Charles Harsh

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About Charles Harsh

A resourceful and dedicated OSP engineer specializing in the telecommunications industry, with extensive experience in project management, team training, budgeting, process control and improvement, troubleshooting, and scheduling processes. A proven track record of success in upholding safety and regulatory compliance, maintaining quality control and customer service, and leading operational installation, maintenance, and repair. Excels at effectively and efficiently resolving issues and achieving challenging goals and objectives through proper planning and a hands-on approach. A driven and accomplished leader who provides the innovation and discipline required to help a company grow. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Facilitated employee supervision and project/operations management. • Established and maintained solid relationships with co-workers, subcontractors and management. • Performed repairs and facilitated troubleshooting. • Performed duties as outside plant technician, including splicing, rehabilitation work and defective pair recovery. • Worked fiber to create backbones from MdF to IDFs. • Trained in fusion splice fiber optic cable. • Led installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of fiber optics, SM, MM, FTTH, FTTN, FTTP, and channel banks. • Tested and certified to EIA and TIA standards. • Established and repaired telephone plant for POTS, DSL, and HICAP circuits. • Tested and coordinated copper pairs for DSL, VDSL, and ISDN services, and certified jobs. • Removed bridge gaps and load coils, repaired bad pairs, worked with testers, clec’s to turn up circuits, ped rehab, drop dead removal, and replaced old defective SNIs, loop up peds and other equipment. • Planned network installations according to customer orders, technical specifications, and manuals. • Designed and prepared site installation diagram and ordered supplies and materials according to project specifications.