Nicholes West
 

Mobile Phone: 910-489-8071

E-mail: nicholeswest@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

A position in telecommunications equipment assembly, installation, test & turn up,
quality control or engineering.
 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

National Network Installer/CO Installation Technician

November 2013 – October 2014

Tekmark Global Solutions, Inc. – Edison, NJ.

Installation for Verizon Business in the South East market.

Installation and pre-turn up test of Fujitsi 4100/9500, Ciena 5410/6500, Cisco 2911/4948/9010, Juniper PTX5000/MX960/MX240/Netscreen5400, JDSU QT-600, ACME Packet 4500, HP DL380-G8, Tektronix G10 Geoprobe, Brix 3000, Symmetricom SSU 2000.

All associated ds-3, fiber, Ethernet, timing, power and ground cabling.

 

CO Installation Supervisor

January 2011 – November 2013

Pro-Tel, Inc. – Norwich, NY.

Installation Supervisor/Technician for Centurylink, NC market. Oversee and perform installation & test & turn up of Calix C-766, C-7, E5-110, E5-111, E5-400, E-7, Cisco 2811 routers, Adtran TA1100, TA1200, TA1248, TA3000, TA5000, Opti-6100, Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-C12, TSS-100/1850, Fujitsu FW4100ES/FW9500, RAD ETX-202A/ETX-204A, DS0/DS1/DS3/OC3/OC12/OC48 additions/upgrades/moves, all associated line, fiber, Ethernet, ds-3, power cabling, all associated test & turn up. Installation’s involve both CO & OSP Cabinet work, implementation of new fiber rings, ADSL exhaust upgrades and ADSL/Fiber connectivity between Centurylink CO’s and Verizon/AT&T/US Cellular cell sites. Responsibilities included but not limited to installation, test, staffing, training, scheduling, financial/tool tracking, reporting, daily/weekly customer engineering & project management interface.

 

CO Installation Technician

July 2010 – December 2010

Tek-Systems, Inc. – Greensboro, NC

Contract position to Telworx, Inc. performing CO installations for Verizon Wireless, NC & SC markets. Installation of Clearfield fiber frames, B-Line PP frames, Cisco 9010 chassis routers, video surveillance systems, fiber & cat-5 patch panels and all associated fiber, cat-5, power cabling.

 

CO Support Help Desk Technician

September 2006 – June 2010

Tek-Systems, Inc. - Raleigh, NC
 

Switch maintenance on all of Nortel's product lines at RTP, NC, Lab Operations, 3rd shift, switching, optical & wireless.
Clear trouble tickets from engineering, troubleshoot, determine if the issue is a hardware or software issue, escalate to 2nd level support if issue can not be resolved in a timely manner.
Assist in engineering upgrades hardware & software.
Backup for installation team & software team.
 

 

 

 

 

Central Office Installer

October 2005 - August 2006

Tek-Systems, Inc. - Raleigh, NC
 

Contract installation of Nortel MSC for Cingular Communications.
Jackson, MS and Birmingham, AL.
 

 

Wireless Driver Tester

May 2005 - September 2005

Tek-Systems Inc - Richmond, VA
 

E911 Wireless Driver Tester for Polaris Wireless, NC, SC & GA.
 

 

Sr. Field Technician

March 2005 - May 2005

Ajilon Communications - Atlanta, GA
 

Succession Network Certification for Sprint, coastal region, NC.
DMS-100 Installation & Integration for Verizon, VA & DC.
 

 

Sr. Field Technician, Operations Coordinator, Installation Supervisor/ Field Engineer.

September 1996 - December 2004

Nortel Networks - Durham, NC

Sr. Field Technician/ Operations Coordinator/
Installation Supervisor/ Field Engineer.
Vendor Contract Prime, Firm Price Quote Administration.
Engineering & Sales support, Preliminary Floor & Rack Plans for
Marketing purposes, Scheduling, Installation order quote prime.
Safety, Quality, System’s Tool’s prime.
Employee, Hourly Contractor Administration.
Installation of all Product lines & OEM equipment in various
enclosures, Cev’s, Hut’s, Trailer’s & Step-in Cabinet’s,
Co-Locate, Remote & Central Office.
 

 

Sr. Telecommunication’s Technician, In Charge.

January 1986 - September 1996

Telephone Services Inc. - Durham, NC
 

-Supervisor, In charge, Certified DMS & DSC
-Equipment receiving & Inventory.
-Floor layout, drilling, leveling & securing equipment frames.
-Auxiliary framing & cable rack, top support, fiber guide.
-All cabling activities.
-Main Distribution Frame, all system wiring.
Supervised the installation of DSC-600c initials in Washington DC,
Baltimore, MD & Philadelphia, PA.
Installed DMS-100 extensions for NT CALA in Dominican Republic and Colombia.
 

Sr. Telecommunication’s Technician, In Charge, Site Supervisor.

August 1983 - December 1985

Power City Inc. - Richardson, TX
 

Supervised the installation of 12 DMS-100 initials
In San Francisco, CA. for Northern Telecom.
Supervised contractors, 3 installation shifts & 2
security shifts for all sites.
In charge on DC Power Plant installations, removals & upgrades
throughout northern & southern California for Pacific Bell.
 

 

Telecommunication’s Technician, In Charge.

January 1979 - July 1983

Western Electric Co. - Sacramento, CA
 

Installation & System’s Test of SXS, X-Y, X-BAR, Radio, ESS,
Microwave, Transmission, Security Systems, AC & DC Power Plants throughout California & Nevada.
 

LANGUAGES:

English

 

Education:

Verizon Learning:

 

Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-12 Overview – Course # VZE45409

Adtran TA1500 – Course # VZE45156

Fujitsu Flashwave 9500 Provisioning – Course # VZEMP25966

Network Reliability – Course # VZBEMP25121

 

AT&T Learning Solutions:

 

Cisco ONS 15454 Overview – Course # 50762536

Ciena DN Platform OAM&P – Course # 60083706

Ciena DN Platform OAM&P – Course # 60630296

Quality Installations NPE – Course # 60065363

Electronic Job Folder EJF – Course # 60124838

Fiber Installation & Handling – Course # 60127295

Fiber Inspection & Cleaning – Course # 60065830

Ask Yourself – Course # 51247894

Supplier Awareness – Course # 60007518

 

 

 

Thomson Learning Direct:

Drafting with AutoCAD 2002

 

Nortel Networks Training Center:

Introduction to DMS SuperNode – Course # 1004WEN

OC-48 Installation - Course # 5567

Optera Metro 3500 / 5200 Installation - Course # 5512

Accessnode OAM&P - Course # 2503 / 2502 / 2002

Sonet Overview - Course # 2002

 

Digital Switch Corporation Training Center:

Installation And Workmanship Requirements Course # 400

 

Western Electric Training Center:

Advanced Systems Test - Course # 555

Basic Systems Test - Course # 500

Advanced & Basic Operations - Course # 300 / 255

Specs and Drawings – Course # 350