Vincent Plummer, SR.

RESUME

 

Telecommunications Technician - OUTSOURCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC / DIRECT LINE COMMUNICATIONS

4062 Roy Cole Road - Springfield, TN 37172

yccp@hotmail.com - (202) 340-2260

• Pulling, terminating, testing, troubleshooting all commonly used cables, including T1, Coaxial, Heliax, DSL, CAT5, CAT5E, CAT6, FIBER 
• Through 25 year telecommunications career, has worked extensively with near all transmissions of data 
• Strong Lead /Foreman experience 
• Data center, commercial and government site experience 
• Possesses all tools required to get the job done 
• Structured cabling for large commercial and government clients to include Raytheon, the Pentagon, NIH and Facebook 
• Electrical panel upgrades, up to 240 volts 
• Maintain long standing relationships with commercial clients, such as R&R Construction and Badger Sumrall & Co., CPA's, providing services on an as-needed/on-call basis 
• Consistently Complete Projects on time and under budget.

 

Work Experience

Telecommunications Technician

Verigent/Digital Group, LLC 

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Bowling Green, KY

March 2014 to Present

Responsibilities 
Terminate Fiber, Run & troubleshoot CAT5 & CAT6 
 
Skills Used 
The ability to work and complete projects without supervision without errors.

 

Telecommunications Technician

OUTSOURCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC/ DIRECT LINE COMMUNICATIONS

May 2012 to November 2013

Responsible for the Wiring Infrastructure of 19 Data Room setups in a 4 building campus located in Ashburn, VA. Duties include; Data Center Builds from the ground up; Recovery and setup of all New Server arrivals; IDF & MDF Builds incorporating Cat6; Multi Mode and Single Mode Fiber Circuits; Resolving multiple Service Tickets generated daily by Facebook, which required: Trouble shooting and Repair of Circuits using various Test Equipment, such as VLR, Fluke DTX 1800 Multi Tester and OTDR. 
• Performing initial installs at a Data Center and other commercial clients

 

Telecommunications Technician

VERIGENT

February 2011 to January 2012

Responsible for Cat5 and Fiber Cable, to include pulling and terminating at the jack and patch panel. 
• Performing initial installs at a Data Center and other commercial clients

 

 

 

Lead Technician

VERIGENT

June 2010 to February 2011

RAYTHEON BUILDING & ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS 
• Construction had already begun when joining the project; however, deadlines and quality standards were not being met. Brought on as a fiber technician, and quickly promoted to Lead Technician responsible for a 6 man crew. 
• Daily provided with blue prints for a specific location and was tasked with pulling, laying in CAT6, ensuring it was terminated, tested and troubleshot from work stations to IDF. 
• Responsible for cable infrastructure from work stations to patch panels. 
• Responsible for all running of fiber line to MDF (Main Data Facility) 
• Responsible for executing OSP fiber plans from each of the 4 buildings' MDFs to the MDC (Main Data Center) 
• Copper and Fiber cabling at Data Center on Aberdeen Proving Grounds

Telecom Lead/ Technician

SELF-EMPLOYED

May 2002 to June 2010

FORT MEADE ARMY BASE 
• Outside Plant, Multi Strand Fiber Lines 
• Runs overhead and underground for several buildings on the base, utilizing either existing phone pole, or manholes where air quality testing was required before entry. 
• Data Center 
• Terminating at the Hub. 
• Point to point O-1-DR testing of each line for acceptable signal transfer. 
 
THE PENTAGON 
• Point to Point Fiber Runs for the new offices setup for multiple facilities within the Pentagon. 
• Runs from multiple hubs within the Pentagon to the individual workstations, as well as Conference and Training Rooms. 
 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) 
• On Site Service Technician for Telecommunication Group, Responsible for troubleshooting of Fiber Lines; to include diagnostics, repair and testing using OTDR and Fusion Splicer 
• Copper and Fiber Cabling and termination at Data Center

Voice and Data Technician

RCN

November 2001 to May 2002

Installation and support for RCN's telephone, internet and cable television service 
• CAT5, CAT5E, Coaxial, and Fiber Optic cabling 
• PC/Internet connection and upgrades; configuration of customer's PC to make compatible with RCN's internet service

Field Service Technician

COVAD COMMUNICATIONS

December 1999 to November 2001

Router configurations for Cisco, Netopia, Speed stream 
• DSL Installations 
• LAN Systems setup & PC configuration 
• Nic Card Installs & Software Installs 
• Clear understanding of point to point Protocol 
• AT&T & Merlin phone system installs complete hardwiring and system programming

Installation Technician

JAMES COMMUNICATIONS INC

March 1999 to December 1999

Troubleshooting of systems and repair of systems 
• CAT5, CAT3 and Fiber Optics Systems Installations 
• Splicing of Copper and Fiber Cables 
• ISDN & POTs Phone Service 
• T1 & T3 Installations 
• Main Frame & Satellite closet cross connects

Installation Technician

AMERICAN CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL

September 1996 to March 1999

Installation and service of telecommunication and data transmittal systems 
• Installed services from manhole locations and/or telephone pole service points with links to communications closets and all points between • Crew Supervision of up to 12 techs in new construction projects 
• Weekly progress reports and status meetings involving subcontractors and inspectors 
• Proficiency in mechanical and electrical blueprint reading

Sales/Service

COMPUTER CITY

November 1995 to August 1996

Serviced PCs including installation and upgrades to PC memory and all peripheral additions

Sub-Contractor

LEET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

June 1988 to October 1995

Provided on call service for repairs involving plumbing, electrical, and HVAC 
• Responsible for total property maintenance and improvements of multi-dwelling and single family homes

Assistant

Electrical Repair

March 1988 to November 1991

to building engineer in maintenance for boiler and air conditioner service

Technician

Transportation Division

January 1983 to March 1988

Repair and installation of traction motors, logic boxes, and automatic door openers for Metrorail subway trains 
• Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting of braking systems 
 
Former Officer 
METROPOLITAN PROLICE DEPARTMENT 
• Metropolitan Police Academy graduate Class of 81-7 
• Police Service 3rd District Prescient

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

 

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Montgomery Community College 9 months 1987

Telecommunications/Computers

TEC (Technical Education Center)   (1994-1995)