DAVID VERCELLETTO RCDD, RCDD-OSP, RCDD-ESS, FCC Licensed Broadcast Engineer
703-***-**** Profile Viewable at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidvercellettoengineer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An accomplished structured cabling, metallic/optical inside and outside plant engineer and project manager. RF / wireless systems and ITS physical infrastructure design engineer with 20+ years of experience. Extensive design, engineering, consulting and “hands-on” installation, maintenance, field and project management of inside and outside plant infrastructures, data centers, 802.11 WLANs, wireless/RF networks, microwave, land-mobile two-way radio systems. A wide range of business and technical skills that spans that of several careers by usual standards. FCC Licensed Broadcast/GROL Engineer with Radar Systems Endorsement. Active amateur radio “extra class” operator.
LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
RCDD – BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer # 132416R
RCDD / OSP – BICSI Certified Outside Plant Design Specialist # 12091
RCDD / ESS – BICSI Certified Electronic Safety and Security Design Specialist # 151013E
FCC Licensed Broadcast Engineer, GROL License # PG-GB-014968
FCC License Radar Systems Engineer Endorsement to General Radiotelephone License
FCC Licensed Global Satellite Systems Maintainer License # DM-GB-038387 / 038387
FCC Amateur Extra Class operator and station licenses, call sign: KM4PYY
SBE CBT, Society of Broadcast Engineers Certified Broadcast Technologist
Aruba Networks Wireless 802.11 Local Area Network Technical Specialist
Comp/TIA Network Plus+ Certified Network Professional # COMP001000929354
Cisco CSE - Certified Cisco Sales Expert, Cisco ID #CSCO11143745
CTS - InfoComm International Certified Technology Specialist (2008-2011)
CTS - InfoComm International recognized Audiovisual Industry Expert and Adjunct Faculty Member, 2008
DaLite Display and Screen Products – DaLite Academy certified graduate
VA DCJS Registered - Electronic Security Technician, Alarm Respondent, Security Officer, Private Investigator
VA DCJS Certified Instructor - Dept. of Criminal Justice Services Instructor - Alarm systems, investigations, armed security
INTERESTS, SKILLS, HOBBIES
Proficient in producing drawings using AutoCAD 2016 and Visio Technical and Professional versions
Component level equipment repair of audio, video, radio, computer and most other electronic and electrical equipment
All types of electronic test equipment and telecommunications / RF test sets and measurement gear
Power-level user, Microsoft - Word, Power Point, Excel, and a large variety of software applications and tools
Technical writer and production of documents of all types Active member of BICSI, IEEE, ARRL Avid chess player
6/2013 – Present Allied Specialties, Inc. Senior Systems Engineer, Linden, VA
All aspects of structured cabling, outside plant, security systems, access control and audiovisual systems design, installation and project management. Critical HVAC, hi-rel AC power and DC power distribution systems design for data centers. Component level service on pro-audio and computer equipment.
6/2012 – 6/2013 Technology Designers On Demand, Inc. Senior Technology Consultant, Linden, VA
Pre-sales engineering, site surveys, RFP responses, design and engineering of inside and outside plant signal transport infrastructure and a variety of low voltage systems. Project management and field management. WLAN RF surveys and systems design.
5/2011 - 5/2012 Tetra Tech Architects and Engineers, Inc. Senior Telecom. Engineer, RCDD/OSP Nationwide
Designed, engineered, produced specifications, drawing notes, Specs-Intact, Master-Specs, one-line schematics and all types of drawings for federal, private and K12 projects. Produced proposal technical sections. QA/QC Engineer, ITR reviewer and RTR on Federal Gov’t. projects. Design engineer of all low-voltage discipline aspects including RF communications, 802.11 WLANs, structured cable plants, outside plant infrastructures, building automation and control, SCADA, CATV, CCTV, security/access control, fire alarms, A-V, VTC, public address, mass notification systems, grounding / bonding, and lightning protection. US Agency for International Development (USAID) telecom. standards design infrastructure strategy, telecom drawings, and specifications for Ethiopia Health Infrastructure Program. Projects included: Emergency Control and Communications Center and Base Fire/Security Forces Dispatch facility, Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX; Security Audit /survey for William Penn H.S., DE; USACE Middle East District (MED), Special Operations (SOF) Joint Operations Center (JOC) and Command Data Center and Control Facility, Kandahar Air Field (AF), Afghanistan; Site Adapt of Dining Facility (DFAC) Contingency Standard Designs (CSDs); D/B Package for AF Theater Communication Facility and Data Center, Qatar; Austere Standard Design (ASD) of 80-Man Barracks, Afghanistan; F-16 Bed-Down Sites, Balad, Ali, Al Asad Air Bases, Iraq; Consulate General Containerized Housing Units (CHU), Iraq.
1/2005 – 4/2011 Systematic Advantage, Inc. Senior RCDD/OSP and Project Manager, Front Royal, Virginia
All aspects of cabling systems engineering, design, project management, installation of WLANs, Cisco internetworks, structured cabling, optical / metallic OSP facilities, cellular DAS systems and data center power and HVAC. Design engineer and secure wired and wireless technology systems consultant for Chevron Executive IT – Frequency coordination for security land-mobile systems. Surveyed and designed high-security WLANs, and secure Tandberg VTC systems for San Ramon HQ, Washington DC and Sacramento CA law-making offices, and Houston TX, Tier-1 executive sites. Troubleshot and repaired WLAN networks. RF spectrum analysis and re-designing of numerous WLANs in problematic and high-noise RF environments in multiple NYC buildings. Performed broad-spectrum RF countermeasures.
11/2001 – 1/2005 Tactical Technical Specialists, Inc. Project Manager, Senior RCDD Engineer NY, VA
Extensive 802.11 WLAN RF surveying, design, installation and corrective design and maintenance. High security WLAN designs for NASA alternate space shuttle landing site. In-building cellular repeater and DAS systems design, consulting and structured cabling projects. Senior Engineer and construction manager for national US Postal Service bio-detection systems cable and wireless infrastructure projects installation. Developed documentation, produced as-built drawings.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
10/2000 - 11/2001 Redback Networks Senior Sales Systems Engineer, RCDD Nationwide field engineering
Provided RF emission and compliance testing procedures development and engineering for large frame access router. Cable plant entrance facilities and cabling infrastructure design. Last-mile radio links, optical fiber and metallic OSP design and engineering for large commercial client campuses. Project Manager for nationwide roll-out for Verizon.
10/1999 - 10/2000 Rhythms Net Connections Senior Systems Engineer, RCDD Nationwide Service
Designed, project managed installations of xDSL central office POPs and co-locations nationwide. Infrastructure designer for corporate data center. Developed Hi-Rel. redundant point-to-point microwave links and xDSL, T1, DS3 and OC3 access for AT&T High Speed Packet Services. Supported AT&T and MCI carrier sales account teams with RF and wireless designs and sales presentations.
11/1998 - 10/1999 Bell Laboratories, HQ Senior Network Design Engineer, RCDD contractor New Jersey
Senior wireless and physical infrastructure design contract engineer for large wireless alternate access CLEC project. Designed, surveyed, provided RF propagation studies and engineered, wrote project plans for spread-spectrum and 11/23/38GHz pt. – pt. / pt - multi-point microwave radio last-mile building access links. Metallic and optical cable outside plant campus designs and engineering, spread spectrum, layer 2 / layer 3 switching, and xDSL designs for many projects.
6/1996 - 10/1998 MCI International Network Engineering Senior Global Network Engineer New Jersey ITMC
Designed secure international data, voice, image networks for Dun & Bradstreet, JB Hunt, Alcatel USA, Schering-Plough, ATM service evaluation pilot system for JP Morgan, secure international frame relay networks for Bear Stearns and American Express. Designed, engineered, and project managed central office, large data center and microwave systems installations.
11/1994 - 5/1996 Fiber Business Networks, Inc. Senior RCDD, Director of Engineering Hawthorne, New York
Designed RF spectral monitoring / detection and counter-surveillance systems for high-visibility Wall Street clientele.
10/1988 - 10/1994 Technical Service Specialists, Inc. Chief Electrician, Partner Kingston, New York
Designed, project managed installations of 2-way radio systems for public services applications. Designed and installed electrical power and specialized grounding for broadcast and post production facilities. Supported NY Drug Task Force with RF surveillance systems and equipment design, deployment and component level repairs.
8/1984 - 9/1988 Acoustic Spaces, Inc. Electro-Acoustics Engineer Woodstock, New York
Design and construction of FM broadcast station studios, recording studios and video post production facilities.
EDUCATION
Self motivated learner and quick-study who stays current in all areas of expertise. Natural motivator and educator.
Sewanhaka Technical / Vocational school: Communications Systems Servicing and FCC Broadcast
Engineer Licensing program. Aruba and Air Magnet Surveyor/Spectrum Analyzer training classes.
Aruba Networks WLAN Technical Training BICSI Outside Plant Design & Project Management Courses
Over 340 BICSI / RCDD Continuing Education Credit Hours. Courses include: Wireless Network Design, OSHA Recordkeeping,
Hazard Communications, Structured Cabling Systems Design, OSP/ISP Media Selection, Grounding and Bonding, Outside Plant
Manual Updates Review Course, Project Management, and many others.
Cisco Internetworking Fundamentals Cisco Inter-Network Design Cisco Advanced Router Configuration
Redback Networks routed and switched data networks using SMS and Smart Edge products
Redback Networks carrier network products training on SMS-500, 1000, 1800, 10000 and Smart Edge 100 and 800
Lucent Technologies 5ESS-2000 Switch Architecture, DDM-2000 OC48 and FT-2000 OC3/OC12 ADMs
Frame Relay for engineers; Hill Associates ATM Network Principles and Design for Engineers; Hill Associates