Power Plant Engineer

Michael Joseph "Mick" Handy

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Watseka, Illinois 60970

815-***-**** (cell)

JOB OBJECTIVE: Insuring the safety of myself and co-workers to complete the job objectives in

a safe manner..

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PRIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (JULY 2007 to July 2009)

Installer/Removal

•Johnson City, Tennessee

Given work orders; Method of Procedures to carry out jobs as according to spec's from Sprint

supervisors.

Ran fiber-optic single mode[yellow] and multi mode[orange]cables that were pre-fabbed, or

needed to be made, using UniCam LC,SC connectors and plugged them into their determined

positions as ordered by MOPafter tested, using a visible light source

Ran power to all equipment back to BDFB's, labeled, laced, tapped, covered, crimped, heat

shrink, then terminated them to the right size fuse as ordered by MOP

Made CAT 5, and CAT 6 cables using my EZ-Crimpers; I like straight through connectors more

for better quality,

Built OX bar structures and added racking and support to areas that were determined to be the

best cabling route by Sprint supervisors

Made coaxial BNC's and tested to insure quality

Removal of all cables, racks, supports, bays, and anything else Sprint supervisors deemed

removable and replaced all the existing cables

Drilled floors and tiles in preparation for bay additions while following standards using vacuum,

wet paper towel, and shaving cream, then placing in bag to insure safety

Always wearing safety glasses and hard hat when required [load in and outs, drilling, etc.]

Filled in all floor hole anchors after bay removal with cement and swept area of debris to insure a

safe and clean environment

Insured all re-use equipment was carefully removed, bubble wrapped and boxed to be shipped or

stored.

Installed routers, then their power supplies and cards

Did card upgrades and would talk to operations to insure connectivity

When ever going through floor holes, would get cones, remove sticker, then plate, run cables or

remove, measure the new hole, cut plate, make new sticker, or stencil, and add hilt-bricks, putty,

and new sticker

Never would leave a floor hole open if leaving for break or the day

Helped all supervisors or contractors with higher priority needs then what I was currently doing

without complaints to insure job completion

Would make sure to tell supervisor of any mistakes in MOP to be revised by engineer

Fill out time and expense sheets on appointed dates to insure they are on time to be billed

Worked for Clearwire in Chicago to install 4G equipment at numerous locations

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INTEGRATED INSTALLATIONS I-3

Installer

•(October 2005 to February 2006)

Schaumburg, Illinois

Installed CCI RF combiner bay

In charge of Tel-co moves

Connected power and ground for CCI Equipment

Ran and removed flex and super flex cabling for GSM 850, GSM 1900, UMTS 1900

Experienced trouble shooter for TMA's

Combining equipment to consolidate space prior to additions

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TEK Systems

Remover

•(June 2005 to August 2005)

Downers Grove, Illinois Installer/

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Contracted through Sprint to run and wire DSX cables for Nortel

Contracted through Interstate Power Cable to build battery strings for installation

Millennium Technical Services; MTS

Remover

•(January 2000 to March 2005)

Kankakee, Illinois Installer/

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Removal of all 1AESS Switch bays and packaging of reuse equipment

Removal of all toll equipment including D-4, D-5, MFTs and tone repeaters

Transitioning of Fuse Bays

Removal of power plant equipment and all associated bus duct

Removal of co-locations cages (Prism, Focal, Sprint, North Point, and Covad)

Skilled in lacing cables from P-wire to 750 Power cable

Experienced in safety to properly load and load out equipment

Knowledgeable in all aspects of wall and floor hole standards, from removal of all old 3M

plates and putty, to re-lacing cable rack, adding hilti blocks, putting, floor collar tapping, cutting

galvanized steel plates, placing stickers and stenciling

Experienced at cable mining, using wedges, ratchet straps, and building ox bar structures to

ratchet up cables

Certified at floor drilling

Experienced wire wrapper - butt, strip, wrap, and lace

Knowledgeable of color code - (white, red, black, yellow, violet)

(blue, orange, green, brown, slate)

Experienced at P-Touching and what all labels mean

Knowledgeable of metering to assure equipment is powered up or down

Experienced in disconnecting timing cable and making sure it is not cut

Always making sure ring is on ring cuts before use

Upon removal of bays, making sure end guards are properly installed and labeling is corrected

Skilled at crimping lugs and no-oxing

Built training center in warehouse for MTS by myself overseen by company boss

Painter’s Union Local #467 (April 1996-June 1998)

Apprentice

•Kankakee, Illinois

Duties included preparing surfaces to be painted

Sandblasting and power washing surfaces in preparation of being pained

Implementing numerous safety guidelines

Clean-up of job site

EDUCATION:

1995 Diploma, Bishop McNamara High School, Kankakee, Illinois

REFERENCES:

Larry Lunsford: 815-***-**** (Sprint Supervisor)

Robert Chambers; 1-865-***-**** (Pride)

Ron Koligeski 1-423-***-**** (Pride)

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