Data Center Technician
Resume:
Travine A. Brown
**** *** **** **. #**** Carrollton, TX 75006
*************@*****.***
Bilingual: English and Spanish (speak, read and write)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
L3 Harris Technologies Mar 2022-Present
Sr. Assoc. Network & Telecom
Greenville, Tx: Provide Move, Add, Changes (MAC’s) and Tier-1 Telecom/Voice/Infrastructure and Network support including troubling-shooting, break/fix, configuration and installation of both PBX and network switch device. Layer-1 and Tier telecommunications support. Complete Physical Cross Connects, Main Distribution (MDF) and Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDF) and knowledge of associated tools. Assist and interface with Telco Carriers with telecommunications circuits, installation and troubleshooting. Assist vendors and Telco with Cellular enhancement systems installations both Repeater and Carrier based DAS installation. Assisting the Network Data team Layer 2 Network Switch Configuration/maintenance both Cisco and Aruba including racking, stacking and interconnecting. Ability to obtain a US Top Secret Security Clearance.
Army/Air Force Exchange Services (Judge Group Staffing) Nov 2021-Present
Data Center Technician (Dallas, TX)
Rack & stack servers, switches, load balancers, and data storage units. Label and install copper and fiber cabling above devices and below raised floor and perform cross connects. Commission and decommission devices, Perform asset tagging for inventory and stage equipment. Resolve trouble ticket issues as per SLA’s, provide smart hands support for all devices and configure iLO’s for remote configuration.
Hewlett Packard Enterprises July 2021-October 2021
Data Center Technician
Assist with lab logistics including rack moves, changes, inventory management, storage area, shipping and receiving as needed. Perform changes and maintenance to lab thermal curtains, power configurations, and room cabling. Enforce lab/data center safety standards, audit and assist with security procedures. Support lab infrastructure cooling and power including shared equipment, network, cross-site lab support. Provide “hands/eyes” support for all devices (LAN connections, HW, servers) and related operations (for example, build, system monitoring, incident diagnostics, troubleshooting, resolution and escalation) as required to meet the organization’s requirements.
Thryv (CI Group USA Staffing) Nov 2020-Feb 2021
Data Center Technician
Rack & stack servers, switches, routers, load balancers, and data storage devices. Install and cross connect copper and fiber cables. Install and power up PDU’s, Stage, commission & decommission devices. Asset tag and audit equipment. Problem resolution using Jeera ticketing system.
Parkland Hospital (Artech Staffing) June 2020-Oct 2020
Data Center Technician
Server/switch rack & stack. Copper/fiber cable installs and cross connects.
Device staging, commission/decommission. Resolve network issues as per company SLA’s.
Facebook(IES Communications) April 2018-June 2020
Data Center Technician(Ft. Worth, TX)
Rack & stack servers, switches, and PDU's.
Install, & dress copper and fiber connectors.
AT&T (Toyota) April 2017-Nov 2018
MPOE Touch Labor Consultant
Consult with TMNA Business Units and telco carriers to define how vendor circuits will be delivered to the campus and extended to the vendor’s ‘Campus Features’ cabinet
Provide escort services to telco carriers and explain how their circuit will be extended to ‘Campus Features’ cabinet
Responsible for working with telco carriers to extend data circuits from the MPOE to the vendor location on campus
Install cross connects (fiber and copper) within the MPOE to connect between the telco carrier circuit and the Campus Features cabinets
Understand and document usage of campus cabling (fiber and copper) usage
Work with the carrier and vendor to troubleshoot campus cabling issues as required
Escalate to the Campus Cabling Engineering team for capacity and trouble issues as required
Nokia July 2015-July 2016
Telecom Technician
Install Alcatel/Lucent 6850, 6855 series switches and 7750 series routers. Rack HP Proliant DL380 series servers & configure iLO.
Provide copper (cat5e/cat6) & fiber cross connects, patch cords and cable runs to all devices. Ground and modify cabinets.
Pinebreeze Technologies Sept 2014-Aug 2015
Telecom Technician
Rack & stack Dell, Sun & HP Proliant Servers. Cisco Catalyst 2900, 4900, 6500 series switches. Load balancers, firewalls and hardware troubleshooting. Copper and fiber cross connections.
End to end circuit testing, device labeling, and asset management.
Device decommissioning, vendor escort, performance upgrades.
Troubleshoot server hardware & connectivity problems. Resolve trouble ticket issues.
Verizon Aug 2014-Sept 2014
Data Center Technician
Copper & fiber optic cable installation and termination. Data equipment rack & stack. Patch panel cross connects and removals. Rack installations and equipment decommissions. Central office moves, adds and changes. HP, Sun server configurations.
Vendor escort, device decommissioning, performance upgrades
Walker Engineering Sept 2013-Aug 2014
Telecom Technician
Label and pull Cat 3, 5,5e Cat 6 and fiber optic cable. Install support structures, identify cable paths and read blueprints.
Closet dressings and terminations and multi-pair color code terminations. Fiber optic fusion splicing.
MC Dean Oct 2012-Sept 2013
Telecom Technician
Install and terminate cat 3 (100 pair) backbone cables. Install 12, 24, 48, 96, and 144 strand single & multi-mode primary/backbone fiber optic cable.
Install telecommunications racks, vertical and horizontal ladder rack. Fire stop sleeves.
AT&T April 2011-Oct 2012
Data Center Technician
Rack & stack, daily moves, adds, and changes. Equipment power up and copper/fiber optic cross connects. TCP/IP configuration of Sun HP and Cisco devices. Restart and or swap devices. Commission/de-commission hardware.
UTSouthwestern Medical Center Nov 2010-April 2011
Field Installer
Install support structures. Identify cable paths and read blueprints. Experience with closet dressings and terminations and multi-pair color code terminations. Label and pull Cat 5e& Cat 6 voice and data cable.
Lazo Technologies May 2010-Nov 2010
Telecom Technician
Label and pull Cat 3, 5,5e Cat 6 and fiber optic cable. Install support structures, identify cable paths and read blueprints. Experience with closet dressings and terminations and multi-pair color code terminations.
Wachter Network Services June 2009-May 2010
Project Technician
Install, terminate, troubleshoot, and test Cat 5e/6e and fiber optic cable. Install J hooks, terminate wiring closets.
EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE
Fluke 2000/4000 cable line tester, Wavetek LAN tester Hewlett Packard pentascanner category 5-network tester/certifier, T – Berd DSO tester, CATV signal strength and leakage detector, Sunrise sunset xDSL tester.
Certifications
BICSI Installer 2, Copper
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Telecommunications Management
DeVry Institute of Technology – Pomona, CA
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