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Wendell Wallace, Jr.

Omaha,NE

Summary


Experienced Telecommunications Engineer applying 25+ years of professional skills in support of corporate telecommunications infrastructure. Extensive knowledge of Cisco and Avaya voice and data technologies.


Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Communications Engineer

Nebraska Methodist Health System
08.1998 - 01.2024
  • Communications Engineer focusing on building system redundancy, failover, maximizing system uptime, system upgrades, issue resolution and ensuring compliance with standards and best practices.
  • Managed 20K+ DID numbers over PRI and SIP trunks and over 9K end user devices including desk phones, soft phones and Jabber applications in a multi campus health care environment.
  • Project lead on migration from legacy Avaya PBX to Cisco UC. Converted call center programming and call work flows from Avaya to Cisco ensuring a smooth transition for end users.
  • Project lead on call center system upgrades, application configurations, and system stability ensurance.
  • Investigate and resolve faults in VoIP communication systems internal and external facing, across local and wide area networks. Utilize real time monitoring and trouble shooting tools.
  • Developed cutting-edge communication systems using various types of hardware, software and protocols.
  • Explored, evaluated and developed solutions for VoIP communication protocols and equipment. Delivered cutting-edge systems to health system providers and support staff ensuring secure and resilient communications.
  • Partnered with engineering, field teams and other functional groups to accomplish work objectives.
  • Worked closely with network administrators and server engineers to deliver quality service.
  • Analyzed call processing flows and traffic studies to determine optimum configurations and cost savings.




Voice and Data Infrastructure Equipment Installer

KURE Associates
06.1992 - 08.1996

Install, troubleshoot and repair voice and data equipment and cabling.

Program and maintain phone systems in various business environments.

Ground Radio Communications Specialist

United States Air Force
11.1986 - 11.1990
  • Install, test, troubleshoot and operate HF radio equipment, adjusting settings and repair equipment to achieve clearest transmission.

Skills

  • Cisco Call Manager
  • Call Center Express
  • Unity Connection voicemail
  • Emergency Responder
  • Cisco Jabber IM and presence
  • Call Detail reporting
  • Router and Voice Gateways
  • Right fax system and stand alone fax machines
  • Avaya Definity G3R communications system programming, maintenance and repair
  • Supporting VoIP
  • Telecommunications Repair
  • End user training documentation development

Certification

Cisco UCCXD Certificate

Cisco UCCXA Certificate

Cisco TVoice Certificate

Cisco CUCM Administration Certificate


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Quote

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.
Rene Descartes

Timeline

Communications Engineer

Nebraska Methodist Health System
08.1998 - 01.2024

Voice and Data Infrastructure Equipment Installer

KURE Associates
06.1992 - 08.1996

Ground Radio Communications Specialist

United States Air Force
11.1986 - 11.1990

High School Diploma -

Marshalltown Senior High School
08.1984 - 05.1986
Wendell Wallace, Jr.