Experience

Dish Inc

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Transport Specialist

  • Aug 2022 - Present



TDS Telecommunications LLC

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Specialist II

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2022

  • Build out logical engineering drawings using Visio Pro to provide detailed information for layout of new gear such as Calix E3/E7, Adtran TA500X & Nokia 7360 FX4/8 equipment. • Responsible for designing 10G/100G transport ERPS rings for access equipment at Central Offices and DSA locations. • Provide solutions for enhanced port capacity of routers like the Cisco ASR920 and Alcatel 7750 routers. • Design new WAN interconnections between central offices and remotes using Cyan and Nokia DWDM transport hardware. • Work with various departments (Network Operations and ISP Construction) to guide those groups through the deployment, implementation, and installation of various network elements. Show less



Frontier Communications

• Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

• Network Engineer

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Experience with several types of fiber transport equipment which include Coriant ROADM, BTI, Cisco, Fujitsu and used Clearfield CWDM/DWDM passive optical solutions. • Tasked with providing cost estimates and analysis to manager to determine potential upgrades to multiple regional sites across Wisconsin. • Traveled to job sites to obtain part requirements for new engineering projects and interfaced with outside plant and field personnel. • Scheduled time sensitive installations and capacity upgrades to expedited projects of bandwidth deficient remotes. Show less



TDS Telecommunications LLC

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Configuration Specialist

  • Jun 2006 - Jan 2015

  • Proactively implemented and documented process improvements, which led to increased efficiency and reduction in network outages of high-risk projects. • Utilized technical skills to complete capital projects installing network hardware and software, as well as configuration changes for large enterprise and ISP network infrastructures across 30 states. • Prioritized project workload, coordinate with project managers, and effectively followed change management policies to provide quality implementations on time. • Partnered with engineering and technical development groups to conduct systems analysis and configuration documentation to guide the deployment of new network elements. Show less