CHRISTOPHER McCRORY
Flora, IL 62839
WORK HISTORY
November 4, 2019 – Present
Construction/Communications Helper, Wabash Telephone Co-Operative Inc. As a construction crew worker is my job to install all types of buried cable and duct placement using many types of heavy equipment including back hoe, plow, trencher, track hoe and directional boring machine.
April 12, 2012 – November 4, 2019
Head Fiber Optic Cable Splicer, Wabash Telephone Co-Operative Inc. As Cable Splicer it was my duty to repair and splice all cables both copper and fiber optic from new installations and damaged sections, using different types of single and mass fusion splicing tools. It was also my job to locate lines and troubleshoot faulty sections using multiple OTDR devices and fault- finding equipment.
October 1, 2008 – April 12, 2012
Installation & Repair Technician/Fiber Optic Cable Splicer, Wabash Telephone Co-Operative Inc Along with my I & R duties it was my job to splice all the newly installed fiber optic plant and fix all the fiber and copper cable cuts.
March 18, 2002 – October 1, 2008
Installation and Repair Technician, Wabash Telephone Co-Operative Inc. As an Installation and Repair Technician it was my job to install phone, dsl and video components and repair them when trouble arises.
June 1998 - March 2002
Communications Tech, Hamilton County Telephone Co-Operative As a Communications tech it was my job to build and maintain all aspects of outside plant including cable construction, installation, troubleshooting, fault locating and splicing. May 1997 - August 1997
Service Technician, GTE, Benton, IL
As an Intern Service Technician I preformed all the duties required of a Service Technician including installation, troubleshooting, location and repair. EDUCATION
Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, IL
Associate in Applied Science in Telecommunications Technology Certification in Outside Plant / Interconnect
Certificate in Fiber Optic Splicing and Testing Devices National Dean’s List with a 3.65 GPA on 4.0 scale
BTS Certificates – Hands on DSL Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting CDL Endorsement
RELEVANT CLASSES
Cable Splicing I & II EPBAX Systems
Outside Plant III & IV Occupational Safety
Working Aloft Telecommunications Electronic Circuits Fiber Optics in Outside Plant & Test Equipment T-1 Digital Carrier Systems Multiline Business Phone Systems Introduction to Business Single-line Telephone Installation & Maintenance Principles of Management Occupational Safety