Brief list of experience
*G Wireless Installer level 3/4
I worked in TDM, Verizon and AT&T Central Offices. I did Headend work for GCI in Alaska.
Installed equipment, pulled #2 cable, connected equipment to power.
Migrated fiber.
Punched down cat5 alarm.
Test and Turn up.
Connected equipment to BDFB.
Construction Node Upgrade Specialist Senior wireless installer Nokia Wireless installer Cyan
Work Experience
Construction Upgrade Specialist
Cox Communications - Las Vegas, NV December 2018 to March 2019
Created work orders for Node- Splits for Coxs hybrid fiber coax network
QA/QC daily work
Updated tracker daily.
Prepared work order packages for construction.
Responsible for project until closet documents signed off.
Lead CO Technician, Integration, Commissioning
Glow Networks
November 2017 to June 2018
PA/MD/VA Nokia Air-Scale 5G Project De-commission ALU BBU 9926
Installation, Commissioning and Integration of the Nokia Air-Scale BBU Technical lead able to interface with the customer in a professionally OSHA 10hr Certification: First Aid Certification
Experience with Verizon/Wind-Stream migration project 3+ years Responsible for E911 call testing and Speed testing at each site Specialize in migrations for AT&T and Verizon
Nokia Certified PTID (available upon request)
Performed cell site pre/post site surveys notating RU space, power, alarm condition. For closeout report
Design Engineer
OSP Field - Chicago, IL
July 2017 to October 2017
OSP design FTTC
Surveyed fiber path underground to Verizon sites
ISP placement using trenching, core drilling going into shelter
Pull boxes, conduit size, hand hole placement, core drilling, footages, and pictures.
Input data into Quick Base site tracking tool. Created power point document
OSP Engineer
Tilson Technology
August 2016 to April 2017
Mid-Atlantic Region (New Jersey)
Perform field survey audits for Node Candidate Review (NCR)
Update Site Tracker records: Sites; Projects; Action items; Candidates; Reports
Construction Coordinator for Distributed Antenna System installation process
Corning-Scope and Teko, DAS pole mounted antennas.
Input field notes into mobile apps: Fulcrum for NCR creation.
Ability to manage multiple projects and train junior personnel
Isolate faults using OTDR and light meter troubleshooting.
Performed PIM and Sweep fiber testing.
OSP Make Ready Engineer
Davey Tree (Google Fiber Charlotte, NC)
January 2016 to May 2016
On the job training for SPINA CALC 5, pole loading analysis software.
Fielding included height of attachments following the power poles for Google Network.
Gathered accurate field notes to input into laptop for pole loading analysis.
Red lined poles for Make Ready work to include, line clearing, tree trim and pole replacement.
QC Inspector (Contract)
OSP QA - Austin, TX
May 2015 to October 2015
QA/QC inspector for aerial placement of Google Fiber network. Verified height of attachment is compliant to NESC heights to insure poles are "make ready" for construction, that included: tree trim, line clearing, guy and anchor placement.
Verified HOA at telephone pole and mid-span locations
QA/QC aerial lineman work performing attachment
Facilities Engineer / Field Operations Technician
General Communications Inc. - Anchorage, AK
January 2014 to December 2014
Planned and implemented the design of plants, offices, to maximize the use of available rack space and improve efficiency.
Estimated costs related to layout design for equipment and materials, labor, monitored the construction process.
Researched production/processing equipment or fixtures for purchase and gathers data relating to their ability to meet organizational needs.
Created MOP's for head-end power and equipment to be rack mounted.
Make sure compliance of construction standards for audit content across multiple accounts. Facilities include: Head-end, Data Centers, and Cell Site, Microwave sites.
Created BOMs and gathered RF data for new installations
Provided OSP/ISP walkouts to gather info. for development of Statement of Work (SOW).
Experience troubleshooting HFC coax/fiber networks using OTDR's, Light meter
General Communications Inc. Anchorage, Alaska
Field Operations Technician
Performed field installs to support: Cable modem MSO SONET/Ethernet Gb network.
Fiber handling and cleaning
Installed 1RU and 2RU equipment and cabinets
Installed PDU racks, equipment cabinets, power panels
GR 1502 Central Office/Network Environment Detail Engineering
Worked with lug compression tools
Familiar with JMA/Teko products
Familiar with JDSU and other testing tools
Field Operations Technician ICON Communications (Verizon September 2011 to December 2013
Wind Stream Project)
Icon Communications/TDS Telexom.
Broadband Project Maine
Knowledge of COEI Engineering Standards: CO installs
Performed power verification and power up of equipment in the field.
Performed quality inspections of the places of aerial, buried fiber conduit runs.
Turned up fiber links to SFP/XFP's; perform fiber power testing and inspection.
Performed installation at cell site shelters and Charles boxes.
Installed CYAN Z Series Macedonian NID's, Elect 20amp fuse panels
Performed CO work mounting equipment.
Performed site survey ISP for cable, fiber tray, RU and available ports at BDFB as well as Telex panels for pe build and post close out.
Design Engineer
Kenton Group
February 2009 to April 2009
CAF II Projects) Iowa Market
Fiber to Cell Site, Wind-Stream KY and WV.
Performed R/W survey, encroachment, and barricades
Performed field work for underground and make ready pole assessments.
Performed field work for DOT road crossing for county roads and state highways.
Fielder
Video Ready Access
October 2007 to January 2009
AT&T Northern/Southern CA
Fiber to Cell Site Inspector, AT&T San Gabriel Joint Pole Audits.
Performed work for the design and installation of VRAD equipment.
Performed joint pole field survey and audit work.
Performed make ready audits using GEO 95, NESC pole knowledge
ISP/OSP Engineer Verizon California Market - Market, California, US January 2006 to October 2007
Performed field survey work for FTTP, FTTH, MDU and MTU work orders.
Performed pole guying and anchoring fielding for make ready poles.
Performed conduit, grounding and bonding field survey work,
F2 P-Commit on Premise for AT&T - Sacramento, CA June 2005 to December 2005
Responsible for P-commit F2 pair, run reports for various USOC codes.
Applied AT&T applications in performance of work orders.
Project Manager (Contract)
Acela Technologies, Inc.
January 2005 to December 2005 Fredrick, MD
Project Manager ISP for Hotel Rehab Project Marriott 5 Star
Pulled new Cat-5 copper cable to connect phone to modem in each room
Hired local techs to insure completion of project on time
Performed termination, testing and tagging
Created document plan for each room
Project Manager (OWNER)
Washington Integrated Technology, Inc. - Silver Spring, MD November 1995 to December 2004
Managed projects for telecom closet audit of 157 sites.
Project Manager: developed scope or work for job bid
Managed all redundant connections to for point to point communications.
Managed daily operations tech support for moves, adds, changes of
157 remote sites. Included 30+ installations for CAT3 and PBX.
Negotiated and awarded $2.8 million contract for MAC/PBX systems.
Scheduled and coordinated access for sub's and crews.
Performed cost estimates, blueprint take-offs and created BOMs.
Education
High school diploma
Anacostia High School
September 1973 to May 1974
Skills
•5G
•Ethernet
•Network Support
•Node.js
•Mobile Applications
•QA/QC
•Telecommunication
•LAN
•Mechanical Knowledge
Military Service
Branch: Navy