Open To Work
Kevin Mitchell
Lawrence Park
Summary
Transmission Engineer with 15 years in the telecommunications industry. Proven aptitude for technical excellence, vision and execution. Experienced team player who brings enthusiasm and energy into group efforts Strong interpersonal, communications skills with the ability to interact with Business Units, Senior Management, cross functional teams, clients and stakeholders effectively.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Transport Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2023 - Current
- Preparing site survey reports for the mobile sites identified for equipment installation
- Installation of L3 device, also preparing loading scripts on device and verifying remote connectivity
- Coordinating with the OSP team to complete the required civils and splicing duties at site.
- Troubleshooting any issues that may arise with regards to remote connectivity via the switch.
Optical Network Engineer
Ciena
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Migrating existing circuits and performing Hot Cuts from Huawei to Ciena equipment
- Huawei optical link power balancing/optimization.
- Huawei troubleshooting.
- Develop and present complex modernized end to end solutions
- Perform network audits and architecture design to enable the introduction of complete end to end network modernization.
- Plan, develop and execute on Customer modernization plans for evolving customer networks via the EMOP process.
- Create and own Engineering Methods of Procedures (EMOP), supports field executions remotely of these modernization projects.
- Ensure proposed solutions are technically viable, meet customer requirements and provide maximum benefit.
- Ensure the Engineering Method of Procedure (EMOP) are executed properly as per steps detailed.
- Ensures the Customer’s network is operating in a stable as designed during Maintenance Window activities.
DWDM Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Ensure that all DWDM equipment is functioning as per design also proactively look at ways to improve the DWDM network.
- Network Rollout and Site Surveys: Coordinate and supervise site visits for DWDM installations to ensure transmission equipment feasibility.
- To design and perform link budget for fiber optic network and identify losses along the way/wavelength planning and configuration.
- Routine testing and quality validation of fiber optic facilities according to global standards.
- Vendor Management: Ability to oversee vendors in the design and implementation of projects affecting the DWDM network.
- System Records: Ensure all DWDM documentation, signal flow and fiber connection diagrams are up to date.
- Faults and Emergencies: Investigate, troubleshoot and restore service for any transport related outage or fault.
- System Performance Analysis: Review the network to optimize performance, including Bit Error Rate [BER], packet loss and any other quality related analyses.
- Mentor and train engineers within the team and oversee training and development plans for same.
- Be able to co-ordinate effectively with external markets and offer assistance when the need arises.
Transport Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Network Design: Develop optimal designs across technologies, transmission facilities and hardware to deliver the required network capacity, resilience and manageability required.
- Proactively look at ways of improving the transport network.
- Network Rollout and Site Surveys: Coordinate and supervise site visits for fiber optic and Microwave (Pathloss4/Pathloss5) installations to ensure transmission equipment feasibility.
- Develop solutions to service both internal and external customer capacity and connectivity requirements.
- Network Operations: Provisioning and testing of circuits traversing the transport network.
- Routine testing and quality validation of fiber optic and microwave facilities according to global standards.
- System Records: Ensure all Transport RAN documentation, routing details and other installed base records are up to date.
- Network Path Assessments: Based on location, network topology and transport facility required, determine the end to end path traffic will take.
- Routines: Ensure all routines are conducted with immediate follow up on all exceptions.
- Ensure documentation and recording systems to reflect same as prepared.
- Configuration: Provide design, configuration, redistribution and troubleshooting of IP routing protocols such as OSPF, ISIS, MPLS & BGP including Internet Peering and Traffic Engineering.
- This includes complete configuration of switches, routers, multiplexors, radios, cross connects and other associated gear required in the transport network.
- Faults and Emergencies: Investigate, troubleshoot and restore service for any transport related outage or fault.
- Aid in root cause analysis and follow up activities.
- System Performance Analysis: Review the network to optimize performance, including Bit Error Rate (BER).
- Packet loss and any other quality related analyses.
- Produce reports on network health and key performance indicators.
- Optical Transport Network (FTTH/FTTB) Vendors include: Huawei, Ciena, Ericsson and Cisco.
- Network Management: Expert knowledge in configuring, integrating DCN networks to manage all transmission system nodes.
- Ensure timely deliver and integration of alarms and other performance events (SNMP traps etc.) from the transport network nodes to centralized Network Management Systems (NMS).
- Maintain IP networking tools and process such as solar winds.
- Network Upgrade: Design and implement upgrades of transport system as required.
- Acceptance testing: Verify the appropriate function of equipment according to specifications.
- Equipment Evaluation: Evaluate transport equipment for system specifications and network design compatibility.
- Mentor and train engineers within the team and oversee training and development plans for same.
- Be able to co-ordinate effectively with external markets and offer assistance when the need arises.
Transport/Transmissions Engineer
Columbus Communications
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Provide Backbone support for Columbus Communication Core Network.
- Sound Knowledge in various hardware which supports the many protocols used in the Telecommunication Industries.
- Installation and Configuration of servers to monitor the Core network.
- Extensive knowledge of Sonet, SDH, WDM, T1, T3 OCx, STMx, Data.
- Communication, Switching, System configuration, Networking Principles.
- And Protocols, Structure.
- Design, Implementation, Installation and Maintenance of Columbus.
- Communications Fiber Network.
- Working knowledge of SONET, SDH, WDM, T1, T3 OCx, STMx, Data.
- Communications, Switching, System configuration, Networking Principles.
- And Protocols.
- Switching, System configuration, Networking Principles and Protocols.
- Structured cabling, Fiber optic cable and its various test equipment.
- Work with the various Network Support teams in order to diagnose various network related faults.
- Provide training and knowledge sharing with other engineers.
- Oversee interconnection between different Carrier networks.
- International traffic Management Vendors include: Siemens and Force Ten.
- Circuit design as per customer specifications including circuit protection, transport network selection, and interworking across networks.
- Capacity planning and management of available and utilized bandwidth on the DWDM.
- Provide Tier 3 technical support for diagnosing and resolving customer equipment issues.
- Provide technical support for circuit interconnections.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and database.
Education
Master’s Degree - Network Security
Anglia Ruskin University
01.2022
Cisco Certified Network Administrator -
School of Business and Computer Science
01.2014
Diploma - Health and Safety Management
Institute of Commercial Management of England
01.2006
Diploma - Telecommunications Engineering
School of Business and Computer Science
01.2004
Skills
- Network Design
- Network Operations
- Network Management
- Integration of DWDM systems
- L2/L3 devices configuration
- MS Office
- Visio
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
RemoteHybridSalary Range
$45000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Transport Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2023 - Current
Optical Network Engineer
Ciena
01.2021 - 01.2023
DWDM Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2018 - 01.2021
Transport Engineer
Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
01.2011 - 01.2018
Transport/Transmissions Engineer
Columbus Communications
01.2006 - 01.2011
Master’s Degree - Network Security
Anglia Ruskin University
Cisco Certified Network Administrator -
School of Business and Computer Science
Diploma - Health and Safety Management
Institute of Commercial Management of England
Diploma - Telecommunications Engineering
School of Business and Computer Science