SUMMARY
Highly skilled IT Professional and United State Army Veteran with over 20 years of telecommunication experience in various positions consisting of Network Consulting Engineer, Lead Quality Analyst, M6 Network Inventory Tester, Data Analyst, Access Circuit Engineer, Provisioning Coordinator, Telecom Provisioning Coordinator and Technical Project Coordinator. Proven record of successfully diagnosing and resolving technical IT matters; along with the ability to understand problems and find positive solutions through use of troubleshooting, critical thinking, problem solving teamwork and communication.
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILL SETS
Methodologies: SDLC, Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM)
Platform: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10, U Mac OSX
Database: Microsoft Access,
Testing Tools: HP Quality Center/ALM, Redmine
I am Familiar with Tirks Provisioning System
Circuits: DS0, DS1, E1, DS3, E3, STS1, OC12, STM4, OC48, STM 16 OC192, 10M, 100M, GIGE, 2.5G, 10G, 100G
Documentation Tools: SharePoint, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Other Microsoft Office Tools: Microsoft Outlook,
Android Studio, Charles, Postman, (TBS) Metasolve6
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
08/22/2022 – 01/27/2023
Event Security/Partime
American Airlines Center
Responsible for the security of all personnel attending events at the American Airlines Center
Scan Personal Items entering the venue for every event for unauthorized items
Observe for suspicious behavior
Report issues of concern to management
Document all actions taken and observed
11/18/2022 - 01/18/2023
Air Plane Deicer/Partime
Perform Daily Check of all Fuel and Liquid needed for Deicing
Marshal Deicing Trucks out for Bucket Check
Once Bucket Driver is inside all checks are performed to ensure proper functionality
Marshal Deicing trucks back into position and stand on the ready for further instructions
11/2018 – 08/2020
Network Consulting Engineer -11
APR Consulting/Verizon, Dallas, Texas
Assisted the frontline Solutions Engineering and Sales teams with complex data and network migration.
Analyzed data sets to determine correct product and the next steps to help customers migrate their services from one platform to another.
Completed all network configurations for design networks and provided pre sales support network migration and upgrade processes.
Performed troubleshoot and analyzed various complex networks and provided appropriated resolutions to customers and provide status reports to all customers.
Coordinated with customers and prepared various strategies to design complex projects and perform troubleshoot on all complex networks and resolve same.
Worked with customers and provided support to all new technologies and provide support to all network architecture activities.
Collaborated with distribution teams, analyze all work plans and ensured efficient transition to all networks and performed tests on all network configurations and activities; along with identified telecon circuits by product in various systems.
Performed all network installations effectively and prepared necessary documents to provide support to all personnel.
Prepared status reports for all projects and submit same to clients and forecast all requirements for network through efficient analysis.
Ensured required project timelines were met in a timely matter in order to keep the project moving forward.
Conducted Circuit Network Inventory for accuracy
6/2018 – 11/2018
Cashier/ Cook
Walmart, Plano, Texas
Greeted and checked out customers quickly and accurately, while scanning their items of purchase.
Assisted and answered customer questions.
Prepared food items for customers, along with accommodating customers with food allergies or special diets.
Implemented procedures to ensure high quality food is being produced and served.
7/2017 – 6/2018
Unemployed
4/2016 – 7/2017
Lead Quality Analyst
Anji Technologies, Plano, Texas
Responsible for ensuring the quality of existing and new features through manual testing and use of continuous practical integration techniques.
Created and maintained traceability records, from test cases back to requirements.
Ensured that the latest project progress was known to the agile team by ensuing that the defect tracking tool. (Redmine) were up-to-date and participated in daily stand ups outlining progress made, progress planned and detailing impediments.
Produced test case, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
Collaborated with the Team which consisted of Business Analysts, Designers, Software Engineers and Architects, etc., to ensure the team defined, configured, build and produced features and solutions that met or exceeded what the Product Owner were expecting.
Directed the activities of onshore and offshore development teams were accountable for ensuring that they adhere to the team’s standards.
Managed a team of fifteen onshore and off shore Developers.
Utilized Circuit Network Inventory to complete circuit design for customers
8/2015 – 3/2016
QA Analyst\M6 Network Inventory Tester (Project)
Frontier Communications, Richardson, Texas
Created and executed manual smoke, functional, regression, system, integration and exploratory tests.
Responsible for creation, design and execution of test strategies, including writing test plans, test cases and test scenarios.
Identified, analyzed and documented defects using Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) defect tracking systems.
Developed and implemented QA Methodologies for the department which included but not limited to development of test case standards, requirements traceability matrix, and testing metrics based on business requirements.
Defined and reviewed automation test plans Using QTP; along with maintaining and uploading the QTP Scripts to Quality Center.
Performed ETL Testing (Extract Transform Load).
Created performance test scripts for web launcher and configuration of performance test using Load Runner.
Wrote SQL to confirm system was writing and displaying correct data in Oracle SQL tools using Toad.
Partnered closely with team members to assist with and help drive test automation through all phases of testing; such as unit, system, integration and regression, utilizing Metasolv6.
Worked on security Module of DPI, granted read, write access to users and verified the functionalities based on users’ privileges.
Assisted with Acquisition and Conversion of 3.7 million voice connections, 2.2 million Broadband connections and 1.2 million Fios Video Connections.
Utilized M6 Metasolv Software for provisioning and circuit design.
Tirks was used to compare circuit information for accuracy.
2/2015 – 7/2015
Data Analyst (Project)
TEKSystems/CenturyLink, Denver, Colorado
Responsible for the data mining of E911 circuits to ensure that Century Link were in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.
Updated company database with all E911 Deficiencies and Compliances.
Communicated all findings on team weekly conference calls.
10/2014 – 1/2015
Access Circuit Provisioning Engineer (Project)
Brooksource/Comcast, Denver, Colorado
Performed installation and disconnects of various circuits ranging from DS0’s to OCN circuit.
Ordered services and products associated with telephony launches, maintenance and augments.
Responsible for providing frequent ad hoc status updates to management as directed; along with taking care of 1st level escalations for overdue provisioning milestones on customer orders.
Researched supportive information that were critical for determining necessary data entry values required for facilitating accurate and expedient ASR ordering.
Responsible for submitting MACD orders to various vendors.
1/2013 – 5/2014
Provisioning Coordinator
ANPI, Frisco, Texas
Submitted ASR’s for installs and disconnects for switched and access facilities for DS1 and DS3 circuits.
Improved DS3 install interval by 50% and T1 install interval by 75% through finding ways to streamline processes.
Activated and designed hosted phone systems by configurations thru the CRM Portal and Broad Soft.
Facilitated and coordinate all test and turn up calls.
Responsible for submitting MACD orders to various vendors.
1/2012 – 7/2012
Telecom Provisioning Coordinator (Project)
LCC/T-Mobile, Frisco, Texas
Submitted ASRs for installs and disconnects for switched and access facilities for DS1 and DS3 circuits.
Experience with common LEC/Vendor service ordering processes and tools for appropriate vendors.
Knowledgeable with Granite/XNG database, ticketing systems and various tracking systems.
In depth understanding of local voice telecommunications to include POTS, Trunks, PRI, TI’s, DID’s, Toll Free, Integrated voice/Data and VOIP.
Read and interpreted LEC/CLEC customer service records to establish the current telecommunications environment and translated/transitioned to the contract service.
Kept track of critical dates for circuit installations, equipment installation, number porting, customer move target dates and kept multiple systems updated simultaneously for all department to work from.
Completed EEL/SPUNE Rollover Conversions.
Reviewed Network Inventory for future use
Utilized Network Inventory for circuit assignments when provisioning was required
10/10 – 9/2011
Associate Provisioning
Matrix Telecom, Irving, Texas
Ordered and coordinated installation, modification or disconnect of telecom circuits and products.
Ensured service were established in an expedient and satisfactory manner for all parties concerned.
Managed order workload dependent upon the type of order and priority based on business rules.
Developed knowledge of network carrier terminology, billing systems and telecommunications expense management principles.
Responsible for submitting MACD orders to various vendors.
8/2000 – 12/2009
Technical Project Coordinator
XO Communications, Dallas, Texas
Provided network, internet and telecommunications services for business and wholesale customers.
Performed technical analysis for all sale orders for correctness before sending to circuit design by utilizing M6 (TBS) provisioning system.
Interfaced with customers, agents and vendors to determine technical designs.
Served as liaison between the vendor and customers to ensure T1 ordering at the correct intervals after power and equipment.
Guaranteed productivity and quality standards by ensuring customer satisfactory while maintaining service level.
Recommended hardware and software solutions; along with upgrades using established procurement processes.
Managed service level agreement to ensure firm order commitment dates are met.
Coordinated power equipment and other telecom equipment needed onsite.
Responsible for Excel spreadsheet reporting, LEC GUI Systems provisioning for T1, DS3 and OCN Circuits for Verizon, Bell, MCI, Ameritech, Sprint and international circuits.
Conducted meetings with project managers and clients to define project scope and objectives.
Experienced with domestic and international carriers including negotiating rates, services level agreements.
Utilized Network Inventory for on net and off net circuit design
EDUCATION/ TRAINING/ CERTIFICATION
Richland College (2010) – Dallas, Texas
Health Care Informatics Certification Program
PC Hardware/Software, Medical Terminology, Electronic Medical Records, Health IT Coding
Medical Law Ethics, Excel for Healthcare, Computers in Healthcare
KPI University (2009) – Online
Certified Associate of Business Intelligence
PMP Doulos Training (2014) – Dallas, Texas
Project Management Professional Course
NPower (2018) – Dallas, Texas
Java Coding (Java Script, HTML and CSS)
M6 Metasolv Software
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Private Security License
REFERENCES
Provided Upon Request