Experience

Avangrid Service Co

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Engineer - Fiber/Microwave Communications

  • May 2022 - Present



Black & Veatch

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Optical Transport Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - May 2022

  Assessed, planned, designed, and implemented optical transport for utility clients. Translated business requirements to technical network design specifications for implementation. Worked with project management on technical issues. Assessed, planned, designed, and implemented optical transport for utility clients. Translated business requirements to technical network design specifications for implementation. Worked with project management on technical issues.



Frontier Communications

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Network Engineer, Planning

  • Feb 2017 - Oct 2019

  High-level design in support of the FCC's Connect America Fund, Phase II deployment using terrestrial fiber and fixed wireless (licensed and unlicensed) technologies.Develop, communicate, and aid implementation of engineering standards and procedures.

• Sr. Network Engineer

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2017

  Designed Metro Ethernet Network Augments, serves as Subject Matter Expert on Layer 2 switching, established local standards for documentation and configuration.Surveyed and designed outside plant projects for copper and fiber placement.

• Sr. Network Planning Engineer

  • Oct 2007 - Aug 2011

  Identify trends and standards in telecommunications, identify and document equipment/architecture to move the national organization in the optimal direction to implement identified trends, develop testing methods and procedures, perform integration and deployment testing of new platforms, features, and code releases, develop and implement engineering standards and procedures, provide Tier III Technical Support to regional engineers and technicians.

• Network Engineer

  • Feb 2000 - Oct 2007

  Designed ATM, Frame Relay, SONET, IP, Ethernet, DSL, FTTH Network, created equipment installation and turn up job packages, evaluated equipment and vendors, performed project cost analysis, implemented projects, provided Tier II support for field operations.

• Special Services Desk Technician

  • Feb 1998 - Feb 2000

  Tested special service circuits (DS0, Fractional T1, T1, T3), coordinated repair efforts within the ILEC area and across LATA boundaries, monitored and initiated repair/notification procedures for SONET, ATM, Frame Relay, and TDM networks, tested pre-installation of special service circuits.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control Program Manager

  • Apr 1997 - Feb 1998

  Rejuvenated the Quality Assurance Inspection Program, conducted personnel evaluations of communications support personnel, conducted technical inspections of communications equipment, conducted administrative reviews of work centers, improved compliance with Air Force Directives from 25% to 95% in 6 months, documented evaluations, performed deficiency/ trend analysis and recommended corrective action.

• Telephone Systems Specialist

  • Sep 1994 - Apr 1997

  Installed, programmed, and maintained single line phone service ECS/PBX for approximately 10,000 end users.