Telecom Technician, Lead Tech & Project Manager

L. ROCHELLE CUSHING

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QUALIFICATIONS

Installation of High speed Internet, CATV & Voice Over Internet..

Certifications for CAT5E cable & Fiber Optic Cable (installation procedures, terminating & testing).

Supervised inst. crews of structured voice & data cabling networks with excellent results.

Excellent project management and customer service skills, enjoys working with the customer & other contractors.

Extensive experience in Central Office maintenance, installation, acceptance testing & troubleshooting.

Knowledge of Outside Plant design, aerial, underground, fiber to copper multiplexers, interfacing & test equipment. Experienced in copper cable splicing.

Highly motivated self starter who works at a fast pace independently & is excellent at managing workloads.

EXPERIENCE

ITC Services, 9 months

Installation Specialist

Worked on "Google Fiber Project" in Salt Lake City and Provo. Installed "Fiber Internet", "Fiber TV" and "Fiber Phone" in Residences. Received 100% on Customer Satifaction

Contractor, 5 years

Contracted to QWEST to install “T1 spans/DSL to subscribers D-marks. This required knowledge of various field equipment, such as repeaters, multiplexers, DS1/DS3 interface units and power shelves. Experienced using test equipment, such as OTDR, TDR, T-BERD & Power Lid.

Recruited by TCG (AT&T Local Services) to build “Co-Locate” in Salt Lake Main Central Office. Installed all cabling and bays, which included Nortel OC-48, OC-3/12 and DMS ACCESS NODE. Also ran power to BDFB and powered up bays. Start to finish, working independently, I completed this job 6 weeks early. I received high recognition and a lot of job satisfaction when everything was turned up with very minimal troubles.

Contracted to “Nortel Broadband” to install various bays and equipment, fiber, coax and copper cabling. Very proficient in BNC and SC/ST terminations.

Lucent Technologies, 2 years

Communications Equipment Installer

Responsible for LSA jobs, which included installation of Power, DS1 and DS3 facilities for Vendors with leased areas in QWEST and AT&T Central Offices. Utilizing materials and man hour costs on the jobs resulted in high recognition and promotions from higher management.

Teamwork included building and installing Power Systems and 5ESS Switch for AT&T in Salt Lake Main. Also building “Fiber Rings” in Salt Lake Metro.

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Americom Technology, 2 years

Lead Technician / Project Manager

Managed crews for all phases of installation of cabling for Voice and Data networks. Jobs included State of Utah, Murray City and Fidelity Investments. Proficient in termination and testing of all Cables, including Fiber Optic.

Qwest, (Century Link) 24 years

Central Office Technician, 12 years

Responsible for installation, repair and maintenance of Central Office wiring and equipment, turn-up of DSO, DS1 and DS3 Systems. Maintained strong troubleshooting skills, knowledge of engineering and design, hard-wiring, cross-connects, acceptance testing and fault isolation.

Supervised Cable-throws, Special projects, Facility cuts and Conversions in Salt Lake Main.

Recognized by Management and other departments for managing Central Office Conversion in Salt Lake Main. Tasks included, installation of new Frames and Central Office Equipment. Cross-connects from existing switch to DMS Switch (which was also a working switch), testing and translating in pre-cut status, without affecting customers service!

Installer/Repair Technician, 11 years

Mostly worked repair, because of strong troubleshooting skills. Knowledge of outside plant design, CAD drawings, aerial and underground cable, circuit design and schematics, electrical theory, acceptance testing, codes for grounding, short protection and low-voltage wiring.

Assisted installation of key and PBX systems (olden days).

FORMAL TRAINING

Basic Electricity Principals of Digital Technology

Electrical Theory Digital Network Synchronization

Work Document, Circuit Design Digital Carrier Maintenance

Basic Transmission Fiber Optic Maintenance

Digital Multiplexing Fundamentals Digital Cross-connect Systems

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