDROMS, hard drives, network interface cards, modems, inkjet printers, laser printers, laptops, and sound cards. Possess a Secret security clearance. 
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

 

Outside Plant Lead (OSP), ITT EXELIS Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo (2006-Present) 

 

As a part of the commercial communication package on an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the military in support of Operation Joint Guardian, principal responsibilities include providing customer service support on a needed basis to assure system functionality. Duties include Activation / Deactivation services of NIPR, SIPR, and Voice Circuits, and or equipment. Provide training on logins and software operations. Perform weekly/monthly PMI’s (preventive maintenance inspections) directly to Communication Huts, and monitoring stations located in the Communication Hut units. Responsible for monitoring the Cable Line-Team’s operations of their respective duties and ensuring that the procedures and requirements are met within the IOP and referenced documents are adhered to.  

 

Senior Telecom Line/IDNX Systems Specialist, Engineering and Professional Services Incorporated, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo (November 2001-2006)
 

All Installation associated with a Military Communications customer support, to include maintenance, installation, movement or removal of voice, video communications, data and LAN circuits on the cable. Maintenance responsibilities, telephone poles, manholes, outside terminals, splice points, and bonding and grounding of termination points. General tasks: Site surveys, new installation, cable drawings/record keeping cable-related trouble calls, and service restoration.

 
Cable Systems Supervisor, 123rd Signal Battalion U.S. Army Fort Stewart, GA (January 1998-September 2001)

 

Coordinated and installed a six million dollar installation-wide gigabit Ethernet network from ground up. This includes the deployment of new CAT-5, fiber optic cabling, and gigabit routers and switches. Installed troubleshot, tested and maintained cable systems and related equipment. Coordinated contractors, subcontractors, and local exchange carrier technicians to install data, and telephony services. Ensured problems were resolved, scheduled installations, and assured that all deadlines and specifications were met. Commended for providing communications support to over 3,000 personnel. Trained and supervised cable and telecommunications technicians; evaluated employee performance and provided career counseling services. Coordinated and supervised several VTC (Video Tele-Conferencing) projects.  
 

Cable Systems Installer/Maintainer, 67^th Signal Battalion Fort Gordon, GA(October 1995-December 1997)

 

Installed equipment racks, distribution frames, panels, and various types of Nortel telephone equipment for the Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) on Fort Gordon, who provided telephone and data services to over 7000 customers.  Maintained extensive knowledge of cross connects to include the installation of 66 and 110 blocks, and also terminated hundreds of local area network (LAN) cables.  Awarded for keeping 100% accountability of equipment valued in excess of 4,000,000 with zero discrepancies.  In a volatile area with over 9,000 subscribers, the team ensured that all telephones and data malfunctions were operational within a 24-hour time frame, keeping down time to a minimum.  Awarded, 5 Army Achievement Medal, and 3 Commendation Medals for Tactical Communications Support. 

 

Education

 

United States Army Signal School, Fort Gordon, Georgia

Certified Basic Communications Systems-Electronics Installation, 2002

3M Certified Fire Stopping Course, 2001

3M Certified Basic Cable Splicing Installation, Fiber optic, 2001

Certificate, Leadership Development Course, 1999

Certificate, Fiber Optic Theory and Maintenance Techniques, 1997

Certificate, GTD-5 EAX general Processing Unit Operations & Maintenance, 1997

Certificate, Apprentice Cable Splicing Project Maintenance Course (14 weeks), 1997

Certificate, Cable Systems Installer/Maintenance Course (seven weeks), 1995

Graduate, Riverdale High School, East Fort Myers, Florida, 1992