EDWARD E.

COOK
178 MOURY AVE SW UNIT 3610 ATLANTA, GA 30315 770.875.5723 MEA470@HOTMAIL.COM

OBJECTIVE

My objectives are to utilize my management, engineering, applications and leadership skills in a professional
capacity that offers growth and opportunity in expanding or emerging telecommunication markets; while
supporting the primary objective of the organization represented.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPRINT / VERIZON Contract T3 Pride Communications

1/08-Present
SONET / MAN RING INSTALLATION / TEST & TURN UP

• Installing Cisco SONET/DWDM Technology for testing and turn-up in Sprint and Verizon facilities. Deployed to
perform testing and turn-ups with local installers. Apply knowledge of Cisco DWDM technology to implement
throughout customer locations. Comply with standard Central Office practices where new equipment and
cabling is installed.
• Interpret installation project materials to support inventory, project installation requirements, floor plan specifics
and cabling necessary. Projects include technology changes within the platforms, new implementation
guidelines and/or standards. Analysis includes switching, interconnection and backbone facilities. Report
installation progress to meet installation timeline.
• CISCO 15454, CISCO 15215 EDFA

TEK SYSTEMS Contract

11/06-4/27
OPTICAL FIELD INSTALLATION / ENGINEER

• Hired for testing and turn-ups of Cisco SONET/DWDM Technology 15454 switches. Deployed to perform testing
and turn-ups with local installers. Apply knowledge of Cisco 15454 OC48 technology to implement and
complete change out recalled Cisco 15454 switches. Comply with standard Central Office practices where new
equipment is being installed.
• Plan, design and implement network systems. Providing engineering services and project management where
required to develop and implement network plans. Projects include technology changes within the platforms,
new implementation guidelines and/or standards. Analysis includes switching, interconnection, national
platforms and backbone facilities.
• Conducts project planning, cost analysis and vendor comparisons.
• Report installation progress to meet nationwide installation timelines

CISCO SYSTEMS
9/01-6/02
PROJECT ENGINEER / FIELD INSTALLATION SUPERVISOR

• Responsible for teams tasked with building pre-constructed OC48, OC192 Shelf and rack configurations.
CISCO 15454/15900/15800/15327
• Supervisor of national installation teams responsible for test and turn-up of Cisco 15454 OC48 networks..
• Performing equipment EF&I including site evaluations and documentation where Cisco projects are planned for
deployment.
 • Produced project system cost analysis for prospective projects while overseeing and coordinating multiple
project deliverables.
• Managing the Eco-partner installation teams deployed for equipment and site builds.
• Applying knowledge of telecommunications standard build practices for all Central Office installation(s).
• Responsible for tracking and reporting weekly and monthly job progress to management, while evaluating,
monitoring and rating staff productivity, efficiency and timelines.
• Support Cisco Sales Team with customer configuration needs while defining customer requirement build
solutions.

QWEST COMMUNCIATIONS
11/99 – 8/00
TEKSYSTEMS CONTRACT – TRANSPORT ENGINEER

• Western region Los Angeles site(s) point-of-contact for customers contracted Qwest OC services.
• Interface with customers and perform site walk-through and assignments consistent with practices defined by
Qwest.
• Managed allocation of floor-space, power, FDP assignments, DS1/DS3 frame and cable overhead build-outs.
• Manage installation team personnel, approving overtime and maintenance windows.
• Designated as the ACCESS customer interface for site surveys and planned quarterly project development.
• Schedule and manage power work requirements for battery strings, rectifier, BDFB, PDU and termination cuts.
• Responsible for assessing building structural loads, approving statistics by architectural stress capacities; where
expansions including solutions for floor loading and fiber routing are necessary.
• Tracking job activity daily and reporting progress to upper management.
• CERENT CISCO 15454, NORTEL OC48, OC192, METRO CEINA
PACIFC BELL
03/99-07/99
LOOP ELEOCTRONIC ENGINEER – MANGER I

• Responsible for Fiber Loop engineering of Pacific Bell’s central office(s) and remote site(s) requirements where
fiber transmission and broadband builds are required.
• Conducting regional site assessments including infrastructure cost analysis, providing information for projects as
related to site forecast.
• Engineering SONET platform equipment to Pacific Bell Central Offices; including remote sub-terrain equipment
vault locations.
• NORTEL OC3, OC12, OC48

CPOC MANAGER I

• Provide project management form Pacific Bell’s collocated services customers.

• Managing contact for collocation milestones as they apply to various affiliate and non-affiliate customers.
• Responsible as POC for scheduled collocation installation building and floor space allocation.
• Conducting site assessments including cost analysis and quotes for proposed clients.
• Coordinate various Pacific Bell entities in order to complete EF&I.

MCI-T
07/96-12/98
PROJECT ENGINEER I & II

• Provided detail application and project management for MCI’s West Region Internal Data Network.
• Initiated project scheduling and engineering of planned and expedited network, collocate, and internal platform
requirements.
• Maintain CAD network drawing for equipment and frame termination details.
 • Responsible for engineering all levels of interconnects between SONET and DACS DXC
• Initiated automated network tracking of MCI’s Central office equipment facilities.
• Performed network equipment and port availability audits and report to Provisioning Team.
• DS0, DS1, M13, TMX, Echo Cancellers, DSC DXC Wide and Narrowband, Frame Relay, ATM, CAD
MCI-T
03/93-7/96
DETAIL ENGINEER

• Act as regional POC for the West Region Facilities documentation development.
• Engineering and documenting equipment installs for MCI’s network architecture, supporting various
standard/platforms and implementing them in-line with technical specifications to support regional site installs.
• Meeting milestones set at daily, monthly, and quarterly schedules.

MCI-T
02/89-10/90
MULTIPLEX ENGINEER I

• Engineer equipment supporting West Region network and platform project implementation.
• Responsible for installation documentation, hardware requisition, support resources necessary through delivery.
• Interface with central office management, terminal facility management and the equipment provisioning groups
for project development.
• Managing and initiation weekly staff assignments calendar for hardware deployment.

MCI-T
08/88-02/89
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

• Multiplex circuit turn-ups, disconnects and routing changes monitored with site technicians.
• Managing customer circuit activities, interfacing with massage writers and site personnel to maintain on-time
completion form schedule, un-schedule, and expedited type request.
• Report status on weekly activity reports for regional posting.

BECHTEL
02/84-06/87
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

• Managed and implemented planned network equipment.

• Initiate procurement for facilitites hardware and maintain inventory throughout the network.
• Monitoring change control form facilities based locally and regionally.
• Coordinate data, voice and message requirements for interstate and intrastate circuit install and disconnect
activities.
• Interface with Telco to coordinate circuit requirements.
• Provide monthly activity and status reports to upper management.

TELECOMMUNICATONS DRAFTER

• Responsible for network facility configuration computer aided drafting documentation for the domestic networks
and equipment illustrations.
• Interface with technical and management staff.

BECHTEL
06/80-09/82
SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTSMAN
 • Produce technical drafting diagrams for nuclear power plant production work.
Trojan / Hope Creek / Diablo Canyon

EDUCATION
Cisco System Optical Carrier Certificate
Golden Gate University Telecom Management
18 Years Telecommunications Experience

APPLICATIONS
Project Management Software Applications
AutoCad
Microstation Cad
MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat