Gerald Monks
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CERTIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Certifications: ITIL Foundations Version 3. CCNA, MCITP Server 2008 r2, Active Directory and Network
Infrastr (in process) Exchange Server 2010 (in process) CCNA Voice (in process).
Networking: FTTN, OSP/ISP, HIS, IP Networking, F1 to F3 cable pair distribution TCP/IP, Ethernet,
MPLS, ATM, DWDM, ROADM Ethernet, DACS, Bonded MPLS, SONET Transport, DMS250, DSC
DEX 600E carrier switches. Cisco CME, SS7, VLANS, SIP Messaging, VOIP Cisco Contact Center,
ISDN PRI and BRI
Tools: VRepair, F&E, Visio, SCANR, VEC, Solaris, ITSS, CMS/Remedy, LSBBT, Packet Tracer,
CATS,PUTTY, Fireberd 500 Protocol Analyzer, Splunk reporting, HP Service Manager 9.3, TRAC
reporting, TIRKS, SOTS, TracIT,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Analyst, infrastructure Coord. Teksystems 2013 - 2014
• Facilitate meetings and project coordination activities within the Testing/Release phase of
the ITIL framework .
• Project coordinated jeopardy assignments and analyzed reports and incident records to
put release activities back on schedule.
• Managed SME’s to resolve jeopardies to QA testing milestones.
• Provided reports and meeting minutes for projects that were assigned to me.
• Tracked Incidents and Change management activities for State Farm on HP Service
Manager 9.3.
AT&T - Lisle, IL. 2011 – 2012
Premises Technician
• I provided face to face professional service to customers.
• Supported IP services such as VOIP, Wireless Internet Access, DSLAM testing, and IPTV.
• Performed line conditioning testing, copper fault isolation, and CPE configuration activities,
wireless configuration and Service tools GCAS, JDSU.
• Utility vehicle safety training, pole climbing, and outside plant testing and wiring safety and
placement.
• Performed cabling to residences and businesses in the form of 75 Ohm Coax, Ethernet, RJ11,
RJ45. Terminated on 110 block interfaces, 66-Block interfaces, and RJ48X blocks for Extended
T1 interfaces.
Verizon Business - Downers Grove, IL. 1983 - 2010
Technical Performance Manager/Post Sale Engineer
• Provided technical performance activities to assigned client base for network services of
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Frame Relay, IP / VPN, IP security managed and non-
managed.
• Incident, Problem, and Change management activities for client base
• Knowledge of protocols; RIPv2, OSPF,EIGRP, BGP and PPP.
• As a field technician I supported Metro Local (5ESS Switching Translations) and Synchronous
Optical Networking (SONET), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM). Provisioned
Data and Voice services, Metro Data Ethernet, E911, LNP, and ISDN PRI services.
• Performed facility management duties in small hub locations.
• Designed longhaul and backhaul facilities for network redundancy and optimization.
EDUCATION
Microtrain - Lombard, IL. 2012 - 2013
MCITP Server 2008, MCITP Windows 7, Microsoft Exchange 2010, ITIL v3 CCNA, CCNA VOICE
Colorado Technical University, Denver, Co (Online) 2004 – 2006
Management Information Systems - Bachelors in process
NIT ( Everest College) - Southfield, MI. 1981 - 1983
Associates Degree Electronics and Engineering