Myles Redmond

Experience

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  Myles Redmond TV Aerials

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2015

  TV Aerial and Satellite Installer

  Throughout the years, I have worked with my father in the family business at weekends and during the summer as a TV Aerial and Satellite Installer serving customers throughout Wexford and Wicklow.This role included the installation, upgrades and repairs of: -TV aerials for analogue services and then migrated into Saorview and Freeview DTT services along the coast.-Satellite services for Free to air and Freesat TV system - Analog and IP CCTV systems for Calving cameras for the agriculture sector including fixed and PTZ cameras and transmission systems for long distance and remote viewing- Internet upgrades including home Wifi and ethernet connectivityWe also provided TV installations services for Redmond Electric's customers in Gorey including installations of TVs on wall brackets for homes and small businesses. Show less

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  Family Farm

  Jan 2007 - now

  Beef Farmer

  I work part time our small family beef farm based near Gorey.We buy yearling cattle from the mart and rear them on a grass based system for beef production.I completed a Level 6 Certificate in Agriculture Coláiste an Átha, Kilmuckridge between 2017 and 2018 and carried out work experience with a local suckler farmer.

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  DIT Karting Club

  Aug 2011 - May 2014

  Proudly led the Karting Club to win DIT Sports Club of the Year 2014 In 2013/14 Represented 370 signed members in DIT Karting Club, with Karting events suitable for all skill levels, especially Beginners, with a variety different Style events including Grand Prix, Superpole, and Team Endurance events in both indoor and outdoor tracks around Ireland.Led the 2013/14 team to success in SSI's Karting Intervarsities Lead of 58points in the championship, our second consecutive win.Place Fifth overall in the 2014 British University 24hr Champoinship round in Teesside, Middlesborough, the only Irish Team to do so.Second year elected as a representative for DIT Adventure clubs on the Student Athletics Council. Representing the Adventure Clubs at various meetings of the development and future of sports clubs, especially with the planned move to Grangegorman. This led to being awarded outstanding contribution to sports in DIT 2014. Show less Dealing with Sports Officers regarding finance and sorting Clubs budgets. Also negotiating best deals with the various companies we had organised sponsorship. Organised a 10 year Memorial Cup for a previous member of the club. This involved organising an event for over fifty people over a weekend in March 2013, the focus around the family and friends and the alumni members of the club.Won Club Executive Of The Year 2013 – awarded by DIT Sports for my involvement and commitment to the Karting Club Show less

  • Chairman

    Aug 2013 - May 2014

  • Treasurer

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
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  ESB

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Wide Area Network Team with ESB Networks - Telecom Services

  WAN Team Member - Assisting with the WAN Team Members on various projects during the work placement. Liaising with different teams across Telecom Services, helping to resolve problems and working to constantly improve the network's performance.• Network Planning – planning circuit routes on ABB network for the entire Polling radio upgrade project, liaising with planning to ensure no issues arise within the network.• ATDI Planning Tool – Simulating new Microwave links, Analysing impact of planned wind turbines on microwave links and polling radio network. • Polling Radio Base Stations – Tuned the duplexers on a VHF and UHF radio base stations. Programmed the channels to the ESB network. Wrote an extensive instruction guide for each step of setting up the radio base stations.• Technical Overview Brochure - Overhauled and update the technical overview of Telecom Services. This included working with all team leaders across the department, making the document more general for an audience both Technical and non-Technical. Show less

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  BT Ireland

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2018

  I worked as a RAN field Engineer on a National Mobile Network coving the South East of Ireland and also working on the BT Ireland core network. This role had an element of on call with a team of 5 covering from Waterford to Dublin.The role involved field fault diagnostics on backhaul and mobile transmission radios based on hillsites and urban locations. The faults varied from environmental issues, Tranmission issues with partial or full outtages and also signal degradation. I was actively engaged with regular communication with the Global Network Operation Centre, schedulers, site providers, estates, other field engineers, BT management and also with third party contractors. I was responsible for engaging and managing contractors who assisted in rigging, airconditioning, mobile generators and electrical faults.I had worked on environmental faults on power systems such as rectifiers, UPS, backup generators and also cooling and air-conditioning systems to ensure that the sites remained stable even during high temperature conditions.Constant Fault prioritisation and time management was implemented to ensure the customer SLA was met, especially with high priority faults. Show less I was working as part of a 24*7 shift team monitoring the core BT Ireland network. BTs core transmission network consists of various core network platforms including Nokia, Nortel, Cisco and Huawei using different transport technologies such as SDH and Ethernet. BTs network uses several different transport mediums including Fibre Optic cables, microwave links and also independent copper networks located throughout Ireland.My Role as a Network Operations Centre Technician included:• Actively monitored BT Ireland’s network for alarms across the various platforms and environmental monitoring systems, investigating and troubleshooting alarms to quickly locate and identify faults to minimise customer impact.• Dealing directly with customers via telephone enquiries and emails acting as first level support. Carrying out initial investigations, opening trouble tickets and reacting in accordance to the issues priority.• Liaised with Field Engineers to carry out fault analysis and testing to pinpoint issues on the network and to work towards fault resolutionOpened work permits for field engineers and remote staff working on BTs core network. Ensuring that the person has the permission to carry out work. Ensuring that all generated alarms are closed once work has been completed to ensure network performance is maintained. • Carried out service assurance for new services. Testing the circuit end to end, producing performance results before each service is handed over to the customer. During Weekends, Bank holidays and Night shifts I also worked in BT Ireland's Datacentre. • Proactively monitored the Building Maintenance System (BMS) to ensure the buildings environmental such as power and air-conditioning systems are in perfect working order• Dealt with customer enquiries, over phone and email. Arranging customer visits.• Carried out remote hands and eyes requests. These included server and tape changes and also other troubleshooting tasks. Show less

  • RAN Field Engineer

    Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Network Operations Centre Technician

    Jun 2015 - Apr 2018
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  ESB Networks

  Jul 2018 - now

  As part of my role as Construction Co-Ordinator, I project manage the telecom connectivity into new and existing HV stations and other ESB locations such as generation stations, radio hillsites and office locations during the construction phase, in particular for the fibre installation and Microwave radio installations.I am also the project manager for the Telecoms aspects of ongoing ESB office refurbishment projects that are taking place nationally. this work requires structured cabling upgrades, IT equipment such as routers, switches and AP upgrades and ensuring the required building services infrastructures are in place such as air conditioning and the required backup power ensuring the project is delivered as per scope and within budget. My role requires extensive stakeholder engagement with various teams including the PSPD Co-Ordinator, Architects, ESB project managers, Network Telecoms designers, fibre and copper contractors, Rigging contractors, Eir and the construction PSCS for each locations. For each task, I ensure that RAMS are submitted and reviewed in advance by Safety Officers and the PICW and carry out site audits to ensure work is completed safely. I am part of the ESB fibre strategy committee to discuss various fibre projects and potential network upgrades to discuss the capacity and diversification improvements that these projects would deliver, and I successful, I will bring these projects through the construction phase, right through to completion and integration with the larger ESB Network In addition to my primary role, I am the safety Representative for the Networks Telecoms department of around 100 people. As part of this role, I engage with the Networks Telecoms staff and management to bring any identified issues to senior management for discussion in confidence. I am also a member of the National Safety Committee with ESB Networks and attend bi-monthly meetings to discuss various issues that have arisen as a safety rep. Show less In March 2022, I joined the Design Team with in ESB Network Telecoms full time. As part of my previous role in the WAN team, I had acted as part time designer. As part of the role, I was responsible for the Telecom design aspects of new substation builds and existing substation upgrades. The role of the designer looked at the customer’s teleprotection, SCADA, telephony and metering requirements that are initially provided by means of a Committed Project Parameter (CPP) document. From this, I produced various design documents including Telecoms Scope of Works, cost estimates, detailed design drawings and various pre specifications. Throughout the HV projects, from design stage, right through construction to completion, I engaged with various stakeholders including ESB Networks, ESB E&MP, Eirgird, IPPs and contractors through PSDP Co-ordination meetings and site meetings to ensure that the Telecoms aspect of the projects were compelted as scoped. Show less I worked as part of the WAN team in ESB Network Telecoms on ESB Networks extensive telecommunications network throughout Ireland. The network, which is primarily used for SCADA and teleprotection traffic for the DSO and the TSO, uses a vast range of legacy PDH, SDH and TDM and also IP networks via different mediums including fibre optic, microwave radio and satellite communication.I am involved with new installations including microwave link and fibre multiplexers from the initial design, budgeting, installation, testing, commissioning right through to handover to the customer. As part of my role, I was a part time designer for new substation builds and upgrades from a telecoms aspect. The role of the designer looks at the customer’s teleprotection, SCADA, telephony and metering requirements. This has helped me gain a better understanding of the fibre, PLC (Powerline Carrier), radio, telephony, civil work and DC power requirements that are necessary for Greenfield new builds and upgrades of existing sites, required to integrate the new HV substations. Show less

  • Senior Telecoms Engineer - Network Construction Team, ESB Networks Telecoms

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Telecoms Design Engineer - Network Telecoms

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Telecommunications Engineer at Networks Telecoms, ESB Networks

    Jul 2018 - Mar 2022