William N. Rhodes
11H Windmill Chase
Sparks, MD 21152
(410) 371-4766
Email Wnrhodesy@yahoo.com
Online Profile www.oocities.org/wnrhodesy
OBJECTIVE
Seeking position in the Telecomm. industry in which I can advance and prosper based upon my performance
SKILLS
· DXC (Digital Cross Connection and associated systems)
· Project management ( Major Projects & Accomplishments)
· All Avaya platforms (Definity PBX, CMS, Audix, Conversant IVR, CAS, VOIP, SDN, Explorer, etc.)
· Vendor management (RFI & RFP, LEC’s, IXC’s, Copiers, IBM mainframe, Cisco, etc.)
· Network provisioning, (Cisco, Stratacom, Racal, AT&T Tridom, Matrix switches, etc.)
· Network support (Firebird, T-Berd, NCC analyzer, Oscilloscope, etc.)
· Internet Technology (HTML & XHTML, Macromedia suite, SQL, Access, etc.)
· Video Conferencing (Polycom, Cisco, Tandberg, Picture-Tel, AT&T/Lucent/Avaya,)
MAJOR PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· Project mgr. for Definity G3R PBX installation with; CMS, IVR, Intuity Audix, & CAS adjuncts in 2001 for Lexington Home Brands.
· Planned the opening and moving of dozens of Fleet Mortgage and bank branch offices. Responsible for all infrastructure and telecommunications issues for the branch network.
· Project manager for the movement of the Operations and Technology division of Fleet Services (IBM, DEC, Tandem, Stratus, client/server, telephones, faxes, and modems).
· In the fall of 1994 I project managed the implementation of Video Conferencing corporate wide for Fleet. The initial network consisted of 22 sites, using a combination of the public and our private network access.
(ISDN-BRI, Switched 56K (“Switchway”), and T1 facilities (including ISDN-PRI). )
WORK EXPERIENCE
2/2007 John’s Hopkins, Baltimore MD
Hired as Senior Telecomm. Analyst
10/2006 – 1/2007 Apex Systems, working at Verizon Business, Cary NC
Hired as a contractor to work on USPS network conversion project. Use various systems in order to prep. & cutover circuits from narrow band to wideband. This is the IXC formerly known as MCI.
6/2006 – 9/2006 Manpower, working at GlaxoSmithKline, RTP NC
Hired as contractor to act as video conferencing engineer. Supported global video conferencing using IP and ISDN services. Cisco MCU, GMS, integrated DB, Polycom & Tandberg support.
1/2004 – 5/2006 Full time student at CCCC
Earned AAS degree in Internet Technology (3.8 cum avg.). Presidents or Deans list every semester. Worked as self-employed consultant and temp for different agencies during this period.
4/2001 – 8/2003 Lexington Home Brands, Lexington NC
Hired as the Manager of Telecommunications.
· Slashed Telecomm. budget by identifying and eliminating over 600 lines
· Project managed the replacement of Centrex services with a 600 station Definity G3R (V9 with IP telephony), Intuity Audix, CMS, Explorer II, Conversant IVR, & CASXP. I did this with no documentation in less than 4 months.
· Analyzed and optimized Corporate HQ’s voice network.
6/97 – 3/2001 Fleet Mortgage Group, Columbia & Florence SC
Hired as Senior Telecom Analyst. Responsible for Move/Add/Change activities for 40+ remote branches throughout the U.S. Promoted to Telecom supervisor for Columbia in 3/98.
· Telecomm. facilities include; T1, Frame Relay, ISDN, POTS, DID, Readyline & Route-it networks, Software Defined Network, PBX, EKS, Centrex, & various voice messaging
3/97 - 6/97 Aerotek: working at Aetna/USHC, Greensboro NC
Hired as a contractor to implement Lucent Definity G3R5 with CMS and Intuity Audix.
Assisted in design and cut over of multiple location network as Lucent (now Avaya) expert.
3/90 - 3/97 Fleet Services Corporation, Albany NY
Started as a PBX technician for the data center. Was promoted to Provisioning/Planning Analyst in December of 1994. Designed and implemented 22 node Video Conferencing network, which grew to 36 sites.
· Presenter at the 1995 National Definity Users Group on video network design
· Implemented & supported voice/data ckts. of Stratacom IPX/IGX cell switch backbone
· Implemented & supported voice/data ckts. on Racal 9000 TDM WAN
· Implemented & supported Cisco routers on the corporate WAN
· Implemented & supported nodes on the AT&T Tridom VSAT network
· Implemented & supported branch network (servers, ATM’s, security, and other DTE’s) on DDS
· Used Telenex matrix switch (DXC) for implementation and troubleshooting
· Have used T-berd, Firebird, NCC 7300 multi-protocol analyzer, Net.Gen. LAN sniffer, Wiring analyzer, Fiber tester, ISDN-BRI test set, Oscilloscope, Frequency counter etc.
9/86 - 2/90 AT&T Information Systems, Albany NY
Worked as a Services Technician, installing and servicing communications systems. Installed horizontal and vertical wiring systems
1/83 – 8/86 Multigame Ventures, Latham NY
Worked as a data communications technician responsible for all phases of daily operations for New York state’s first player inter-active lottery terminal network.
11/81 -12/82 Digitronics, Ballston Lake NY
Worked as a project manger responsible for all phases of production for a small diversified engineering company, specializing in process control.
2/79 - 10/81 Data General Corporation, Westboro MA
Worked as a technician in the Research & Development Communications dept.
Data General Corporation, Latham NY
Worked as a Field Services technician maintaining mini computers & peripherals.
1/76 - 1/79 Tele-Resources, Ballston Lake NY
Worked as a bench technician, testing and repairing ckt. boards for one of the first non Bell Telephone TDM PBX systems. I was promoted to a Field Service rep. providing second level support in 1978.
EDUCATION
1972-73 Grahm Jr. College, Boston MA Majored in Communications
1974-77 Hudson Valley Community College, Troy NY Majored in Electronics
2003-06 Central Carolina Comm. Col. in Sanford, NC AAS in Internet Technology GPA: 3.8
CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & ACTIVITIES
Coached Junior football in Clifton Park, NY & Sanford NC for 11 years (League commissioner 1 year)
2 time NY state champion 10 man modified pitch Softball (1990 & 1991)
Fleet Works Steering Committee (Fleet’s volunteer community service organization) Columbia SC
First Calvary Church Prayer Ministry, Christian Ed. Ministry, Program committee, Music Ministry, Sanford NC
CCCC Rotoract (A division of the Rotary), Sanford NC for 2 years
References may be obtained upon request, or by going to my Online Profile web address and selecting the References link: www.oocities.org/wnrhodesy
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