Engineer Network

Olufemi Sowunmi

*******.*******@*****.***, 214-***-****

**** ********** ****** #****, ********* TX, 76014.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

A well-educated and highly trained Telecommunications Engineer with over ten (10) years’ experience in design, planning, implementation, testing, troubleshooting and installation.

Key Skills:

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office.

• Great written, verbal and pictorial communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.

• Great attention to details.

• Highly developed leadership and Managerial skills.

• Strong team player, both as a team lead and as a member of a team.

• High creative and analytical abilities.

Education:

• Master’s in Information Technology, 2010 – Ladoke Akintola University.

• PGD (Electronics & Computer Engineering), 2004 – Lagos State University.

• Higher National Diploma (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), 1997 – The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

Trainings Attended:

• GPON (Gigabyte Passive Optical Network) Technical Solutions (Product Training) by Alcatel-Lucent 2011.

• Alcatel 1540 Litespan Operation & Maintenance by Alcatel-Lucent University. 2010.

• DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer) Technology in Terrestrial network. 2009.

• CIRCEE User Training. 2008.

• ELP (External Line Plant) Network Planning by Nigerian Telecoms Limited. 2003.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

NOC Engineer, Apr 2012 till date

Alcatel Lucent (On Contract)

Key Duties:

• Provisioning, Configuration and Testing (IP assignment, core network configuration, DNS setup, monitoring, leased lines, customer backup and other customer network services).

• Smooth running of the network by monitoring, clearing and/or escalating alarms on the GUI

• Identify network faults in a proactive approach and create incident tickets

• Service provision on core Network equipment

• Troubleshoot, Isolate and fix IP and Ethernet issues

• Participation in a 24/7 shift environment

Project Engineer,

Globacom Limited. Mar 2005 – Nov 2011.

Projects Delivered:

• Installed and commissioned Alcatel-Lucent Litespans (Optical Network Units), Digital and Main Distribution frames. 2007-2011

• Implemented 500 fixed lines for a residential subdivision in a metropolitan city. Jan 2011

• Planned and Implemented 485 fixed lines for the Nigerian House of Congress. May 2011

• Installed, terminated and tested 70 miles fiber backbone project in a northern city. 2011

• Planned, designed and Implemented Copper Network in eight (8) major cities. Dec 2009

• Planned, designed, implemented and tested fiber metro rings in three (3) major cities. Sept 2009

• Relocated 12 miles of fiber between two major cities. August 2008

• Spliced and Tested 96 core SMF Long Haul Cabling between major oil exploration cities using the OTDR & Power meter Machine. May 2008

• Tested 23 miles of newly installed fibre backbone. April 2007.

Key Duties:

• Planning, design and Implementation of Copper and Optical Networks.

• Physical site survey to determine appropriate cable routes and location for network elements and infrastructures like manholes, cross connection cabinets, distribution points, etc.

• Meetings with State Government officials for ROW permission.

• Testing and acceptance of Optic fiber cable network using OTDR (Optical time-domain reflectometer) and Power Meter with a light source.

• Test and acceptance tests of the Copper cable network including Continuity, Loop resistance and Insulation tests.

• Ducting, blowing, splicing, and termination of fiber and copper cables.

• DDF port allocation for POTs and ADSL lines for subscribers.

• Adequate jointing and closure of joints using Raychem and Universal closures

• Material management, ensuring timely delivery of materials to contractors on site and efficient usage of those materials

• Validation of quoted prices on the Bill of Quantity by adequate comparison with current market price.

• Port allocation for POTs and ADSL lines

• Proper termination at MDF, CCP (cross connection cabinets) and DPs (distribution points), earthing and other necessary protections as applicable.

• Provide alternate secondary cables routes, the HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) and PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) ducts, manholes and junction boxes and other network elements e.g. Cross Connection points, Pillars, sub- pillars and DPs.

• Carried out fiber network and NE (Network Elements) like ADM (Add Drop Multiplexer) & DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer) acceptance tests.

• Troubleshoots and resolve copper, fiber, ADM and DWDM faults

Mobitel Limited. Mar 2001 – Mar 2005

Outside Plant Engineer.

Projects Delivered:

• Planned, designed and implemented 1,000 Fixed community Telephone Lines for a major residential subdivision of 500 homes

• A five (5) cross connection point Copper Network Expansion in a commercial area of a major city.

• Planned, designed and implemented 650 fixed community telephone lines for a mega shopping mall in a commercial city

Key Duties:

• Planning, Logistics & Implementation of all OSP and related issues.

• Inspection of OSP Networks in a major city.

• Daily monitoring & prevention of faults on the fixed wired network.

• Supervision of fault correction when they do occur.

• Supervision of POTS and ADSL installation from the Distribution Points up to subscriber premises, using drop wire (L-244 cables) and overhead cables (figure -8) as applicable.

• Acceptance test on all new cable jobs.

• Random continuity tests on cables from MDF to CCPs

• All exchange and MDF tests

• Subscriber demand investigation and forecast based on many methods

• Supervision of the cable network expansion works in cities with large growth ratio

• Motivation of all OSP engineers and technicians for efficient performance.

Termex Computers Limited. Mar 2000 – Oct 2000.

Systems Engineer.

Key Duties:

• Assembling and configuring of systems.

• Troubleshooting and correction of both software and hardware failures.

• Technical writing and documentation.

• Installation of LAN and WAN (Local and Wide Area Networking) for clients.

• Working Knowledge of LAN and WAN using CISCO routers and switches

REFERENCES: Available on request.

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