WESLEY F SIMS

Southfield MI, 48034 | C: (248) 499-3708 | wsims67@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Summary:                                   

·               Over 25 years of training and experience in the Electronics, Computers and Telecommunication industry.

·               Crew leader and trained 18 workers.

·               OSHA Confined Space Trained – First Aid & CPR - FCC and NESC technical standards.

·               Specialize in troubleshooting, repaired and installation of all types of communication cables.

·               Knowledge of VOIP systems, LAN/Coax/Fiber & Wireless network.

·               Experienced reading schematics and job floor plans. 

·               Reset alarms and scan card readers.

·               Repair or replace alarm telecom cable.

·               Install cable pathway systems (cable trays, cable racks, J-hooks or D-rings) Wiring layouts termination of boxes and internet setup.

·               DOD Secret security clearance.

·               Excellent at multitasking, working under pressure, and contributing effectively in a team environment.

 

Professional Experience:                                                                                                                                                                            Detroit Arsenal - TACOM (Warren, MI)                                                                           Jan 2013 to Present

·               Install, remove, maintain, modify, troubleshoot, and repair voice and/or non-voice communication systems.

·               Maintain outside plant facilities including telephone poles, underground services, and conduit.

·               Uses engineered drawings, statements of work, and technical manuals to determine requirements for underground, buried, and aerial cable systems.

·               Install communication wiring including mdf/idf panel work.

·               Key cables to all telephone sets, terminal connectors, lugs, pins or screws.

·               Pull cables, such as copper, twisted pair, optical fiber and other cable types through conduit, above ceilings and between floors.

·               Read schematics and job floor plans. 

·               Terminate cable on cross connects, hubs, and routers.

·               Repair, install, distribution equipment and terminate tip cable on main distribution frames.

·               Open and close tickets in BMC Remedy and enter MAC data in spreadsheet.

 

AT&T Global Communication                                                                                           May 1996 - 2012

Field Work:                                                                                                                                    

·               Air pressure, Cable locating, Dvar and Net DSL testing, Americast Cable TV repair, IMO plant upgrade (Bonding, New Terminals, Drop wire, Network Interface and Grounding).

·               Isolate bad section of buried cable for dig-ups and work with construction contractors dig and replacments.

·               Line installation - maintain and test access lines - analog digital and high capacity equipment.

·               Multiplexing signal data streams and Demuxing.

·               Install communication wiring including MDF and IDF panel work.

·               HiCap services, IOS repair and testing repeaters, removal of loads, ISDN-T1/3-DSL lines repair.

·               Installed 66 & 110 punch down blocks.

·               Read schematics and job plans for transmission & distribution of cable/splices/terminals.

·               PG-Flex and Dmals systems – NC056 Litespan 2000/2012 Provisioning.

·               Test for signal loss – noise, crosstalk, NDT’s

·               Replaced line cards, CEV’s remote testing, Network connections, buried drop cutovers, Installation, Station Repair 03, Main Phone Cable Repair 09, Ariel and Underground, Manhole and Trench work, Construction Splicing and Line work including pulling multi pair cables and perform remote installation, remote testing and provisioning.

·               PEDs and Splice replacements, Splice Cases installs, XB upgrades, Analyze Data.

·               Print Reading, planning, and isolating trbl for cable repair or section cuts.

·               Team leader of First Mile Project for the Uverse buildup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Office and Call Centers

·               Ran and removed jumpers, open closed circuits, Shorts, Shunts, DSL orders, Nortel DMS-100, Lucent 5ESS switch, Coils, Cosmic frame 911 circuits, Pair Changes, Soldering connection.

·               Work with switchman and outside techs when calling in, test runs systems. post call customers. Change OE input data, telpage techs for overruns, test ok’s. Closed out held order runs.

·               Close outs.

 

Progressive Tool and Industries Co:                                                                                        March 1994 - 1996                              

 

·               Plant Security, Plant Maintenance, Electrical conduit runs and cabling. Computer hardware and software installation. Install Intermac security scan card systems in all 7 plant locations.

 

 

 Pinkerton Security Service – General Motors                                                                      January 1992-1994

·               Verified personal employee ID’s

·               Investigated and completed theft reports

·               Performed random vehicle inspections

·               Trained on the containment of chemical spills

·               Conducted fire patrols of the plant and office locations

·               CPR and First Aid trained

·               Investigate security alarm locations and smoke or fire detections

·               Prepared cutting, welding and hot work permits

·               Prepared MSDS forms

·               Use of class: A, B, C and D fire extinguishers

·               Use of a Scott and MSA air pack.

·               Firefighting trained and confined space personal rescue.

 

 

 

Career Highlights:

An award received for "beyond the call of duty" from vice president of SBC I&R Mi.

Certificate of Appreciation from the DOD. TACOM EEO facility program setup.

Trained and Supervised 17 workers in the field for Uverse first mile project.

Prevented a contractor from hitting a main fiber cable feed at Kmart World Headquarters.

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Military Service:

Military Police and Stock Control and Accounting Specialist

                                                                                

Education:

NEC - Electronic and Computer Technology

Sierra College/AESA - Fiber Optic Splicing and Optical Light Transmission

AT&T – Driving School / Pole Climbing / Installation / Find & Fix Cable Repair / Basic and Advanced Cable Splicing

CABLE STAKING UNIVERSITY – Underground Cable Locating and Marking