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Gene Gray

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Forward thinking, and adept engineer with over 30 years' operating in telecommunication/cable industry. Maintained a successful record of accomplishment by consistently meeting metrics, completing projects correctly and within the time constraints. Consistently worked around silos to increase overall collaboration with teammates. Able to effectively incorporate leadership tenants learned in the Marine Corps build a positive rapport with teammates and internal customers.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Video Engineer

Comcast
05.2022 - Current

Responsible for maintaining video delivery over Legacy, EPON and R-PHY platforms. Maintaining and troubleshooting provider source equipement to include Satellite receivers, Tandbergs, and Metro E circuits.

  • Performed tasked to migrate video content from end-of-life devices over to MOONSHOT Streamers.
  • Troubleshooting network and various devices to ensure video content delivery for subscribers
  • Maintained and configured monitoring devices to ensure quick recognition and resolutions for video outages
  • Completed video configuration for R-PHY nodes and corrected misconfigured nodes during test and turn up


Network Service Technician

Comcast
07.2017 - 05.2022

Frontline position for recognizing and repairing outages and impairments within the Comcast footprint

  • Responsible for locating and triaging and repairing network impairments
  • Assisted in troubleshooting and repairing network impairments from the headend to the CRAN links
  • Identified and repaired CMTS, transport and video outages and impairments helping to reduce time that subscribers experience negative experiences with Comcast services.
  • Consistently met and exceeded position metrics, which reflected the timely way impairments and outages were resolved once assigned.
  • Worked with HFC Desk to ensure proper escalation for plant and network issues.

Headend Tech

Comcast
02.2014 - 07.2017

Responsible for maintaining physical layer from hubs to nodes. Maintain and troubleshoot TV providers source equipment for video services.

  • Instrumental in implementing the migration of video services to the edge (Hubs) in the Atlanta market. This project was the beginning of the implementation of Comcast’s current content delivery network.
  • Installing and maintaining Metro E circuits for business customers.
  • Troubleshooting impairments that affect high speed internet, video, telephone services
  • Required transport, networking, and RF maintenance skills
  • Assisted in training new Headend technicians ensuring best practices were passed to maintain a level of consistent Hub and Headend management


Education

Bachelor of Science - IT

Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
05-2018

Skills

  • Video Engineering
  • Juniper JCIA
  • Fiber Optics
  • Network implementation
  • Project Management
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • CMTS Troubleshooting
  • GRAFANA
  • BLACKBIRD
  • XRAY
  • CIENA 6500
  • Wireshark
  • Github
  • Palermo
  • OPAL

Areas of Expertise

Video Engineer | Network Technician | Incident Manager | Project Manager | Fiber Optics | CMTS | 

Certification

LPI Essentials

Timeline

Video Engineer

Comcast
05.2022 - Current

Network Service Technician

Comcast
07.2017 - 05.2022

Headend Tech

Comcast
02.2014 - 07.2017

Bachelor of Science - IT

Clayton State University
Gene Gray