Michael Macdonald Email & Phone Number

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Staffordshire

• FTTH Lead Engineer / Operations Manager
• Installing, building and maintaining the physical network copper and fibre cabling overhead and underground from the telephone exchange into end users’ premises.
• Surveying complex projects on site and identifying best route selection taking into account cost, time and customer relations. Implementing an on site risk assessments Using Network Records and Geo Hub to make detailed.
• Surveying on site using Network Records, Geo Hub and Geo Pin to make detailed drawings of civil works for any digs, cable changes and pole replacements including the need of any traffic management and risk assessments.
• Analyzing data from several different platforms to identify high faulting nodes. Reporting findings to the relevant engineers.
• Coaching new recruits for there first week out on live jobs.

Worldwide

• Conversant with principles and standards for Passive Optical Networks (PONs) and Point to Point networks with reference to Fibre to the Home (FttH) installations.
• Installation, acceptance test and fault find of Cat 5/6, multi/single mode fibre systems including Passive Optical Networks and Air Blown Fibre, using a range of next generation OTDR’s, light source and power meters.
• Trained in Health and safety in the workplace with the RASWA (Signing, Lighting and Guarding). Also competent to conduct comprehensive risk assessments.
• Terminate fibre with a wide range of interconnection devices and connector types, both hand and machine polishing techniques. Proficient using different termination methods within the laboratory, manufacturing in field.
• Splice all types of fibre including ribbon from standard G652 to laser enhanced speciality fibres OM1, OM2, OM3 and OS1. Experienced in a range of fusion splicers such as Fujikura (FSM 60s & 50s) and Fitel (123 & 178).
• Confirm performance and characterisation of fibre systems using insertion loss measurement techniques with smart light source and power meters (Exfo 980 max-tester) and PON power meters and OTDR’s.