CJ Smith

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Network Engineer at Cipherwave

  • Education

    • Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen

      2001 - 2005
  • Experience

    • IBurst

      Dec 2005 - Feb 2010

      Mentoring Field TechniciansManaging Advanced Support Technicians and regional partners, Troubleshooting Computer and RF Signal issuesSetting up and troubleshooting Data NetworksEscalations of Network issues Senior Site Support TechnicianMentoring Field TechniciansTroubleshooting Computer and Signal issuesSetting up and troubleshooting Data Networks. Troubleshooting computer and RF signal issues.Setting up Data NetworksRadio Frequency quality assessmentsAntenna installations

      • Advanced Support Supervisor

        May 2008 - Feb 2010
      • Senior Site Support Technician

        Nov 2007 - Apr 2008
      • Site Support Technician

        Dec 2005 - Oct 2007
    • Wireless Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd

      Mar 2010 - May 2017
      Field Services Supervisor

      Managing day to day tasks for Field Services TechniciansAssisting in High Site fault finding - > iBurst Wireless BTS Fault finding, Power maintenance (UPS 220VAC, Rectifier 48VDC), Air conditioning, Transmission Link Install and Maintenance (Huawei, NEC, SAIE Radios)Managing new site builds and upkeep of existing sitesStock management of Implementation and Maintenance stockData Center Management - > Air conditioning, UPS backup, Generator Backup and Power Requirements

    • Broadlink

      Jun 2017 - Jul 2020

      Managing day to day tasks for new customer installations and decommissioning of old equipment between the inhouse FSE’sand contractors. Technology conversions from Radwin 5000 to Intracom as part of a Migration Project to enable 5G roll out of Rain NetworkManaging new site builds and upkeep of existing sitesNetwork migrations of physical data links from WBS / Broadlink network over to CipherWave's network which involved physical links being migrated from WBS wireless and fibre networks over to various provider networks, i.e. LTSA, VO Connect, Kliq, BitCo. Mobile Torque, etc. within a Layer 2 link capacity. Show less

      • Implementation Engineer / Projects

        Dec 2017 - Jul 2020
      • Implementation Engineer

        Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
    • CipherWave Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd

      Aug 2020 - now
      Network Engineer

      Implementation of new customer services (Layer 2 and Layer 3)Troubleshooting of existing customer services (Layer 2 and Layer 3)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 1: Certified Associate

      Fortinet
      Jul 2023
    • Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 2: Certified Associate

      Fortinet
      Aug 2023