Experienced Plant Engineer with expertise in plant operations, maintenance protocols, and safety standards. Proven track record in root cause analysis and process improvement, leading to enhanced plant efficiency through innovative engineering solutions. Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary teams to meet operational goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inside Plant Engineer III
Time Warner Cable / Charter Communications
New York, NY
11.2013 - Current
Developed comprehensive preventative maintenance plan for HVAC systems, minimizing downtime and reducing repair costs.
Oversaw major power upgrades across multiple hubs, enhancing battery runtime by eliminating UPS power conversion.
Managed vendor relationships for preventative maintenance of HVAC, generators, fire prevention, DC plants, and UPS systems.
Planned and executed major power upgrades and hub expansions in four locations within Queens, New York.
Led multi-million-dollar projects that decreased energy consumption and improved cooling efficiency, securing substantial NYSERDA rebates.
Served as subject matter expert on hub design, power requirements, and cooling redundancy for NYC market.
Achieved 100% uptime across 23 locations over 11 years through effective preventative maintenance and vendor management.
Conducted thorough quality assurance inspections to ensure compliance with corporate standards in cabling, equipment installation, and cooling.
Advanced Service Activation Analyst
Cablevision Lightpath
Jericho, NY
01.2012 - 08.2013
Supervised over 40 field technicians in installation and configuration of voice, internet, data, and video circuits after establishing remote connectivity.
Engineered and provisioned Cisco 3600 MPLS systems for cellular backhaul services across 1,200 locations.
Guided customers through bandwidth upgrades, BGP activation, and service relocations.
Configured all services on Cisco routers, switches, SONET platforms, DWDMs, Adtran voice switches, Tellabs, and Nortel DWDMs.
Lead Installation Technician
Cablevision Lightpath
Jericho, NY
04.2000 - 01.2012
Installed telecom equipment, including routers, switches, channel banks, and modems at customer locations.
Constructed central offices from ground up, including DC plant and frame installation.
Developed private dense wave network for major hedge fund in New York City across seven locations.
Demonstrated expertise in telecommunications cabling, including Cat5 through fiber optic cables.
Employed various test equipment such as T-Bird, Sunrise Ethernet tester, and Fluke OTDR.
Configured all communication facets, including voice lines and Ethernet services from 10MB to 10GB.
Contractor – Cablevision
Sun Microsystems
Hicksville, NY
10.2000 - 04.2001
Constructed telecom frames to facilitate efficient field installation.
Conducted site surveys to assess customer locations ahead of installation.
Corporal E4 – Field Radio Operator
U.S. Marine Corps
10.1996 - 10.2000
Configured and tuned radio equipment, including antennas and power sources.
Established contact with distant stations while processing and logging messages.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI
05-2028
Skills
Microsoft Word
Excel
Power Point
Visio
Adobe
Cisco Prime Fulfillment
Remedy
Citrix
Cisco ANA
AutoCAD
Certification
SCTE - Broadband distribution specialist
SCTE – Broadband transport specialist
SCTE – Broadband telecom center specialist
SCTE – Digital Video Encoding Professional
FDNY P98 fuel storage and piping
FDNY S12 Sprinkler systems
Timeline
Inside Plant Engineer III
Time Warner Cable / Charter Communications
11.2013 - Current
Advanced Service Activation Analyst
Cablevision Lightpath
01.2012 - 08.2013
Contractor – Cablevision
Sun Microsystems
10.2000 - 04.2001
Lead Installation Technician
Cablevision Lightpath
04.2000 - 01.2012
Corporal E4 – Field Radio Operator
U.S. Marine Corps
10.1996 - 10.2000
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration
Johnson & Wales University
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