Jason Edward Mossotti

Communications Systems Professional

West Monroe, NY |

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Career Summary

Accomplished communications and telecommunications professional with proven track record of

progression into increasingly complex assignments. Established history of long term commitment to each

employer, and ascending responsibility within each organization.

Areas of Expertise:

Telecommunications - From Bell System to Private Branch Exchanges

Data Communications - Local area to wide area wired and wireless

Multiple Media - Fiber optics, copper and radio frequency engineering

Network Design - Planning, addressing, procedures and protocols.

Computer Hardware/Software - Word, Excel, Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom

Work History

Vice President - Network Operations

 iSAFE Technologies, Inc. Syracuse, New York

May 1999 - Jan 2008

Founding member of what grew into a ten plus employee small business. Offered consulting, data center

services, hosting and web application design. Working remotely from Arizona, responsibilities primarily

were to develop a mobile data networking "system of systems" implementing various licensed and

unlicensed radio technologies provisioning high-speed broadband access to stationary, mobile, and handheld

devices for Law Enforcement agencies. Throughly familiar with various radio products with an

emphasis on BreezeACCESS 900 and VL voice/data systems. Performed Technical Marketing and served

as Primary Point of Contact for all fixed/mobile data networking services. Performed Corporate Officer's

duties pertaining to C Corporation status.

Network Technician

 Qwest Communications, Inc. (Formerly USWEST) Phoenix, Arizona

Maintenance and advanced troubleshooting of terrestrial based communications plant (OSP) delivering

telecommunications and data over wired TelCo infrastructure. Advancement into Service

Assurance/Cable Maintenance, a smaller support team assigned to escalated tasks such as emergency

restoration of mass outages, recovery of network assets and provided last line of support for all other

outside plant technical groups by providing critical/advanced troubleshooting to facilitate or restore

service. Daily customer contact, frequently for repeat/irate subscribers. Able to perform duties individually

or as part of a team with or without direct supervision.

Central Office Technician NOC / TOC

 Qwest Communications, Inc. (Formerly USWEST) Phoenix, Arizona

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Jan 2003 - Feb 2004

Jan 1996 - Jun 2006

  ✉ jmossotti@gmail.com |  315-748-4522

Advancement into Technical/Network Operations Center - a Tier 3 (top) level technical support center for

the remote management, provisioning and troubleshooting of fiber optic based mixed Multi-Service

Operations (Telephony/Internet/Television). Provided technical support for Network Technicians operating

and maintaining FTTN and FTTC networks. Provided last line of support and all provisioning and

troubleshooting tasks in support of Fiber-Optic assigned Field Network Technicians.

Primary Photographer / Owner / Operator

 Mossotti Imagery (DBA) Central Square, New York

Jan 2012 - present

Self Employed providing in-studio and on-location portrait and event photography services. Maintained a

commercial studio and office location to facilitate a professional and functional setting. Provided fine

retouching and corrections using Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4 and other Adobe products to produce

exceptional art. Provided museum grade printing using Canon Pixma printers. Formed relationships with

clientèle and cultivated pool of repeat customers to serve.

Education

Cisco Systems Networking Academy Program

Certificate of Completion in CCNA Course Study

Sep 1999 - May 2001

2 Year Program for CCNA. Instructed by CCNP industry professionals with access to complex laboratory.

Intensive instruction on Ethernet LAN/WLAN and WAN technologies and procedures for

deployment.Course covered history, design and implementation, wiring punch downs, infrastructure

cabling, addressing/subnetting, Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) command line interface,

transmission mediums and protocols. Intensive study of OSI Model.

Coursework for PC Comp-TIA A+ Hardware/Software

Estrella Mountain Community College

Polaris High School

Graduate

Skills

Telecommunications Testing

Systems and Procedures

10+ years of experience

Common and specialized testing equipment and protocols for troubleshooting outside plant (OSP)

including but not limited to Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR), Tempo Sidekick Line Tester, 3M Dynatel

965-TD and 965-DSP Subscriber Loop Analyzers.

Telecommunications Outside

Plant (OSP)

10+ years of experience

Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

Jun 1991

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Installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of aerial, underground and buried communications

transmission lines. Performed all aspects of service assurance from Central Office to Customer Premise

Equipment (CPE). Designed structured cabling for small to large business with associated termination and

protection devices and methods. Utilization of 3M 710 Splicing Rig, SurePunch 66/110 and other

specialized tool kit. Premise cabling (CAT1, CAT2, CAT5x, CAT6) and demarcation/termination units and

blocks. Key Technologies: POTS, ISDN, DSL, T-1 (T-CXR), SLC96, SLC2000.

Cisco Systems Design and

Operation

1 - 2 years of experience

Methods, Procedures and Protocols to utilize routing and switching equipment and their associated

protocols. Thorough understanding and practical knowledge of OSI Model with emphasis on Physical,

Network and Data Link layers.

Network Management

1 - 2 years of experience

Network/Technical Operations Center (NOC/TOC) management of fiber optic nodes providing Video and

Video on Demand services.

Radio Frequency Planning

3 - 4 years of experience

Primarily trained for WLAN (802.11x), WMAN (802.16x) planning and deployment of license exempt radio

technologies for fixed to mobile end user devices utilizing 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz and 900MHz frequencies.

Methods and procedures for network optimization. Understanding and practical applications of DSSS,

OFDM, FHSS and other modulation and transmission techniques for service delivery.

Fiber Optic Communications

1 - 2 years of experience

Training for Fiber-Optic based plant including history, manufacturing, design and implementation as a

communications medium. Learned on Fibre Channel and SONET systems. Trained on mechanical and

fusion splicing, testing using power meters and OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) and other

associated practices and guidelines for deployment.

Escalated Customer Contact

10+ years of experience

Assigned to irate customers who had been subjected to lengthy service outages and multiple

unsuccessful restoration attempts. Combined patience, empathy and tact with troubleshooting ability and

determination to ensure service restoration and customer satisfaction.

Desktop Computer Service and

Utilization

10+ years of experience

Training and familiarity of Computer Design and Maintenance. Able to perform custom design and

assembly of desktop systems, performance testing and functions managing Microsoft Operating

Systems. Able to type 35-40 WPM.

Microsoft Office 2013

10+ years of experience

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Utilization of Microsoft Office products with emphasis on Word 2013 and Excel 2013. Able to create from

scratch multi-page spreadsheets with cross referencing cells and mathematic functions for the

organization of data.

Adobe CS6 Product Utilization

3 - 4 years of experience

Utilization of Adobe CS6 Products with strong emphasis on Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom 4 for

photographic image management, manipulation and enhancement.

Portrait Photography and

Printmaking

3 - 4 years of experience

Using light, scenery and a subject I am able to create an artful representation that can proudly be

displayed. Also trained and experienced on the science of printmaking.

Certifications

AC/DC Telecommunications

Issued By: Qwest Communications International, Inc.

Primary Certificate of Training covering electrical properties and components of terrestrial based

communications systems.

Cisco Systems Networking Academy Program

Issued By: Cisco Systems / Estrella Mountain Community College

May 2001 - present

Two year program covering scientific, engineering and design principles of inter-networking data

communications. Courses covered strong emphasis on OSI model and associated protocols, addressing

and subnetting, Command Line Interface, LAN Design, WAN/MAN Technologies, routing and switching

hardware management, et al.

Fiber Optic Systems Provisioning and Testing

Issued By: Qwest Communications International, Inc.

Feb 1999 - present

Primary Training for fiber optics as a medium for communications systems. Training included

manufacturing processes of single/multi-mode fiber, transmission systems, carrier signals, modulation

techniques, mechanical and fusion splicing and testing using Optical Time Domain Reflectometry and

power meters.

BreezeACCESS 900/VL Certification

Issued By: Alvarion Technologies, Inc.

Mar 2003 - present

Primary Training of license exempt 900MHz (902-928) and 5.xGHz Broadband Wireless Access

technologies and products. Training included history and scientific principles, security, carrier frequency

modulation techniques, testing and turn-up procedures and benchmarking. Key technologies: OFDM, PSK,

802.11x, 802.16x, FHSS.

Dec 1996 - present

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