EXPERIENCE
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
November 2006
to Present
Construction Splicer/Services Technician
Responsibilities & Skills
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Performed splicing operations in
connection with the installation rearrangement and repair of outside plant
facilities. Splicing duties include fiber and copper cable, wire, terminals,
loop carrier electronics, and light guide facilities as well as various fiber
optic applications which may be aloft, underground, or buried.
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Test and turn-up of multiplexers
from various manufacturers such as Alcatel, Fujitsu, and Canoga-Perkins
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Locate and repair fiber and copper
cable faults in buried, aerial, or underground environments
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Understand construction prints and
schematics and work with engineering to enact changes based on customer need
and real world conditions
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Lead teams of fellow employees and
contractors in the construction of telecommunications facilities such as
FTTP, FTTC, traditional copper facilities, and Hi-Capacity fiber and T-based
circuits as well as install, provision, and test these technologies
·
Connect, disconnect, test, repair,
and maintain company and customer provided telephone, cable, data, and FiOS
equipment
MCI/Worldcom
2000 to 2002
Field Engineer
Responsibilities & Skills
·
Engineering, installation,
provisioning, testing, and maintenance of long distance fiber optic transport
services from various vendors such as Nortel, Alcatel, and Fujitsu.
·
Performed duties of Project
Manager during projects spanning long distances across the United States
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Supervised, trained, and prepared
uncertified contractors for MCI SONET certification
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Created and implemented test plans
for long distance SONET systems
United States Marine Corps
1995 to 2000
United States Marine
(Telephone/Switchboard Repairman)
Responsibilities & Skills
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Responsible for troubleshooting,
repairing, and maintaining AN/TTCC-42 and SB-3865 digital secure central
office switchboards
·
Repair fiber optic cables to
include splicing, polishing, and end termination
·
Programmed and interfaced
switchboards with multiplexers, microwave relay sets, satellites, and
cryptographic equipment
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Maintain a secret clearance while
being deployed in operations throughout the world
·
Held the prestigious role of
Platoon Sergeant; responsible for the daily duties of over 100 Marines
·
Received a Navy and Marine Corps
Achievement Medal for superior performance of duties while deployed as
a switchboard technician during a training mission to Norway
REFERENCES
Theodore Toth
Verizon Communications
First Level Supervisor
(Construction and Maintenance)
412.335.4983
Craig Gillette
Verizon Business
Team Lead (Network)
412.897.8144
Chris Jones
Verizon Business
Senior Field Engineer (Network)
386.795.2959