Kennesaw Ga ***** Phone: 770-***-****
E-mail ****.********@*****.***
Brad Blystone
Objective To fill an Engineering/design position with Selectek in the Kennesaw or Atlanta, Georgia area.
Functional summary OSP Engineering Designer/Technician with 11 years experience in the communication industry. 5 years with CATV followed by 6 years in the telecom-broadband industry.
Employment 2011-Current Byers Engineering Company Atlanta, Ga
Project Engineer
Field and Design both fiber and copper outside plant for AT&T mini-master project, including Civil permits, NJUNS tickets, U-Verse and Fiber to Cell. Designing in BSTCAD, running loop make-ups, placing V-rads, cable, cabinets, infrastructure, terminals, running reports in LFACS. Gathering and updating records in OPEDS and OSPM. Managing multiple projects to meet deadlines and goals.
2010-2011 AT&T Atlanta, Ga
U-Verse Premise Technician (Internet Services)
Installing, repairing AT&T’s U-verse products IP TV (HISA), internet, VOIP, HPNA. Placement of coax, cat5 and configuring services.
2005-2010 TELUS Burnaby, BC
Outside Plant Engineer - Design
Design, reconfigure and maintain new and existing fibre/copper plant. Coordinate with customers, construction and maintenance to ensure services are available and up to the highest standard. Maintain project and system records, prepare and provide accurate quotes proposals to customers as well as, manage projects to meet deadlines and budgets.
I&R Technician
Install, repair and add new services to residential and commercial customers. Managed resources, billing and work orders. Central Office and Remote office work, CLEC, DSL, ADTRAN’s, switches and running jumpers.
2005 Novus Entertainment Vancouver, BC
Technician
Install and repair, maintain the Head end, and construct CATV digital network with forward and return setup.
1999-2004 Shaw Cablesystems Burnaby, BC
Jr. planner - Engineering
Designed fiber routes and hub locations feeding new service areas and customers. Located underground systems for construction. Designed CATV distribution to customers and businesses.
Education British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC
Network administration and electronics
Kwantlen University College, Surrey, BC
Cert. Industrial/Architectural/Mechanical design CAD
Builders level cert. – Surveying
AT&T, Atlanta Ga
Premise Technician craft training. Install and repair or AT&T U-Verse and voice products.
Summary of qualifications
My skills include but are not limited to, designing outside plant work orders and providing field support to the outside plant technicians, working with copper cable, fiber optic cable and coax cable, coordinate field work, prepare work order drawings and documentation, update accurate work order records, provide customer estimates for new construction and/or placement for service. Routinely create permits and the necessary document needed for civil construction of underground plant and placement of aerial facilities. I am knowledgeable of telephone industry standards, access regulations, I have a thorough understanding of the review process of infrastructure plans and survey information to prevent conflicts with existing or proposed underground utilities, site obstacles, and for assurance of the proper installation location within easements and public right of way. I also have Central Office and Remote work experience.
My computer skills include; Microsoft Office based applications, Adobe, Photoshop, SAP, Image, AutoCAD and MicroStation. BSTCAD, LFACS, OPEDS, OSPM, Loop Make-up, Mobile Mapping, Map Viewer.