Bernard Grosvenor

5905 Mustang Drive, Riverdale, MD 20737                          nardorankin@yahoo.com Cell: (301)221-6235

Experience

Gates Consultants, Riverdale, MD                                                                           January 2012 – Present

Satellite Installer

·         Installation of FTA satellite systems and cabling.

·         Sales of satellite systems and equipment.

·         Retuning and repair of satellite systems.

·         Design and installation of home theater systems.

 

Verizon, Fort Washington, MD                                                               December 2004 – December 2011

Cable Splicer

• Performing splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside plant fiber optic and copper facilities.
• Reading, editing, and interpreting engineering plans for vendor specifications.
• Install and repair optic and electronic equipment.
• Determine air flow and pressure in cables – aerial and underground.
• Preparing cables for pressurization and maintaining cable pressure.
• Using test equipment to check for gas in manholes.
• Testing, locating, and repairing defects in wires for copper cables, fiber optic cables and digital carrier systems.

• Operating and maintaining necessary trucks and equipment needed to perform work operations in a safe manner.  Includes operating aerial lifts (buckets) and hydraulic lift ladders.
• Utilize plug-in equipment to connect telecommunication systems, dark fiber, routers, video set-top boxes and PC related hardware.
• Installation of buried, aerial, and MDU FTTp terminals and hubs.

 

Computer Cable Connection, Tampa, FL                                               September 2003 – October 2004

Lead Datacom Technician

• Installed, terminated, and tested voice, data, and fiber optic lines at various schools and other sites.
• Terminated ST and SC fiber optic connectors.
• Video plant design.
• Assembled and installed data racks, fiber cabinets, 110 and 66 blocks, and patch panels.
• Installed and configured routers for various law enforcement, postal, and retail sites throughout Florida.

 

Ark Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD                                                                     July 1994 – September 2003

 

Telecom Technician

 

• Implemented training for employees and customers on data and video systems.
• Installed, terminated, tested, and troubleshot ISP/OSP copper, fiber optic, video lines and systems.
• Buildout of data closets, PA systems, and video headends.
• Assembled and installed data racks, fiber cabinets, 110, bix, krone, 66 , and patch panels.
• Terminated ST, SC, and MTRJ fiber optic connectors.
• Installed security and access control systems and devices.
• Supervised employees and installation work at various local, national, and international sites.

 

R.O.W. Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD                                                                September 1991 – July 1994

Network Admin/CAD Designer

• Upkeep of the NIAID division network for NIH with helpdesk, user support, and computer repair.
• Utilized and implemented database to track equipment inventory for NIH.
• Installed, terminated, and tested twisted pair for local and national sites.
• Produced CAD as-built blueprints for twisted pair installations.

 

Education

Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD

Associates – Drafting Technology, May 1991

Cert. Engineering Drafting, Network Communications I, Intro to Home Automation Technology, Small Office Technology, Windows 7

Morgan State University,  Baltimore, MD

Civil Engineering

Certifications

• Electronic security technician
• Pole climbing
• BICSI installer level 2 (exp. 2006)
• Blonder Tongue
• Hilti tools and firestopping

Hardware

• IBM pc’s and compatibles
• Wavetek and Satlink video testers
• Fluke, Microtest, Ideal, and Exfo copper and fiber testers
• Tektronix, Exfo, and Siecor OTDR’s
• Fujikura, Tektronix, and Sumitomo single and mass fusion splicers
• ST, SC, FC, LC, and MTRJ F/O connectors