Skilled professional with 20+ years of experience in telecommunications and networking. Strong leadership, communications and organizational skills. Ability to implement technological-based solutions for business problems. Experience in the Oil & Gas industry, especially in the Process Control/SCADA environment.

Communications Specialist

8/2011 – 7/2014 EP Energy. Cotulla, TX.

Medium to large scale Telecom projects, creation, tracking and report status.

Design, implementation and maintenance of WiMax wireless network covering 90,000+ acres in the Eagleford shale in Cotulla, TX for SCADA communications. GE MDS Mercury 3650, GE MDS Intrepid Ultra, Cisco IE 3000. EP Energy Peak Award, June 2014.

Design, implementation and installation of local and wide area networks with Cisco routers and switches.

Telephone and switching systems, Panasonic, Norstar, Nortel Option 11, Siemens.

Cisco, VoIP, Cisco Aironet, VPN, VLANs, WiFi.

Strong knowledge of RF, Wireless, electrical, tower construction, grounding.

Digital and analog microwave, LAN/WAN, T-1 networks, Two-way radio, WiFi, WiMax, MPLS, Cygnet. GE MDS radios, Inet, Transnet, Mercury. Intrepid, Freewave.

Carrier and service provider liaison. AT&T, Verizon, VTCI. Manage effective business relations with suppliers of Telecom hardware, software, systems and support services.

Structured wiring, Cat5e, Cat 6, telecommunication rooms design, fiber optic installation.

Creation and maintenance of documentation for all implemented networks and systems.

Management of acquisitions, divestitures, office moves and expansions.

Design, implementation and maintenance of video camera security system.

Knowledge of SCADA communication equipment, PLC, RTU, Modbus, gas and liquids measurement equipment, Cygnet. Fisher, Floboss, ROC.

Solar panels, solar chargers, deep cycle batteries.

Desktop and IT support for South Texas area. MS Office, MS Visio, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.

Communications Specialist

6/2006 – 8/2011 El Paso Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas (South Texas)

Design and support functions to ensure low cost connectivity and high network reliability throughout the system.

Installation and maintenance of both local and wide area networks, telephone and tandem switching systems, Digital Access Cross Connect systems and other multiplex equipment.

Installation of SCADA communication equipment and the maintenance of security entrance systems.

Digital and analog microwave, LAN/WAN, T-1 networks, Two-way radio, ISDN applications, frame relay, ATM switching.

Wireless WAN/LAN spread spectrum 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz.

Desktop support. PC repair.

Telecommunications Manager

3/2001 - 6/2006 Global PCNet Telecom, Laredo, Texas

Project Manager.

Project control, proposals, design and implementation.

Installation, configuration and maintenance of PBX systems, Siemens, Nortel, Norstar.

Installation, configuration and maintenance of Cisco routers, microwave links, wireless networks, point to point networks,

Design and installation of structured wiring. Cat 5e, Cat6, Fiber Optic.

Network support. (Gateways, routers, DNS, firewall, mail server, etc.)

Routing Protocols.

Design, configuration and maintenance of VoIP systems.

EDUCATION

6/2001 ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico

Master in Administration of Information Technologies. (Thesis pending)

5/1991 ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico.

Electronic Systems Engineer.

CERTIFICATIONS TRAINING

General Radiotelephone Operator License with Ship Radar Endorsement.FCC License: 0018769125 Call Sign: PG00026954

GE MDS Mercury radios installation, configuration and maintenance certification. Rochester, NY.

IT Project Management - Global Knowledge - San Antonio, TX.

Freewave Advance Radio Programming – Freewave - Houston, TX.

Axis cameras installation and configuration. GOCSC – Houston, TX

LANGUAGES

English – Fluent

Spanish – Fluent

REFERENCES

Troy Autry – EP Energy Measurement Supervisor.

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Kent Wakeley – EP Energy Measurement Supervisor

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Mike Crabb – EP Energy Production Supervisor

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