Darien, IL 60561             Phone: (630) 280-8958

Resume of Jason Bodik

 

 

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

 

A well respected Senior Transport Engineer and Circuit Provisioner with 13 years of demonstrated expertise in the execution of large scale projects and 9 years of experience in utilizing Granite XNG database. Strong background in transport planning, design, provisioning, and database audits. Strategic thinker with experience managing fast paced projects within environments of continual change. Dedicated team player with excellent technical and analytical skills with ability to communicate effectively. Team leader with a strong commitment to organization objectives.

 

EDUCATION

 

DeVRY University Addison, Illinois

Bachelor of Data and Network Communications 

June 2003

 

KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING

 

Nortel: SONET Transmission Operations and Maintenance, Local Service Operations.

Fujitsu: Local Service Operations Fujitsu Transmission, Fujitsu Access and Transport.

Protocols: Frame Relay, SONET/SDH, ATM, Ethernet, TCP/IP, RIP, IGRP, OSPF, SMDS, FDDI, LAN/WAN.

Software: MapInfo, JAX, Visio, Siterra, Remedy, Granite/XNG, Metrica, React, ProComm Plus, Work Flow Manager, NSPS, NIS, TCOMS, NMT, NetPro, Mecca, COMS, F&E, WinFIOL, Citrix, Netcool, NetAnalyst, Geometrix, IWOS, CASPR. CSS-CTS, Oracle, Schema, LERG, SBC Web Portal, JAX, Lattis Pro, Qwest Qora, Verizon CGG, and CEMR.

 

NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS

 

Ericsson: DNB, 3202, 6601, 6602, 850/1900 RRU’s, AXE 810 MSC/BSC

Cisco: ME-3400, ONS 15454 OC48/OC192

Fujitsu: Flash 192, FLM 2400, FLM 600, FLM 150, ADX, Flashwave 4500

Alcatel: Lambda Unite, Media Gateway (MGW), ALU 7750

Nortel: S/MDS Transport Node OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192, Optera Package Edge

DACS: Tellabs Titan 5500 3/1 DCS, Titan 532L 1/0 DCS, Alcatel 1631SX, Alcatel 1630, Alcatel 1671

Switch: Siemens EWSD, Nortel DMS 500, Ericsson AXE, Lucent 5ESS

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

AT&T Mobility                Jun. 2008 – Oct. 2013

Project Manager / Circuit Design

Schaumburg, IL

·          Tracked vendor progress and reported on completion of major milestones related to installation, integration, and commissioning of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Micro Cells, Fiber to Cell Tower, and DNB.

·          Provisioned SIAD equipment for turn-up of Ethernet to the Cell Site (ETTCS) circuits necessary for Ericsson Base Station Integration and site turn-up.

·          Participated in all Entrance Facility initial fiber site walks with AT&T landline engineer.

·          Completed project deliverables by communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders, aligning cross functional organizations; RF, Transport, Provisioning, Operations, Site Acquisition, and Vendor Partners.

 

Ericsson                Dec. 2007 – May 2008

Transport Engineer

Plano, TX

·          California TNO: Project consists of optimization of T-Mobile's wireless network in Southern California region.

·          Create MOP’s and Granite training documentation for corporate distribution; Train Engineers in respect to SS7, PSTN, ABIS, A-interface, TTY, LMU, and GPRS circuit design for both ATM and TDM back bone.

·          Plan for all cell site and ring optimization, site exits, ASR circuit disconnects, and capacity augments.

·          Design, provision, and implement new TG orders, complete ACTL swing and hot cuts for DS1/DS3 and ATM OC3 circuits, issue ASR’s for new DS3/OCx circuit backhaul, work with CLEC’s for ring disconnects.

·          Analyze capacity and provision TDM and PVC circuits in Alcatel 1671, Tellabs 5500 DCS and Alcatel 7670 RSP.

·          Reconcile equipment data in Granite; BSC/TCU, MSC, and DACs ports. Rebuild SONET rings, UPSR / BLSR.

·          Utilized Alcatel 5620 network manager, Granite, Mapinfo, Schema, LERG and LEC portals.

 

Apeiron Inc. Sept. 2007 – Dec. 2007

Circuit Design

Plano, TX

·          Create and provision T1 Granite Paths/segments for design of A-Interface, IMT, and A-Link circuits. Augmenting Trunk Groups for type 2A, 2B, 2C, 800, type 1, LD and other auxiliary trunks FXO, FXS, and 4-wire E&M.

·          Assign Media Gateway Spans, SPM/DTC ports, Nortel BSC/TCU ports, and DCS assignments within XNG application.

 

AT&T Mobility / Alcatel-Lucent                 Jul. 2006 – Sept. 2007

Transport Engineer II

Plano, TX

·          TNO Project: Transport Network Optimization which consists of auditing and determining redesign cost savings for AT&T’s access network in Omaha, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Detroit. Presented total of $8,896,670 yearly savings for combined markets.

·          Worked in Granite to audit, build & modify equipment, segments, and circuit paths to reconcile or decommission circuits. Issued ASR’s to roll circuits onto existing AT&T transport backhaul and disconnect with CLECs. 

·          Analyzed DS3 hubbing arrangements via MapInfo; made recommendations to Market for least cost routing (LCR), new DS3 hubs, route diversity, and DS3/DS1 consolidations.

·          Conducted DACs audits to identify OOS circuits for LEC disconnect and port reconciliation.

·          Analyzed Legacy LEC Rings for OCx migration to Alcatel Dark Fiber network.

·          Reviewed traffic at each cell site, identified cell sites/sectors with low traffic and high T1 counts for disconnect.

·          Reviewed traffic on PSTN network; downsized trunk groups (TG’s) with high device counts and low capacity percentage. Issued disconnect ASR’s to augment TG’s and tracked cost savings.

·          Created network optimization plans via cut sheets for rerouting DS1, DS3 and OCx traffic.

·          Cost of Service: Coordinated billing audits with ILEC/CLEC’s to locate and recover MRC discrepancies.

·          Utilized Granite 6.0/XNG Client, JAX, MapInfo, Lattis Pro, AT&T Access Ordering, Qwest Qora, and CEMR.

 

Cingular / Ericsson     May 2006 – Jul. 2006

Transport Design Engineer

Indianapolis, IN

·          Evaluated SONET Topology for leased and dedicated facilities; provided optimization plan and cost savings to customer.

·          Assisted in cutover and optimization of TDMA, GSM, & UMTS T1s for Cingular Transport Network.

·          Supported DACS and SONET provisioning during network migration and re-homing activity.

 

T-Mobile              Mar. 2005 – Mar. 2006

Team Lead - Network Design - Sr. Transport Engineer

Concord, CA

·          T-Mobile/Cingular merger: Duties consisted of managing T-Mobile’s acquired Cingular network in California.

·          Conducted market analysis to research and redesign T-Mobile’s new network, provided business case of $0.1771 CCPU savings with total annual savings of $3.9m for Southern California Market Optimization.

·          Responsible for new network design and implementation of Transport Facilities in California Market.

·          Inventoried SONET rings and Entrance Facilities in Granite for California Market.

·          Responsible for day-to-day auditing and creation of new Granite paths for Cell Site T1s, DS3s, and OC-n circuits.

·          Supported Design Team with issuing all CFA’s for California, Pacific North, and Mountain West Markets; diverse DS1s for new Cell Sites, PSTN, ATM backbone augments, and Wireless to Wireless circuits.

·          Created and analyzed DS3 hubbing arrangements via MapInfo; insured sufficient DS3 capacity was available to accommodate forecasted cell site and PSTN requirements.

·          Designed and facilitated project with XO/Verizon to implement CLEC/ILEC meet-point OC192 fiber optic ring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Mobile  Dec. 2004 – Mar. 2005

Transport Engineer

Irvine, CA

·          Conducted switch audits to inventory all MSC/BSC, DCS, SONET, and DSX equipment for Granite update.

·          Managed T1 capacity for radio growth, coordinated with other groups (RF Engineering, Site Dev, Construction)

·          PSTN, IMT, SS7, ATM, and SONET performance monitoring, route utilization, maintenance and troubleshooting.

·          Issued T1 CFA’s, placed ASR’s with all carriers, followed up with LEC for Firm Order Commitments (FOC), and  Design Layout Reports (DLR).

·          Utilized Remedy, Granite/Xpercom, Metrica, React, and Citrix.

 

AT&T Wireless / Ericsson  Sept. 2004 – Nov. 2004

Switch Engineer

Plano, TX

·          WLS Logical Audit: Project consists of auditing E911 circuits for AT&T/Cingular network merger.

·          Performed network auditing on Ericsson and Nokia MSC/BSC, Lucent 5ESS, Titan 532/5500, Alcatel 1630/1631, and WLS (wireless locator system).

·          WLS sites were taken offline by breaking semi-permanent connections in BSC and DACS cross-connects, alarms were verified in Geometrix and Netcool.

·          Created MOP’s and FOA’s (first office assignment), BSC script files, audit spreadsheets, and reports.

·          Utilized Citrix, WinFIOL, Geometrix, Netcool, NetAnalyst, ED, and AMS software.

 

MCI/WorldCom                Nov. 2000 – Jun. 2004

Network Engineer III - Transport Facilities

Oakbrook, IL

·          Initiated and tracked new fiber optic system installations (OC3 to OC192), collocation builds, and site decommissions for Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, and Portland regions. Worked closely with Regional Implementation Engineering and Operations.

·          Worked with Local Exchange Carriers (Pacific Bell, Qwest, and Verizon) to obtain necessary electrical and optical hand-offs to provide various services in a timely and efficient manner.

·          Monitored network utilization and made necessary network configurations and augmentations to support customer demand in Seattle, Minneapolis, Denver, and Portland. Ordered, designed, and maintained sufficient DS3 and OC-N capacity for these regions.

·          Inventoried all new UPSR and BLSR 2Fiber and 4Fiber OC3 - OC192 rings in various MCI databases.

·          Created network optimization plans via cut sheets for rerouting DS1, DS3, OC-N traffic so as to increase network efficiency and performance.

·          Verified physical and software cross connects for data base integrity and inventoried all DSX and LGX cross-connects in MCI provisioning databases.

·          Worked on project to migrate Legacy MCI database NSPS to new database TCOMS.

·          Saved MCI WorldCom approximately $425,000 in monthly Local Exchange Carrier line costs by grooming DS1, DS3, OC-N circuits onto MCI local on net facilities for the Lit Migration Project.

·          Participated in pre-production testing for new database functionality which assisted in developing engineering guidelines for corporate distribution.

               Jun. 2000 – Nov. 2000

Network Engineer II – Circuit Design

Oakbrook, IL

·          Created Circuit Layout Reports (CLR’s) and Design Layout Reports (DLR’s) for on network and off network DS3 and OC-n circuits in San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento, and San Francisco.

·          Provisioned and maintained a sufficient supply of DS0, DS1, and DS3 services at all Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Collocations.

·          Project managed the flow of incoming Access Service Requests to and from Local Exchange Carriers, Inter-Exchange Carriers and Internet Service Providers to insure timely installation of customer circuits.