STEPHEN B ROBINSON

(CFOT #3250053) FOA

DAS INSTALLATION LEAD / TECHNICIAN

Certified Fiber Optic Technician

Email: srobinson@natcomminfras.net

Phone: 317.238.3363 or 317.238.3369

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

DAS Installation Technician / Voice Data Tech with 16 years of experience in the Telecom and Wireline industry including, installation, and upgrading of 3G and 4G DAS indoor and outdoor systems in public and private venues. Very skilled at premise or structured cabling and terminating. Conducting site surveys C/W Testing. Installation of Coax/CAT5/6 or Fiber. As a certified fiber technician, Im well versed at conducting performance and acceptance testing and wire sweeps. Proficient with using RF Transmitters, Signal Generators (Pem Testing, Sweep testing), Spectrum Analyzers and OTDRs. Experienced with installation relating to GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE and IDEN technologies.

 

l         DAS Installations- LGC, Andrews, ADC, Mobile Access, etc. l         Walk /Sweep Testing – (JDSU, Anritsu Equipment) l         DAS Auditing – AT&T Texas Market l         Test & Turn-up l         Voice Data Technician l         Fusion Splicer / OTDR l         CDMA,GSM,PCS,LTE,UMTS l         T1 Installation / Loop Testing l         Structured Cable Installer

l         Certified Fiber Optic Technician l         Outside Plant Construction l         Project Management l         Broadband / Video Distribution l         Fusion / Copper Splicer l         700,850,1900,2100 MHz l         Spectrum Analyzer/ Sweep Equip. l         DSL Installation  / Testing l         CCTV Installation l         Communication / Broadband Technician

 

DAS EXPERIENCE

                                                                                   

 

·         Installed and commissioned Distributed Antenna Systems for a Florida Based Telecom Vender throughout the United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii.

·         DAS systems covered T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint Carriers. Bands covered were 700,850-900 MHz, 1900 MHz, and 2100Mhz AWS.

·         Installed Base Station Equipment, cable trays, cabling, repeaters and antennas.

·         Performed site surveys, provided design input and reviewed equipment locations for headend equipment, fiber infrastructure and power/battery back-up placement as well as verified antenna locations.

 

·         Walk tested existing areas for signal level and signal interference with JDSU equipment equipment.

·         Identified areas requiring additional DAS system reinforcement. Performed before and after spectrum analysis. Ensured there was no interference from spectrum. Ensured optimal signal coverage and managed cellular carrier coordination.

·         Performed cable and Antenna sweeps.
Worked with Signal generators, Spectrum Analyzers, OTDR and Fluke test equipment.

·         Installed antennas and head end BMTS units. Installed and configured software. 

 

 

DAS System Installed Locations

University of South Carolina Basketball Arena, University of South Carolina Football

Stadium (ESPN Media Room),

98+ Military Base Locations throughout U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico (AAFES)

Installed 100ft Tower with donor antennas behind Mt. Rushmore (Outdoor Application)

Costco Wholesale Inc., Queens, NY and Costco Lower Manhattan, NY.,

Safelight Auto Glass Warehouses (1,000,000 sq. ft. +).  Installed new DAS systems in Ontario, Ca. Phoenix, AZ, Atlanta, GA. and Louisville, KY.

KOA Campsites throughout the U.S. (Outdoor installations)

Two major Hospitals’ (Plano, TX) Just to name a few over the past few years.

Note: Photographs available for some installation sites.

 

 

WORK HISTORY

 

10/19/2012 to 12/1/2012- Completed work as a Lead on a major DAS installation project in Las Vegas, Nevada. System Installed was an ION M on behalf of AT&T. Fisk Electric of Las Vegas was the contracted installation company. I work as a representative of Commscope. My scope of work varied. I worked with the RF Engineers on a daily basis as well as monitored construction activities of Fisk Electric.

08/2012 to 9/28/2012  - Completed work as a team member on a DAS installation team. Specific duties include Fiber Splicing and Testing. (Location is the LP Stadium in Nashville, TN. Home of the Tenn. Titans Football Team)

07/2012 to 08/2012 - Worked as a contractor on a DAS Audit Team for AT&T Texas Market. Responsible for acquiring walk test data and, compiling configuration data, making changes to UL/DL parameters if necessary from each assigned DAS site in the Texas Market. (AT&T) Also complete CW testing with JDSU test equipment.             

08/2011 to 07/2012 - Returned to Voice Data Installation as well as owner of a Hosted VOIP System

offrering voice communication for residential and commercial end users. (Service Provider) This service is self sustaining and continues to this day.

 

11/2008 to 07/2011 – As a contract team owner we traveled across the United States Installing DAS Multiband Repeaters indoors as well as outside. During this same period we aquired an Installation Contract of installing 850MHZ, 1900MHZ, 2170 4G AWS Repeaters on 101 Military Bases across the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. Installed, configured and tested each system for optimal operation. National Communications was the Prime Installation Contractor. We are versed in the following equipment Installations (Andrews, Comscope, LGC, ADC , Ericson, Mobile Access – and also JD TECH manaufactured repeater systems) JDSU walk Test equipment.

 

08/2008 to 11/2008 - Installation contract of Cable TV service (Time Warner Cable,

Austin, TX, Waco, TX). Maintained a Satellite Headend for a 320 unit complex. ( Georgetown, TX Direct-TV). Provided new installations and upgrades as well.

 

06/2007 to 07/2008 – Project Manager / Splicer for  a FTTN, FTTH project which included 1500 Homes. Fusion Splicing and Testing (Turnkey Networks).

 

03/2004 to 03/2007 – Contracted services out for Voice / Data / CCTV Installations. In addition

I personally installed or project managed projects ranging up to $1,000,000.00.

Largest project to date (Warren Township School District Installed 615 Cameras at 14 different schools. ( All Networked / Used Vicon Equipment)

 

 

11/1998 to 03/2004 - Time Warner Cable/ Bright House Networks -Installation and Service, (Residential / Commercial) I owned a company that provided these services. I maintained a fleet of 18-22 trucks. (Installers). Contract was discontinued when  it was decided to go to an employee based Installation Group.

 

Education

 

Present - Currently obtaining OSP certification. Certification NLT scheduled 10/2012

06/2012 - Fiber Optic Technician Re-Certification—FOA CFOT # 3250053

05/1996-  Graduated Ivy Tech State College (AA– Manufacturing Technology)

01/1995-  Completed 4 year Iron workers apprenticeship program (Journeyman)

02/82 – 02/88  2yrs US Army (MOS52c)  &  4yrs US Air Force (81150)

 

 

 

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