Americo Frascino

145-17 22 Ave

Whitestone, NY 11357 

(Cell)516-318-3008

E-Mail: frascinoa2011@gmail.com

 

EXPERIENCE

Company: Verizon

Job Title: Network Engineer (FULL TIME)

Start Date 9/1999  End Date - Present          

 

 

Accomplishments and Responsibilities

Manage various projects involving Ethernet & other broadband services coordinating engineering and field personnel from the central office (C.O.) to

customer remote terminal, ensuring schedules are met and costs are controlled.

Involved with the design and deployment of Fiber-To-The-Premises (FIOS) effort in Nassau & Queens Counties.

Design and deployment of high-capacity data service systems (DS1, DS3 etc.) to

wholesale and retail customers (including wireless) utilizing the latest SONET  technology available (CISCO, Fujitsu, Adtran multiplexers).

Loop Electronic Coordinator (LEC) for Queens Engineering group providing assistance in the ordering and placement of loop electronics (i.e., multiplexer components, etc.).

Planned, designed and managed various SONET fiber-optic solutions for high profile customers including, OC-48 ring for Port Authority, new American Airlines terminal at JFK Airport, DoITT, MetroPCS, Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium, New York Hall of Science, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), DSNY, NYPD Academy in Queens and Queens Center Mall.

Monitor budgets for every project issued to the field and ensure costs are controlled.

Coordinate the construction of new copper and fiber plant for residential and commercial construction.

Experience working with a unionized workforce in an engineering capacity as acting supervisor to office personnel.

Interface with union labor during construction builds of fiber-optic projects.

Develop and maintain appropriate working relationships with developers and builders, apartment and other utility managers and commercial property managers within the Queens County area.

Communications Interface between contractors and internal support teams during

activation of newly constructed plant.

Work daily with ECS to maintain Verizon conduit integrity.

Identify "Make Ready" problems and complete the necessary paperwork to apply for aerial, underground and pole NYC permits.

Update and reconcile node files as construction projects are completed.

Complete routine inspections of construction projects to ensure standards and

specifications are met.

Field verify projects after initial construction build is completed.

Field verify design map to reflect design changes required during construction.

Train engineering department to operate in an ICGS environment in an effort to control engineering network records and costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE (continued...)

Company: AIL Systems, Inc.                      

Job Title: Engineer

Start Date 6/1984                               End Date 9/1999

 

Accomplishments and Responsibilities

Quality Assurance Program Manager for several DOD programs involving radar equipment and Space Shuttle power supplies.

Logistics program manager for Navy universal exciter (ALQ-99) providing provisioning and logistical support to main design program.

Performed reliability engineering support for new Navy universal exciter design

to comply with strict government requirements.

Provided maintainability procedures required to troubleshoot minor and major

failures within "black boxes" and systems.

Automated manual paper record-keeping by developing software routines that allowed the user to simply point-and-click to record data.

Authored several product quality plans (PQP) outlining the quality requirements

for individual programs.

Provided weekly status reports to senior management on various programs.

Familiar with using DoD MIL-STD’s including MIL-STD-1388-2A

Technical liaison between AIL Systems Inc. and U.S. Air Force on the

B-1B Bomber aircraft at Dyess Air force Base, Abilene, TX

Provided training to first level engineers involving the design and operation of

defensive avionics system (ALQ-161) onboard the Air Force B-1B aircraft.

Performed ISO audits on several programs (projects) involving ISO 9001 (Quality

Management Systems)

 

EDUCATION

The City College of New York (1984)

Degree Bachelor's Degree

Major Electrical Engineering

 

New York Institute of Technology (1991)

Degree Master's Degree

Major Business (MBA)

 

TECHNICAL / SOFTWARE SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) HTML and Frontpage, Integrated Computer Graphics System – Intelligent Design Drafting System (ICGS-IDDS), SAP

 

OTHER PROFICIENCIES

Excellent working knowledge of LFACS, TIRKS, Lotus Notes, MS Outlook, various Peoplesoft 8 project costing programs, MSOLV

 

CERTIFICATES, ETC.

ISO 9001 Certified, Secret clearance from 1985 to 1999, Member parent of Q209 PTA.