Born For Towers

Career Objective:

To obtain a long-term position with a professional company who offers potential for advancement. Having traveled extensively in both the U.S. and abroad I feel that I would bring a unique, mature and enthusiastic work ethic to your company as well as a wealth of experience from my diverse work history and worldly knowledge.

Work History:

Amatel Inc. – Chino, Ca August 2013 – Present

CM San Diego T-Mo Project-RF / Foreman / Safety Manager

Certified – Anritsu Line Sweep, P.I.M Level 1 (through Kaelus), Fiber Optics Testing Certification (through DTS) 1 year, Certified in Commscope connectors through Andrew, Have been CTC trained and can climb as well as certified to run man lifts. Have Valid U.S driver’s license and clean record. Also have current military clearance. OSHA 10, 30 and 501.

(Non field) Logistics, scheduling, timecards, software upgrade, supply, safety, military clearance, American Heart Association Instructor CPR, 1st Aid and AED. OSHA Instructor as well as ASSE compliance 510.

(Field) Rigging, installation, decommission and troubleshooting systems.

Climbing and Rigging Proficient(all heights, highest tower to date 375 ft, but not limited to higher climbs), antenna mounting, running cable, dressing lines, testing lines, LTE, jobsite maintenance, driving and truck maintenance.

Carriers contracted for: AT&T Mobility Project, T-mobile, Verizon.

Briefly worked a project on an Alcatel Lucent 9500 equipment, 3 month project. Knowledge attained was installation and maintenance.

Hired as an RF Foreman and given safety management control. Currently performing foreman duties. Able to read and understand engineering drawings, sweeps and specifications.

Bechtel/Becon – Buena Park, Ca Jan 2012 – August 2013

Tower Lead/Tower Foreman – Troubleshooting Technician

Certified – Anritsu Line Sweep, P.I.M Level 1 (through Kaelus), Fiber Optics Testing Certification (through DTS) 1 Year, Certified in Commscope connectors through Andrew, Have been CTC trained and can climb as well as certified to run man lifts. Have Valid U.S driver’s license and clean record. Also have current military clearance. OSHA 10, 30 and 501.

(Non field) Logistics, scheduling, timecards, software upgrade, supply, safety, military clearance.

(Field) Rigging, installation, decommission and troubleshooting systems.

Climbing and Rigging Proficient(all heights, highest tower to date 375 ft, but not limited to higher climbs), antenna mounting, running cable, dressing lines, testing lines, LTE, jobsite maintenance, driving and truck maintenance.

Carriers contracted for: AT&T Mobility Project, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon

Briefly worked a project on Alcatel Lucent 9500 equipment, 3 month project. Knowledge attained was installation and maintenance.

Hired as Tower Lead or better known as Tower Foreman, however was immediately placed as troubleshooting tech because of knowledge and experience. Currently performing foreman duties. Able to read and understand engineering drawings, sweeps and specifications.

Pratt Communications - San Diego, CA Oct 2012 – Feb 2013

Cable Technician Level II

Duties include proper grounding, cable install, equipment upgrades, driving vehicle in a safe and efficient manner, logging times and jobs, truck maintenance, upholding the standards of Time Warner Cable.

Ladder safety and Pole trained.

Comfortable at any height completing tasks, frequently climb telephone poles to complete cable work.

Total Telco Specialists Inc. (TTS) - Orange, CA Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

Tower Foreman

(Non field) Logistics, scheduling, timecards, software upgrade, supply, safety, military clearance.

(Field) Rigging,

Climbing (all heights, highest tower to date 375 ft, (but not limited to higher climbs), antenna and dish mounting, running cable, dressing lines, testing lines (Anritsu, Pim, Dragonwave, Radio waves, E-band), jobsite maintenance, driving and truck maintenance.

Carriers contracted for: Clearwire, Verizon, Sprint, Cingular and Nextel. Most of my work has been in Microwave and I am up to date on all industry protocol in both tower installation and radio room installation.

Briefly worked a project on Alcatel Lucent 9500 equipment, 3 month project. Knowledge attained was installation and maintenance.

Foreman trained for 1 year and was an actual Foreman for just over 1 year.

Started as a climber doing install and alignment, (within 2 months) got certified in Verizon, Sprint and Clearwire training and was given a raise as well as a Technician Level 2 position.

Within 6 months, was taught how to install both Top and Bottom of the Clearwire systems and could run whole jobs on my own with a ground spotter.

Climber training as well as Carrier training was received while working for TTS.

Coastside Construction Inc. - Half Moon Bay, CA May 2007 – Sep 2008

Carpenters apprentice, also completed all plumbing rough-in to code.

Jobsite Management responsibilities include framework, siding, roof, venting, cement, grading and landscape.

Lund, Pearson, McLaughlin Fire Prot. Sys. - Palo Alto, CA Oct 2006 – May 2007

Class 1 Technician

Fire Sprinkler Inspected for damage assessment, repair and installation for California and Government code.

International Energy Services Co. (IESCO) - San Pedro, CA Jul 1999 – Sep 2006

Level 1 Ultrasonic Technician (UT)

Responsibilities include field test and verification of petroleum and chemical refinery systems for government certification.

Also, part of the field crew to use H-scan in the U.S.

College of Oceaneering Wilmington Harbor - Los Angeles, CA Aug 1998 – Jul 1999

School of higher learning where I learned the inspection process and welding of the underwater inspection industry; including the medical and safety side of the industry. Here I was trained in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) received government certification for the inspection field.

United States Marine Corp. (U.S.M.C.) 1st Battalion 1st Marine Division Alpha Company Weapons Platoon - Camp Pendleton, CA. Jul 1996 – Jul 1998

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 0351 - Anti-tank assault gunner, special and tactical operations. During this enlistment I achieved the rank of E-3 Lance Corporal.

United States Navy Reserves (Journalist)

Honorable Military Discharge.

Weather News Inc. (WNI)

Sunnyvale, CA Jul 1998 – Jul 2004

Remote Sensing Image Rectification And Touch-Up Technician - 3-D computer modeling artist responsibilities included creating topological 3-D data sets to merge with space-based image sets (LANDSAT, AVHRR, SPOT and other data), as well as aerial digital photography; touch-up of space and aerial 2-D imagery for use in broadcast media applications. Cartographic map corrections coordinate point entry. Specific projects include assistance in creation of a 50-meter MOS mosaic of Japan; creation of a 1KM resolution AVHRR “natural color” 2D/3D mosaic of the world and a 30-meter TM mosaic of Japan (2D/3D) in six bands.

EDUCATION:

Anritsu Certified - Anritsu May 11 and 12, 2009.

Pim Certified – Kaelus May 9, 2012.

Fiber-to Antenna Certified – DTS (Dover Telecommunications Services) May 16, 2010

OSHA 10, 30 and 501

United States of America Climbing (USAC) Coach Certified: Completed the course requirements for USAC Coach, head instructor for educating all USAC Coaches in First Aid and CPR.

Mountain View High School, Mountain View, CA (University Prep, English, Social Studies, Math, Spanish, general studies)

Foothill Community College, Los Altos, CA (English Creative Writing, Photography) (Certificate in Creative Writing 4.0 GPA, AA Degree)

West Valley College, Saratoga, CA (English Creative Writing, Theatre)

Level II UT Ultrasonic Technician

College of Oceaneering, Wilmington Harbor, CA (Dean’s List, Honor Roll)

Instructor Certified in Red Cross-First Aid, CPR, Advanced CPR, and Lifesaving for the Professional Rescuer, Operation of Hyperbaric Chambers, and Water Safety Advanced Rescue.

Level 1 Fire and Water Damage Assessor, California Standards

Fire Sprinkler Inspector, California Standards

Yachting New Zealand- Completed the module and course requirements for YNZ club instructor, and club coach. Certified in both fields; educating all age groups in the finer arts of yachting.

OTHER EXPERIENCES:

I traveled extensively with the Marine Corps, mostly involving security.

From June 2001-mid December I lived in New Zealand where I was hired to teach Little League baseball to New Zealand’s first representative Little League World Series team. When that was finished I went on to teach sailing to High School students, and intermediate school children. After a short visit back to the states I went back to New Zealand February 2002 to complete my YNZ (Yachting New Zealand) instructor/coaches course.

Played rugby in Auckland, NZ (Marist Rugby Club)

Hikurangi Northland, NZ (Hikurangi Rugby Club)

USA Rugby Referee C-1 IRB accredited L2

Southern California Rugby Referee Society L2-C1

Northern California Rugby Referee Society L2-C1

FMRU Representative Referee for Federacion Mexico Rugby Union L2-C1

REFERENCES

Wendy Roberts – Ericssonxxx-xxx-xxxx

Jeff Collins – Total Telco Specialistsxxx-xxx-xxxx

Allen Freeman – Telecom Contractorxxx-xxx-xxxx

Last Resume Update September 27, 2015
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Spanish Speaking? No
Willing to Relocate? Yes
Years Experience 15

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