OSP QA/QC Inspector                                                                                05/2015 – 07/2015

Contractor Blue-NOC

MasTec Austin, Texas 

·   QA/QC inspector for aerial placement of Google Fiber network. Verified height of attachment is compliant to NESC heights to insure poles are “make ready” for construction, that included: tree trim, line clearing, guy and anchor placement.

·   Trained new hires in the use of height stick, and data input for project deliverables

·   Verified HOA at telephone pole and mid-span locations.

Facilities Engineer 1                                                                                   08/2014 – 12/2014

General Communications Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska 

·   Planned and implemented the design of plants, offices, and production lines in order to maximize the use of available space and improve production efficiency.

·   Estimated costs related to layout design for equipment and materials, labor, monitored the construction process.

·   Researched production/processing equipment or fixtures for purchase and gathers data relating to their ability to meet organizational needs.

·   Ensured that established efficiency and safety targets were met.

·   Maintained knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices/procedures in particular field.

·   Followed network requirements; also responsible for all sites and data centers related to the Cable Modem Network.

·   Created BOMs and gather RF queues.

·   Followed and suggested changes to MOPs for installation (including rack elevation, connectors (RG-59), rectifiers, power cables, and CMTS components); also Arris E6000 Router.

·   Provided OSP/ISP walkouts to gather info. for development of Statement of Work (SOW).

Field Operations Technician                                                                      01/2014 – 08/2014

General Communications Inc.

Anchorage. Alaska

·   Performed field installs to support: Cable modem MTO SONET/Ethernet Gb network.

·   General Packet Radio System Architecture supported SONET/OC-3; Ethernet services.

·   Installed racks, power wiring – lacing, coax cable and fiber/jumper management.

·   Installation of network equipment: Juniper Routers, Arris E6000 Routers.

·   Equipment included: Marconi LH; Cisco 9010, 9001, ASA 5500 and ME 3600.

·   General Dynamics 184 (1.8 meter) Antenna for Ku-Band and C-Band systems.

·   Comtech Satellite modems; Smart UPS systems.

·   Performed RF site surveys.

·   Tested coax splitter/combiner for uplink/downlink using JDSU DSAM.

·   Lacing Skills: Kansas and Chicago stitch.

Field Operations Technician (Contract)                                                    09/2013 – 12/2013

·   Icon Communications/TDS Telecom Broadband Project Maine Installed 4-O and #2 AWG to Breaker Distribution Fuse Bay (BDFB) for DC Power.

·   Installed racks/fiber trays inside CO’s Nodes, Cell Sites, and Data Centers.

·   Installed Cyan Z Optical series supporting: SONET/SDH/OTN/DWDM/IPTV/100 Gb.

·   Provisioned equipment for network (Cyan Z33 headend router).

·   Followed CO’s MOP for installation of equipment and document installation for PM.

·   Laced all cables using various stitches.

Field Operations Technician, (Contract)                                                   06/2009 – 08/2013

Verizon, Wind-Stream FTTC Project

WV and OH

·   Performed power verification and power up of equipment in the field.

·   Turned up fiber links to SFP/XFP’s; perform fiber power testing.

·   Performed installation at cell site shelters and Charles boxes.

·   Installed CYAN Z Series Accedian NID’s and Telect 20amp fuse panels.

·   Assigned IP address, subnet and gateways.

·   Configured equipment (10G, Ethernet and Qos).

·   Tested RG-59 port end-to-end and RF frequencies.

OSP Design Engineer (Contract)                                                               05/2009 – 05/2010

·   Fiber to Cell Site, Wind-Stream KY and WV.

·   Performed R/W survey and permit surveys.

·   Performed field work for easements, and make ready pole assessments.

·   Performed field work for DOT road crossing for county roads and state highways.

·   Performed field work for RR crossings permits.

OSP Engineer/Fielder for Video Ready Access Device (Contract)            10/2007 – 5/2009

·   Fiber to Cell Site Inspector, AT&T San Gabriel Joint Pole Audits, AT&T Northern/Southern CA.

·   Performed work for the design and installation of VRAD equipment.

·   Performed joint pole field survey and audit work.

·   Performed make ready audits using GEO 95, NESC pole knowledge.

ISP/OSP Engineer Verizon (Contract)                                                      01/2006 – 10/2007

OSP Field Engineer FTTP, FTTH

California 

·   Performed field survey work for FTTP, FTTH, MDU and MTU work orders.

·   Performed pole guying and anchoring.

·   Performed ROW permitting when applicable Performed field work on FTTH work orders.

·   Performed site walks collected accurate field notes Underground, aerial and direct buried (BAU) FTTP design and engineering FTTP OSP Engineer Verizon National Cable Mining Project.

·   Performed trunk audit at CO’s to and verified using plant records ICGS.

F2 P-Commit on Premise for AT&T (Contract)                                         06/2005 – 12/2005

Light-Speed Project, AT&T

Sacramento, CA 

·   Responsible for P-commit F2 pair, run reports for various USOC codes.

·   Applied AT&T applications in performance of work orders.

Acela Technologies, Inc. Fredrick, MD (Contract)                                   01/2005 – 12/2005

·   Project Manager ISP for Hotel Rehab Project.

·   Project manager on site providing technical support of cable plant rehab Managed category 5 and coax cable.

·   ISP project for hotel upgrade Supervised installation crews and created daily reports.

·   Met with General Contractor to coordinate cable plant installation work Director of Operations and Business Development.

Washington Integrated Technology, Inc.                                                 11/1995 – 12/2004

Silver Spring, MD. 

·   Project Manager for telecom closet audit of 157 sites. 

·   Negotiated and awarded $2.8 million contract for PBX systems.

·   Scheduled and coordinated access for sub’s and crews.

·   Managed all cable installations for voice and data solutions.

·   Managed installation of 30+ Lucent PBX and voice mail systems.

·   Managed installation of music on hold solutions at 150+ sites Performed cost estimates, blueprint take-offs and created BOMs.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

·   TelcordiaGR1275 certified Level III Installer, AT&T TP 76300 training completed

·   Verizon IP72202 training completed

·   Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS for Dummies)

·   WNCT-1 Certification Convergence Technology

·   BICSI Telecommunication PM course; RCDD ITS Fundamental Course

·   AT&T Field View Procedures for Plant Location Records

·   AT&T ARRIS database design training

·   Video Ready Access Device Engineering Practices (VRAD’S)

AFFILIATIONS

·   BICSI member; SCTE member