2294 Creekview Place Grove City Ohio 43123

614-271-0967

Chadalford123@yahoo.com

 

 

PROFILE SUMMARY

 

·  Detail-oriented individual with proven experience in and extensive knowledge of Outside Plant in all environments in the telecommunications industry.

·  Experienced Copper Splicer, Fiber Splicer, Air Pressure Technician, Repair and Installation.

·  Experienced in applying all outside plant safety practices.

·  Advanced troubleshooting skills with various test equipment including OTDR, TDR, EXFO, and Sidekick.

·  Extensive print reading (Redline, Aeries, Field view, and NIMS).

·  Trained many other employees to Bell System Practice standards.

·  Large project management skills where I was required to put others in positions to succeed based on their skill level and met deadlines.

·  Dedicated, innovative and self-motivated team player/builder.

·  Exceptional leadership, organizational, oral/written communication, and interpersonal skills.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

 

AT&T (Ohio Bell)1995-2015

 

Communications Technician (installer) 1995-1997

·  Installed residential and business POTS service.

·  Dispatched on station repair (jacks, drops, phones) after my installation load was complete.

·  Followed all quality and safety practices.

·  Provided quality customer service.

 

Customer Services Specialist (Copper Splicer) 1997-2003

 

·  Spliced new copper cables (25pr – 3600pr).

·  Transferred all service from existing cables to new cables.

·  Mapped all manhole ducts for engineering.

·  Identified all cables in the splice.

·  Tagged pairs in pulp cable.

·  Counted groups in large cables.

·  Conditioned pairs for T1 service.

·  Installed repeaters and doublers.

·  Repaired T1 spans in trouble.

·  Restored service on large cable cuts (outages).

·  Followed all bonding and grounding practices.

·  Actively engaged in work area protection for myself, other employees, and the general public on all job sites.

 

Customer Services Specialist (Air Pressure) 2003-2006

·  Maintained central office and remote dryers.

·  Located and repaired leaks in pipes and cables.

·  Ran helium to find leaks in sections and non-accessible manholes.

·  Built pressure plugs on laterals.

·  Used PMAP daily to monitor air routes.

·  Buffered cables for splicers and repairmen.

·  Installed new pipe panels in central offices.

·  Installed manifolds, transducers, and high valves.

·  Cleared all alarms.

·  Redesigned poor preforming air routes to improve SQI (measurement of air system health).

 

Customer Services Specialist (Fiber Optic and Copper Slicing) 2006-2015

·  Spliced new and existing fiber optic cables (6 fiber – 432 fiber) loose and mass tube.

·  Built fiber to the premises (FTTP) undertakings.

·  Completed fiber to the node and fiber to the cell site jobs.

·  Identified dark fiber for engineers and corrected records.

·  Transferred DS1, DS3, and OC12 service when existing fiber cables needed replaced.

·  Restored service on cut fiber cables.

·  Located slack in manholes for engineering for mid-span jobs.

·  Created mid-span splices.

·  Found placement paths for engineering when records were incorrect.

·  Completed end to end testing on all fiber optic circuits and uploaded test results.

·  Used OTDR to locate and repair all faults.

·  Rebuilt facilities in DAs where there was a 5 percent or higher fail rate of pre-conditioned copper pairs.

·  Located and repaired bonding and grounding problems in DAs with frequent outages.

·  Trained new technicians in fiber and copper splicing.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio

Worked toward BA Electrical Engineering                                                          1991 - 1994