Arnold Garza

515 Saltillo

San Antonio, TX 78207

210-365-9528

Agarza762@gmail.com

 

 

Seeking a position in a results-oriented company. I am an ambitious career conscious person, where my acquired skills and education will be utilized toward continued growth and advancement utilizing my technical training and experience. Highly organized, self-motivated individual with 16 years of experience in telecommunications, customer relations, and security.

 

BEYERS ENGINEERING

Outside Plant Engineer III April 2015 to Present

·  Provided detailed field notes on engineered packets making them as built ready

Which consisted of stationing routes and taking offset measurements.

·  Performed routine to complex assignments. Engineered Fiber-to the home (FTTH)

·  Notated preferred locations for new facility structures (vaults, drop vaults, cabinets, etc…)

·  Inspect placement of aerial, buried and underground facilities. Utilized Rural Utilities Services (RUS) guidelines.

·  Identify OSP construction method including aerial strand/lash, directional boring, trenching

·  Took and confirmed measurements of ROW, vault, cable, and other infrastructures with measuring wheel and tape measure

·  Enforced and Maintained Safety guidelines made sure all Clearance/Separations were with in spec

·  Performed right-of-way and route assessment to confirm the route corridor is acceptable and can be built in the most cost-effective manner

·  Conducted route or site walk down to collect data of all surface features and underground utility data necessary to support the preparation of the construction drawings that are complete and suitable for submittal to local jurisdictions to obtain construction permits

·  Performed (CRO) construction ride outs verifying fiber optic routes off of

Preliminary designs, utilizing weaver tool and redesigning routes where needed.

·  Completed address verification work throughout San Antonio to provide an

Accurate customer count so boundaries could be set for fiber distribution.

·  Worked on (MREA’s), make ready assessment on utility poles in order to provide

The customer a cost estimate to attach to poles.

·  Basic Knowledge of Arc-Gis Mapping software.

 

TIME WARNER CABLE

Security Field Investigator2012 to December 2014

·  Performed investigations on employees and ran criminal background checks on employees, contractors, and customers

·  Performed investigations of suspected cable theft / fraud coordinated for initial law enforcement intervention.

·  Initiated criminal prosecution process. Drafted, compiled and submitted theft and fraud reports to Security Management for review and prosecution approval.

·  Followed proper state procedures to obtain arrest warrants under state and criminal statutes.  Testified in court prosecution of suspected theft/fraud offender.

·  Entrusted with confidential information to perform discrete investigations on employees and customers.

 

Team Lead Auditor / QC InspectorMarch 2007 to 2012

·OSP and ISP

·Maintained cable plant integrity throughout south Texas identifying and removing unauthorized connections in both aerial and underground plant.

·Conducted QC inspections and making necessary repairs on completed installs to verify proper installations.

·Maintain daily logs of illegal connections.

·Performed inspections on aerial and underground fiber optic projects making sure the network was built according to as-built prints.  

·Assisted with special projects assigned by my management team on a weekly basis.

 

Lead Service/OSP Maintenance Technician III March 2005-February 2007

·Performed supervisory duties in the absence of my supervisor.

·Completed service calls, outages, and special projects in a timely manner.

·In charge of controlling and maintaining company assets to include: vehicles, hand tools and test equipment.

·Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair electronic circuits, relays, and amplifiers, power supplies and making necessary repairs.

·Verified that employees portrayed a professional image and complied with company policies, standards, and procedures.

·  Assisted management with weekly safety meetings ensuring all meeting records were logged and vehicle inspections were complete.  

·  Provided feedback to field techs making sure a high quality of work has been performed.

·  Provided one-on-one coaching and training for each team member on a weekly basis.

·  Operated and maintained company issued bucket truck.

·  On call 24/7.

 

 

Texstar Enterprises

Cable Lineman March 2004 to March 2005

·  OSP Cable construction.

·  Fiber optic and copper cable splicing and terminations.

·  Trained new employees on company guidelines and outside plant construction.

·  In charge of bucket truck operations for my group.

·  Built fiber optic and cable networks per customer as-built designs.

·  Set poles, risers, down guys, strand, and fiber optic cables.

·  Performed inspections on aerial and underground fiber optic projects making sure the network was built according to as-built prints.  

 

The San Antonio Telephone Company

Field Technician August 1999 to March 2004

·  ISP and OSP Construction.

·  Maintained and repaired data/voice communications lines.

·  Worked on Federal contracts as well as private commercial contracts.

·  Performed fiber optic splices and terminations.

·  Performed inspections on aerial and underground fiber optic projects making sure the network was built according to as-built prints.  

·  Troubleshoot and repair electronic circuits, relays in VMS and LCS for Tex-Dot

·  Extensive knowledge of structured cabling and labeling, pulling and dressing category 3, category 5e, category 6 and large count copper and fiber optic cable.

·  Built MDF / IDF environments, terminated 110 and 66 blocks, reviewed blue prints.

·  Supervised technicians while working on my job sites.

·  Certified in FDS and Mark IV troubleshooting and repair.

·  Attended Radio Frequency Systems class on placement troubleshooting on omni and unidirectional antennas, heliax and radiax cable placement splicing and termination.

·  Operated bucket truck for aerial fiber and underground plant installation and repairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                               O.S.H.A Certification’s

 

 

Aerial and Scissor Lift Safety                         Basic First Aid

Excavation Trenching and Shoring Safety       Confined Space Entry- Permit Required

Electrical Safety                                                 Fire Safety

Chemical Safety                                                Behavior-Based Safety

Slips Trip’s and Falls                                       Confined Spaces

Back Safety and Injury Prevention                  Ladder Safety

Lead Awareness                                               Overhead and Gantry Crane Safety