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SAMUAL LAW

Fiber Optic Splicer
Charleston,WV

Summary

Dependable Fiber Optic Technician with extensive breadth of experience in fiber optics functioning and repair, paired with deep knowledge of fiber optic testing equipment. Offering 8 years of vast experience installing, repairing and maintaining cable and fiber lines for cable, internet and television. Comfortable working under extreme pressure and in inclement weather.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

OSP Fiber Technician IV

AM Communications Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
  • Fiber Optic splicing and testing for business subscribers
  • Perform emergency restoration of fiber due to cuts and storm damage, tasks involve prepping of fiber optic enclosures, splicing and traying fibers
  • Utilized Coyote Dome and Commscope FOSC 450 series enclosures
  • Installation and testing of fiber optic termination panels on customer premises and in Cable headends
  • Installation of DWDM/CWDM couplers
  • FTTH deployment including OLT (VECIMA SF-4x) installation, testing and turn up, OTE (Charles FSDC, Commscope OTE)
  • Experience with Corning MultiPort terminals
  • Reel acceptance testing
  • Installation and splicing of Node tails for HFC nodes
  • Communication with client pertaining to as builts and changes to initial design
  • Troubleshooting fiber plant using OTDR and other testing equipment
  • OSP construction, including coax and fiber cables
  • Splicing of coax cables and installing HFC passives and actives
  • Operation of aerial bucket truck
  • Plant design for new build RFoG systems, PDO placement and JSO splitter allocation
  • Building HFC power supplies predominantly XM3 supplies with 3 and 6 battery systems.

Fiber Planner

Alpha Technologies
07.2021 - 01.2022
  • Design, splice and test new build fiber optic plant (underground)
  • Provide proper record keeping documentation of system maps and splice matrices
  • Maintenance of cabling in Data Center facility including single mode and multimode fiber, CAT6(A)and RG11 coax
  • Installation of Arris RFoG VHUBs and Mux DeMux passive couplers.
  • Prioritized schedules to meet project goals and overall customer satisfaction.
  • Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data.
  • Conducted site surveys to validate customer's infrastructure deliverables.

OSP Fiber Technician

AM Communications Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2021
  • Fiber Optic splicing and testing for business subscribers
  • Perform emergency restoration of fiber due to cuts and storm damage, tasks involve prepping of fiber optic enclosures,splicing and traying fibers
  • Installation and testing of fiber optic termination panels on customer premises and in Cable headends
  • Installation of DWDM couplers
  • Installation and splicing of Node tails for HFC nodes
  • Communication with client pertaining to as builts and changes to initial design
  • Troubleshooting fiber plant using OTDR and VFL testing
  • OSP construction, including coax and fiber cables
  • Splicing of coax cables and installing HFC passives and actives
  • Operation of aerial bucket truck
  • Building HFC power supplies predominantly XM3 supplies with 3 and 6 battery systems.

Education

High school -

George Washington High School
Charleston, WV
05.2013

Skills

  • Fiber testing using Viavi SmartOTDR and T-Berd model OTDRs
  • Accurate technical Documentation
  • Fiber splicing, single and ribbon
  • RFog VHUB implementation
  • FTTH plant deployment
  • OSPInsight mapping software
  • Troubleshooting fiber faults including CWDM and DWDM links
  • Coax testing using VeEx meters
  • Coax cable splicing (Hardline)
  • HFC power supply installation

Timeline

OSP Fiber Technician IV

AM Communications Ltd.
01.2022 - Current

Fiber Planner

Alpha Technologies
07.2021 - 01.2022

OSP Fiber Technician

AM Communications Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2021

High school -

George Washington High School
SAMUAL LAWFiber Optic Splicer