High School Fiber Optic

Timothy L. Kwak

**** ******** *** *****, *********, NV 89002

Phone: 702-***-****

Email:****.*******@*****.***

Career Objective

To work as a technician proficient in both OSP and ISP aspects of cable systems installation for a growth oriented company seeking great and knowledgeable workers.

Personal Summary

• Currently enlisted in the Nevada National Guard as a Cable Systems Installer/Maintainer.

• Deployed to Afghanistan with the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion under Operation Enduring Freedom.

• Active Government Secret Security Clearance.

• Provided Armed Security for U.S and NATO forces for Entry Check-points in Kandahar Air Field.

• Practices experience, good character, leadership, team empowerment, and determination in regards to the completion of every mission.

Experience-April 2011-Present

• Ensured and executed quality installation of fiber optic and CAT-5 cables.

• Ran CAT-5 cables through ceiling drops, in attics covered with fiber glass insulation and across walls and throughout building interiors.

• Ran fiber optic cable utilizing both burial and aerial means, while ensuring that dig permits were properly attained and signed for, and that proper safety precautions were met while installing aerial fiber with the use of bucket trucks.

• Terminated copper wiring with the use of RJ-45 ends, MiniComs, and 110-patch panels.

• Tested copper wiring with the use of tone generators and RJ-45 based wire testers.

• Terminated and stripped fiber optic cable (12 strand/24 strand/144 strand single-mode) with the use of ST and SC connectors with minimal dB loss.

• Tested fiber optic cable with the use of the VFL (Visual Fault Locator) and OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer)

• Spliced and repaired fiber optic cable with the use of a fusion splicer and splice tray with success in the dust of hostile Forward Operating Base Howz-e madad in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Education

El Toro High School

College of the Canyons

College of Southern Nevada

Certifications

3M Fiber, ETA (Electronics Technicians Association), OSHA, Tower Climbing Certification

Achievements

• AAM ( Army Achievement Medal )

• COA (Certificate of Achievement) from The 7th Sustainment Brigade for providing excellence in the installation of fiber optics cable and CAT-5 cable within the buildings of the Joint-Sustainment Command-Alpha Area of Operations

• COA (Certificate of Achievement) from 2nd BTN 3rd Special Forces Group for demonstrating hard work and dedication throughout the process of decommissioning and commissioning cables within Camp Brown-Kandahar, Afghanistan

• ACM (Afghan Campaign Medal)

• GWTR (Global War on Terror Ribbon)

• ISAFM (International Security Assistance Forces Medal)

• One of three recipients coined by the acting Colonel of the 7th Sustainment Brigade for extinguished performance. Also coined by the Governor of the State of Nevada, and the Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard.

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