Transport Network Engineer
Resume:
RAYMOND F. HYSON
Aurora, Colorado
ac9xsx@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ray-hyson-a676208
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ENGINEER
Experienced waves engineer, transport network engineer with background performing as a sales engineer, network consultant, telecommunications specialist, project manager, field service technician, systems integrator and network management operator. Excellent understanding and hands on work experience with DWDM, ROADM, SONET, Ethernet, Digital Microwave, TDM, ATM, DSL, LMDS, Frame Relay, ISDN, Voice & Data and Network Management applications.
EXPERIENCE
ZAYO 2018 -
Wave Engineer
Responsible for understanding DWDM technologies by creating innovative solutions to address delivery services to customers. Play a key role in building future network design and manage all products and services to deliver leading edge, state of the art solutions on time and at cost. Foster strong relationships with all internal business units.
Assist in making engineering standards and product specifications more efficient. Create targeted plans from simple customer orders to complex network designs. Assist in future network design based on the overall budgets and helps schedule the completion based on requirements etc. Work closely with the Operations and Field Services to provide input in timely completion of projects.
Engineer and design network solutions.
Assist in the development of a Capital budget; provide budgetary details related to customer forecast and network upgrades.
Specify, evaluate, and recommend the procurement of telecommunications hardware/software products and services.
Manage network capacity and utilization based on engineering and technical guidelines established by engineering requirements of the network.
Develop and recommend strategies to address specific telecommunications, connectivity and related customer service needs.
Project manage network installation projects consisting of telecommunications equipment, systems, and services.
Designing DWDM networks and circuits using Ciena 6500, Nokia 1830, Infinera DTN, DTN-X, TM-3000, Cyan Z77 and Z33, 10Gbs – 100Gbs ROADM equipment.
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VERIZON WIRELESS 2013-2017
Engineer III Special Network System Assurance
Performed advanced operation and maintenance on transport DWDM and SONET network elements, ensuring network integrity and quality.
Provisioned and track all facility requests in the National Network Operations (NNO) group, including fiber optic rings, DWDM and SONET-based carrier systems, and all transport technologies from DS1 level circuits to 100GE level circuits.
Install, operate, administer, and perform advanced maintenance of transport network elements and multiple vendor systems.
Troubleshoot, upgrade, and administer multiple vendor multi-degree, 40G and 100G ROADM, DWDM systems to include the Fujitsu Flashwave 9500 and Ciena 6500.
Monitor and troubleshoot Cisco and Juniper core router 10G and 100G leased circuits.
PYRAMID CONSULTING 2013
Transport Network Engineer, Consultant for Verizon
Performed advanced operation and maintenance on transport DWDM and SONET network elements, ensuring network integrity and quality.
Provisioned and track all facility requests in the National Network Operations (NNO) group, including fiber optic rings, DWDM and SONET-based carrier systems, and all transport technologies from DS1 level circuits to 100GE level circuits.
Install, operate, administer, and perform advanced maintenance of transport network elements and multiple vendor systems.
Troubleshoot, upgrade and administer multiple vendor multi-degree, 40G and 100G ROADM, DWDM systems to include the Fujitsu Flashwave 9500 and Ciena 6500.
SERCO INC. 2012-2013
Senior Network Engineer
Provided SONET (Cisco 15454 and 15310) architecture and solutions to meet Department of Defense, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) customer networking requirements.
Project Manage, install, and maintain SONET and DWDM Infrastructure.
Create test plans for equipment upgrades and procedures.
Create and maintain Visio network drawings.
FASTTRACK COMMUNICATIONS, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) 2010-2012
Senior Network Engineer
Designed, installed, maintained and managed a Fujitsu Flashwave 7500 DWDM Transport Network and Cisco ONS 15454 and Fujitsu FW4100ES access network equipment.
Maintain the transport network that expands from Grand Junction, Colorado to Albuquerque, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado.
Create and maintain all transport network VISIO drawings.
Input and maintain outside plant records.
SERCO INC. 2008-2010
Senior Network Engineer
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Provided SONET (Cisco 15454 and 15310) architecture and solutions to meet Department of Defense, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) customer networking demands.
Project Manage, install and maintain SONET and DWDM Infrastructure.
Create test plans for equipment upgrades and procedures.
Create and maintain Visio network drawings.
OPVISTA, INC. 2007
Senior Sales Engineer, Home Office - Pueblo West, CO.
Provided DWDM architecture and solutions to meet Multiple-System Operators demands.
Work directly with sales team, to strategize and deliver sales presentations.
Participate in customer RFI, RFP and RFQ’s.
Multiple-System Operators (MSO) customers: Cox Communications, Time Warner.
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES 2003-2007
Telecommunications Senior, Colorado Springs, CO.
Provided engineering, design, implementation and maintenance for multiple telecommunication network systems.
Maintain the internal and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks.
Performed engineering, design, implementation, operation and maintenance, of OC-192 SONET, OC-3 Digital Microwave, Time Division Multiplexer (TDM) and UHF/VHF Wireless SCADA systems, service and equipment.
Operate an OTDR, Spectrum Analyzer, Frequency Counter, Power Meter, Transmission Test Set used to test and troubleshoot telecommunication systems.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Senior Network Consultant, ADVA Optical Networking
Senior Sales Engineer, Optical Networks, NORTEL NETWORKS
Principal Systems Engineer, Newbridge Networks Incorporated
Wideband Communications Technician, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF)
EDUCATION, TRAINING and CLEARANCE
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Electronic Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information TS-SCI clearance (expired, no longer active)
Infinera – DTN, DTN-X, TM-3000
Cyan - Z77 and Z33
Ciena – DWDM - 6500 – EDFA and RAMAN amplifiers.
Fujitsu – SONET and DWDM
Fujitsu NETSMART 500, 1500, Flashwave 4100ES, 4500, 7500 and 9500
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Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks JUNOS Switching
OpVista - DWDM
OpVista 2000
Alcatel – Digital Microwave Radio and SONET
MDR-8000 and 1603
ADVA Optical Networking – CWDM and DWDM
ADVA FSP 500, 1000, 2000, 3000
ADVA FSP Network Manager
Nortel Networks – SONET and DWDM
Nortel OPTera LH 1600G, Metro 3000, 5200, TransportNode OC-48
Newbridge Networks – ATM, Frame Relay, TDM
3624, 3600, 3645, 36150, 36170, 46020
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