Michael Southard
Crestview, FL
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Voice/Data Tech
GSC Systems Inc - Fort Walton Beach, FL - April 2009 to April 2014
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Set-up, rearrange, or remove switching and dialing equipment used in central offices. Service or repair
telephones and other communication equipment on customers' property. May install equipment in new
locations or install wiring and telephone jacks in buildings under construction.Establish pathways, install cat6
and fiber optic cabling, terminate user end and TR patch panels, 110 blocks and voice panels.Read prints
for new construction jobs vertical, horizontal cabling and OSP.Test and verify test results on Fluke 1800 DTX
Cable Analyzer.Label user end and TR end.
Installer/tech
06/2006 - 04/2009 NCS (network cabling systems) Niceville, FL
Establish pathways, install cat5-6, fiber optic.Terminate user end and TR end.Terminate fiber optic with hot melt
connectors.Pull OSP and terminate on 66/110 blocks, voice patch panels.Bond racks and ladder to TGBB.Test
and verify cables.Label user end and TR end.
Owner
Task Enterprises,LLC - Crestview, FL - June 1989 to June 2006
Ran daily operations from bidding jobs to managing up to 20 employees.Kept all paperwork in order from
pulling permits to payroll.Order and set-up material deliveries.QC and manage work sites.Customer service
from contractors to individual homeowners.
EDUCATION
Diploma in General High School Curriculum
Crestview Sr. High School
June 2010
SKILLS
QC Installations of Horizontal,Vertical,OSP,and User end & Telcom Room Terminations.Oversee & train
installers.Underground Supervisor & Equipment Operator.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Panduit,Leviton, and Corning product installer through GSC Systems Inc.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Have worked in many areas of the country.From Spokane,Washington to Philadelphia,Pa. to
Crestview,Florida.Extensive background in the construction field.Worked on projects ranging from military
projects such as 7th Special Forces Group Project where I was Lead Tech. working hand in hand with the
Project Manager on daily operations on Eglin A.F.B. to installing cat5-6 and Fiber-Optic in schools in Okaloosa
and Walton counties to direct bury and conduit installation of underground communications on campuses and
residential areas in Spokane and Philadelphia.