Seasoned Fiber Optic Networks Technician specializing in Metropolitan and Long Haul Fiber Optic Systems. Proficient with SONET and SDH Network ring construction and testing.

·               Responsible for OSP Maintenance, construction and documentation for multi gigabit Optical Systems.

·               Proficient with loose tube/ribbon, mid-entry access, “hot cuts,” fault locating (emergency restoration), OTDR/light meter testing and Fiber to theHome (FTTH).Responsible for quality control regulations and proper training of employees to exceed industry standards.

Columbus Networks - Miami, Florida                            7/2002 –10/2005

nSenior Network Technician

Exceptional Network Systems Technician for Sub-Sea Fiber Optics System. Responsible for remote technical support (G-NOC) including monitoring, operations tasks, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting and service provisioning of a SDH/SONET Sub-Sea Network.

·         Responsible for the internal cable station construction for the Miami ARCOS-1 Sub-Sea fiber optic cable system linking 24 landing points (HUBS) in 15 countries.

·         Managed maintenance, provisioning and test/turn up for a 15 Gbps SDH Sub Sea Fiber Ring.

·         Accountable for 24/7 on-call pager notification to troubleshoot and repair network discrepancies/outages within 1 hour.

·         Resolved technical issues relating to hardware, routing issues, connectivity, and other customer issues. Isolated and corrected common and complex issues identified as network related or network element specific.

Alcatel Submarine Networks (Global Crossing) - Grover Beach, California                               11/1999 –7/2002

nSenior Network Technician

Network Systems Technician performing maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and service provisioning for Sub-Sea and Terrestrial Fiber Optics System. Responsible for reporting and handling fiber optic discrepancies and outages.

·               Conducted troubleshooting/repairing of in-station problems throughout the network through utilization of the latest equipment in the telecom industry.

·               Maintained Cable Station functions including Network Management Systems, Building Management Systems, Power and Battery Plants.

·               Provisioned, test/turn up and maintained for STM-1 to STM-64 SDH line rates.

·               Managed deployment of Multi Gigabit Transmission with the implementation of DWDM Technology, and SDH/SONET Networking Solutions.

Operated (test equipment): Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, OTDR, COTDR, Optical Power Meters, Volt-Ohm Meters, HP Omni BER, Digital Light-Wave, Acterna and Anritsu SONET/SDH Testers.

Maintained and operated (Transmission Equipment): Lucent OLS 400G, Lucent Bandwidth Manager, Tyco Power Feed Equipment, Alcatel Power Feed Equipment, Tyco High Performance Optical Equipment and Submarine Line Terminating Equipment.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – (continued)

AT&T Broad Band - Atlanta, Georgia5/1996 –11/1999

nSenior Network Technician III

Performed Optical Fiber ring turn-ups and maintenance routines to include fiber optic fusion splicing, circuit provisioning, testing of new circuits and trouble ticket resolution.

·         Performed optical fusion splicing for the complete RF to Optical conversion upgrade, including Optical NODE installation, optimization and line sweeps.

·         Interacted with local providers and carriers on technical issues, circuit provisioning, and trouble resolution.

·         Face-to-face customer contact and communicated with customers on work performed.

·         Performed splicing and repairing of various short/long-haul and voice/data carrier systems.

Performed Optical Arc Fusion Splicing and testing for the following corporations: AT&T, Sprint, MCI WorldCom, Global Crossing, Scientific Atlanta, Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena and CNN Center.

U.S. Marine Corps - El Toro, California3/1993–3/1996

nCommunications Specialist

Supplied pilots, ground forces and command centers with communications through the utilization of RF and SONET/SDH voice/data transmissions.

·               Constructed and maintained multi-gigabit/ terrain networks.

·               Trained Armed Forces Personal globally on the use of the latest fleet communications equipment and performed over 180 detrimental communication operations during the aftermath of Operation “Desert Storm.”

                                                       EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING

                                 Florida East Coast Railway Contractor Certification                                  9/2013

                                 TPI-Telecom Power & Installation Certification                                            9/2012

                                 OSHA-Construction Safety and Health Certification                                    5/2012                            

                                 Siemens - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic                     4/2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                 Alcatel Submarine Networks – Brookhaven, New York                           1/2002

Lucent Technologies – Orlando, Florida   2/2001

Tyco Sub Sea Networks - Grover Beach, California 2/2000

Lucent Technologies – Amsterdam, Netherlands 1/1999

USMC Communications Specialist - 29 Palms, California 1/1995