Fred Bush

U.S. Citizen

Current Location: Marion, OH

Available to Phone Screen/Video Conference/Face-To-Face Interview with 24-hour notice

I am a United States Military Veteran who spent 3 years serving in the Army. I am an extremely experienced optical engineer with more than 15 years of working experience with DWDM devices & designing and maintaining multiple vendors equipment Cisco/Ciena/Samsung /Nokia/ Alcatel Lucent optical lines. While working for Verizon, I have used Ciena 6500, Fujitsu9500/4100, Alcatel Lucent Lambda Extreme/7900, Cisco 9000 series transport Nodes to assist in designing the fiber optic network in the Ohio/Kentucky/N. Carolina/S. Carolina/ Georgia/Florida Areas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/TOOLS:

Samsung CDU 10, CDU 20, CDU 30, CDU 50, DMS-10, DEX400, ALCATEL EQUIPMENT, FUJITSU EQUIPMENT, ADSL, HDSL, FIBER TO THE CURB, CHANNEL BANKS, HYBRID FIBER COAX NETWORKS, (HFC) NORTEL DMS10,100, OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192, OPTERA LH, QTERA LH, TEKELEC, ATM SWITCHES, DACS RACKS, DPS MONITORING EQUIPMENT, REDBACK ROUTERS, CIENA 6500 BANDWIDTH MANAGER, CORE DIRECTOR, LUCENT LAMBDA EXTREME, HARRIS DNX11, DNX1U, INTRAPLEX, DATAPROBE, ADTRAN, JDSU, DMS TECHNICIAN, DEX 400 TECHNICIANS, PBX TECHNICIAN, FIBER OPTICS TECHNICIAN, COLLOCATION ALLEGATION AND FLOOR PLANNING. HARRIS (EMS) ADMINISTRATOR, TRUNK TRANSLATIONS. TEST EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, CBRS, PCTEL, OWA

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

•Completed PACs Training

•Bell Cor Standard

•GR 1275

•Proficient in Windows 95, 98, XP and NT UNIX, and DOS Programming

•Nortel - Qtera 4000, Optera LH 1600, Optera DX, DWDM/MOR Slat, OC-192 Ring DWDM/MOR OAM&P, OC-192 Ring Slat, S/DMS Transport Node OC-48 BLSR NE OAM&P, Super Node, DMS 10, Ciena 6500, Fujitsu, ADTRAN, Calix, Fiber splicing and termination,

•TCP/IP Fundamentals Training

•National Cable television Installer and Installer Technician

•TTC Basic and Fundamentals of ISDN

•Redback Router

•Ciena 6500, Ciena D-204 Core Director Test and Turn up

•Lucent Lambda Extreme

•3M Comm. Cable Access Modem Training

•Variety of different splicing and testing equipment, Parascope Lite, Parascope, Ameritech, Halcyon, Volt meters TBIRD 224/2208/2209, Acterna 2510/2310/8600/8000, DA3400 system analyzers Digital Light wave, OTDR, Siecor/Fujikura Splicing and Termination

•CommScope CAT 6 and FIBER termination certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Employer: JP Morgan Chase Sept, 2022 to Present

Client: JPMC (JP Morgan & Chase) (GNS-GNI Transport group)

IT Network Engineer

•To create and Maintain Database

•Work with the rest of the team to accomplish 100% accurate circuit drawings, site drawings

•Maintain long Haul Transport Network, (upgrades, card adds, rebuilds, new builds).

•Being proficient with the transport equipment, and test equipment, for successful testing for circuit turn up and rolls.

•Maintain an accurate inventory, of Lab and Spares.

•I have taken over the Michigan Route to maintain, and conduct traffic rolls from the Cisco to the Ciena Transport network

•Create ITSM tickets, Prime tickets, use TAMS, Verum,

•Use of Cisco CRT, Ciena site manager to maintain proper configurations in the transport network. Including conversions.

•Prepare reports for all aspects of task assigned to me by my peers.

•Help other team mates to complete their task, with any ways I can help.

•Complete my assigned task on time, or prior to my deadlines put in place by my team leaders.

•To maintain the professionalism and integrity of the corporation and network.

•Working on being proficient at my position with the help of my peers

Employer: North Central Telecom Inc. Feb 2020 to Sept 2022

Client: Ciena Corp.) (Verizon Contract Test and turnup Integration migrations Engineer)

IT Network Engineer

•Test and turnup Ciena 100Gig, 400Gig, 800Gig, circuits to migrate active circuits to,

•Work with the rest of the team to accomplish 100% accurate project completions.

•Maintain long Haul Transport Network, (upgrades, card adds, rebuilds, new builds).

•Being proficient with the transport equipment, and test equipment, for successful testing for circuit turn up and rolls.

•Work with fielding contractors to complete installs, new circuit turnups.

•Work with contractors to provide guidance with of fielding work, fiber direction, test equipment directions, and conduct traffic rolls from the Cisco, Nortel, Siemens and other various telecom equipment to the Ciena Transport network

•Create ITSM tickets, Prime tickets, use TAMS, Verum,

•Use of Cisco CRT, Ciena site manager to maintain proper configurations in the transport network. Including conversions.

•Prepare reports for all aspects of task assigned to me by my peers.

•Help other team mates to complete their task, with any ways I can help.

•Complete my assigned task on time, or prior to my deadlines put in place by my team leaders.

•To maintain the professionalism and integrity of the corporation and network.

•Working on being proficient at my position with the help of my peers

Employer: Pride One Inc. March 24, 2019 to Feb 2020

Client: JPMC (JP Morgan & Chase) (GNS-GNI Transport group)

IT Network Engineer

•To create and Maintain Database

•Work with the rest of the team to accomplish 100% accurate circuit drawings, site drawings

•Maintain long Haul Transport Network, (upgrades, card adds, rebuilds, new builds).

•Being proficient with the transport equipment, and test equipment, for successful testing for circuit turn up and rolls.

•Maintain an accurate inventory, of Lab and Spares.

•I have taken over the Michigan Route to maintain, and conduct traffic rolls from the Cisco to the Ciena Transport network

•Create ITSM tickets, Prime tickets, use TAMS, Verum,

•Use of Cisco CRT, Ciena site manager to maintain proper configurations in the transport network. Including conversions.

•Prepare reports for all aspects of task assigned to me by my peers.

•Help other team mates to complete their task, with any ways I can help.

•Complete my assigned task on time, or prior to my deadlines put in place by my team leaders.

•To maintain the professionalism and integrity of the corporation and network.

•Working on being proficient at my position with the help of my peers

Employer: Tekmark Global Solutions

Client: Nokia / Verizon Wireless Jan. 2020 – March 2020

Operations Manager

•Recruit Contractor companies

•Responsible for job presentation with project analyses

•Interface with contractors and evaluate proper placement

•Prepare engineering documentation

•Evaluate equipment capacity usage

•Prepare detail MOP’s

•Prepare the logistics (bill of materials).

•Install, commission, test and turnup ALU 1860, ALU 7705, and ALU 7750

Client: Samsung/Sprint/ ATT Sept. 2018 – Dec.2018 - Nov 2019-Jan 2020

Northeast Operations Field Supervisor

•Supervise and participate in installation test and turnup of the Sprint networks upgrades

•Work closely with the field technicians, Network Operations Center, customer, contractors, engineers, to meet target completion dates.

•Work with customer equipment during the process of the upgrade, (radios, fiber networks, IP networks, LEC networks) till completion of the upgrade.

•Assist with troubleshooting, equipment configuration, fiber path configuration, AC/DC power issues, all issues that I can resolve with my knowledgeable database

•Constantly researching trouble tickets, equipment restraints, parameters, thresholds, for resolutions to resolve network

issues.

•Drive Testing, scan drive, and load results to FTP server.

•Scanner used PCTEL, for drive scan of all areas.

•OWA used for scanning all sectors on radios, 3 for Alpha, 3 for Beta and 3 for Gamma

Telamon Communications Sept. 2017 – Sept. 2018

ISP Engineering Manager

•Responsible for Multiple ISP Engineers,

•Aid Sr. Manager in vendor selection

•Award work to contractors based on availability of resources

•Request PO’s for ISP elements for Pro Services

•Conduct weekly Vendor calls to track status of orders

•Write and update detail specifications based on workload

Proficient with Fireworks, WFMT, DLC request, DSLAM request, E1 request, NBIE peg tools.

Employer: Team Fishel Engineering

Client: HNM Engineering Systems March 2017- Sept.2017

OSP Design Engineer

•Preparing make ready prints for small cell. Engineering and verify OSP fiber routes throughout the state of NC area

• Make ready, ROW

•Using IMAPS, GOOGLE, Wake County Maps, and surrounding town maps to verify public utilities

•Aerial, underground, fiber paths, installing within the DOT specification

•Verifying customers fiber routes

•Access fiber route

•Blueprint interpretation

•Drawing up new prints to be drafted into AutoCAD for local permits

Employer: Bechtel Construction

Client: HNM Engineering Systems June 2016 – March 2017

OSP Design Engineer

•Make ready, ROW

•Engineering and verify OSP fiber routes throughout the Raleigh NC area

•Using IMAPS, GOOGLE, Wake County Maps, and surrounding town maps to verify public utilities

•Aerial, underground, fiber paths, installing within the DOT specification

•Placement of vaults and outside plant underground fiber network

•Backbone fiber routes

•Distribution fiber routes

•Access fiber route

•LCP placements

•FTTH (Fiber to The Home) networks

•Blueprint interpretation

•Drawing up new prints to be drafted into AutoCAD for local permits

Employer: Talascend Nationwide Engineering Corp

Client: Google Jan.2016 – June 2016

OSP Design Engineer

•Make ready, ROW

•Engineering and verify OSP fiber routes throughout the Raleigh NC area

•Using IMAPS, GOOGLE, Wake County Maps, and surrounding town maps to verify public utilities

•Aerial, underground, fiber paths, installing within the DOT specification

•Placement of vaults and outside plant underground fiber network

•Backbone fiber routes

•Distribution fiber routes

•Access fiber route

•LCP placements

•FTTH (Fiber To The Home) networks

•Blue print interpretation

•Drawing up new prints to be drafted into AutoCAD for local permits

Employer: Professional Teleconcept Inc./Communications Link

Client: CenturyLink Feb. 2014 – Aug. 2015

Operation Manager/CO Equipment Test Engineer

•Working on the Century Link Contract as a Field Engineer

•Engineering the OSP aerial and underground optical networks

•walking out the aerial network, documenting pole information, path verification

•walking out the underground fiber optical paths, justifying path, depth, and crossings

•Continued working as test / turn up and install team lead.

•Installation, Commission, test and turn-up of Calix (C7, E7, E5-400), ADTRAN, (5000, 3000,1200 and 1000 series), Fujitsu (9500,4500). With a variety of other equipment

•Co-ordinate technicians time and work locations

•Co-ordinate vendors deliveries

•Co-ordinate projects and deadlines

•Conducted site surveys, work audits, and completion closeouts

•Created and maintained Excel spreadsheets for project history from start to finish

•Daily contact with upper management to keep them apprised of progress

Employer: Tekmark Global Solutions

Client: Verizon April. 2012 – Jan. 2014

Network Test Turn Up Engineer

•Currently test turn up and integration of Siemens, Nortel, Fujitsu, Ciena and various communications equipment.

•Ordering of materials. Building and testing a variety of circuits (Gig E, 10 Gig, 40 Gig, 100 Gig, OC-48, OC-192).

•Using a variety of test equipment (JDSU, Acterna, VeEx 300, Channel Analyzers).

•Self-motivated and capable of completing a project from beginning to completion.

Employer: Professional Telecomcepts Services

Client: CenturyLink Feb. 2011 – April 2012

Network Test Turn Up Engineer

•Test turnup of Calix (C7, E7, E5-400), ADTRAN (5000, 3000,1200 and 1000 series), Fujitsu (4500).

HARRIS Corp August 2006 – June 2010

Field Engineer

•Operation & Maintenance of the FAA network consisting of RF install and testing in North Carolina and the Southern Region. Performing DCD’s, SA’s, SIA’s and any other maintenance in this area.

•Test & turn up all digital, analog, radar and SAT services. Work with local area providers for connectivity to facilities. Also worked on special projects.

•US ARMY Southern Command:

•Miami FL: Assisted in the Design of the Data center and CCA VF control rooms, oversaw and helped the installation of the telecommunications equipment and structure cabling.

•Attended Commscope cable and fiber installation and termination certification course.

•Constant communications (emails, calls, reports and schedules) and documentation redlines.

•FAA Air Traffic Control Tower:

•Pensacola Fl. P31 TRACO installation, configuration, test & turn up of Network Racks and RF, telecommunication equipment.

•Overhead cable rack, equipment and rack power (110,208,230, 3 phase). Network equipment (CISCO, JUNIPER, Harris multiplex.

•NOS Technician:

•Performing Network Operations Center duties, using FIN’s, NETBOIS, METASOLVE and other remote login software to configure, and troubleshooting the FAA network nationwide.

•Dispatch Center:

•Installed and configured the Field dispatch center PC’s with Blue Line (low security) and Red Line (high security, NOC ticketing system, other internal company documentation, NOS in the Harris NOC, build of Pensacola Air traffic control tower).

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