Kevin Manning

 

 

SKILLS
Certified Telecommunications Management (Fiber Optics), Fiber Metric, Invoicing, Entry Level IT Networks, As Built, Knowledgeable of Category cable. Inventory Control, Loss Prevention, SAP, Shipping / Receiving, Mentoring, Scheduling, Employee Evaluation, MS Word, Excel and Windows, Certified Forklift and Scissor Lift Operator.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Data Technician

Staley Inc. ~ Norcross, GA                                                                                                                                  08/13 to Present Installing Cat5e, Cat6 and Fiber Optic Cable for major retail companies, for voice, data and wireless with 60% travel. Help with add, removal, changes, upgrades and maintenance with client needs.

·         Cable pulling, Dressing and Terminate, Installing Security Cameras and Registers.

·         Assist with the removal of old or outdated equipment. Mount equipment in IDF’s (Switches, Routers, Power Supplies)

·         Complete each job with customer sign off, paper work and pictures.

 

AUDITOR

Sam’s Club ~ Snellville, GA              05/11 to 08/13

Follow financial guidelines and related laws and regulations when conducting audits and documenting findings. Advise others on audit practices and principles when asked to do so. Interact with Loss Prevention daily, Track goods, prepares audit reports, and identify causes of shrinkage or overage in a timely manner. Report poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels in assigned area.

·         Checking on hand merchandise against items missing due to thief or not returned properly.

·         Conduct daily audits with 100 % accuracy.

 

PLANT MANAGER

KGP (Telecom) Logistic ~ Houston, TX              04/10 to 12/10

Contracted with General Cable to oversee labor in their plant. Maintained work flow from cable cutting, shipping/receiving with 100% quality. Fiber Optic & Copper Cable is used for going thru state side and International waters for telecommunications purposes. Time and Schedule Reporting, Cycle Counting. Help with sales demonstrations with potential customers.

·         Responsible for Improving and executing expectations by 16% during first year of service.

·         Worked with Sales Team after order has been placed, making sure Copper and Fiber Optic cable is cut, documented & shipped in a timely manner.

·         Improved Quality by inspecting, invoicing and storing cable immediately when delivered. Inventory control by correctly documenting scrap cable.

 

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
KGP Telecom ~ South Bend, IN              07/06 to 04/10
Supervised, coordinate and maintained all floor functions of the Company’s Factory Installed Termination System (FITS) to ensure work flow including staff training by performing the following duties in the manufacturing plant, Adhere to and ensure compliance with Quality System SOPs, work instructions, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and ISO and requirements.

·         Improved production flow by 25% when the implementation of more work stations was placed.

·         Supervised and helped trained over 80 employees on production lines.

·         Responsible for documentation on Quality, Fiber Cutting, Splicing & Testing for Verizon / AT&T with Corning Optical Cable.

·         Improved Quality when a discipline procedure was placed.

 

CO-OWNED, CONTRACTOR / FIBER OPTICAL TECHINICIAN
CKA Telecom ~ Atlanta, GA              06/04 to 07/06
Worked on projects for Verizon’s Fiber Optic to the Premises (FTTP) in Tampa FL. Installed and spliced taps which required going thru conduit in residential areas. Installed splice enclosures Tyco and Coyotes. Used Alcoa Fuji Kura splice machine’s single and mass. Prepped fibers from 4-432 for optical cabinets. Test and trouble shoot with OTDR, power meters and red light source. Documented all splice jobs and trace analysis for customer. Invoiced all completed jobs daily for payment.

·         OSP (Outside Plant) Worked with Bell South in New Orleans to help restore service during Hurricane Katrina by upgrading system’s using fiber optics from copper.

 

SENIOR FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN
Comcast ~ Atlanta, GA              12/02 to 06/04
Maintained over 1000 miles of fiber optic plant for the Atlanta area, worked on restoration and new build. Handle a 24hr on call shift; maintained 26 optical hub sites for any optical problems from the power feed equipment out to plant. Installed fibers cable ends into hubs for termination and documentation. CLI Documentation, also helped promote new services.

·         Kept spare fibers available and documented for Optical Nodes.

·         Worked with NOC (Network Operational Call Center) to plan and restore outages within time allowed.

·         Worked with contractors on new build and damaged control.

 

OPTICAL NETWORK ENGINEER
Lucent Technologies ~ Hollywood, FL & Atlanta, GA              08/01 to 12/02
Responsible for Network Integration (WAN), Performed test and turn up on installed circuits.

·         Implemented an error free Transmission Systems for Telia Communications.

·         Helped create site surveys for optical teams before deployment.

·         Installation of Fiber Jumpers.

 

SENIOR FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Inc. ~ Hollywood, FL              09/99 to 08/01
Responsible for SDH/SONET fiber ring restoration in a worldwide network (WAN). Identified and localized fault locations and abnormalities in Global Crossing’s Network. Replaced faulty cards, performed daily routine readings and preventative maintenance. Terminated submarine cable to land cable then installed into power feed equipment (PFE). Installed and maintain workmanship on all land cable splice boxes. Responsible for survey records in as-built on cable station North and South America, Europe and Asia. Help promote sales with demonstration and hands on with potential customers. With travels to Tokyo Japan, San Croix, The Netherlands and Brazil for training, restore and updating services.

·         Maintenance of Alcatel SDH Transmission Equipment and OADM. Terminated Sea Cable to Land Cable.

·         Installed Power Feed Equipment (PFE).

 

SENIOR FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN
Media One~ Atlanta, GA               01/97 to 09/99
Lead teams on installing, terminating and restoration of SONET fiber rings for the Atlanta area (LAN). Installed bays, splice racks and jumpers for cable television Pop Sites. Utilized items such as Fujikura Single/ Mass Ribbon Splicer, Laser Light Source, UCB and Raychem (Tyco) Enclosures, OTDR’s, Laptop Computer, Enclosed Splice Van, Bucket Truck and using all type of connector’s with pigtails.

·         Clientele included AT&T, Marta, MCI, WorldCom, CNN, Sprint, Phillips Area and Home Depot.

·         Georgia Dome, Frontier, Grady Hospital, Delta Airlines and the World Congress Center.

 

TECHNICAL TRAINING

·         CompTIA, Omnitech Institute, Information Technology

·         Corning and AT&T Optical Cable, Cutting, Prepping & Installation.

·         “Hands on Fiber Optic Cable Installation” by American Research Group, Fiber Optics Theory and Splicing.

·         Alcatel, Tyco, KDD-SCS Japan, Lucent Fiber Optic and Power Cable.

·         Lucent Configuration, Administration, Galaxy Power Feed, Lucent 400G, Lucent SNMS & Sonet.

·         Lucent Wave star Bandwidth Manager, Lucent -48 Volt Cabinet Power systems for Maintenance.

 

Technical Reference’s Upon Request:

                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

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