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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Vendor Experience
Various Sites worked On
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Steven Mitchell

Lauderdale Lakes

Summary

Low Voltage/AV & IT support Technician with over 10 yrs over experience. I've worked in all types of environments with great technicians and companies over the yrs as a full time employee and a 1099 Contractor. I'm currently studying for my Cisco CCST networking & my Cisco CCNT by 2026. I look to add value to any task or goal, I've always believed that in hard work and dedication to any craft.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Cashier

  • Greet customers as they arrive and direct them to merchandise they need.
  • Operate cash register and adding machine in order to manage cash for sold items.
  • Balance all transaction at the end of the day for cash reconciliation.
  • Calculate discounts as appropriate.

Receiving Specialist

UPS
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Shipped outgoing mail via fed ex/ups system.
  • Assist Department heads with incoming mail organization.
  • Assist Dock Manager in shipping and receiving inventory.
  • January 2004 to Domonicks Food Store.

Air duct Technician

01.2013
  • Managed duct installations for ventilation purposes.
  • Maintained proper environmental conditions through installation and maintenance of cooling and heating systems.
  • Discussed heating-cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that malfunctions have been corrected.

Low Voltage Technician

Telecom Network Solutions
06.2013 - 05.2016
  • Cat5, Cat6 structured cabling, VOICE/DATA/FIBER OPTIC/COAX. Cutting sleeves, Cabling according to industry standards for inspections.
  • 20 Major Projects with this company all over the state of Illinois. My 1st experience and really grateful for the opportunities.

1099/Low Voltage Technician

Jade Communications
01.2017 - 03.2017
  • Astro's/Washington Nationals stadium Construction Pull Daz/Cat5/Cat6/Underground Cat6/Fiber Optic/Terminate Jacks/Hang WAP devices/Run Cable through pipes/Camera Mounting
  • Create Wall Sleeves for cable Room passage/Dress Racks/Punching down in IDF/MDF rooms
  • Overall @ this project I was able to learn additional skills and combine them with my previous experience
  • December 2016 to Constructed Cable group

Low Voltage Technician

Supertech Communications
04.2017 - 04.2020
  • Data/Voice instillation, Project Management, Electric Mag Lock instillation, Card Reader instillation, Finger Print access control instillation, ACCESS CONTROL instillation in data Room, POE switch/Patch Panel work. Cat5, Cat6, Cat7, Fiber Optics, Coax, Siamese, 18'2/18'4 wires, Push to Exit instillation, Testing Cable, Trouble shooting, 66 block Termination, Splicing/ Coupling/ RJ45 ETC. Completed over 30+ Projects, 10 Major Projects with commercial Inspection Passing.
  • Underground Conduit instillation. Avaya Phone system management and instillation. CCTV Instillation. Running Cat5 and Cat 6 FULL knowledge of road blocks a seasoned technician may run into. This company has helped me to hone skills that no other company was able to give me. Experienced every level of telecom work and more with this company.

Low Voltage Technician

Anistar/NCI Cabling
08.2020 - 10.2020
  • Walmart Remodel Project in North Port Florida
  • Ran cables for updates to registers, phones, photo lab, vision center and self check out covid19 tower.
  • Conducted planning, installation and testing for phone, wireless and network systems rollout.
  • Led installation and upgrade provisioning for cabling and data transmission services projects.
  • Completed data infrastructure deployments while maintaining compliance with mandated safety procedures and budgetary constraints.
  • Performed site surveys and inventory to cultivate installation and required materials planning.
  • Full remodel by myself no other tech was onsite.
  • Daily morning meetings with GC, Walmart Supervisors, and all relevant contractors

1099/Contractor Access Control Technician/Installs

Access Control Technologies
02.2021 - 09.2022
  • As a Install technician I'm tasked with new installs at different storage units. We install motor gates from top to bottom, wire up gates and tie openers into the head end. I am also am tasked with installing GROUND LOOPS for Gates
  • PTI keypads
  • OPEN TECH keypads
  • Running 18/2-18/4-18/6 wires
  • Mags Locks
  • Door strikes
  • Sliding doors
  • Nox switches for Fire and emergency
  • Installation of Data infrastructure that ties into access control systems, cameras and dvr servers.
  • Dealing with everything Access Control/Low voltage
  • Programmed and installed conventional and networked alarm monitors, including fire, security, cellular and digital communicator, CCTV and other entry installations.
  • Restored malfunctioning devices to original functionality and replaced as necessary.
  • Managed physical connections of Cat5 and coaxial cable, RJ45 clips and multimeter db, meter and phone butt sets.
  • Installed hardware components including ground faults and open circuits for low-voltage and 120 VAC wiring.

South Florida Point Of Sale Technician

Truno Retail Technologies
10.2022 - 01.2023
  • Installed, configured, and maintained computer hardware, software systems, and peripherals for Point Of Sale systems
  • Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
  • Installed and performed minor repairs to hardware, software or POS equipment.
  • Referred major hardware or software problems or defective products to Warehouse
  • Set up equipment for employee use, performing or properly installing cables, operating systems or software.
  • Read technical manuals, conferred with users or conducted computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems.
  • Performed maintenance of self checkout registers, weight, cash devices, coin devices.
  • Upgraded physical hardware on site
  • Weight and Scale certified in state of Florida
  • Technician for South Florida territory stores Sprouts Farmers Market and Target Nationwide if needed for travel.

AV/Low Voltage Technician

Top Golf
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Construction Data Tech, Facility Upgrade Tech
  • Performed troubleshooting and repair of equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
  • Tested and calibrated instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability of data.
  • Installed all equipment Golfing line
  • TV mounting
  • Structured cabling
  • CCTV installation
  • Upgrades of facilities
  • Pos installation
  • Maintained records of repairs, calibrations, and tests performed on equipment.
  • Assembled new systems and sub-systems from drawings and schematics supplied by engineering department.

1099 Network Technician

Acuative/NET/BlackBox
02.2024 - Current
  • Tested and evaluated network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.
  • Performed troubleshooting activities to identify and repair equipment failures or configuration issues.
  • Installed various operating systems on computers for use in the network environment.
  • Assisted with the design of local area networks as well as wide area networks.
  • Resolved complex performance issues related to network configurations, applications, protocols.
  • Coordinated with vendors for procurement of new hardware and software components as needed.
  • Resolved routing, wireless and other network-related issues.

Cabling Technician

Emci
03.2025 - 08.2025
  • Installed Repeater and Duplexer in schools
  • Installed Motorola Repeater in secured space
  • Installed Antenna in appropriate place according to engineering spec
  • mounted equipment for Repeater and Duplexer
  • Routed SLR 500 Cable High flex/Low Flex into school infrastructure and equipment
  • Motorola MOTOTRBO SLR 5700 Repeater install
  • Mount Antenna on school roof
  • Spoke with resource officers/Principles/Admin for logistics and completion purposes
  • Document Pics/Antenna Mounting/Completion of School/Sign off.
  • Test Communication with equipment tester
  • Walk through
  • Assembling of Walkie talkies
  • Troubleshoot high reflection issues


Education

High School Diploma -

Niles North
Skokie, IL
06-2006

Skills

  • Excellent verbal communication Strong Understanding of using tools, Electrical testing knowledge drills, pipes etc Stock maintenance
  • Exceptional multi-tasker Entry Level SASS Experience Electronics expert
  • Low Volt installation (server connection) Device interfacing knowledge
  • Daz/Fiber Optic/Coax/Underground Strong attention to detail Cat5/6 Pulling Cat 5, Cat 6 cable installation Room Sleeve instillation Camera, Smoke detector installation IDF Room Dressing/Patching ONT-Fiber Optics-
  • Home Installs
  • Finger Print Access Control
  • Air Duct Noise Canceller
  • Diagnosis and repair
  • Fiber distribution
  • Cisco routers and switches
  • Avaya Phone Systems
  • Push to Exit Instillation
  • Card Reader
  • Access Control integrated Software
  • Cubicle Desk Wiring
  • Telecommunications field installations
  • Testing
  • Supporting IP Telephony
  • Analysis and problem solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cables, cabling, photography, Maintain records, telemarketing, ventilation, Video editing ALL TELECOM RELATED AREA'S

Accomplishments

  • Accomplishments Supervised a team of more than 4 electrical technicians.
  • Assisted in training 2 new service technicians.
  • Recognized by peers and management for going above and beyond normal job functions.

Vendor Experience

Burlingtonton, Chanel, Lacoste, Tesla, Leslies Poolmart, Costco, Walmart, Birlington, Home Depot, 5th 3rd Bank, CVS. I've worked with over 30 different big Box retailers

Various Sites worked On

  • Top Golf (St.Pete,Pompano, Vegas, West Chester, Pittsburgh, Huntsville)
  • Truno=Nationwide Territories
  • Jupiter Medical Center-Crimping Rj45, Terminating cat5, cat6
  • West palm Beach Hospital- Crimping RJ45, Terminating cat5, cat6
  • Good Samaritan Hospital- Crimping RJ45, Terminating cat5, cat6
  • Broward County hospital- Data Closet construction Wire Rack construction, Terminating cat5, cat6
  • Florida=FPL- Running 100's of Cat5, cat6 wire from Data Closet to data Closet

Timeline

Cabling Technician

Emci
03.2025 - 08.2025

1099 Network Technician

Acuative/NET/BlackBox
02.2024 - Current

AV/Low Voltage Technician

Top Golf
01.2023 - 01.2024

South Florida Point Of Sale Technician

Truno Retail Technologies
10.2022 - 01.2023

1099/Contractor Access Control Technician/Installs

Access Control Technologies
02.2021 - 09.2022

Low Voltage Technician

Anistar/NCI Cabling
08.2020 - 10.2020

Low Voltage Technician

Supertech Communications
04.2017 - 04.2020

1099/Low Voltage Technician

Jade Communications
01.2017 - 03.2017

Low Voltage Technician

Telecom Network Solutions
06.2013 - 05.2016

Air duct Technician

01.2013

Receiving Specialist

UPS
01.2008 - 01.2009

Cashier

High School Diploma -

Niles North