Brandon Rawlings

16109 Rd Chester, VA 2393 | 804 357-1901 | RawlingsRB@gmail.com

Objective

Telecommunications Technician / Information Transport Systems Installer, seeking position within professional, well-established organization, where I can make a positive contribution utilizing, good work ethics, experience, and leadership skills to maintain and promote positive customer relationships.

Qualifications

·   Lead technician responsibilities: Ensure the installation of structured cabling systems and network equipment properly, safely, and adheres to BICSI, ANSI/TIA/EIA, and NEC standards. This includes coordinating with project managers, general/sub-contractors, and customers to ensure quality of service and time management. Proficiency with Microsoft Office for producing and providing required test results, training customers on new systems, doing daily status reports, material inventories, and timesheets. 

·   Ability to interpret and follow blue prints and scope of work specifications. Experienced in retrofits, cutovers, MAC’s and troubleshooting. Very experienced in building and designing telecomm closets: installing racks and cabinets, ladder rack, cable tray, j-hooks. Proper dressing of cable, terminating, testing, and labeling patch panels and 110/66, Krone and Bix blocks. Lacing and stitching cable at CO sites. Grounding, bonding, and fire stopping

·   Skilled in the installation, termination and testing of ISP / OSP, horizontal and backbone media: SM and MM Fiber: SC, ST, and LC connectors - unicam, anaerobic, and fusion splicing, CAT 3, 5e, 6, 6e, 25 to 300 pair copper, coax RG-6, 11, 59 : aerial and in confined spaces. Using a variety of OTDRs and Fluke cable testers.

·   Familiar with TCP/IP networks: removing and installing various routers and switches (rack and stack). IP Camera Systems and analog CCTV systems. Connecting and extending POTS, T-1, DS1, DS3's and PRI circuits. Basic Troubleshooting of Key / PBX, ISDN, VOIP systems, and analog line devices. Installing WAP's and Projectors

Experience

2010 - Current

Lead Technician | A and E Technologies | Richmond, VA

§ Supervised, as lead technician, over the complete installation of large and small commercial ISP and OSP structured cable installations. Terminating and testing single mode and multimode fiber, outdoor fusions splicing, high pair count indoor/outdoor copper. Installing and configuring network IP camera systems. Testing terminations and splices using Fluke DTX , Fluke Versiv, and OTDR test equipment to record and verify installations. Interpretation and organization of test results for quality of service reports. Also maintained service contracts for state organizations and local colleges.

2008 - 2010

Technician III | AFL American Fujikura Ltd | Richmond, VA

§ Installed voice and data cabling on various commercial projects. Perform basic maintenance and service calls on key / pbx, VOIP systems, and analog line devices. Troubleshoot network connectivity issues including routers, switches, and nodes. Install WAPs and CCTV security systems. Interfaced with customer contacts, end users and other vendors when required by customer.

2005-2008

Lead Technician | A and J Technologies | Richmond, VA

§ Duties included: network installation of large and small commercial projects, retrofits, MAC’s, and troubleshooting service contracts. Worked with Richmond Public Schools during Layer 3 network upgrades.

2003-2005

Technician | Security Specialist / Structured Cable | Richmond, VA

§Install/maintain security and structured cable systems for the residential and commercial industry. Experiences included pre-wiring and termination of new homes for alarm/fire systems, future-smart home networks, central vacuum systems and a variety of multi-media / audio-video equipment. Certified through the DCJS

2001-2003

Communication Link | Level I Installer | Lenexa, KS

§Install telecommunication hardware for the several telephone companies. Our team would travel 100% of the time completing various central office sites from start to finish. Reading blueprints, mounting bays, installing ladder rack, running and lacing cable, grounding fields, fire-stopping, wire wrapping and updating software.

1999-2001

United States Marine Corps | Corporal | Camp Lejeune, NC

§Establishing / maintaining radio communications for military operations and training exercises. Preventative maintenance on all radio equipment; cable and satellite installation; protection of encrypted devices/frequencies              

Education - Certifications

Southampton High School | Courtland, VA |1999

Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School | Twenty-nine Palms, CA | 2000

Dept. of Criminal Justice | Electronic Security Technician | Richmond, VA | 2003

BICSI | Level II Information Transport Systems Installer | Tampa, FL | 2006

OSHA 10 Certification | 2014

References

Elliott Asbury | ICS Project Manager & Help Desk Supervisor | Blue Ridge Community College | 5404532525

Chandra Griffin | IT Operations & Security Manager | Department of Game and Inland Fisheries | 8043678281

Louis Butcher | Voice Operations | Department of Game and Inland Fisheries | 8043505823