TAIRA WILLIAMS

•Conducted detailed circuit design analysis for best migration from legacy transport systems to advanced optical solutions.
•Verified network configurations by logging into OSS and assessing copper and fiber port availability.
•Create port reservations in MSS.
•Researched site survey for site address, device, and location discrepancies.
•Managed discontinued circuits and processing disco orders for non-active circuits. Migrate T1, DS3 and SOET off legacy transport and onto Nokia 4200.
•Developed comprehensive workbooks including Wavelength, Port Allocation, and handoff-sheets to meet customer requirements.
•Participated in TDM working group meetings to align project deliverables with customer expectations and requirements.
•Conducted peer-to-peer reviews to verify customer requirements, project deliverables were scheduled on time.

•Built and configured new circuit paths, ensuring logical cross-connects for best network performance.
•Resolved design discrepancies by collaborating closely with Network Planners to ensure project accuracy.
•De-provisioned outdated cross-connects and efficiently turned down circuit ports to streamline operations.
•Provisioned T3 and T1 ports in Tellabs 5500 and Alcatel Lucent 1630, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
•Conducted thorough validation checks before and after circuit migrations to support network integrity.
•Groomed circuits within Time Warner, Level 3, and CenturyLink networks, enhancing service reliability.
•Provisioned DWDM, SONET, and T3 circuits across various transport platforms.

•Audited and migrated one hundred circuits from Xponders to MPLS.
•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and develop comprehensive engineering design packages.
•Executed circuit provisioning and de-provisioning tasks for legacy transport systems to ensure prompt transitions.
•Strong understanding of DWDM and Optical Transport networks using Cisco, Cyan, Fujitsu, Alcatel, and other vendor products.
•Worked within devices on Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks with ability to reverse-engineer circuits and find desirable information needed for migration and groomed circuits.
•Extensive knowledge of network design both from start and creating revisions for migrations.
•Created Change tickets in Remedy to dispatch tech for site.

• Troubleshoot transport equipment.
• Provide technical support to field tech when working with MOPs (Method of Procedures).
• Planned circuit migrations from start to finish.
• Gather requirements needed to prepare cut-sheets for circuit grooms.
• Lead team of five for Cyan software node upgrades.
• Provisioned circuits that are non-service affected.
• Provisioned EVPL, EPL, OCHNC circuits, and cross-connects across DWDM, ROADM, CWDM, and SONET.
• Worked in Infinera, Fujitsu, Cyan, CISCO 15454, and Tellabs 7100, configuring cards, provisioning, and turning-up circuits.
• Turn-up wave across DWDM/ROADM/CWDM, and SONET.
• Utilized database management systems such as MetaSolv M6, and Granite.
• Demonstrate strong project management skills relative to tasks assigned by Management.
• Learned new processes quickly.

● Worked projects involving circuit provisioning life-cycle, installation service orders with LECs for T1-T3, SONET OCN\'s, Ethernet, and E911

● Engineered circuit installations for moves, adds, changes, deletions of new and existing circuits.

● Evaluated circuit design paths for design integrity.

● Serviced multiple large-scale projects around Baltimore, Maryland, Northern & Southern Virginia, and West Virginia markets.
● Managed individual projects, accountable for completing projects within the allotted budget and time frame.

● Defined project scope, objectives, coordinated activities for circuit grooms, CFA Rolls, and identified resources.
● Developed project plans and managed project milestones.
● Established effective communication with Account Sales, Area Managers, and Project Managers.

● Provided project management expertise for circuit inventory database system (Granite).
● Communicated with wireless carriers on large scale orders to ensure deliverables were properly defined and expectations were met.

●Utilized strong communications skills to implement workarounds necessary for completing orders.

• Purchased equipment parts for maintenance emergencies, provisioning activities, and engineering.
• Interfaced with vendors, reviewed equipment contracts to ensure parts were under warranty.
• Engaged directly with contracted inventory holding companies that maintained Verizon equipment inventory.
• Tracked shipment of equipment parts.
• Analyzed trouble tickets, verified correct circuit pack replacement, prevented duplicate orders and shipments.
• Supervised data maintenance, planned work notifications from queues to notify Verizon customers.
• Minimized impact by 90% with previously scheduled work via NOC Workforce Management Calendar (WFM).
• Created trouble tickets in Remedy for planned maintenance work activities.
• Revised planned work policy and procedure manual for quality management.