DUSTIN BUNTING

Pyeongtaek, South Korea

618-200-8821 (Cell)

Dustin Bunting@Gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 14 years experience in the United States Army as a supervisor, telecommunications technician, fiber optic installer, trainer, and instructor with a proven track record as a troubleshooter and problem solver, providing superior customer service and follow up and working well under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

C4I Quality Assurance Lead Inspector, Facilities Design            April 2013 - Present

Crystal Management, LLC, Pyeongtaek, ROK

·               Manage comprehensive quality management program for all aspects of Information Technology (IT) and Command, Control, Computer, Communications and Intelligence (C4I) projects

·               Manage and inspect all C4I aspects for over 200 buildings on 24 projects with total cost of over 800 Million dollars

·               Supervises 8 Local National QA’s to ensure they are enforcing US Quality Standards

·               Serve as a single point of contact for IT and C4I project stakeholders

·               Ensure compliance with various international and national standardization organizations EIA/TIA.

·               Collect, organize and analyze organizational project data to assess customer satisfaction

·               Author program related documentation as it relates to Quality Assurance Programs and requirements as needed

·               Determine and evaluates Root Cause and Corrective/Preventive Action, developing and initiating Corrective Action Plans and verifying corrective action and implementation

·               Perform IT and C4I product quality control peer reviews and audits to assess compliance with program/project requirements

·               Oversee the development of quality standards and protocols for Quality Assurance testing models

·               Act as advisor to quality assurance engineering team regarding projects, tasks and operations

·               Inspect and review designs to ensure they meet OSP requirements.

 

OSP Designer January 2012 – April 2013

Clearwave Communications, Harrisburg, IL

·               Designed all future routes and create splicing documents

·               Managed the installation and Construction of Fiber Optic cable to 150+ Verizon Wireless and Alltel Wireless Cell Towers to include quality assurance for all installations.

·               Created construction permits for new routes

·               Documented all splicing information into OSPInsight

·               Coordinated splicing and testing for newly installed customers

·               Served “on call” 24/7 for outages and troubleshooting

·               Input new routes into Julie and coordinate Locators for routine Locates and Emergency locates

 

Head End Technician    February 2011 - December 2011

Newwave Communications, Mt. Carmel, IL

·               Responsible for site maintenance of 12 sites across Central and Southern IL

·               Managed all new installations and ensuring installations meet all standards and criteria

·               Setup IP’s for Critical equipment to reduce roll time and correct the issues faster via remote login

·               Maintained equipment and set levels on transmitters

·               Served “on call” 24/7 to repair outages

 

Lead Fiber Engineer        October 2005 – February 2011

Kentucky Data Link, Evansville, IN

·               Successfully managed over 35,000 miles of longhaul and metro fiber in a fast paced company growing 30-40% per year

·               Designed Fiber to the Home (FTTH) for over 5000 Customers

·               Key person in designing fiber optic routes between cities

·               Setup all fiber related MOPs and coordinate with customers to reduce downtime

·               Continually improved cable route documentation and records

·               Served “on call” 24/7 and respond immediately to network events, quickly troubleshooting affected systems.  Also provide direction to contractors and splicing departments during events.

 

Team Leader, Radio/Fiber Optic Installer            June 2003 - September 2005

United States Army, Ft Gordon, GA

·               Supervised and performed critical upgrades and equipment installation in 4 laboratories valued at over $5 million dollars which saved the US Army approximately $350K ensuring all components met I3A standards and commercial best practices

·               Supervised installation of a fiber-optic backbone in a 10-room military training facility ensuring all components met I3A standards and commercial best practices

·               Supervised installation of over 3000 feet of fiber optic cable and completed termination and testing of 430 connectors ahead of project milestones with seamless transition to new system

·               Taught and evaluated courses to increase the technical proficiency and preparedness for subordinates to attend the Basic Installers’ Course; courses included cable fabrication; site marking and layout; anchoring equipment bays; and Local Area Network installation and testing;

·               Taught team members how to use Various Test equipment; including Fluke’s Network Assistant, Fluke’s Optiview OTDR, Fluke Multimeter

·               Engineered and wired a Secure Fiber Optic Internet Network for US Southern Command enterprise-level Theater Network Operations and Security Center. (TNOSC)

 

Site Supervisor (NCOIC)          May 2001 - May 2003

United States Army, Camp Page, Korea

·               Supervised and managed a crew of four soldiers and six Korean Nationals and maintained 100% accountability for facility equipment worth over $15 million dollars

·               Supervised a post-wide expansion project to splice and relocate a 600-pair cable in 3 different areas

·               Engineered and wired CAT 5 cable for a 17-room aircraft hangar renovation and for a new Officers Living facility ensuring all components met I3A standards and commercial best practices

·               Ensured 100% of required circuits and phones were installed prior to start of several Korea-wide missions

·               Developed the Platoon's Site Certification Program

·               Defense Information Systems Agency Facility of the Year for Fiscal Year '02

 

Communications Tech          June 2000 - May 2001

United States Army, Ft. Stewart, GA

·               Troubleshot and repaired numerous Line of Sight Radio’s supporting tactical network

·               Troubleshooting procedures included replacing modules and using an SG 1139 signal generator to perform Bit error rate testing

·               Performed preventive maintenance on Mobile subscriber equipment to reduce network outages during exercises

 

Student            September 1999 - June 2000

United States Army, Student, Ft. Gordon, GA

·               Attended and graduated the Microwave Systems Operator Maintainer Course

·               Learned to configure, align, and perform maintenance on microwave communications and support equipment

·               Monitor, diagnose, and restore circuits, systems and interface equipment

 

 

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

High School Diploma   June 1999

Grayville, IL

 

Basic Installers Course

Information Management Officer Certification

Primary Leadership and Development Course Graduate

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

3M Certified in 2178 Splice Case; 2178-L/S Splice Case; Fibrlok Splice; Hot Melt ST, SC, and FC Connector; Epoxy ST, SC, and FC Connector; Crimplok ST and SC Connector; Fiber Optic Safety; Principles of Fiber Optics; and Certified Fire Stopping Systems Installer

Fluent with Microsoft Office Visio, Access, Excel, and Word

 

CLEARANCE

Inactive NACLC