Stephen Malinowski
Sr. Network Planning Engineer
Palm Bay,Florida
Summary
Organized team leader builds positive rapport, inspires trust and guides teams toward achievement of organizational goals. Strong facilitator adept at working cross-departmentally with co-management and top-level leadership. Excellent trainer and mentor. Supportive Team Lead with 38 years of experience leading teams. Expert in following detailed production schedules with distinguished history of maximizing productivity. Committed to proactive reorganization for optimized safety and efficiency.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead, Network Planning Engineer for Deployment
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Melbourne, FL
11.2008 - Current
- Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
- Developed monthly and daily production output plans to deliver on customer service and financial metrics.
- Designed strategic plan for component development practices to support future projects.
- Performed troubleshooting for Juniper, Cisco, and packet analysis.
- Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties.
- Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
- Communicated KPIs outlined in annual plan to inform employees of expectations and deliverables.
- Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
- Liaised with stakeholders to keep project goals and deadlines on target.
- Provided detailed network diagrams and procedural guidelines.
- Collaborated with vendors to identify best options for optimizing network performance.
- Managed leave requests and absences and arranged covers to facilitate smooth flow of operations.
- Held weekly team meetings to inform team members on company news and updates.
- Promoted high standerds through personal example to help each member understand expected behavious and standards.
Telecommunications Technician
AT&T Communications
Jacksonville, FL
03.2001 - 08.2008
- Diagnosed and resolved complex integrated customer issues for implementation, add-on, maintenance and support of voice, data, VoIP, and CTI applications.
- Coordinated installation of new users and relocations of existing users.
- Installed and configured new devices and system components.
- Responded to service requests during and after business hours.
- Collaborated with other technicians to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Worked closely with network administrators and server engineers to deliver quality service.
Electronics Technician - Communication
U.S. Navy Active Duty
Multiple
05.1983 - 03.2001
- Reviewed and interpreted service manuals, specifications, wiring diagrams, and blueprints.
- Used diagnostic and testing processes in collaboration with product engineers to identify, define, and solve development issues.
- Modified, maintained, or repaired electronics equipment or systems to achieve proper functioning.
- Used information in technical diagrams, schematics, and manuals to understand operations and make successful repairs.
- Maintained and operated external communications equipment with zero downtime on 3 Ohio Class Submarines.
- Served as a member Of the Chief of Naval Operations INSERV Inspection Team responsible for overall fleet readiness as it pertains to the Trident Submarine Fleet
Education
High School Diploma -
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, NY 09.1977 - 06.1981
Skills
Technical Support
Strong troubleshooting skills
Microsoft Office proficiency
SNMP monitoring
Project Management
Networking and routing protocol expertise
Verbal and written communication
Root Cause Analysis
Excellent presentation skills
LAN switching technologies
IP address structure
BGP message types
Organized and detail-oriented
Effective communication
Change Management
Network architecture understanding
Network Troubleshooting
Technical infrastructure upgrades
Proactive and team player
Ether Channel mastery
OSPF routing
Timeline
Lead, Network Planning Engineer for Deployment
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
11.2008 - Current
Telecommunications Technician
AT&T Communications
03.2001 - 08.2008
Electronics Technician - Communication
U.S. Navy Active Duty
05.1983 - 03.2001
High School Diploma -
Lancaster High School
09.1977 - 06.1981