James Kawchack

Telecommunications Engineering Consultant (Network Engineer Adviser)

*** ****** **. #****, ***** Cove Springs, FL 32043

adtnq8@r.postjobfree.com 941-***-****

Design and QA/QC for Telecommunication Systems

Registered Communication Distribution Designer, Network Transport System Designer, Outside Plant Systems Designer and Data Center Design Consultant

My primary expertise and experience consist of providing design (LAN Network and Data Center), QA/QC of networking systems (Base and Campus LAN Systems), in the upgrading of data network systems within military bases and federal government projects throughout the Conus and OConus for the last twenty years.

I provide consulting and design information as needed as a Knowledge Expert in the Telecommunications Arena for Network Transport Systems Design and QC/QA within the physical plant data network infrastructure including Data Centers.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Network Engineer Adviser

GDIT – Contracted to FBI Operational Technology Division (OTD), Quantico, VA 22135 - October 2017 to August 2022

Responsibilities

RCDD Design and QA/QC for Field Operations Support Unit (FOSU)

Details:

Review documentation processes and quality control methods to verify and improve product delivered to customer.

Develop Team Methods and Techniques for efficient installations of Cable Monitoring Plant (CMP).

Support PM in Project Business Activities.

Meet program needs by ensuring the effective and timely completion of project site books upon completion of installation of ICT equipment and infrastructure.

Acquire the latest ANSI/TIA Telecommunication Standards and BICSI Standards and Process Manuals, review the documentation pertinent to the latest technological methods and requirements and develop training documents (10 to 20 pages for each session) to share with the technicians at training sessions.

Continually research the latest technical and trade documents to further relay the latest methods of installation and new equipment available for the technicians.

Expand the capabilities of the technicians to efficiently install new methods of cooling techniques that conserve energy utilization (i.e., data center aisle containment systems).

Introduce new electrical systems that enable increased efficiency within data center rooms (i.e., overhead electrical busways and UPS systems).

Annually review the FBI Program of Requirement (POR) documents for Field Offices (FOs) and Resident Agencies (RAs) for additions and/or suggest corrections.

Registered Communications Distribution Design (RCDD)

Defense Engineering Inc. (DEI) – Pentagon, Washington DC - October 2015 to September 2017

Responsibilities

Supported Joint Service Provider (JSP) for US Army

Details:

Supported design and installation of network systems, equipment and infrastructure within the Pentagon.

Performed site and inspection and surveys.

Created design plans to fulfill contract documents related to the specific network systems used within the Pentagon.

Performed Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) of all network access switches in Wedge One of the Pentagon (Created installation packages including drawing, cut sheets and labels for every Telecommunications Room (TR) and Main Distribution Facility (MDF) within the wedge including NIPR, SIPR, OOB and TS/SCI networks).

Created installation packages for the Wireless Intrusion Detection System in the Pentagon.

Data Center Design Consultant

Washington Technical Group - Clarksburg, WV - November 2013 to September 2015

Responsibilities

Details:

In charge of Data Center Design for the Biometric Identity Management Activity (US Army/FBI). Develop specifications and design infrastructure for a 5000 square foot data center and associated work areas. Including raised floor distribution of cabling with Main Distribution Area (MDA), Horizontal Distribution Area (HDA) and Zone Distribution Area (ZDA) infrastructure.

Consultant/Data Center Design

Certified Cabling, Green Cove Springs, FL - June 2011 to October 2013

Responsibilities

Consultant services for customer with design and construction of Alternate Site Data Center, Hawaii Electric, Hilo, HI

Senior Systems QA/QC Engineer

NCI Information Systems Inc - Reston, VA - May 2007 to May 2011

Responsibilities

Performed QC/QA and Infrastructure Design at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Details:

Provided Information Infrastructure Quality Assurance/Quality Control of outside plant, inside plant and data networks for the Army and other Department of Defense agency information (OGA) infrastructures in Afghanistan.

Onsite oversight was provided in design and construction of Base Telecommunications Infrastructure for the USAISEC TEIS II Program.

Provided Information Technology Engineering and Quality Assurance in support of the Army Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP).

Provided engineering support in the development of I3MP requirements and the system design for contract implementation.

Provided QA services on outside plant (OSP) and data network systems during both the design development stage and the construction stage.

Senior Systems QA/QC Engineer

USfalcon, Inc. – Morrisville, NC – August 2006 to April 2007

Responsibilities

Provided QC/QA at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Details:

Onsite oversight was provided in design and construction of Base Telecommunications Infrastructure for the USAISEC TEIS II Program.

Provided Information Technology Engineering and Quality Assurance in support of the Army Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP).

Provide engineering support in the development of I3MP requirements and the system design for contract implementation.

Provided QA services on outside plant (OSP) and data network design during both the design development stage and the construction stage.

Quality Control Manager

Perini Management Services, Inc. – Framingham, MA – August 2005 to July 2006

Responsibilities

Provided Quality Control and design of infrastructure during installation of Telecommunications Infrastructure for OSP Phase 1 Anaconda, Iraq

Details:

Provided daily onsite QC/QA during construction of OSP infrastructure- Developed daily reports for General Dynamics, generated quality control reports on all components of construction, and generate as built AutoCAD drawing package for the customer.

Quality Control Manager for Perini Management Services on LSA Anaconda, Iraq for PM KICC OSP Phase 1.

Oversee quality control of OSP (Telecommunication Duct, MH, Copper and Fiber to C4 Building) including installation and connection to ISP (OSP/ISP Transition of Copper and Fiber) in MDF.

Design dedicated grounding infrastructure for C4 Building.

Provide QA/QC for installation of the SL 100 Central Office switch.

Network Communication Engineer

Consolidated Networks Corp – Oklahoma City, OK April 2005 to July 2005

Responsibilities

Provide QA/QC of the survey and design of ISP/OSP projects for Consolidated Networks Corporation involvement with the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI)

Details:

Provide Project Management of ISP and OSP infrastructure build out for Camp Pendleton (USMC) CA.

Telecom Consultant

Teksystems Consultant Group – Greenville, SC – July 2004 to March 2005

Responsibilities

Survey and design ISP/OSP projects for General Dynamic’s involvement with the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) at the Charleston, SC office working under PM Anthony Swalhah.

Details:

Design Protected Distribution Systems (PDS) for NMCI. (Protected Distribution Systems consist of optical fiber and Cat 5e cabling sealed in conduit for classified data). For proper design the TEMPEST Red/Black Installation Procedures were used along with the Raytheon PDS Design Template.

At Camp Pendleton, CA approximately 100 buildings ICT infrastructure were designed and drawings were red lined for conversion to CAD.

Other sites included Kings Bay, GA, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, and Miramar, CA. These included building design for ISP infrastructure that provides a secure and high-speed Network System for classified data (PDS).

Outside Plant Design included fiber optic cabling between buildings at multiple sites including Charleston Naval Weapons Station, SC and Naval Air Station, Key West, Fl. The project at Naval Air Station West included Outside Plant Design of SM optical fiber system for networking data into 32 building (Building Entrances) utilizing existing duct and over a mile of new concrete encased duct system. A complete design included CAD drawings of all buildings and pathways were developed for construction. 288 strand SM optical fiber cabling was used as the main backbone along with 24, 36, 48, and 72 strand cables with 12 strand cable into the individual buildings. Over 63,000 feet of optical fiber cable were installed to bring NAS Key West up standards for a secure, high-speed Network System that meets present and future infrastructure requirements.

An RFP for the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC was prepared for design of Security Infrastructure with Sumitomo Blown Fiber. The design allowed for speedy installation of a fiber backbone for that can be modified for any future changes.

Network Communication Engineer

Consolidated Networks Corp – Oklahoma City, OK – March 2003 to June 2004

Responsibilities

Surveyed and designed ISP/OSP for Consolidated Networks Corporation involvement with Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). All design was installed to ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B and 569-A standards.

Details:

Designed ISP/OSP infrastructure on Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot including Cat 5e and optical fiber between building to meet the NMCI requirements.

Designed ISP/OSP infrastructure on Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan including an optical fiber loop backbone along with installation of ISP into more than 100 building Cat 5e cabling. AutoCAD drawings were created for all the buildings entrances and site map overly for OSP design.

Wrote RFP response for California Army National Guard VoIP implementation for Verizon utilizing MPLS.

Install Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment (DCME) for General Dynamics as Andrews Air Force Base and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fl. Engineer and provide technical guidance for the installation of Veraz-ECI Telecom T1 circuit multiplication equipment.

Install Cisco access switches for WAMNET used on the NMCI project. Program Cisco 4503, 4506 and 3550 switches and install at Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, VA.

Program Manager/Telecommunications Design

Cable Constructors, Inc. – Iron Mountain, MI – June 2000 to February 2003

Responsibilities

Surveyed and designed ISP/OSP project for Cable Constructors, Inc. including RFP for several major infrastructure projects including the structured cabling system for Green Bay Packers Stadium-Lambeau Field.

Details:

Oversee installation of infrastructure (Cat 5e cabling and optical fiber) for data center in Chicago (Cable and Wireless Data Center, Elk Grove) including over 4000 Cat 5e runs and over 3500 MM optical fiber cables with LC connectors.

Engineer and install Host Digital Terminals (HDT’s) manufactured by ADC into CATV systems to provide phone service over Hybrid Fiber Cable (HFC) cable TV MSO’s.

Engineer and provide technical guidance of the installation of phone and data cabling including surge protection for office buildings.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science in Electronic Instrumentation Engineering

Colorado Northwestern Community College – GP 4.00

Rangely, CO 1997

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

BICSI Commercial Installer Level II, 1999-(Certifying Authority- BICSI-8/14/1999 Expires-8/31/2027)

BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), 2000-(Certifying Authority- BICSI-2/26/2000 Expires-12/31/2024)

BICSI Outside Plant Designer (OSP), 2002-(Certifying Authority- BICSI-12/14/2002 Expires-12/31/2026)

BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC),

2013- (Certifying Authority- BICSI-2/13/2013

Expires-12/31/2025)

BICSI Network Technology Systems Designer (NTSD),

2000- (Certifying Authority-BICSI-3/25/2000

Expires- 12/31/2025)

Georgia Unrestricted Low Voltage License LVU 405219

Issued 5/24/2001 Expires 8/31/2023

Includes Unrestricted General Low Voltage Cabling Systems,

Telecommunications Systems, Fire Alarm Systems and Signaling Code, Building Automation Systems, Security Alarm Systems, Burglar and Holdup Alarm Systems, and Surveillance Camera Systems.

SKILLS MATRIX

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Name Skill Level Last Used Experience

MS OFFICE Intermediate Currently used 20 years

MS WINDOWS Intermediate Currently used 20 years

MS EXCEL Intermediate Currently used 20 years

MS VISIO Intermediate Currently used 20 years

MS POWERPOINT Intermediate Currently used 16 years

AUTOCAD Intermediate Currently used 10 years

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Cable Plant Management Expert Currently used 15 years

Network Systems Design &Integration Intermediate Currently used 20 years

Quality Assurance Expert Currently used 15 years

Data Center Design Consultant Expert Currently used 8 years

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