Joe Garzone

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About Joe Garzone

Experienced Outside Plant Engineer with a solid work ethic, mechanical aptitude, field experience, and an understanding of basic electricity. 2013 - Present – Siena Engineering Group • Design, build, and maintain fiber optic networks throughout New England (largest customer AT & T). • Meet with provider’s customers to coordinate provisioning of fiber optic services. • Test and troubleshoot fibers for service provisioning using an OTDR. • Participate in on-call rotation for service outages. 2010 - 2013 Outside Plant Engineer – FairPoint Communications • Responsible for all facets of Outside Plant Engineering. • Meet with customers and contractors, and work with construction department to complete projects. 2009 - 2010 Outside Plant Engineer - Engineering and Data Solutions • Using Visio, provide conduit and fiber cable designs for buried developments to further Verizon’s FTTP initiative. 1997 - 2008 Outside Plant Engineer – Verizon (Bell Atlantic) • Complete engineering drawings using VISIO to build and maintain Verizon’s copper and fiber optic outside plant network. • Meet with power company representatives as needed for various pole line designs and rearrangements. • Achieve service level objectives, minimizing the number of service troubles related to the network. • Complete circuit designs to provide various Hi-cap services (SONET, T1, T3, Ethernet) using copper and /or fiber optic facilities. • Project manage and design Verizon’s FTTP program for the Northshore and Merrimac Valley. • Manage a team of engineers to meet weekly FTTP objectives for number of homes passed. 1991 - 1997 Splice Technician – Verizon (NYNEX / Bell Atlantic) • Read, interpret, and when necessary, amend engineering drawings and work orders needed to build Verizon’s telecommunication network. Complete aerial and underground splicing of telecommunications cables. 1987-1991 Installation & Repair Technician – Verizon (New England Telephone Company / NYNEX) • Meet with residential and commercial customers, complete all work needed to fulfill service orders, and when necessary, troubleshoot circuits, and provide repair service. Education • BS, Business Administration, Emmanuel College Boston MA, • Certificate, Project Management, George Washington University, 2007 Skills • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio), OTDR, pole line design, conduit design, multiplexers, project management, fiber optic networks.