Lloyd Pringle

6967 Deshon Ridge Dr.                                                                                                                                    C: (770)634-6176

 

SUMMARY

An Electrical Engineer with a broad knowledge and experience in telecommunications engineering, power systems, OSP manufacturing, product design, development and testing. Focused experience include central office, network installation engineering for Bell Operating Companies and Network Operation Center. Strengths includes:

·         Transport Engineering	·         Engineer Furnish & Install
·         Network Design/Implementation	·         Fiber to the tower(FTTT)
·         Detail Engineering and Specification	·         DWDM
·         Bill of Material	·         SONET
·         MOPS	·         OSP Manufacturing

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Windstream Communications                                                                                                                           12/2011-Present

Optical Transport Engineer

Provide transport engineering services in Windstream’s Long Haul  & Network Operation Center for network design/implementation, provisioning, installation, and fiber to the tower. 

·         Design and implementation of network upgrades for DWDM long haul and fiber to the tower(FTTT) Ethernet backhaul networks applications.

·         Provision associated management, primary and secondary VLANS for FTTT.

·         Provide engineering support and coordination of network changes and associated MOPS. Resolve issues encountered during the maintenance windows.

·         Monitor complex networks to resolve operations issues, including failures and service level degradation. Assist with resolution to ensure connectivity and minimize downtime of network services for Windstream, KDL & Nuvox.

·         Equipment/systems experience includes Cisco 15454 MSTP & MSPP, M6,  Cyan, Fujitsu 7500, Transmode, Hatteras, Adtran, Tellabs, Nortel, CTM, CTC, CTP, Cyan, Metasolv(M6), Remedy, and footprints.                            

 

ADC Telecomm/TE Connectivity                                                                                            10/ 2010-04/2011

Senior Detail Engineer

Provide detail engineering services for Engineering, Furnish and  installation (EF&I) of transport equipment in central office networks and metro ring for SONET & DWDM applications.

·         Engineered several 2-point and 3-point OC-12, OC-48 & OC-192 Cisco 15454 & DMX for SONET & DWDM rings that met customer’s expectation.

·         Generated detail engineering specification for the deployment of Nortel 6500, Fujitsu 7500, SSU-2000, and Cisco 15454 equipment that increased ATT network capacity.

·         Generated quotes using ATT building blocks from site survey result that insured receipt of accurate revenues.

·         Ensured quality by providing quality checks of detail specifications and quotes generated in India.

·         Interfaced with installation, project management and tactical engineering to resolve field issues related to network synchronization and metro ring configurations. 

 

Telamon Corporation                                                                                                                            7/ 2009-12/2010

Transport Detail Engineer

Performed analyses and engineering of ATT orders for the deployment and installation of transport equipment in central office networks, Collocations, Hubs, Huts, and metro ring configurations for SONET & DWDM applications. Generated detail engineering specification, MOP/CRs and instructions for installation of transport equipment to meet customer’s expectations.

·         Provided technical consultation and resolution to customer, installation, and associated departments engineering, equipment and material issues.

·         Successfully engineered and deployed several 2-point and 3-point OC-12, OC-48 & OC-192 Cisco & DMX SONET rings that enhanced networks capacity.

·         Provided engineering support to site surveyor that generated quality surveys for engineering.

·         Engineered the deployment of the first network synchronization orders that resulted in increased business.

 

 

Alcatel-Lucent                                                                                                                                      10/ 2007-4/ 2009

System Equipment Engineer

Performed detail engineering to identify transmission equipment, circuit packs, power and cabling requirements for optical network configuration.

·         Analyzed customer’s network orders to determine circuit packs, fiber/coaxial cables, alarms, power, and synchronization requirements. Identified all material required for successful installation of equipment and resolved installation issues relative to office conditions, cabling, and circuit packs.

·         Provided quality audit and checking of detail specifications written and engineered by Poland Engineers.

·         Provided fault recognition and resolutions to specification issues and installation concerns.

·         Analyzed and engineered the following transport equipment for telco central office applications: SSU-2000, Cisco MSP, Ciena IOS, Siemens hit 7500, Alcatel 1671, Fujitsu Flashwave 7500, NEC ITS2400/Spectral Wave 160, Ditech BVP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - continued

Emerson Network Power                                                                                                                      1/ 2004-10/ 2007

Design Engineer

Designed and configured systems and network equipment for outside plant network applications such as DLS, VOIP, IPTV, FTTP, FTTH, Wireline, and Wireless. Clients include Verizon, Ericsson, Cingular, Sprint, Nortel, Telamon, Tellabs, Bellsouth, and AT&T. Designed AC load centers and DC distribution for interface with power plants and network equipment.

·         Developed detailed schematic drawings and equipment layout of telephony equipment for manufacturing.

·         Selected and sized wire and breakers for AC load center and DC distribution that met national power standards.

·         Designed Bill of Material though evaluation and interpretation of customer quotes.

·         Configured Lorain power system and battery backups for –48V DC and +24V DC network applications.

·         Coordinated the configuration of network and power equipment with manufacturing department. Investigated and resolved issues related to material, cabling, power, and customer concerns.

·         Proposed and qualified new design changes within manufacturing to insured that accurate production information was maintained.

·         Instituted changes in the production testing process that reduced the number of procedures required for qualification.

 

Lucent Technologies                                                                                                                                 7/1996-7/ 2003

System Equipment Engineer

Deployed SONET equipment for transportation of voice, data, and video for telecommunications customers as a member of the Light Wave Network group. Analyzed telco central office configuration for equipment requirements, product specifications, firm price quote, customer standards and network information site records. Clients included AT&T and BellSouth.

·         Performed detail engineering to identify transmission equipment, power and cabling requirements for ring and point-to-point configurations that promoted customer confidence and repeat business.

·         Served as subject matter expert for the deployment of network synchronization equipment in telco’s central office that resulted in 30% increase of synchronization orders received.

·         Analyzed and implemented resolutions to engineering issues through the investigation and interface with customer, installation, and project management department.

·         Prepared detailed job specifications and technical drawings for telco central office installation that resulted in the successful deployment and installation of critical equipment.

·         Initiated engineering billing data and price commitment process that resulted in the generation of more accurate invoicing to the customer.

·         Developed and implemented an engineering training and certification program, which enhanced engineering skills and performance of ten engineers.

 

EDUCATION

B.S., Electrical Engineering – City College of New York – New York, NY

 

SKILLS

MS Office, Windows 7, XP, Vista, AutoCAD (Advanced), Visio, Metasolv(M6), Remedy, Footprints,

ClariFy, MTS, WFM, CTM,CTC, Cyan, AOTS, Geolink, Ebiz, Wooduck, Infoswap, Nise