ERIC GRAY

ETHERNET TRANSPORT ENGINEER

846 Oak Crest Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76120

972 415-6808

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Transport Engineer with extensive experience in network design, planning and deployment for large and small telcos.  Managed deployment of initial Ethernet offering in five state region.  Knowledgeable in OSP and ISP Engineering of SDH, PDH, Async, SONET Transport, ADM, DWDM, ATM, Digital Microwave radio, GSM backhauling of RBS, BTS, BSC, RAN, UMTS, and MSC.  Experienced in working with vendors, defining equipment plans as well as deployment strategies.  Planned and designed a series of optical networks for MCI/Verizon Business and, Nortel in both Brazil and Japan.  Designing system layouts for point to point, Ring, and Mesh configurations. Worked closely with Fujitsu, Cisco, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent equipment.

 

Outside Plant Engineering

·   Design and Engineer FTTP/FiOs (Fiber to the Premise) Projects for buried and aerial Fiber optic cable systems

·   Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex maps and documents.

·   Perform site surveys and data collection for the OSP feeder, distribution and switching facilities

·   Network designing for Out of Franchise projects for Verizon SES, TLS SONET DS0, DS1/T1, DS3/T3, STS1, OC-3, OC-12 & OC-48 service.

 

Inside Plant Engineering

Design/engineer Optical Transmission Networks, PON, GPON, CWDM, DWDM, ROADM, TDM, ATM and SONET/SDH equipment, end to end transport systems,  including MPLS, OSPF, BGP, RIP, TDM, SMTP, SNMP, HTTP, SIP/RTPVoice Switching Systems, including POTS, DS0, DS1, DS3, T1, ISDN, OC3,10G, 1G, 100Mbs VoIP, Ethernet, Gigbit Ethernet, voice, RF, IP switching/routing systems.

 

Management                                                                                                                               

·   Strong statistical, analytical, problem solving and project management skills

·   Develop and implement project plans, procedures, schedules, and deliverables.

·   Prepare, evaluate contracts, bids and RFPs.

·   Manage and Engineer large number of projects at the same time.

·   Ability to understand various quality improvement tools and models

·   Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

·   Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE     

 

Alcatel-Lucent/ Consultant      (Plano, TX)                                      Oct 2014 – Present

Lab Test Engineer 

Lab testing the 9500 MPT-HLC/HQAM Radios for AT&T One Lab project.  Testing new software release for 9500 MPR Radio using rack mounted IXIA Optixia XM12 test set.

 

·   Set up test configurations, executing test cases and reported results.

·   Perform radio verification on the modem profiles - Testing includes transmitter spectral performance, transmitter output power, receiver threshold, and receiver dynamic range.

·   Perform extensive testing of new features for R&D to validate functionality and provide direct feedback. Testing includes:

·   Performance of multiple port Ethernet Access Switch (EAS), with a layer 2 Ethernet switch as the base switch

·   TDM Interface testing - DS1 and DS3

·   From  32 to 1024 QAM modem profiles operating in the 6, 11, 15 GHz RF band

 

Verizon Wireless/ Consultant      (Westlake, TX)                                      Oct 2013 – Oct 2014

Project Management 

Supporting Principal Engineers in deploying Small Cell, and IBRD projects link to provide backhauling capacity via radio transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through their network.  Granite-XNG, C-Squared, and Network Flow were the tools used to create and track these projects

 

Ericsson/ Consultant      (Plano, TX)                                                                Mar 2013 – Sept 2013

Technical Support Engineer

Supporting technology such as GPON, Ethernet over Copper for broadband Access and Radio link to provide backhualing capacity via radio transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through their network.   Ericsson equipment used Mini-Link Radio 2P, 6P, & 20P for Radio links and Radio Base Stations system (RBS 3000, 6000 Series including DUW, DUG, DUL, and DUS) applications. 

 

 

Verizon Business / Consultant                                                                      July 2012 - Mar 2013

Transport Engineer (Richardson, TX)

Developing and testing the BGW platform for OTN and SONET Engineering technology on the Verizon network.

Equipment involved in network development was Ciena OTN CoreStream,5430, 5410, OME 6500, and Fujitsu Flashwave, 9500, & 4500, & 4100 DWDM for Optical Sonet/Gigabit system applications. Also used FORTE, Granite-XNG, C-Squared, Excel and Microsoft Project to track and manage day to day activities.

 

 

WindSream/ Consultant                                                                          Dec 2011 - July 2012

Equipment Engineering (The Woodlands,  TX)

Engineering SONET technology for the WindStream backbone to provide capacity of the fiber transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through WindStream network.   Equipment engineered in its network was Fujitsu Flashwave, 4500, DWDM, BTI 7000 Seres & Cisco 15454HD for Optical Gigabit system applications. 

 

 

Frontier Communications/ Consultant                                                                      Mar 2010 – Dec - 2011

Transport Planning Engineer – (Broad Band Expansion) Sycamore, IL/ (DFW) Dallas, TX

Planning and implementing HSI transport network for the Frontier Central Region main backbone legs and more.  Designing and implementing DWDM/CWDM IP transport systems for OC, 1-Gig both Ethernet optical/electrical and 10-Gig from the BRAS to Aggregation points to provide bandwidth for DSLAMs and remote DSLAMs throughout the central region using CCP and M-6.  Transport equipment used is BTI Systems 7000 sires, Tellabs 7100 nano, and Fujitsu 4100s.  The Central Office/RT Access equipment used for the Broad Band expansion is Adtran TA5000/TA1248/TA1148, Calix C7, Actelis ML2300, and Cisco 3400/4924 for aggregation points and DSLAM access.

 

Verizon/ Consultant                                                                                         July 2008 - Dec 2009

OSP Engineer – (Project Fios) Santa Monica, CA

Designing and conditioning fiber optic cables and Hubs GPON, MDU, MTU, SFU, SBU Terminal layouts and back hauling connectivity into Cellular sites for Western Region customer (Verizon Fios).  Also Network designing for Out of Franchise projects for Verizon SES, TLS, DSL, VDSL Sonet DS0, DS1/T1, DS3/T3, STS1, OC-3, OC-12 & OC-48 service and more using a geographical database design from Microstation-IDDS, ICGS, BDMS, Vbiuld, CCP and maps for JPA & F1 conditioning of Buried, Aerial Pole, and Underground Manhole/Handhole cabling.  This is to enhance line performance and to produce overlay for Optical transmission for Verizon network systems.   All work was done under Bellcore Blue Book Standards, National Electric and Safety Code standards.

 

AT&T West/ Consultant                                                                                  July 2007- May 2008

OSP Engineer – (Project Lightspeed) Alhamba, CA

Designing and grooming cooper cables and Terminal layouts and Fiber toas the Node for Western Region customer (AT&T).  Using a geographical database design tool called Microstation-J/ARES, Granite, CSR, and Workprint for F2 conditioning of Buried, Aerial, and Underground cabling.  This is to enhance line performance for DSL transmission of AT&T network.   All work was done under Bellcore Blue Book Standards, National Electric and Safety Code standards.

 

Verizon/Business / Consultant                                                                      Jan 2007- July 2007

Transmission Facility Engineering  East Coast

Field test and Commissioning SONET technology for the Verizon Business backbone to provide DS-3 and optical capacity of fiber transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through Verizon/Business network.   Equipment commissioned in its network was Nortel OME 6500, 5200, 3500, &  OC-192, Optera LH, OC-48, SDMS Transport, Fujitsu Flashwave, 4100,4500, DWDM, Siemens & Ciena ULH, & Cisco 15454 for Optical Gigabit system applications. 

 

Verizon/Business / Consultant     (Richardson, TX)                                                               Jan 2006- Jan 2007

·   Engineer and design network capacity requirement for Verizon Business (long distance) network utilizing high capacity next generation lightwave and wave division multiplexing technologies.

·   Engineer and design (end to end) of SONET Transport circuits, FTTP network, Network Management/topologies and protocols.

·   Engineer and design national and international, OMESH and Wireless projects from the LD side using Fujitsu, Alcatel Lucent, Siemens, Ciena, Tellab, ADC DWDM and Nortel equipment

·   Provide upper management with technical information and financial requirement to implement future projects.

·   Work with vendors on daily basis to providing cost and equipment availability to support projects. 

·   Create bill of materials for vendors and Verizon warehouse.

·   Submit engineering equipment orders to vendors using SRM (nSAP- Verizon software).

·   Create system design overview and  “ECD” (Engineering Change Design) using Visio and Microstation.

·   Implement the engineering design in ICON (Verizon software) and generate final documents.

·   Write detailed installation summary for installers and technicians and prepare engineeing packages for field implementation.

·   Support the project by answering technical and non technical questions form project management and field installers and technicians.

·   Monitor the installation and testing procedures until the project is fully implemented in the field.

·   Document and file the project.

 

Raddcomm Wireless/ Consultant                                                            Sept 2005 – Jan 2006

Independent Sub-Contractor – Drive Tester        East Coast               

Drive testing for 911 emergency calling.  Checking for TDMA and GSM signal strength for BSC, RAN, RNC, RBS and MSC sites at predetermined locations across the northeastern country.

X-Tel Communications was the type of verification equipment used.  Equipment configured with dual TDMA and GSM scanners located in vehicle and dual antennas with GPS receiver mounted on top side of car. This was all connected to a laptop loaded with Mapinfo to record the data.

 

AT&T Telecommunication / Consultant                                                      Feb 2005 – July 2005

Independent Sub-Contractor – Wireless Reviewer Conway, AR                       

Senior engineer responsible for reviewing documentation, and survey photos of GSM/TDMA equipped sites newly acquired by Cingular. These Cell sites contain system Nokia/ Siemens/ Ericsson/ Alcatel/ Lucent/ Nortel Motorola (BTS 18000 & BTS 12000/ BSC 3000) UMTS/BTS & BSC RNC, RAN and RBC protocol RF equipment.  This also included AC/DC power capacity, breaker panels, battery, chargers/rectifiers cable capacity & configuration   

 

Verizon North East/ Consultant                                                           May 2004 – Aug 2004

Independent Sub-Contractor – OSP Engineer         Little Rock, AR                       

Conducted installation, testing, and troubleshooting of analog and DSL lines for both residence and businesses in the central Arkansas area.  Conducted OSP Engineering for Fiber to the curve for Verizon North East

 

All Communications Inc./Dallas, TX                                          Mar 2002 - Nov  2002

Independent Sub-Contractor - Senior Field Tech

Managed a team of five Field Technicians during this project with deferent tasks. Coordinated and implemented installation of cabling and test of the Avaya PBX system, RCA Satellite TV system, and High-speed Internet, which required multiple HUB network to support an eleven-story 128 room building that required two T1’s to support the system (DSL), and also a System-21 VLAN Data connection for the Hilton Inn of Dallas.   Certification of all cabling, and connections were done to standard.  

 

Nortel of Tokyo Japan/ Consultant                                            Jan 2001 - Sept  2001

Global Professional Services (GPS) Senior Design Engineering for Segma Project

Planned and designed a series of optical Rings for Cable & Wireless IDC Network under the Segma Project. Managed a team of four design engineers during this project with deferent tasks. To included power calculations and cable requirements of planned equipment.  These Rings used Nortel OPTera Metro 3000/5000 series, OPTera HDX, OPTera 3500, LH, & LH 1600G, DWDM, TN64X, TN16X, TN4EX, & TN1X.  The tributary requirements were a combination of STM-1, STM-4, & STM16, both optical and electrical per the customer needs as required within their network. 

 

Nortel of Brazil South America/ Consultant                                        2000 - 2001

International Optical Network (ION) Design Engineering for SDH - Senior Consultant

Planned and Designed optical networks for local, and international customers with SDH technology; for Leniar and Ring configuration routes to increase the customer’s network of Digital Primary Circuit capacity requirements.  Managed a team of six design engineers during this project.  The projects used Nortel TN1X, TN4X, TN4XE, TN16X, TN64X and OPTera Metro 3000/5000 series, OPTera DX, LH, & LH OAS and DWDM, also including SONET counter-part such as NT-OC192, NT-OC48, and NT-OC12. 

 

Nortel of The Netherlands Europe / Consultant                                 1999 - 2000

Technical Specialist (Second Level) – SDH Transmission Engineering

Conducted second level support of SDH Transmission equipment for Nortel customers in the European theater to include parts of Eastern Europe, and portions of the Middle East, with the focal point on Nortel TN1X, TN4X, TN4XE, TN16X, and TN64X including SONET counter-parts such as NT-OC192, NT-OC48, and NT-OC12.

 

Housely Communications/Telkom of South Africa                                1998 - 1999

Planning Engineer - Transmission Engineering Planner

Planned ATM, SDH and PDH technology for GSM Cell routes and GSM back hauling between. Core  and Cell sites to include provisioning of Digital Primary Circuit capacity on Nokia/ Siemens/ Alcatel fiber and Microwave transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through the Telkom network.   Equipment used in the network was Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, Siemens and Alcatel SDH equipment, including SMA-1,SMA-4, SMA-16, SLT-4, & SLT-16.

 

MCI Telecommunications                                                         1987 - 1998

Project Management  - Transmission Engineering Implementation Richardson, TX

Primary duties were to act as a liaison between MCIWorldcom and Nortel to Project Manage “Research and Development” for new technologies to assist the Network Design and Planning Engineering groups to provide capacity of SONET equipment to meet MCIWorldcom’s network needs.

Network Design and Planning Engineer - Transmission Facility Engineering Richardson, TX

Planned Sonnet, and Async technology for the MCIWorldcom backbone to provide DS-3 capacity on fiber and Microwave transmission equipment to meet customer traffic flow requirements through MCI Worldcom’s network.   Equipment used in its network was Nortel RD-4A, RD-6A , RD-6C, RD-11A, RD-11C, Fujitsu, NEC, and Alcatel MDR 2204/2306/2211equipment. 

 

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                              

Pulaski Technical University of Arkansas

1983, Electronics (Engineering Technology)

Arkansas College of Technology

1981, Electronics

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS                                                                                                                                                       

 

Engineer and design Optical transmission (TRANSPORT)network using different vendor SONET technologies such as:

Alcatel-Lucent LambdaXtreme (LX) ULH platform Tellabs® 7100 and Nano Optical Transport System SIEMENS ULH SURPASS HIT 7500 OPTICAL SYSTEM CIENA ULH CORESTREAM  OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM  CIENA Online Metro- Multiservice DWDM platform CIENA Core director – Optical Mesh Network Alcatel 1648 SM Transport Node Linear & Ring Nortel OME 6500 Optical broadband platform Nortel Optera Metro 5200 Multiservice platform BTI System 7060/7020/702 DWDM/CWDM Juniper ERX1440 / E320 Cisco ME3400 / 4924 Optics SFPs

·               FUJITSU FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Network ·               FUJITSU FLASHWAVE 4500, 4300, 4100 ·               FUJITSU FLASH-192 Transport SYS 4F-BLSR Ring  ·               Nortel Multi-wave Optical Repeater (MOR+) ·               CWDM, DWDM, 4WL, 8WL, 16WL and 32WL ·               Nortel Tranport Bandwith Manager (TBM) ·               Nortel S/DMS OC-192, OC-48, OC-12 & OC3 ·               ADC Fiber optical shelves and fiber optic cables ·               Ancillary solutions to support equipment installation ·               Adtran TA5000/TA1248/TA1148 IP DSLAM ·               Calix C7 ATM to Ethernet ·               Actelis ML2300 Cooper Ethernet ·               Ericsson Mini-Link Radio 2P, 6P, & 20P ·               Ericsson RBS 6000 Series

COMPUTER SKILLS                                                                                                                                                       

Languages – Basic Software – Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition to include (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, & Outlook) to include Microsoft Project, Microstation PC, Groupwise, Mircografix Designer, Visio, Mapinfo, Granite-XNG, C-Squared, Network Flow, M-6, BASE, CCP, Granite, ARES, ACES, ICON, MECCA, F&E, SiteVu, INM, Tarantella, Netsmart, Preside,Tellab 7194, UNIX and OSI layout.