The Network Engineering team is a multi-disciplined tactical group that designs and delivers engineering solutions to enable network enhancement and delivering new products and services. The team is also responsible for tactical changes, backbone network documentation and providing Tier 4 technical assistance for operation teams.Network Engineering teams lead the Projects from the evolution of initial project charter validity of Managed Solutions, to working with vendor technical Sales Engineering teams, project material, product engineering, final product deployment with Field Operations, Fiber Construction, Fiber Testing, and Site Engineering Teams.Understands and articulates respective Architecture discipline and provides technical services in the form of design, assessment, and analysis.Material Requirement Planning -MRP-Working with Vendor on Material lead time, future projects with BOM, identify risks on product shortages (oracle) and how to rectify issues for critical projects while ensuring no delays. (Project Triage)Provided technical leadership in the pursuit of complex telecommunications and related optical fiber network architecture projects, especially with merger and Aquisition networks.Responsible for the design, planning, OAM&P of National fiber network.Supported high bandwidth service delivery 100G/200G/400G/600G while also ensuring fiber network is optimal by Analyzing OTDR / Fiber Characterization (FC) results.Identified opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices per Standards.Excellent written skills that established procedures and functional documentation from DCN Engineering guidelines, OTDR analysis, Raman Troubleshooting guidelines to providing input for Fiber jumper / Attenuator Consumables for Field operations teams.DCN SME Team lead Network Architect for National DCN network conversions L2/L3 to the Crown Castle DCN Standards. with OSPF, ISIS, ARP, Static, SLDD, and OOFLC features.

• Advised customers and sales teams on defining accurate Network Architecture Solutions for Optical/Ethernet networks (L1/L2/L3).• Authored Custom Engineering Methods of Procedures for Complex network Reconfigurations to minimize customer impacts while providing best in class professional services.• Developed, implemented, and mentored Customer custom Technical Training remote/ on-site.• Utilized Ciena custom script analytical tools to create summary reports on Service Provider Networks to provide a road path to network analysis, network expansions and photonic network remediation plans to ensure network is optimal per vendor standards.• Collaborated with client's teams to understand business processes and define new OSS system requirements.• Led technical design specifications alignment with client needs and contributed to project documentation for timely delivery.• Provided consulting and product support, advised on network operations, and performed technical case management for major accounts.• Collaborated with Service Providers to evaluate new hardware and software features FOA (First Office Applications). Created Build and implementations plans for incorporating them into the network.• Developed optical test plans defining specific customer validation criteria in order to be approved by the service provider.

Network Engineering team which provided advanced optical photonic service projects from consultative, design, implement and network reconfigurations to meet customer demands for evolving network infrastructures.Involved with Account team to assist in delivering possible new products, solutions, and custom services for service providers to ensure proposal / Statement of work accuracy. Engaged with many national Tier I, II, III, and MSO carriers, providing consulting and advanced engineering services.Significant and comprehensive experience in fiber-optic networks with working knowledge of IP Transport, DWDM, OTN, SONET, Passive and WDM transport technologies. Implemented upgrades of Customer’s In-Service networks without impacting the services provided to the end user. • Includes, yet not limited to, Channel Adds, Node Insertions, Traffic Migrations, and HW/SW Upgrades.Created and own Engineering Method of Procedures (EMOP), supports field execution remotely for these modernization projects.Planned, developed and executed on Customer modernization plans for evolving customer networks via the EMOP process.Ensure proposed solutions are technically viable, meet customer requirements and provide maximum benefit to Ciena.Delivered and own Network Engineering documentation for Customers via the Detailed Network Design service offering.Presentation development for executive team showing project delivery expectations, progression, and risk mitigation.Produce and Support/Execute EMOP (Engineering Method of Procedure) for network augments, focusing on the least amount of impact to customer’s network while managing field / fiber resources. Security Clearance for Top Secret information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) based on Single Scope Background Investigation completed on (8/31/12-expired 2017).

As an Optical Network Engineer Consultant at Nortel, I advised on Network Architecture Solutions, developed revenue-generating services like Optical Ethernet Private Line, and mentored customers on site for multi-million dollar DACS traffic migrations.•Original Team member of 5/ Advanced Services development leader for the beginning of the revenue based network engineering team in Nortel which then grew into the professional services team for Nortel. • Developed revenue-generating services like Optical Ethernet Private Line and DWDM for Area Network infrastructures.• Mentored customers on site for multi-million dollar DACS traffic migrations and Legacy Migrations DS1/DS3 to Optical 6500/61XX platforms.One of the Editors for NORTEL Certification, Authors of the “Essentials of Real-Time Networking: How Real-Time disrupts the Best-Effort Paradigm” Nortel Press book Chpt "SONET".

Sales Bid and RFP proposals support. Validated Network Designs and ensure proposal accurately relfected the equipment needed to meet the Statement of work. Optical Mentor for team knowledge development.

Worked on resolving Minor , Major and Critical Issues with North American and International Customers supporting the Nortel Optical Portfolio.

Various technical and supervisory Roles.Skills: Management · High Stress Environment · High Achiever · Interpersonal Skills · Decision-Making · Communication · Project Management · Tenacious Work Ethic · Leadership · Goal Setting · Submarine School and Sonar Technician "A" and "C" Specialty Schools · Problem Solving · Interpersonal Communication · Organization Skills · Presentation Skills · Teamwork