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rroadhouse01@msn.com 36 years telecommunication installation/maintaining and building radio sites for Union Pacific Railroad. Comtrain trained tower rescue instructor for UP (we now use 10054 W Sunflower Ln Safety LMS). CPR/first aid certified. DOT Medical card. Class A CDL. Boise, ID 83704 E xpe ri en ce Lead Installation Technician, Union Pacific Railroad, CTC/DBU IP Installation Team-05-16-19 to 04-21-2020 My job was to upgrade the CTC network from analog to digital. I made spreadsheets to layout our work and track progress. I was the interface between the engineers and other departments for the cutovers. I ordered the materials to keep us ahead in materials. We documented our progress, with photos, and updated the Railroads TTN network. Lead Installation Technician, Union Pacific Railroad, Tower Inspection Team - 01-15-19 to 05-15-19 Our job is to inspect the concrete foundations of microwave towers across the 23 states that Union Pacific covers, we also measure the tower legs, cross members, bolts, pullouts, and antennas. We document, do Microsoft Visio drawings, install temporary anchor systems, dig up anchors and inspect them for corrosion. when we have completed a site we send the documentation to an engineering firm to let us know if our towers are overloaded. Construction/Installation Supervisor, Union Pacific Railroad - 2003 - 2018 As a supervisor, I was in charge of managing projects and employees. I was in charge of building microwave sites across the UP system. Installing radio equipment, towers, grounding, concrete, rebar, buildings, wiring in AC power distribution panels, backup generators and transfer panels. We built sites from the ground up, including the planning, dirt work, foundation, rebar, concrete, building the tower, installing the transmission lines, antennas, microwave dishes, cameras. Installing the building, grounding, power, power disconnect, installing conduit to the power pole, working with the local power company to get the power turn on, fencing, and gravel. We installed wood or steel poles, antennas, cameras, wireless AP's, DPU's, AEI sites, PTC, CTC, track side and mountain top. Installed and fusion spliced/terminated fiber optic cable I had to manage budgets, expenses, and time. Making sure projects were on budget and on or ahead of schedule. I hired employees, and sometimes had to let employees go that did not workout. I build cohesive teams of employees that could work without constant supervision. I have trouble shot antenna problems, microwave radio/dish problems. I have used an Anritsu waveguide sweeper, Bird antenna site hawk, multimeter. Lead Installation Technician, Union Pacific Railroad - 1993 - 2003 Help my supervisor order equipment, materials and complete tasks on or ahead of schedule. Installation Technician, Union Pacific Railroad - 1984 - 2003 Climb poles and install phone cable or remove old copper wire for salvage.
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