Joseph F. Gaston Datacom PM/Fiber Optic Technician 39 Springfield Rd. North Brunswick, NJ 08902 joe@gastonfamily.org  (732) 491-6873

 

Professional Profile:

My recent position as PM for Skanska, I provided experienced oversight on multiple data-com, and A/V projects including Merck and the United Nations in NY. Prior to that, I was a Fiber Optic / Communications Technician with commercial, industrial, and data center experience. Accomplished at installation, maintenance, and repairs of fiber optic and copper networks, and supporting infrastructures. Extensive experience with most types of terminations, splicing techniques, testing methods, and troubleshooting. A team player with excellent communication, management, and organizational skills.

Key Skills:

·   Fusion Splicing & Terminations	·   Job Cost Estimating
·   Structured Cabling Installation	·   Project Management
·   Testing and Troubleshooting	·   MS Word, Excel, & Outlook
·   Data Center Cabling & Support	·   Safety Compliance

Certifications:

·   FOA CFOT (Fiber Optic Association Certified Fiber Optic Technician)

·   OSHA 30 (30 Hour Safety Training Program)

·   5 Year Communications Technician Apprenticeship Training

·   Corning TR07S (Hands-On Fiber Optic Installation & Splicing For LANs, Building, and Campus)

·   Corning TR-EWP (Extended Warranty Program) and TR-02-S (Fiber Optic Design For LANs)

·   Corning TS LAN Design 500 (Fiber Optic Design for Multimode and Single-mode Networks)

·   Ortronics CIPP (Certified Installers Proper Practices)

·   AT&T Systimax PDS (Premise Distribution System) and ND3321 (SCS Design and Engineering)

·   Tyco/Amp (Light Crimp Connector Certification)

·   Bogen ASD (Application and System Design)

·   Berktek IPG (Installation Practices Guideline)

·   Belden/Krone IPG (Installation Practices Guideline)

Experience:

Skanska USA Building – Parsippany, NJ                                                                                      July 2012 to January 2015

Project Manager A/V & Telecom

·   Managed contractors across multiple A/V and telecom projects to ensure contract compliance.

·   Collaborated with designers, engineers, and contractors to successfully install new voice/data cabling and supporting infrastructure on multiple Merck biologics and vivarium building renovation projects.

·   Coordinated, along with the Skanska A/V team, the replacement of the A/V technology in 17 conference rooms at the UN in NY. Start to finish, the duration of this project was seven years.

·   Tracked and oversaw the escalation and change management processes to ensure client satisfaction and avoid installation conflicts.

·   Assisted the team by coordinating contractor training to the client, testing, equipment re-use, punch list, and close-out documents.

·   Completed Skanska mandatory training: Business Ethics, 4 Hr. CPR, Diversity, Avoiding Conflicts of Interest, Scaffolding, Scheduling, and Code of Conduct.

Joseph F. Gaston Datacom PM/Fiber Optic Technician 39 Springfield Rd. North Brunswick, NJ 08902 joe@gastonfamily.org  (732) 491-6873

 

Scholes Communications – Piscataway, NJ                                                                     March 2009 to November 2011

Fiber Optic/Communication Technician

·   Expedited installations with efficient fiber optic termination processes resulting in low failure rates.

·   Tailored recommendations for alternate pathways and real estate management in closets and racks to allow optimal utilization.

·   Completed multiple cabling projects at; New Meadowlands Stadium, Xanadu Mall, Dow Jones, Citi-Bank, Nomura, and Bear Stearns.

·   Provided support services at multiple Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley data centers including:

Ø      Adds/moves/changes, equipment decommissioning, rack ‘n stack, cross connects, and additional infrastructure.

Ø      Survey and provide rack location, Network, Power, and Rack Unit requirements for new assets based on Move/Add/Change requests (MAC) and asset decommissioning.

Ø      Track and manage copper and fiber patch cable inventory.

Ø      Verification of asset tagging on data center equipment including model number and serial number for equipment to be installed or removed.

Ø      Prepare/Inspect equipment for installation (checking mounting hardware, brackets, and other accessories), storage, or shipment to other client and vendor sites.

Ø      Troubleshoot switch/server port connectivity issues related to network cables or patch panels.

Ø      Work directly with server administrators and network administrators to troubleshoot connectivity issues on critical production systems providing loopbacks, GBIC swaps, replacing/adding cabling and patches.

 

Mehl Communications – Pearl River, NY                                                                                March 1989 to January 2009

Fiber Optic/Communication Technician/Foreman/Estimator/Project Coordinator

·   Experience with a large variety of connector types, termination and splicing methods, manufacturers, and their proprietary tool sets.

·   Responsible for the splicing, terminating, testing and troubleshooting of fiber optic and copper ISP & OSP networks in aerial and underground enclosures, shelves, and cabinets in numerous data center, commercial, industrial, and retail locations.

·   Interpret, estimate, and respond to RFPs and RFQs with quotes for turnkey structured cabling systems for numerous NJ Transit and hospital jobs.

·   Coordinate labor, material acquisition, project deadlines, meetings, and close-out packages that include dB loss, OTDR traces, and as-builts, for system certification.

·   Delivered completed cabling projects to: Hoffman LaRoche, Merck, Union Carbide, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Pfizer, National Starch, Newark Schools, NTT Data, Wakefern, Stryker, and Newark’s Subway System.

Education & Professional Info:

·   Bergen County Vo-Tech, Hackensack, NJ – Trade Courses, i.e. Electricity, Masonry, Carpentry, Blueprint Reading

·   University of Charleston, Charleston, WV – Sociology

·   Bergenfield High School – Graduate

·   LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/10/a7b/a45