JEFFREY W. GRAHAM

 

472 Calbrieth Circle(803) 341-9048

North Augusta, SC 29860                                                                                                                  Email:  jbcgraham@live.com

 

OBJECTIVE                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Seeking a position as a Telecommunications Technician/Installer

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

·   20+ years of installing information technology systems

·   I am a member of BICSI, FOA certified, and I currently hold a Secret level security clearance.

·   I have extensive experience with the proper cabling installation procedures used to install the various types of cables

·   10+ years of splicing experience, with both copper and fiber optics.

·   I take pride in each job that I am given and ensure that each installation is completed to industry standards. Along with my attention to detail, ability to stay focused, and having a great deal of discipline and integrity, I hope that you will consider me for this position.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AUG 2012-OCT 2014

Rockwell Collins/DataPath

ISP/OSP Field Service Representative-Afghanistan

·   Working with the United States Marine Corps, my job is to install and maintain the fiber optic communications network that has been placed throughout the base.

·   Because of the drawdown that is in progress, my job has gone from installing new fiber optic cabling, to more of a maintenance position, making sure that the existing network remains working properly and that all users on that network are getting the necessary services that they require.

·   Those services would include both secure (SIPR) and non-secure (NIPR) enclaves.

·   I am also responsible for the installation of manhole and duct systems, and the installation of the fiber optic backbone cabling within each manhole/duct system.

·   I also performed any fusion splicing, terminations, testing and any labeling required to complete each job.

·   I spent the first year of this contract at another base where the responsibilities were the same, but I was also given the task of developing Visio drawings of all the buildings on base, which were then turned over to the base planners and placed onto large maps of the base showing all cable routes and IDF/MDF locations.

 

May 2012-JULY 2012

Windamir Development & Construction

Structured Cabling Technician

·   As a contractor for Windamir, my job responsibilities were to install the cabling infrastructure associated with the re-modeling of three separate buildings along Barnes Avenue on Fort Gordon,Ga.

·   The job also required the installation of a 12 strand singlemode fiber optic cable and a 100 pair copper feeder cable. I performed the fusion splice that was needed in the manhole, where it was spliced to a 96 strand fiber optic cable.

·   The 100 pair feeder was ran back to the communications hut and terminated to protectors at both ends of the cable. Category 6 cabling was installed and terminated in the buildings according to blueprint readings, and proper structured cabling procedures were used to ensure a flawless network cabling installation.

·   All cabling and fiber optics were certified using test equipment that would allow the downloading of these results.

 

NOV 2011-MAY 2012

Copper River IT

Service Technician

·   While working on Fort Gordon, I had the opportunity to change jobs so that I would be working directly under the supervision of the NEC (Network Enterprise Center) as a service technician.

·   This job was to support the NEC personnel in their day to day duties. Responsibilities were to get the assigned work orders and gather the necessary supplies that would be needed for each job.

·   As part of providing outstanding customer support, new cable installations were common, troubleshooting skills were used, and documentation of each job was critical.

·   Maintaining the vast communications network that the NEC provides to Fort Gordon is the best way to sum up the requirements of this job, and I took great pride in being a part of that team.

 

 

 

 

MAR 2009- NOV 2011

Project XYZ

Technician/Installer

·   As a contractor on Fort Gordon, and working with the NEC (Network Enterprise Center), my duties were to install network cabling to customer locations throughout the base.

·   These were mostly new installs that required extensive outside plant work prior to entering the building, and inside plant cabling to provide service to the end user.

·   Fiber optic and copper cabling were installed through ducts and manholes, and when required, splicing of these cables was performed.

·   There were several times when a copper cable would get cut and the NEC would have me repair these cables, some of these cables were up to 2400 pair count.

·   Splicing these cables was a part of this job that I enjoyed the most, and I was known by the NEC to be the one to go to when this task needed to be performed; I have the patience and discipline needed to complete these splices with minimal errors.

 

 

OCT 2008-MAR 2009

ITT Systems Division

Outside Plant Lead- Camp Adder-Tallil Air Base, Iraq             

·   In October of 2008, I was promoted to the position of Outside Plant Lead for COB Adder/Tallil Air Base, Iraq.

·   My duties were to provide communications to over 13,000 Soldiers and Civilians on the base, through the design and installation of a fiber optic ring around the base, which took over ten miles of cable to complete.

·   I also managed three technicians, and provided daily and weekly reports to my supervisors.

·   Along with current projects at the time, we also handled work orders for service interruptions, and new UTP installs. These work orders were submitted to our help desk and then forwarded to Outside Plant based on the customers needs.

 

NOV 2007-OCT 2008

ITT Systems Division

Outside Plant Technician- Camp Adder-Tallil Air Base, Iraq

·   Upon completion of my Army duties in Iraq, I returned as an employee of ITT and worked as an Outside Plant Technician.

·   My responsibilities included installing and maintaining the communications ring on Camp Adder. Installations varied depending on customers’ needs, to include fiber optics up to 144 strands, copper cables up to 400 pairs and the terminating of these cables at the MDF and customer location.

·   Also ran NIPR (non-secure) and SIPR (secure) UTP/STP as needed. Distribution of the desired cables, in some cases required splicing, to ensure proper continuity.

·   For fiber splicing I used the Fujikura and Sumitomo fusion splicers, and for copper I used 3M 710 modules. All splices were secured in their proper splice cases.

·   The customer was provided dial tone through our central telephone facility where I was required to run the necessary cross connects for copper, and make fiber jumpers for secure (SIPR) and non-secure (NIPR) circuits.

 

APR 2006- AUG 2007

U.S. Army Reserves

324^th Signal Battalion- Camp Adder-Tallil Air Base, Iraq

·   Responsible for providing and maintaining the communications ring and all subscribers within that ring.

·   Working closely with the ITT Inside/Outside Plant Team, I was able to perform such duties as the digging of trenches when required, pulling cables, to include Fiber Optics, Cat5e, and multi-pair cables from 25 pairs up to 200 pairs.

·   Terminating, testing, and splicing, was done to ensure continuity within each cable run.

·   When a customer’s communications were not working properly and a work order had been submitted, I was sent to troubleshoot, isolate, and fix the problem.

·   I was chosen by ITT to handle the Fiber Optics missions, based on my proficiency and effectiveness of working with this product.

 

NOV 2003- APR 2006

Installation Technician             

AMAT Telecommunications             

·   Responsibilities of this job were to install the cabling necessary to complete each job.

·   In some cases Fiber Optics would be used but the majority of the cabling was done using Cat3, Cat5e, and Coaxial.

·   Some of the work was done in residential housing installing cable television and speaker systems throughout the house.

·   Our large contracts were to provide new cabling as well as upgrades to existing systems at such locations as Wal Mart, Kmart, Eckerd Drugs, Rite-Aid, Sam’s Club, Books-A-Million, Best Buy, and Regal Cinemas.

 

NOV 1999- NOV 2003

Lead Tech/ Installation Manager

Network Data Services

·   Responsibilities included the wiring/cabling of various K-12 grade schools located in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.

·   Our large contract with each school district required us to complete each job in a timely manner and to ensure that each network was properly installed.

·   Cat5e wiring and Fiber Optics were used to complete each network. Saved test results were given to each District Manager to sign off on at the end of every installation.

·   This job required the accurate reading of blueprints and in some instances, the making of our own using the AutoCad and Visio design programs.

·   Site surveys would be done by myself, and then all of the materials for each job would be ordered, putting me directly responsible for the timely completion of each job.

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES

*Certificate, Fiber Optic Association (FOA), Certified Premises Cabling Technician Course (CPCT), Augusta, GA. 2009

*Certificate, Fiber Optic Association (FOA), Certified Fiber Optic Technician Course (CFOT), Augusta, GA. 2009

* Certificate, Basic Communications-Electronics Installer Course (BIC), US ARMY, Ft. Huachuca, AZ. 2006.

* Certificate, Fiber Optic Installation and Maintenance Course, The Light Brigade, Atlanta, GA. 1996

* Certificate, Key Systems Installer Course, U.S. Army, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX. 1990

* Certificate, Wire Systems Installer Course, U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, GA. 1989

* Diploma, Boca Raton Community High School, Boca Raton, FL. 1988