Tim Sands Email & Phone Number

East Lansing, Mi, Us

Managing Teams that are Performing fault isolation on network elements, ie: GenBand, Cyan DWDM, Turin, Adtran TA5000, 2820's, Network grooming, element provisioning, install, test, turn-up network equipment. Installing and maintaining Triple Play Services on Copper and Fiber Plants.

East Lansing, Mi, Us

Performing fault isolation on network elements, ie: GenBand, Cyan DWDM, Turin, Adtran TA5000, 2820's, Network grooming, element provisioning, install, test, turn-up network equipment.

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Duties include, but were not limited to: Overseeing the development and expansion of the Waypoint/ICN DWDM/SONET networks in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. This included the Engineering, Ordering, Installation, Turn-up and Maintenance, of all equipment expansions and circuits deployment from Dark Fiber to Light services. DWDM/SONET gear included manufactures of Fujitsu, Ekinops, MRV, JDSU, Adtran, Cisco, ADC, and Transitions Network. Circuits Engineered/installed/maintained, ranged from, 1.5M-10Gig. Was the sole coverage/maintenance for all network coverage states/areas, 24/7/365. My duties also included performing as, Sales Engineer, Fiber Route Planning/permitting, Project Management, Tech Support, Buyer, Map Management (MapInfo, Streets &Trips, CAD), Site/Equipment drawings in Visio, IP network planning, NOC set-up, establishing Collocation. Various Test Equipment used: OTDR, DWDM Power Meter, SONET Test Gear, Optical Power Meter to name a few.ACD.net

Duties include, but were not limited to: Supervise the day-to-day Telecom operations Team and over seen the operation of ACD's Digital Soft Switches, a Convergent ICS2000, later upgraded to a MetaSwitch MG3510; Order, Setup and monitor all IMT trunking, SS7 trunks, SIP trunks, NXX ordering/routing; Programming ISUP/ISDN PRI's, Point-to-Point T1's, switch upgrades, ATM network, work with ACD Programmers to develop a Billing system, DSL Development and Deployment; ordering, DSL installations, test and turn-up, work trouble tickets, DSLAM installation/setup, Co- Location setup inside Ameritech Central offices, arrange for Co-Location augmentations, Fiber route and building entrance Permitting, Engineer and order all needed material/hardware, schedule and coordinate installation contractors. 911/Operator Services/Directory Assistance routes and network set up, Engineer copper deployment for Subdivisions (home and office complex) projects. Customer Consulting, equipment and test gear evaluation, Maintain and support all internal telecom equipment as in -48vdc power plant, 150KVA diesel generator, UPS, M13 Mux, CSU/DSU, Smart Jacks. Assist ACD Team member on the phone for DSL and Internet support calls, Sales Engineering and support, and yes, janitorial services. Various Test Equipment used.

Duties included, but not limited to: Gather Detail information as in, Floor Allocation, cable lengths, calculating cable size, Design Diverse Fiber Protection Systems, Cable rack and Aux Channel support, Prepare cable routing paths and a Complete Bill of Material to be used for the project. Prepare Detail Engineering Specification; Prepare a detailed Step-by-Step Installation procedures with assignments, cable and fiber routes and lengths, Mark All required drawings per AT&T requirements. Worked closely with AT&T Engineering and On Site Work Force, Hattech Inc. Installation, Project Management and Quality Control Teams from start to completion of each project.

Hattech was sold just after I left to an EF&I company in Ohio. Hattech did EF&I work for AT&T throu out the Country. As a Detail Engineer, I would do the site serveys on AT&T sites. From the Site visits I would produce a Spec. package for the installers to follow and the BOM... material needed... The equipment we were installing and providing site engineering for was DWDM equipment made by NEC, sold to AT&T.

Formally Brooks Fiber Properties and US Signal, before being purchased); Duties included, but not limited to: Processing and Evaluating orders used in converting local dial tone between carriers, as-in Ameritech to MCI/WorldCom. Providing Site Survey to identify customer's dial tone uses; modems, loop start, ground start, DID, DOD, ISDN to and from the customer's PBX back to the CO Switch. Determine and prepare information to build fiber to a customer facility. Installation and Testing of a verity of communications equipment as in, but not limited to: Telabs: 5500, 532L DACS, Cablespan, ADPCM's, Echo Cancellers, Northern Telecom MUX and Access Nodes, DSX-1, DSX-3, Alcatel OC-48, ADC FLC and QFLC's, -48v Battery and Rectifier Systems, Video Gear. Services provided to Business and Residential Customers included - POTS, DSO's (voice and data up to 64K), DS1, DS3, DID, DOD, PRI-ISDN, BRI-ISDN, Centrex Yield

Installed, Provide Initial turn-ups, and Testing on variety of Telecommunications Equipment, including but not limited to: DSC Light Span 2000 Systems, ECI and ECS DCS systems, Alcatel 21130D/1565D Lightwave Systems, Dantel and Teradyne Alarm Monitoring Systems.

Performed On-Site and Remote Inspections of customer facilities as part of a Special project to ensure compliance with customer specifications and industry Standards. Programming of related equipment used as part of the project, R & D Engineering. Customer – Ameritech

Performed On-Site and Remote Inspections of customer facilities as part of a Special project to ensure compliance with customer specifications and industry Standards. Programming of related equipment used as part of the project, R & D Engineering. Customer - Ameritech.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Responsibilities were the same as Yield.

Serviced and Maintained all Lorain Power Equipment and product line 24/7. Equipment included; Flotrol Rectifiers, 50 - 800 Amp, Inverters, Converters, Ring Generators, S.M. A. R. T. Plants, Battery Plants, Performed Power Evaluations Using Infer-red system, Routine Maintenance Programs.

Responsibilities were the same as Yield and Capital Communications Inc.

Duties for all three businesses were the same. Serviced and maintained office Equipment, including but not limited to: Copiers, Fax Machines, and Typewriters. Ordered and Maintained Parts Inventory, Customer Training, Trained new Techs.

Education record

Associate Degree, Electronics Engineering Technology

Education record

Education record

Education record

Associate'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering