Timothy G Hesch

Experience

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  Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe

  Feb 1987 - Jun 2001

  Assistant Entertainment Manager/House Engineer/Bartender

  *Coordinated with incoming bands for setup and sound check *Oversaw and maintained band hospitality suite and facilities *Operated and maintained PA system and stage equipment

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  Rick's and Durty Harry's Entertainment

  Mar 1989 - Oct 1996

  Assistant Manager/Bartender

  *Supervised over 50 employees *Deposited daily sales receipts ranging from $2000-$50,000 *Scheduled entertainment for 3 venues and a DJ *Organized monthly charity events *Oversaw and maintained band hospitality suite and facilities *Operated and maintained PA system, DJ and stage equipment

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  Coastal Commodities Corporation

  Jun 1998 - Feb 1999

  Account Representative

  National Futures Associations - Series 3 Commodity Broker License *Managed over $100,000 in Account Assets *Qualified clients from a telemarketing lead database *Analyzed and researched commodity markets and positioned clients with Call options

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  Barden Homes

  Nov 2004 - Jun 2006

  Administrative Assistant/Job Coordinator

  *Coordinated the conception, planning and construction of a 5,000 sq foot 4 bedroom, 3.5bath, 2 full kitchen Ranch home*Corresponded with Barden Homes on all plans drafted, site preparation and materialsdelivered *Supervised all communications with General Contractor and Barden Homes

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  Findley Lake Lighthouse Point Restaurant

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

  Owner/Operator - General Manager

  *Supervised 5-8 employees and prepared weekly work schedules *Deposited daily sales ranging from $200-$2000 *Monitored and ordered alcohol and beverage inventory *Processed payroll *Scheduled entertainment *Coordinated flow on the floor, from front of house to back of house *Greeted and organized customers

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  Clarion University of Pa.

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2010

  A/V Tech Crew and Grad Assistant

  State Work-Study job where the crew is responsible for all non-educational events on campus and some support of eduacational as well. Technical support for meetings, conferences, and conventions. Audio, video, lighting and internet access are all provided for clients/all who rent space here.

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  GDH

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  IT Cabling Tech Support

  Complete IT cabling renovation of the Clarion, Pa. Walmart Store. Provided Tech Support for the Lead Tech on site. Installed new NEMA boxes, Cisco wireless antennas, ran fiber, installed new blade servers and terminated Cat5 & 6.

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  Special Counsel

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  Litigation Paralegal

  Indexing/Records Retention

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  Towers Watson through Native Staffing

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Migration Technician

  Deployed new Lenovo computer systems with Windows 7 installed. Images hard drives & provided user support during migration.

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  Western PA. Branch of U.S. Bankruptcy Court

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  IT Generalist

  Seasonal IT job - provided IT support to Case Workers and A/V Tech support to courtrooms.

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  Special Counsel

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for the setup, maintenance & day to day operations of the Turnkey Legal Center which offers managed solutions & technology assisted doc reviews. Requires coordination with IT to insure proper tools & software are available/installed for each project. Troubleshoot or handle any situation that may arise during project, also coordinating shutdown after completion. Municipal Tax Collections as a Clerk/Paralegal with a large Real Estate/Municipal Tax firm. Involves documenting Tax Payer Status in Microsoft Access Database - research & notifying tax payer of tax delinquency - follow up on plans to avoid tax lien & accept payments with Callipay Check-by-Phone

  • IT & Project Coordinator for our Turnkey Legal Center

    May 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Municipal Tax Collections/Call Center Rep

    Aug 2012 - May 2013
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  DQE Communications LLC

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

  Field Engineer/Technician

  • Familiar with concepts such as Ethernet, Routing, TCP/IP, OSI Layer and Network Troubleshooting.• Responsible for installation & troubleshooting of customer switches which includes but not limited to: Fiber end face cleaning using multiple methods, Performing fiber characterization tests using EXFO OTDR/iOLM, power meter/laser source and fiber end face testing, Provide field analysis on fiber network from test data, Interfacing between customers and IP Engineers to provide remediation to fiber path issues• Responsible for testing the end-to-end connectivity of optical fiber paths using multiple testing apparatus (EXFO iOLM/OTDR), Optical Insertion Loss measurements and fiber end-face validation). • Performing site surveys to validate customer infrastructure deliverables including any issues such as: Optics, Fiber type, Points of failure, Diversity requirements plus Framework and support infrastructure (racks, fiber protection, grounding etc).• Operation and understanding of copper and fiber related test equipment, EtherSAM, EtherBert, Signal/Traffic Generator, OTDR/iOLM, & Optical power meter. • Understanding of TCP/IP networking to include but not limited to MPLS,BGP, iBGP, eBGP, OSPF, SNMP, UDP, IMAP, DNS, RADIUS (AAA), LDAP, NTP and SMTP. • Ethernet & Mobile Backhaul experience.• Familiarity with Juniper switches and JunOS operating system. • Completed a migration project of over 600 Cell Tower back haul switches for T-Mobile & Sprint. Show less

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  All Lines Technology contractor placed at UPMC

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Jr. Network Engineer/Network Infrastructure Support Technician

  • Assist on a complete system wide upgrade/cutover project to new Cisco switches at UPMC Hospital system• Help coordinate floor by floor cutover of new CAT6e cables to Telco/Data closet• Participated in Network re-sizing • Fluke Runner & Fluke Versiv test set capable

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  Mascaro Construction Company, LP.

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

  System Administrator
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  Harsco Environmental

  Jul 2020 - Jan 2021

  Information Technology Support Analyst
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  Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. (BVCI)

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Materials Manager I/Fiber Optics Characterization Tech

  ▪ Responsible for taking possession & verifying 20,000 ft. Corning 8 X 36 fiber reels▪ Perform, record & report OTDR & Optical Attenuation tests using EXFO models FTB-1 & MaxTester equipment.▪ Assist with procurement & storage of supplies for

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  SynchroNet

  May 2021 - Jun 2021

  Optical Telecommunications Field Technician Level 3

  ▪ Install/Remove components with live networks: Ironwork, Ladder Rack, Fiber Raceway▪ Fiber: Running/removing fiber patch cords, Terminating to FDPs (Fiber Distribution Panels)▪ Labeling: Racks/Cabinets, Equipment, Power Cables, Signaling Cables, Fiber Patch Cords▪ Performed -48DC power work on live systems: In BDFB’s, Install breakers, Label equipment and cables▪ Performed Site Surveys: Generate Installation Related Materials (IRM) lists, Submit ECR or RED LINE for any change that would alter the work items, assignments, and/or specifications▪ Performed the following Fiber Optic Characterization and Test / Turn-Up functions:▪ Characterization per project requirements.▪ Logged directly into nodes and perform basic commissioning functions as needed for the various types of equipment being installed.▪ Loaded and confirmed initial network parameters and commissioning.▪ Validated functionality using testing equipment.▪ Proficient with initial network parameters, provisioning, and commissioning.▪ Interpreted signal flows and system drawings.▪ interpreted and set up test plans.▪ Proficient with setting up test sets for BERT, latency, and customer required tests under direct supervision.▪ Captured test results and submit to manager. Show less

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  Verizon 4G Wireless

  Jan 2022 - now

  Implementation Engineer II

  ▪ Install/Remove components with live networks: Ironwork, Ladder Rack, Fiber Raceway▪ Fiber: Running/removing fiber patch cords, Terminating to FDPs (Fiber Distribution Panels)▪ Labeling: Racks/Cabinets, Equipment, Power Cables, Signaling Cables, Fiber Patch Cords▪ Performed -48DC power work on live systems: In BDFB’s, Install breakers, Label equipment and cables▪ Performed the following Fiber Optic Characterization and Test / Turn-Up functions:▪ Characterization per project requirements.▪ Logged directly into nodes and perform basic commissioning functions as needed for the various types of equipment being installed.▪ Loaded and confirmed initial network parameters and commissioning.▪ Valídated functionality using testing equipment.▪ Proficient with initial network parameters, provisioning, and commissioning.▪ Interpreted signal flows and system drawings.▪ interpreted and set up test plans.▪ Proficient with setting up test sets for BERT, latency, and customer required tests under direct supervision.▪ Captured test results and submit to manager. Show less