RESUME OF

ROBERT M. PYLANT

 

111 Moon View Drive

Toney, Alabama 35773

(256) 829-1449

 

Summary

 

Recognized as a team player able to effectively and efficiently resolve issues and achieve challenging goals and objectives. Results oriented individual with an exemplary track record of success in safety and regulatory compliance, quality control, customer service, and operations installation, maintenance, and repair.

                                                       

Education and Certifications

J.F. Drake Technical College – Huntsville, AL

Associates Degree Electricity

 

Master Certified Fiber Optic Technician

Certified Lucent Installer

Certified Siecor Installer

Certified Sumotomo Air Blown Fiber Installer

Certified 3M Installer

Certified Fiber Network Technician

FOA Certified

Military

United States Marine Corps

Experience

COM-TEC Services

2010 – Present

Prepared and installed cat5e, cat6 and single mode and multi mode cable for use in local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN). Performed full range of cable maintenance, splicing, termination, and troubleshooting work on underground and aerial fiber, and copper conductor cables.  Created and maintained cable documentation database. Monitored and analyzed the performance of underground, buried, and aerial cable and wireless networks.  Determined installation and maintenance methods using applicable Industry Standards, base facility standards, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, specification lists, engineered project drawings, building facility drawings, and communications system installation records.  Reviewed, updated, and generated documents supporting the communication systems. 

 

 

 

ERC, Inc.

Redstone Arsenal, AL

2000- 2010

 

Duties as a Sr. Engineering Technician included installation and maintaining a Fiber Optic and Copper Network in over 75 buildings located on Redstone Arsenal, AL.  I provided support in the planning, design, development, testing, configuration, implementation, integration and maintenance of Fiber Optic and Copper Networks.  Prepared and maintained documentation of network configurations and cabling layouts. Installing, maintaining, terminating, testing and splicing an outside plant (OSP) fiber network which consisted of 300 route miles of fiber optic cable from 24 strands to 144 strand backbone fiber.  Installed voice, data and video in several new Redstone Test Center Buildings which included installing equipment, racks, cable tray systems and copper and fiber optic patch panels.  Built fiber optic cable reels using military grade fiber optic cable.  Installed over 20,000 feet of Sumotoma air blown fiber optic cable. Worked in underground communication vaults installing fiber optic cables.  I served as the lead cable locator.

 

Installed Cat 3, Cat 5, Cat 5e and Cat 6, and multi mode fiber optic cables.  Built distribution closets; including 110, 66 blocks, 110 patch panels, and racks for fiber patch panels,  Punch down and terminated cables; including 110, 66 blocks, 110 patch panels, and Rj45 connectors.  Terminated, and spliced single, multi mode fiber optic cable (fusion and mechanical splices).  Tested copper and fiber optic cables; documented results per requirements set by customer.  Tested fiber optic cables with OTDR, and optical loss test meters.  Tested copper cables with multi meter, and sidekick meter.

 

Strong knowledge in CDWM, FTTP and FTTH installation. 

 

I was responsible for the installation of Secret Internet Protocol Router Network  (SIPRNET) for numerous Redstone Test Center buildings located on Redstone Arsenal, AL  Responsibility included–installation, termination, and test SIPRNET drops, network equipment, conduits,  pull boxes, termination boxes, cabinets, rack, fiber optic cable connectors.

 

Prepared schedules, budgets and material estimates in support of program requirements. Purchased and maintained an inventory of all material. Trained and supervised four technicians.

 

Equipment Operated

Optical Fusion Splicer                                           Wavelength Division Multiplexers

Noyes Light Meters                                                       Optical Amplifiers

Fault Locators                                                         Optical Spectrum Analyzers

OTDR                                                                      Multi-Meters

Fluke Copper Cable Tester                                           Attenuators

Cable Lasher                                                                      T-Bird 6000 CDWM Analyzer

Backhoe, Track hoe, Trencher, Bucket Truck, Man Lift, Scissor Lift