Mark Jennis

4270 Virgo Course, Liverpool, NY 13090

H: (315) 622-2304                                          Mark.Jennis@verizon.net                             C: (315) 727-1751

 

PROFILE: Employed by Verizon Communications – 34 Years

·         Dedicated telecommunications employee with excellent technical, analytical and communication skills demonstrated by thirty-four years of experience.

·         Experienced 'Lead' Network Engineer with specialty in High-Capacity service delivery, SONET Transport systems, Switched Ethernet Services, Ethernet Private Line service and quality assurance.

 

SKILLS:

·         Project management

·         Strong presentation skills

·         Team player

·         SONET, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, OC-192 systems design experience

·         Telcordia systems background with TIRKS, LFACS, WFA

·         D.W.D.M. and C.W.D.M. experience

·         F.T.T.C.S. Design Build Experience

·         F.T.T.P./FiOS and MDU/MTU Design Build Experience

·         TLS/S.E.S. Experience

·         1-Gig-E / 10-Gig-E design

·         DS-1, HDSL-4 and HDSL-2 design background

·         I.C.G.S. / IDDS Experience

·         Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project experience                                                                                                                             

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·         'Lead' Outside Plant Engineer for Verizon Telecommunication Central New York serving area, 315 and 607 Area Codes

·         'Lead' Fiber-to-the-Cell Site (FTTCS) design/build engineer

·         Telecommunications engineering and construction efforts to ensure projects were completed to company standards, on time and within budget constraints.

·         Prepared telecommunications plans for equipment or SONET systems, and space allocation for High-Bandwidth demands.

·         Was first Central New York OSP Design Engineer to spearhead the FTTP MDU/MTU design-builds.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·         Telecommunications Outside Plant Network Design Engineer              February 1979-March 2013

o       Spearheaded documentation of Methods and Procedures

o       Drafted working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.

o       Designed accurate scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

·         SUNY Plattsburgh                                                                                                  August 1973 – May 1977

o       Bachelor of Science: Biology, Minor: Chemistry, Concentration: Geography

·         Training: Bell System Outside Plant Design Engineering courses: Basic Design, DECEN, Emerging Technologies, SONET Systems, and Fujitsu Network Planning