Chad Gilbert

I am a deeply motivated, reliable team player with 10+ years experience in customer service and 5+ years in telecommunications, residential installations, and cable management. I am a results driven leader with strong communication skills and a hunger for success. I strive to add irreplaceable value to my employer and make a profound impact on my employees and customers.

• Stand up/sit down lifts
• Order pickers
• Loader/unloader
• Material handler
• Welding (MIG/TIG/ARC)
• Picking/Receiving
• RF Scanners
• Typing
• Invoices/paperwork
• Microsoft office programs
• Customer service
• Customer Relations
• Money handling/Cashier
• Basic machining
• Basic tools and repairs (roofing, plumbing, carpentry, cementing, etc.)
• Labeling/building pallets
• Cycle counts
• Inventory control
• Cnc machinist
• Over head crane
• Side loader
• Any industrial forklift or order picker
• Good to excellent mechanical ability
• Troubleshooting issues with cable network
• Installing of cable support structures such as j-hooks, cable racks, and innerduct
• Repairing cable poles and towers
• Ensuring all cables are neatly tied and bundled according to safety regulations
• Completing paperwork such as timesheets, checklists, vehicle inspection reports and service orders
• Install and maintain new and existing fiber
• Prep and splice single-mode (SM) and multi-mode (MM) optical fiber cables ranging from single to ribbon and loose tube
• Splice and repair fiber optic cables using single and mass fusion equipment
• Terminate fiber using various connectors or pig tails
• Test fiber using OTDR, OLTS, Power Meters, and VFL
• Install required splice capsules and hardware
• Perform mid-sheath cable entries along with the ability to splice fibers in an active network
• Maintain existing plant without causing signal failure interruptions
• Respond to network outages and perform required troubleshooting and repairs
• Keep up-to-date records of project progress, including production sheets, time sheets, and necessary customer documentation
• Maintain splice equipment, trailers, and vehicles
• Complete certification testing of fiber optic systems
• Experienced in understanding and adhering to safety including those outlined by OSHA, NESC, NEC, and other pertinent standards
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational policies
• Enter and maintain outside plant records
• Participate in engineering, permit and construction processes to support project contracts
• Perform routine maintenance
• Recognize and repair route issues
• Ability to distinguish colors in a cable
• Good to excellent communication skills
• Reliability and strong work ethic
• Capable of testing low voltage cable including fiber
• Knowledge of network cable color codes and audio/video Technician where you were installing network cable or data cable (Cat 5 & Cat 6 installations and terminations)
• Network troubleshooting
• Fusion splicing