Cable Technician
Current• Install, terminate, label, test, & troubleshoot voice, Category 5e, Category 6, Multi-pair Copper, and fiber optic structured cabling systems.• Build telecommunication closets – determine equipment layouts; mount/install backboards, cross-connects, racks/patch panels; install optical fiber panels/hardware.• Install grounding and bonding infrastructure – install grounding, bonding backbones and bus bars, perform grounding tests.• Install Cable Support Systems such as cable trays, ladder racks, J-hooks, bridle/D-rings.• Installation of Work Area Outlets.• Fire stopping - coring of firewall, installing sleeves and fire stopping.• Pre-termination - organize, form, dress cables, determine length/slack, label cables.• Termination - complete IDC terminations, UTP, STP-A, cross-connect blocks, patch panels.• Troubleshooting – diagnose and correct copper cable and optical fiber problems.• Retrofits/Demolition - remove abandoned cables, identify active circuits, implement cutover.