Hyong ‘Buck’ Buckner

Senior Fiber Optic Engineer

Experience

Hyong ‘Buck’ Buckner,

RCDD

Sr. Fiber Network

Engineer

Bachelors of Science

Aerospace Engineering

Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical University,

Daytona Beach, Florida

1990

BICSI, NCTA, MEA

Operations Engineering Support: Engineering, Design and Construction Project

Oversight, Coordination and QC. Personnel assignment and direction to leads as

well as resource assessment and allocation. Overview of: field walkout/make ready

and mapping, underground and aerial attachment permitting for construction, RF

and fiber optic network design, permit submittals and tracking, fiber and coaxial

construction, fiber updates and fiber serviceability performance, commercial

satellite and video server installations, MDU/commercial design/build projects,

Optical integration QC and testing review, optical DWDM QC and HFC combining,

residential CATV,HSD and VOIP performance metrics, final review and approval

for high visibility projects before release to clients. Technical and capital support for

regional & system engineers in IL, IN & MI for HSD and VOIP upgrade &

deployment. Fiber Characterization testing and coordination

Financial Reporting And Invoicing: Budget overview and tracking, invoicing and

declining balance tracking, and financial reporting.

Technical Skills: Software: AutoCAD, Microstation, Visio, MapInfo, ArcGIS,

Windows, DOS, Microsoft Office Programs, Leica GPS, Spacial INFO

Hardware: Fiber Optic Fusion Splicer, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR),

Optical Spectrum Analyzer, Optical Power meter, Fiber Identifier, SDA 5000 RF

Stealth Meter, Leica GPS Unit

Professional Posts

Senior Fiber Optic Engineer, GLOBETROTTERS, Chicago, IL, March 2011 –

Present.

Vice President of Operations, Construction CAD Solutions, Inc. (CCS),

Willowbrook, IL, 2008 – 2011.

Fiber Operations/Project Manager/Construction Manager, WB Contractors Inc.,

Aneheim, California, 2005 – 2008.

Vice President of Operations, Construction CAD Solutions, Inc. (CCS), Broadview,

IL, 2001 – 2005.

Divisional Network Engineer, AT&T Broadband formerly Tele-Communications Inc.

(TCI Cable), Deerfield, IL, 1999 – 2001.

Fiber Project Engineer, Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI Cable), Chicago, IL, 1997 –

1999.

Senior Design Engineer, Independent Services Inc., Westchester, IL, 1996 – 1997

Design Engineer, Casper & Associates Consulting Engineers, Westchester, IL,

1993 – 1996.

Selected Projects

Connecting Cook County Fiber Network Expansion Project

Design, Engineering and Permitting for Fiber routing to multiple governmental

buildings and agencies (City of Chicago, Cook County, Chicago Transit

Authority, State of Illinois Central Management) within the Chicago Loop.

Design Includes Inside Plant Design (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) Designs,

Network Topology and Circuit management.

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South Suburban Mayors and Management Association (SSMMA) Chicago

Southland Fiber Network. Design, Engineering and Permitting for Fiber

routing to Multiple Municipalities and facilities in the South Suburbs of Chicago.

Illinois Dept. of Central Management Services, Bureau of Communications

and Computer Services: Statewide Fiber Optic Network. Fiber Optic Project

Engineer responsible for the planning, design, bidding, and support for the

installation of the State of Illinois ICN Long Haul Fiber-Optic Network that is being

designed as a DWDM architecture and will operate over a combination of new,

existing and leased fiber spanning 2,339 miles. The Illinois Broadband Opportunity

Partnership project is constructing more than 1,000 miles of new fiber while

upgrading just over 1,000 miles of the state’s existing education network, Illinois

Century Network (ICN), which provides a gateway to advanced online applications

for K-12 schools, libraries, and non-research higher education institutions. (2010 –

2013). Also Includes design for Illinois State University facilities and customers.

Construction CAD Solutions, Inc. (CCS)

- Launched Campus Fiber network project (Joliet Junior College) for CCS

- Launched Campus LAN upgrade project (Dupage County Courthouse and

Convalescence center) for CCS

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Initiated outside plant (OSP) construction department for CCS to work on Wide

Open West (WOW) projects.

- Grew WOW construction to include maintenance, MDU complexes and

Overbuild of entire cities (ie..Park Ridge & Rolling Meadows).

- Launched OSP fiber construction for ComEd’s multi ring microwave switching

elimination project. Constructed over 100 miles.

- Launched and completed 600 plus miles of field walkout, make ready and

RF/Fiber Optic design for Wide Open West overbuild projects in IL and MI.

- Established fiber serviceability support for Comcast and quadrupled growth for

support.

- Maintained Comcast RF Design support to double Node segmentation design

productivity.

Fiber Construction Mgmt Verizon Fios FTTH

- Launched and managed fiber construction, splicing and testing crews for

Verizon Fios Fiber to the home projects.

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- Equipped, recruited, and deployed aerial/UG fiber placement and splicing

crews. Tracked production and Overhead.

- Managed work orders, Change orders in RAMS, scheduled work and

completed projects to Verizon specs.

Time Warner Cable Bandwidth Upgrade

- Launched and managed coaxial splicing crews to upgrade/splice 1Ghz

equipment. Equipment Swap and Splicing completed at night while cable

construction completed during the day.

- Launched and managed aerial/UG coax construction crews.

- Equipped, recruited, and deployed aerial/UG coax construction and splicing

crews. Tracked production and Overhead.

- Managed work orders, scheduled work and completed projects to Time Warner

specs.

- Process Production Units, Change Orders and Redlines for Invoicing.

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Comcast:

- Grew UG permitting group and developed aerial attachment permitting

standard.

- Launched and managed 1550 DWDM optical designs for advanced service

deployment.

- Developed and managed DWDM optical integration for advanced networks.

- Developed ETAK fiber design process to expedite production.

- Assisted in growth of walkout and design for 1200 miles of upgrade projects.

- Launched and managed aerial/UG coax and fiber construction crews.

Wide Open West:

- Secured all RF design and permitting for Chicago Region.

- Launched and managed aerial/UG coax and fiber construction crews.

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Launched and managed first residential VOIP installation crews.

AT&T: Assisted in AT&T T1 extension project

Engineering Support for AT&T Broadband Division of 3 States:

Technical and capital support for regional and system engineers in IL, IN & MI for

HSD and telephony upgrade and deployment.

AT&T Broadband Regional Optical DWDM Deployment

- Optical architecture and design for Chicago market DWDM for advanced

service deployment. Link loss calculations using extracted Fiber routes in

AutoCAD.

- 1550 DWDM overlay optic designs using redundancy and optical switching.

Project BOMs, capital procurement, material scheduling and deployment.

- Hub Preparation for 48 volt DC plant and backup and racking.

- DWDM Optical Installation, Testing & Activation/Cutover of DWDM Optics.

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Coordinate System Personnel and Resources.

TCI NE Illinois & NW Indiana Interconnect & Facility Consolidation Project

Assisted VP of Network Implementation in scope document creation outlining

feasibility, cost and design of a 451 mile digital primary ring interconnecting the NE

Illinois and NW Indiana MSOs and to consolidate facilities and provide single point

of failure redundancy. Secondary hub distribution and Interconnects also included.

TCI Chicago Optical Secondary Hub Transport Rings

- Fiber optic routing design using AutoCAD to assemble multiple maps for

pathway analysis.

- Fiber splice schematics for fiber circuit splicing and tracking.

- Optic 1550 DWDM overlay or 1310 direct broadcast distribution design.

- Project BOMs for fiber and optics, capital procurement, material scheduling

and deployment.

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Underground permitting, construction scheduling and contractor coordination.

- Optical installation, fiber construction, activation and cutover.

TCI Chicago 2-Way @Home Launch

- Fiber optic routing, design and QC for Chicago’s Integration of a hybrid fibercoax

system for 2-way high speed internet access and telephony deployment

from secondary hubs.

- Fiber architecture and electronics review, documentation implementation and

contractor coordination.

Comcast Cable Vision Fiber Optic Network Upgrade Project:

- Fiber optic routing and design for suburban Detroit interconnect.

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- Fiber optic splice diagrams and backbone maps.

- Preparation and submittal of city & state permit drawings for new construction.

Western Utilities TCG Chicago Fiber Optic Network System:

- Plan preparation and review of fiber optic cable routing through the Chicago

freight tunnels.

- Detail drawings of tunnel bore, road trenching, and utility routes for City of

Chicago construction permit and approval.

TCI Telephony Project:

- Project management assistant to cable company’s introduction to telephone

service.

- Documentation and review of fiber optic splicing locations and drawings.

- Preparation and submittal of city & state permit drawings for new construction.

- Layout and preparation of Arlington Heights fiber optic backbone and

construction phase/code maps and Chicago regional fiber optic network map.

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Communication System Upgrade:

- Design and review of contract plans for the installation of a fiber optic

communications cable system on the entire tollway system and the automatic

vehicle identification system (I-PASS).

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