RODERICK SIMS

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Lexington Park, MD 20653

Cell 716-***-****

Skills Summary:

> Highly skilled in designing and maintaining fiber optics transmission

systems: OC-1 to OC-192 SONET/SDH rings.

> Highly skilled in provisioning and maintaining DS-0, DS-1, DS-3, OC-3,

OC-12, DCS Digital Cross connect systems.

> Highly skilled in working with RBOC's, LEC's and IXC's in solving

circuit problems.

> Experience working with IDNX, WAN, ATM, Frame Relay, BERTs, DWDM,

Photonics and Optical interfaces.

> Experience working with SONET/SDH/PDH: Anomalies, Defects and Failures

> Good working knowledge: VLAN, MPLS, TCP/IP, OSI and QOS

> Working knowledge of Backbone network Components: Hubs, Bridges,

Switches and Routers

> NOC tools used: SAM (Service Awareness Manager), Remedy, Granite, 1340

INC (Sonet), Netcool.

> U.S. Air Force 485th EIG (Engineering & Installation Group)

> Primary AFSC 2E1X1 Wideband Communication and secondary AFSC 3C2X1

Computer Communication Systems.

Technical Background:

Platforms/Operating Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows

Systems: 2000, Window XP, Windows Vista, Unix, HP Open

view, VMS.

Programming Languages: Working knowledge of Lab view, Labwindows, C,

C++, HP basic

Software Applications: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Access

Hardware: Cisco 3600, Cisco 2600, Cisco 3560, RuggedCom

RS1600 network switch, Cascade B-STDX 9000 WAN

switch, Tittan 5500 DAC, Alcatel 1630, Alcatel

1633, Nortel S/DMS Transport Node, CSU/DSU,

TM's modems, Net Path 100, Larscom (Access-T

and Access-T45).

Certified classes:

. Tactical Communication system maintenance - U.S. Army

. Wideband Communications Equipment Specialist - U.S. Air Force

. 485 EIG Standard Installation practices - U.S. Air

Force

. Alcatel 1633SX Operations & Maintenance - MCI

. ASR/BILLING Customer Workshop - Ameritech

. Total Control Access Installation and Management - 3COM

. Cable Modem Termination System Administration - 3COM

. FT-2000 OC-48 Operations & Maintenance - Lucent

. FT-2000 OC-48 Architecture, Planning and Ordering - Lucent

Employment History:

PAE/CSC Patuent River, MD

March 2013 - present

Engineering Tech - NAVAIR/ATR (Atlantic Test Range)

. Current Security clearance: Top Secret.

. Oversee support of Atlantic Test range (ATR) EW/Radar Command and

Control Units (CEESIM/MRES/RES/LES).

. Primary concentrating on and providing multi-disciplined engineering

services in regards to range equipment functions (Unix Alpha servers,

EW emitter testing).

Time Warner Cable Syracuse, NY

April 2012 - March 2013

Commercial Tier 4 Analyst - RNOC

. Responsible for support and reliability of Commercial enterprise

network products and services (Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent routers and

switches).

. Key member of the commercial Tier 4 escalation team for customer edge

devices.

. Troubleshoot and isolation of remote WAN/MAN routers and switches.

. Provide technical support in multiple disciplines: Transport, customer

edge devices and VoIP.

. Subject Matter Expert (SME) for commercial product knowledge within

the RNOC.

. Troubleshooting of transmission facilities (Ethernet, SONET, routers,

switches, etc ..)

Amherst Systems/Northrop Grumman, Buffalo, NY Nov. 2002 - Jan 2012

Field Engineer - Electronic Systems

. Security clearance: Secret.

. Oversaw support of Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) U.S.A.F. Range

Electronic/RF Command and Control Unit.

. Primary concentrating on and providing multi-disciplined engineering

services with classified domestic requirements in regards to Range

equipment functions (router, switches, computers and video

configuration).

European Field Engineer (United Kingdom) - Electronic Systems

. Project managed European and U.K. customer visits and preventive

maintenance for the AMES EW & Radar equipment Simulator.

. Project manage on-site system engineering, installations and

operations

. Project managed with customers to identify solutions to problems and

collect information to assist with repair efforts.

. Companies supported: Selex-UK Sensors and Airborne Systems, EADS-

Germany, SAAB-Sweden, BAE-UK, Thales-France, Electronica-Italy, NoAF-

Norway, NATO-Germany and RAF-EWC-UK.

Tektronix, Inc. Chelmsford, Ma April 1999 - April 2002

Application Engineer - Marketing Dept. - Broadband Transmission Test

. Organize worldwide pre & post-sales support on the Telecom Optical

Test System 9000 Product test Family (PDH/SONET/SDH/DWDM).

. Project- Manage Engineering teams to resolve customer issues with

product applications.

. Research technical issues using product documentation's : ITU, ANSI

and Bellcordia

. Maintain lab with 3 node Bi-directional ring.

MCI- Worldcom, OakBrook, IL Jan 1998 - April 1999

Network Facility Planning Engineer, Contractor

. Design and Implementation of local DS-0 to OC-N SONET/DWDM

transmission and switching facilities for numerous cities.

. Project-Manage Operational Engineers and Implementation Engineers in

the installation of Optical Central Office equipment in POP and Co-

locations.

. Review and define capacity reports before transport facilities are

exhaust.

. Design SONET/SDH equipment: Nortel, Lucent, Fujitsu and NEC.

. Design Switch services equipment: SLC-2000, 5 ESS and Nortel Access

nodes.

AT&T, Rolling Meadows, IL Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

N.O.C Technician, Backbone Management Center (Contractor)

. Working trouble tickets for AT&T customers on Transport and Switches

(RBOC's, LEC's, IXC's)

. Troubleshooting backbone IDNX, FRAMERELAY and ATM network @ DS1(T1)

and DS3(T3) levels over WAN.

. Equipment monitoring: ASCEND B-STDX 9000 WAN SWITCH, NetPath 100,

Access-T and Access-T45, Tittan 5500 DAC's and CSU/DSU's.

. Training of technician's on IDNX. Frame relay and 5500 DAC.

. Remote testing tools are : Cascadeview, Netview, Nicad,Tellinium and

Procom Plus

MCI Willow Springs, IL Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

Telecommunications Transmission Technician II

. Working trouble tickets for MCI customers on Transport and Switches

(RBOC's, LEC's, IXC's)

. Provisioning and growing cross connects @ DS0,DS1 and DS3 level.

. Certified in Provisioning C.O. equipment: DSCDEXCS1/1S, Wideband

(Tittan 5500),Narrowband(Alcatel 1630), BBDXC(Alcatel 1633) and ESF

monitoring units.

. Test Equipment used: T-Berd 224 and Firebird 6000.

. Exposure to DSC MegaHub 600E switch.

. Exposure to Nortel S/DMS TransportNode.

. Remote testing tools are: Netpro, Coms, Centest and Mecca

U.S. Air Force Aug 1983 - Jan 1993

Telecommunication Wideband/System Technician

. Supervise installation teams of 2 to 10 people.

. Plan and implement telecom communication equipment and surveillance

systems, Worldwide.

. Conduct site surveys.

. Train installers and check work is compliant to DOD standards.

. Align, repair, and modify line-of-sight microwave radio links,

Monostatic Radar set, AN/GSS-33 (RACON 1400) and Radar set RT-1317/GPS-

15(V), AN/GSQ-199 communication central

. Install and test Wescom D4 digital T Carrier terminal, 828 Fiber optic

terminal, DM3X50 Fiber optic MUX and Key telephone equipment

Education:

> A.A.S. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

College of the Air Force (Telephony and RF Systems)

> B.S.C.I.S. Management Computer Systems

Walden University (pending)

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