Glenn Farris Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for the planning, design and analysis of the outside plant facilities/network. Addressing LightGig VIP fiber plans (GigaPower, FTTP, FTTC), GPON greenfield growth, and ASE volume. Performs detailed design/plan for all required feeder facility relief including Central Office (C.O.) transfers, major undertakings and /or routine activities after closely coordinating with the Planning/Design group. Provide detailed design/plan for facilities (feeder and/or distribution) to meet service demands. Conducts job costing activities. I have a full understanding for outside plant installation and maintenance technician activities. I am responsible for coaching and training other designers and/ or Planners. I monitor expenditures to ensure incurred costs are within authorized levels. I am responsible for the coordination of construction budget and project management activities. I am responsible for right of way functions including but not limited to determining legal ownership, existing encumbrances and fair market value of a parcel, acquiring easement interests and acting as the liaison to Legal, Risk Management, External Affairs and external customers regarding matters of easements, public or private. I ensure all right of way documents are properly processed and retained. I interface with customers and other internal groups to negotiate service intervals on delayed or potentially delayed orders, or to resolve ROW related matters. I work with other groups to develop action plans to reduce operating expense through facility replacement, modernization, bulk recovery, records correction and minimizing ROW expenditures. Job Contribution Developing technical professional with some experience.

Brentwood, Tn

 Electronic Technician, In-Service Trunking Center (2011 – Present)Brentwood, TNConduct and repair transmission facilities (DS0 &T1) within the ATT landline and Mobility networks. Supervise outside Technician in repairing network and Customer related issues. Works with minimal supervision and assists Senior Technician in resolving technical issues including dropped calls, static, poor audio quality, etc. Skilled in several switch technologies (landline and Mobility} such as ALU, DMS, 5E, 4E, EWSD, and Nokia. Ability to interpret Carrier circuit details and resolve any issues related to the Carrier circuit.• Manage network outage bridges concerning 911 and other Transmission facilities on the Mobility and landline networks. • Became one of the lead technician to work call traps using the SS7 protocol.• Developed expertise in WFA, TIRKS, WIDGET, CTS, NESA, Granite, Connectvue, MS Office, Access 7, SMGR, MTS, and PSP.• Coordinate multiple projects concerning network outages and call quality issues.

Brrentwood,Tn

 Electronic Technician, Network Translation (1999 – 2011) Brentwood, TNMaintained the programming of Lucent and Nortel telecommunication switches for AT&T in the Translation department. Responsible for routing, charging, feature activation, 911 services, outages, hardware and all processing of calls through the AT&T network switches.• Resolved all trouble reports, maintenance issues and upgrades tasked to the Translation center. Increased abilities by becoming cross trained in DMS, EWSD switch types with minimal training.• Managed and operated the Network Translations center’s new 911 trunk turn-up projects, and the 911 inter- Switch Mod trunk project to resolve 911 inter-switch Mod routing.• Provided Tier II Tech support to outside technician concerning hardware and translation issues.

Nashville, Tn

Performed detailed analysis to reveal target network communications nodes, structures, operating procedures, and mediums.• Proficient in networking fundamentals. • Obtained Air Force Net + certification. • Developed new promotion program for unit.

Nashville, Tn

Led a team of 14 team members across various disciplines and career fields to meet mission requirements. Insured that operations where conducted in a safe and efficient manner. Also maintained all ground-to-air, air-to-air, ground-to-ground and any other communications needs of the Unit.• Served as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of unit during multiple deployments within the US and overseas. Supervised all aspects of personnel which included discipline issues, scheduling, training, equipment, and funding. • Maintained all RF systems such as Harris, Raytheon and Motorola UHF/VHF/HF.• Installed and maintained LAN/WAN networks and other computer interface needs.• Proficient in a variety of test equipment including spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, milt meters and watt meters. • Maintained and operated mobile satellite communications’ equipment.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Obtained and BS/AS in Business Administration Degree. I am pursuing an Electronics Engineering Degree.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration, 3.5