Telecommunications Resume of Kenneth Adkison
Communication Systems Technician
602-276-0096 Phoenix Arizona
I can provide complete "in-house" support for communication systems.
Mission-critical troubleshooting experience instilled a balance of getting the job done efficiently with a mature, systematic approach. Responsible management of technical projects spanning: needs survey, objective definition, design, bidding, installation and user training. I also enjoy working with and learning from other team members.
Career Achievements
WorldCom - Coordinated all aspects of communication systems initial installation and capacity growth, for a new West Coast long distance terminal and switch facility. Directly involved in strategies to reduce the quantity of fiber equipment and streamline interconnections. Maintained seven long haul microwave radio sites.
Preferred Technical Services - Completed installation, programming, testing and turn-up of Preferred Networks, Northwest Regional, Technical Control Center.
Kitsap County 911 - Researched, proposed and implemented hardware and software changes to this 911 dispatch center's equipment to expand capacity, functionality and improve reliability. Documented custom designs with schematics and spreadsheets to facilitate maintenance.
Wide Ranging Experience in Telecommunications Equipment
Experience interconnecting and provisioning bandwidths, extending from voice grade to international fiber backbones. Migrated interstate fiber traffic onto Wave Division Multicouplers (WDM's) and photonic booster amplifiers. Specialties also include digital cross connect switches and interstate fiber optic network troubleshooting and maintenance. Extensive experience SONET based fiber optic systems.
Diagnosed telephone systems, including digital T-1, analog, private line, ring down, paging terminals, voice mail, specialized alarm, multichannel voice recorders, and address identification equipment.
Repaired, aligned and programmed satellite links, terrestrial microwave transmission systems, simulcast paging transmitters, conventional and trunked repeaters, voters, portable, mobile and base station radios. Tuned antenna systems containing dishes, combiners, multicouplers, and isolators.
Fiber Optic Multiplexers
Nortel OC-12, OC-48, OC-192
Alcatel 1648 OC-48
Fujitsu OC-12, OC-48 and Flash OC-192 Digital Cross Connect Switches
Alcatel 1633 and 1630
Tellabs 5500
ECX Tataran T::DAC
Transport Equipment
Nortel OC-192 Optera and Multiwavelength Optical Repeaters (MOR amps)
Semiens Trans Infinity Express, multichannel OC-192 transport
Packet Equipment
Juniper routers up to M160 OC-192
Cisco routers up to OC12
Fore Systems ASX-4000
Lucent frame relay CBX-500
Microwave Transmission Equipment
Fujitsu 4 GHz
Nortel 6 & 11 GHz
AT&T 6 & 11GHz Voice Switches
Nortel DMS-250
Alcatel 600E
Work History
Creative Communications - Radio Service Bench Technician - 04/03 - Present
This is a bench technician position in a production environment, performing microminiature component level troubleshooting, repair, alignment and programming of computer controlled synthesized Motorola radios and Nextel phones.
WorldCom - Telecommunications Terminal Operations - 01/98 - 12/02
Directly involved with the initial fiber optic equipment installation, interconnection and testing of the new Hillsboro Network Information Center. This facility carries the majority of the MCI WorldCom West coast backbone traffic. I shared direct responsible for all traffic from DS0 to OC192-9.6 Gbps. Our site grew to include has many rows of optical transmission mux & amp chains, five large digital cross connection switches, two long distance voice switches, a web server farm and a UUNET backbone core hub. Maintained all aspects of mountain top microwave sites, including radio transceivers, alarm, battery, power systems and standby generators. Intranet web master for Pacific North Territory.
Preferred Technical Services - Communications Systems Technician - 02/97 - 01/98
Completed installation, programming, testing and turn up of Preferred Networks, Northwest Regional, Technical Control Center and paging system. Installed and programmed high power paging transmitters with satellite receivers in building and mountain top sites throughout Washington and Oregon. Coordinated T-1 telephone trunks installation. Configured, programmed and maintained Telelabs digital cross connect switching equipment. Repaired, upgraded, programmed and tested a voice mail and paging terminal. Documented system wiring, cross connections and programming.
MobileComm - Communications Systems Technician - 06/96 - 02/97
Maintained and upgraded a network of high powered paging transmitters covering Washington and Oregon. This system utilized satellite data receivers to maintain simulcast paging transmissions. Installed, repaired and upgraded paging terminal systems by Motorola and Glenayre.
Kitsap County Central Communications - Communications Systems Technician - 03/92 - 06/96
Maintained, modified and installed most of the communication equipment for this 911 dispatch center and at its remote radio sites. This position includes radio base station, wide area network, facility maintenance, emergency power and transmission tower work. This equipment included; VHF and UHF base stations and repeaters, voted receiver systems, analog microwave transceivers, multiplexers, and battery backup systems. Tuned and troubleshoot antenna systems containing combiners, multicouplers, and isolators. Carried out hardware and software changes to custom, fault tolerant, dispatch consoles; insuring equipment remained on line with minimal disruption. Installed a wide area network of multiplexers and modems. Telephone system diagnostics included; CSU/DSU, private line, ring down, specialized alarm, multichannel voice recorders; and address identification equipment. Documented custom designs with schematics and spreadsheets to facilitate maintenance.
Motorola - Senior Electronics Technician - 11/90 - 03/92
Provided full line portable, mobile and base station radio repair, alignment and programming. Equipment included VHF, UHF and trunked 800 megahertz systems. This component level work covered processors, receivers, transmitters, and audio systems. Custom jobs included the local 911 dispatch console modification and programming. Duties included UNIX and PC system administration.
Vanguard Office Systems, Inc. - Copier Repair Technician - 02/90 - 11/90
Provided on-site electronic and mechanical setup, repair and calibration of copying machines. Performed in shop setup of new and reconditioned equipment for resale. Sold and renewed service and supply agreements. Overcame anxieties in customers regarding malfunctioning equipment, service and pricing structure.
Traffic Safety Research Corporation - Accident Investigator and Reconstructionist - 04/88 - 12/89
Investigated accident scenes, vehicles, traffic reports and depositions. Produced spreadsheets, charts and court graphics using Lotus 1-2-3 and AutoCad. Animated vehicle motion for videotaping. Purchased computer systems, implemented new hardware and software. Managed a robotic simulation software port from UNIX to MS-DOS using FORTRAN and C.
Wedge Technology, Inc. - Technical Representative - 09/87 - 03/88
Extended factory level Technical Support to dealers distributing this manufacturer's 80386 based computer products. Resolved hardware and software incompatibilities, through coordination of in-house resources and those of other manufacturer's. Represented Wedge at major seminars and trade shows.
United States Air Force - Aircraft Navigation Specialist - 11/80 - 04/87
Maintained Navigational computer and instrumentation systems on Boeing KC-135 Tanker and B-52 Bomber; Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter and C-130 Hercules cargo; and on McDonnell Douglas F4 Fighter aircraft. Troubleshoot to component level using equipment ranging from computerize test benches to analysis of computer data using oscilloscopes. Experienced with gyros, accelerometers, radar and servo systems. Calibrated and repaired test equipment in the Precision Measuring Equipment Lab. Supervised Inertial Navigation Shops, dispatched, trained and counseled personnel.
LICENSED by Federal Communications Commission
Commercial Operator License PG-14-6369
Amateur Radio License Technician Class KB7RUC
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) member# 8007981