GARY A. GETZ

(540) 373-6424

Email: gagetz@msn.com

 

 

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE:TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE – INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE

TELECOMMUNICATION BUSINESS – INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE

BURIED SERVICE WIRE – INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

RADAR COMMUNICATIONS

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

AUTO CAD DRAFTSMAN

 

EMPLOYMENT:

 

2000 – 08-14-2015Verizon, Inc., Fredericksburg, VA

Service Technician Positions: 

·   2008-2015  - FIOS Technician

·   2005-2008  - Fiber Optic Inspector

·   2003-2005  - Buried Service Technician

·   2000-2003  - Service Technician

Responsible for work necessary to repair and maintain company and customer provided communications equipment, and evaluate customer needs.  Direct contact with customers to inform them of the work being performed, to let them know when service is restored and/or installed, and to communicate Verizon policies.  Performs diagnostic tests, installing, rearranging, and maintaining inside wires, wire at the poles, underground or in building terminals.  Interprets service orders and circuit diagrams, and keeps detailed written records.  Also responsible for running heavy equipment to bury cable underground, locate, repair and install underground cable.

 

 

1997 - 2000TAG, Inc., Woodlawn, MD   

Electronic Technician B:  Responsible for detailed technical duties involving assembly operation, installation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic equipment associated with power cables, airborne equipment cabling, ground systems cabling, data communications cabling, chassis, consoles, printed circuit boards, wire wrapping and switch panels.  Use of general purpose and special purpose electrical/electronic tools and test equipment as required.  Prepare and submit written records on work assigned as required.

 

 

 

1992 - 1997TCOM, L.P., Columbia, MD

Electronics Technician B:  Responsible for detailed technical duties involving the assembly, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic equipment associated with aerostat radar surveillance systems using general purpose and special purpose electrical/electronic tools and test equipment.  Performed maintenance, including preventive maintenance, routines, and operations per equipment instruction manuals on the following types of electronic subsystems:  Aerostat Sensors and Controls, Radar, Weather Instruments, and Telemetry and controls.  Responsible for the assembly and checkout of electrical/electronic equipment utilizing TCOM furnished drawings and procedures on printed circuit boards, cables, and chassis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary A. Getz – Resume

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1978 - 1991Westinghouse Electronic Corporation, Baltimore, MD

Electronic Assembler/Wireman:  Assembled hardware and components associated with cable assemblies, printed circuit boards, and mechanical/electronic assemblies per drawings and assembly procedures on commercial and defense related contracts.  Developed cabling assemblies and performed continuity tests on various types of electronic assemblies.  Responsible for the set-up and operation of various wire processing machinery per established procedures.  Generated and subsequently incorporated Engineering revision notice design changes.

Assembled, wired, and soldered electrical and mechanical subassemblies per drawings and schematics.  Performed repairs and incorporated Engineering design changes.  Assembled and wired cables, harnesses, circuit boards, wire wrap boards, chassis, and other prototype ground support hardware.  Use and maintained all hand and air tools.

*Received the Westinghouse Achievement Award for identifying a wire-strip problem and suggesting solution which was later implemented.

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION AND/OR OTHER TRAINING COMPLETED:

 

Basic Fiber Optics – Knowlogy – Completed 4/1/2004

Advanced Fiber Optics – Knowlogy –                 Completed 4/1/2004

Optical Networking – Netlearn – Completed 8/30/2004

Understanding the Basics of Optical Networking – Netlearn –    Completed 8/8/2005

Networking Essentials 2^nd Edition – Part 1 – Netlearn –              Completed 9/3/2005

Networking Essentials 2^nd Edition – Part 2 – Netlearn –              Completed 11/12/3005

FIOS TV:  Verizon FIOSTV/Video Overview – Netlearn –         Completed 11/8/2005

Understanding the Basics of Data Communications – Netlearn – Completed 5/21/2005

VMobile for the OSP Technician – Netlearn –                              Completed 6/5/2005

ADSL Repair –                                                                               Completed 6/10/2005

OSP I&R Network Interface Installation – Netlearn –                   Completed 11/7/2005

Certification, such as those related to FTTP

 

 

 

OFF-JOB TECHNICAL COURSES:

 

Verizon FutureLink Home Study Courses:

                                                Electricity - Parts I, II, and III

     Technical Reading for Telecommunications Technology

     Basic Electronic Switching for Telephone Systems

 

 

EDUCATION:Mergenthaler High School, Baltimore, MD

Major:  Mechanical Drawing

 

Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, MD

Major:  Computer Aided Design

 

Blueprint Reading

Wiring & Soldering Techniques Certification (Mil-Std-454)

Wire Wrap Certification

 

SKILLS:

Computer Skills:

Auto Cad R-14

 

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