Engineer Technician
Resume:
Walter L. Sharpe
Birmingham, AL 35207
Home: 205-***-****
Cell: 256-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Career Summary
**** - **** ***** ******* & Technology, Arlington, VA. ~ Network &
Communications Manager
Duties:
1. Facility planning and over site to address client's network and
communication needs and requirements.
2. Government and Commercial communications contract over site (T1's,
PRI's, ISDN, Phones, STE's, etc.).
Build outs of new client network facilities as well as expansions.
Managed VOIP and PSTN phone systems.
VTC operations and system planning.
Audio Video setups and configurations for conference room environments (PC
projections, sound systems, speaker phones, and microphones etc.).
Analyze and resolve network and communication issues
Achievements:
Managed and provided technical solutions for relocations and expansions for
new and existing facilities (Network, Voice, Internet, etc).
Coordinated network layouts with government representatives for NIPERNET,
SIPERNET and Private network infrastructure's (CAT-5E, Fiber, Copper,
Racks, Patch Panels, etc.).
Coordinated network configurations (VTC's, VLAN's, Trunk's, Routing, etc.).
11. 2008 SAFTAS A-Team Top Performer of the year.
2002 - 2004 Adtran, Huntsville, AL. ~ Test Engineer
Duties:
Designed and developed automated test equipment for manufacturing test of
LAN/WAN communications equipment (Ethernet, T1/E1, CSU/DSU's, DDS, DS3,
Fiber).
13. Developed C++ based automated test applications for manufacturing test
environment.
Achievements:
Resolved production automation test issues.
15. Developed newer test application to run multiple units simultaneously
while reducing test times from approximately 20 minutes per unit to
multiple units every 6 minutes.
16. Developed TFTP programming class for the elimination of a 15 minute
manual process to update product firmware by incorporating the process
into test application therefore reducing process time to 20 second.
2000 - 2002 Verilink Corporation, Huntsville, AL. ~ Test Engineer
Duties:
17. Performed product qualification testing of telecommunication LAN/WAN
equipment including T1/E1, CSU/DSU's, DDS, SNMP, TCP/IP, Frame Relay,
SCADA.
18. Performed frame relay product verification testing with HP Open View.
19. Developed procedures and test beds for qualification testing of new
products.
20. Provided technical training and support for sales, marketing, and
technical support.
Achievements:
21. Wrote the procedures for qualifying the routing functionality in the
WANSuite family of products.
1995 - 2000 Adtran, Huntsville, AL. ~ C++ Programmer
Duties:
o Developed manufacturing test applications for production verification
testing.
o Provided technical training and support for manufacturing support groups.
Achievements:
o Built manufacturing test equipment.
o Installed and maintained manufacturing test equipment in CONUS and OCONUS
contractor sites.
o Promoted from Engineering Technician to C++ Programmer.
1985 - 1994 Motorola, Huntsville, AL ~ Engineering Technician
Duties:
o Designed, developed, and repaired test equipment.
o Performed qualification testing of telephone line specifications for the
CCITT TR30.3 committee.
o Assisted customers with problem inquiries and provided pertinent
information to resolve problems.
Achievements:
o Developed a C++ software application to take test result of different
vendor product performance and plot them against each other in graphs for
sale purposes.
o Promoted from Test Technician to Engineering Technician.
EDUCATION
1983 - 1985 National Institute of Technology, Homewood, AL
o Associate of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology (GPA : 3.27)
o Honor Student and Outstanding Student
APPLICATIONS
Windows XP/ Windows 2000/ Windows 9X/ Windows NT/ Server 2003/ Window 7
MS Office (Access, Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook), MS
Project, MS Publisher, Lotus Notes.
Visio, Visual Safe Source, Adobe Acrobat, Photo Shop.
HP Open View and Castle Rock SMNP management tools.
C++, V/QBasic.
Pro com, Telnet, TFTP, Hyper term. [pic][pic]
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