Jeffrey McKee
Ostrander,OH
Summary
An engineer with experience in communications system implementation and feature development. That experience includes product development, program management, budgeting, resource management, and staff development, with a focus on leveraging state of the art technological solutions to support business objectives. Technical proficiency in the areas of distributed systems, SS7 and Intelligent networks, passive SS7/VOIP monitoring, analysis and design, testing, quality control, training, deployment, and maintenance.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Lead Network Engineer
Lumen Technologies
04.2004 - Current
- Responsible for System test and integration of network elements and application software.
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues. Provide Tier 4 for various Operations groups; ie, NOC, VOIP Repair, etc.
- Coordinate and lead Network Maintenance and Migration activities.
- Design, implementation and support of comprehensive passive network monitoring strategy, including tap and aggregation.
- System experience with Oracle Eagle STP, Ribbon/Sonus softswitch(SGX/PSX), NetScout, Apcon, Juniper switches, Nortel DMS. Operating systems include Linux, Solaris, MAC OSx.
- Protocol experience includes SIGTRAN, SS7 MTP, SCCP, TCAP, AIN, SIP, RTP/RTCP.
Senior Manager SS7/SCP Engineering
Qwest Communications International
11.1999 - 02.2003
- Directly responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of Qwest’s AIN products onto Qwest’s enhanced SCP system in addition to the duties of SS7 Engineering below
- Responsible for Architecture and Design of the Qwest National STP/SS7 Signaling backbone including SSP/SCP homing as well as implementation of Carrier Quad interconnection.
- Planned and executed 3 to 5 STP pair Replacement and expansion program.
- The SCP provides (TCAP) interface to the Qwest voice network and is leveraged to provide advanced telephony services such as Enhanced 800, voice based Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Local Number Portability (LNP)
- Synergized Qwest and Alcatel teams to integrate a 4th pair of SCP platforms into the Qwest Signaling Backbone
- Integrated Qwest SCP’s with ESI’s Number Manager
- Enabled Qwest to realize LNP savings in excess of $2M quarterly
- Duties also include vendor technical management, integration testing, and deployment of STP and SCP Application software.
Manager SS7 Engineering
Qwest Communications International
06.1997 - 11.1999
- Directly responsible for the design, planning, implementation, and architecture of the Qwest Worldwide Signaling backbone
- Duties also include Signal Transfer Point (STP) vendor technical management, integration testing and deployment of STP software generics, network standards definition, operations training, and negotiating of ILEC/HUB interconnection agreements
- Directly responsible for 3 separate STP pair activation/integration projects as well as 1 STP pair replacement project
- Successfully deployed one of the industries first ATM High Speed Link applications in May, 1998
- Directly responsible for vendor technical management, test, and deployment of Qwest’s SS7 Network Management System (NWV7), which is used as a surveillance, traffic analysis, planning, and troubleshooting tool.
Lead SS7 Engineer
Qwest Communications International
03.1995 - 06.1997
- Technical lead of vertical team charged with deployment of SS7 infrastructure into the then LCI International long distance network
- Duties include design of network architecture, SSP homing plans, definition of routing and gateway screening, and global title translations (GTT) schema’s
- Led project to convert Feature Group-D trunking from MF to SS7 Signaling, network wide
- Implemented Qwest’s first GTT applications to support Enhanced 800 products
- Duties also included assembling and training the SS7 Provisioning and Install team which is charged with all SS7 link provisioning, translations, testing, certification, and activation.
Engineering Technician, Switch Products Division
DSC Communications Corp.
02.1989 - 03.1995
- Responsible for verification of test strategies at board and subsystem level for the DEX Megahub and Megahub STP product lines
- Evaluate 1st run PCB test failures, perform root cause analysis, and recommend changes necessary to improve test yields
- Perform regression and conformance testing on new software generics for the Megahub STP product.
PCB/Systems Test Technician
Memorex-Telex Corp.
11.1985 - 02.1989
- Test and troubleshoot various PCB’s from the DBX1200/5000 product line to the component level
- Test and validate new system software loads
- Test lead for RDLU(Remote Digital Line Unit) OC-3 fiber extension from the main PBX.
Education
AS Electronics Engineering Technology -
DeVry Institute of technology
Columbus, OH01.1985
Skills
- Network Design and Configuration of Telecommunications System
- Systems Integration and Software upgrades
- Network troubleshooting and Operational support
- Technical Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Monitoring Tools and Packet Trace Analysis
- Project Management
- Experience with writing technical documents; architecture and design, Method of Procedure, etc
Timeline
Senior Lead Network Engineer
Lumen Technologies
04.2004 - Current
Senior Manager SS7/SCP Engineering
Qwest Communications International
11.1999 - 02.2003
Manager SS7 Engineering
Qwest Communications International
06.1997 - 11.1999
Lead SS7 Engineer
Qwest Communications International
03.1995 - 06.1997
Engineering Technician, Switch Products Division
DSC Communications Corp.
02.1989 - 03.1995
PCB/Systems Test Technician
Memorex-Telex Corp.
11.1985 - 02.1989
AS Electronics Engineering Technology -
DeVry Institute of technology