Huntersville, NC
Phone 773-***-****
E-mail: adj74j@r.postjobfree.com
Chris Glaz
Skills and Certifications
ICT professional for over 20 years
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10 years Data Center Structured Cabling design
Bicsi Certified Installer 2
Bicsi Data Center Design Training
Knowledge of TIA-568 cabling standards
Knowledge of TIA-942a Data Center Standards
Knowledge of ITIL processes
Vendor management, i.e. Electrical Contractors, Cabling and equipment suppliers, Cable Assembly Shops, etc.
Knowledge of telecommunications standards (AT&T TP76300 Certified Installer IV;; Telcordia GR-1275 Certified Installer IV
Over 15 yrs experience installing and terminating cabling; Cat-5e, Cat-6, Cat-6a, Fiber (Fusion splicing) and Coax (Certified Trompeter BNC installer)
Proficient with various cable testing equipment; Fluke DTX-1800, Fluke Linkrunner, OTDR, T-Berd, Multimeter/VOM
Familiar with CMDB/DCIM software such as Aperture/Vista and Nlyte
Have used various ticketing systems such as BMC/Remedy and IPsoft
Familiar with basic networking protocols
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Employment History
Technical Manager – Data Center Products
Huber+Suhner Charlotte, NC December, 2016 – December, 2020
Pre-Sales Engineering Support. Support customers with technical design and product selection for structured cabling systems. Provide technical drawings for customer designs using internal Visio stencils. Answer RFP’s/RFQ’s and create BOM’s for customer designs. Post-Sales Engineering Support. Assist with installation, troubleshooting systems and product issues. Work with product management to develop or augment designs based on market needs. Manage Data Center contractor partner and certification program. Create training modules and perform Data Center training program. Perform Engineering admin duties for production items in PDM and SAP software including coding and costing of custom cable assemblies. Manage cable assembly shop relationship, production schedules and product levels.
Senior Hardware Services Specialist
Atos Charlotte, NC September, 2015 – November, 2016
Operations and hardware support for internal and external customers. Ticket queues monitoring and incident response support. Perform installs, moves, adds and changes.
Data Center Site Services Tech
Apple Maiden, NC March, 2015 - August, 2015
Provide remote data center hardware support. Oversee installations and ticket queue break/fix support for internal customers. Manage site contractor resources and assign workflow. Track and maintain hardware and cabling inventory. Maintain all site documentation including DCIM software. Run daily team meetings, asses multiple site needs and coordinate team travel schedules.
Data Center Engineer II
Comcast Northlake, IL June 2011 - March 2015
Planning and design of Data Center Space including Floor Plans, Rack layout and Structured Cabling. Work with internal customers (Network and Systems Engineering teams) to determine data center needs and create appropriate solutions. Manage cabling vendor projects from RFP/RFQ through installation and testing. Develop site installation standards and procedures. Audit installations per site standards. Maintain site documentation.
Lead Installer IV
Tyco/ADC Telecommunications Chicago, IL 1998 - Oct. 2008, Nov. 2010 -June 2011
Lead installer at customer sites including Central Office, Data Center and Mobile environments. Oversee projects per customer MOP. Manage internal and external manpower. Review and maintain engineering specs to include as/built drawings. Perform installations with various cabling types, transmission network equipment and testing methods. Maintain all project related documentation.
Network Technician/Cabling Team Lead-Data Center
GDH Consulting/CSC Elk Grove Village, IL July 2009 - Nov. 2010
Manage all site cabling and cabling team workflow. Oversee all installations, testing and quality auditing. Review network engineering plans and determine connectivity needs. Create cabling pull schedules and designate termination points per network requirements. Participate in network engineering daily meetings. Maintain site documentation including CMDB. Complete project to map all data center connectivity.
Education
Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 1992-1995
Electronics Technology
Daley College Chicago, IL 1995-1996