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Ciena Partner Employee performing professional services support.

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Ciena Partner Employee performing professional services support.♦ Performed virtual CMD migrations to transition customer network from Huawei to Ciena equipment. Activities included generating affected circuits lists, fiber cutsheets and current/future signal flow diagrams (SFDs)♦ Created, validated, and executed TL1 scripts during maintenance windows.

Scott AFB, Illinois, United States

♦ Developed training documentation covering physical layer troubleshooting, isolation testing, and wire-speed encryption♦ Trained, certified, and advised network personnel on SONET, SDH, OTN and photonic systems♦ Adjusted global process for service interruptions to account for COVID-19 restrictions♦ Revised, tested, and implemented replacement encryption.

Scott AFB, Illinois, United States

♦ Maintained and troubleshot global network covering a wide array of technologies♦ Performed real-time circuit redesign to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions♦ Coordinated directly with supported customers to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational.

Scott Air Force Base

♦ Maintained and troubleshot global network covering a wide array of technologies♦ Performed real-time circuit redesign to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions♦ Coordinated directly with supported customers to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational.

Oregon

Provided scaling and implementation support in several data center locations. Performed all functions of project management at the facility to maintain both the Amazon.com infrastructure and AWS services. Worked with internal and external vendors to ensure smooth project execution.♦ Wrote and published global standardized processes for Ciena 6500 and.

♦ Extensive experience designing and maintaining data/voice transmission systems traversing various interconnect technologies (cable, fiber, etc.) providing 99.999% uptime.♦ Executed $4 million facility transition project including complete relocation of 15 nodes and over 1,200 circuits earning the General Rawlings Team Award 2016.♦ Revised communications.

♦ Maintained an operational long-haul communications facility in a high paced, diverse, military telecommunications environment to include IDNX/Promina, ATM, and SONET systems.♦ In-depth WAN problem troubleshooting/resolution abilities.♦ Configured, troubleshot, and maintained cryptographic equipment to include KG-175 TACLANES and KIV-7.♦ Provided internal.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Network Operations And Security

Activities and Societies: Member of Order of the Sword & Shield

Associate In Applied Science, Information Systems Technology