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Abram Fernandez

Dubai
Abram Fernandez

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Morohub

Senior Data Center Support Officer
05.2018 - Current

Job overview

Queue Management / Reporting

- Manage work order requests in the queue and ensure timely responses while adhering to commitment times.

- Escalate and expedite orders to appropriate teams following standard operating procedures. Seek supervision when escalating non-standard procedure requests.

- Ensure adherence to commit times as per standard operating procedures.

- Maintain detailed written records of all work activity and update local asset databases and other systems.

- Rack and stack semi-routine customer equipment tickets.

Installations

- Install intra-cage infrastructure following standard operating procedures for semi-routine customer installs, including fiber trays, ladder racks, customer equipment and cabinets, and semi-basic cage installs for mesh and overhead cable trays.

- Perform tape changes and standard operating backup changes.

Cross connection

- Provide support for semi-routine data center standard operating cross-connect work order requests, including installations, terminations, modifications, and testing.

- Ensure cable management procedures are followed for coax, fiber, twisted pair copper, and semi-routine intra-building cross-connects, adhering to standard operating procedures.

- Learn to install 'across' connect circuits (switched, multiplexed, etc.) under supervision.

- Provide support for semi-routine standard operating testing and installations of customer assets, as well as layer 1 cross-connect certification testing, adhering to standard operating procedures.

Testing / Troubleshooting

- May learn non-standard operating testing, such as layer 2 and layer 3 testing, under supervision.

- Work collaboratively with operations and security personnel teams, providing support during breaks or other activities as required.

- Deliver standard operating procedural tasks and provide backup assistance to team members when necessary.

Customer Management

- Ensure customer satisfaction by timely adhering to semi-routine execution order requirements and delivering a high level of service and excellent customer experience when interacting with customers.

- Provide support with time expectations on new deployments and existing alterations, following standard operating procedure guidelines.

- Offer on-site support to customers through access control and escorting services.

Project Management

- Support project fulfillment following standard operating procedures, seeking supervision when projects deviate from standard procedures.

- Provide support to vendors on projects and assist with physical customer audits.

Training

- Complete all assigned training within allocated timeframes, and may provide support to new hires.

DEWA - Dubai Electric Water Authority

Data Center Operator
02.2016 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • Documented data warehouse architecture to guarantee capacity met current and forecasted needs.
  • Resolved processing errors interfering with service level goals for uptime and data integrity.
  • Prepared functional and technical documentation data for warehouses.
  • Completed quality reviews for designs, codes, test plans and documentation methods.
  • Worked with support teams to troubleshoot outages and IT issues in DEWA data centers.
  • Annually conducted business continuity procedure testing to prepare for unplanned emergencies and test contingency plans.
  • Clearly discussed expectations and solutions with customers and team members.
  • Used DCIM to provide customer support, identify clients and submit incident reports.
  • Cooperated fully with product owners and enterprise architects to understand requirements.
  • Provided network operations support when monitoring issues occurred unexpectedly.
  • Regularly referenced reports or system operations, task lists, problems and resolution updates.

DU Telecommunications

Fiber Optic Maintenance
01.2015 - 01.2016

Job overview

  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.

Etisalat

LAN Technician - FTTH /OSP Site Supervisor
04.2010 - 03.2015

Job overview

  • Directed projects according to schedule and quality demands.
  • Prepared and submitted reports on job progress and safety conditions to upper management.
  • Trained workers in proper methods, equipment operation and safety procedures.
  • Evaluated and updated safety protocols to reduce risks on construction and extraction sites.
  • Communicated with stakeholders on job milestones.
  • Oversaw daily operations at site, keeping team production moving at optimal pace.
  • Monitored job progress and performance of employees or contractors to complete projects prior to deadlines.
  • Created and implemented plans to maximize efficiency of workers.
  • Sourced suppliers and purchased necessary materials for work.

Gulf Smart Solutions

IT Technician
10.2006 - 11.2010

Job overview

  • Evaluated security measures and made recommendations to network administrator for upgrades and changes.
  • Supported project planning team to promptly address hardware and software problems and network emergencies.
  • Performed tracing and patching operations for copper networks.
  • Oversaw and managed operational and security requirements for numerous computers in network, related systems administration and regular maintenance.
  • Dressed and installed fiber cabling and hardware.
  • Monitored operational and security procedures for numerous computers in network, related systems administration and maintenance protocols.
  • Collaborated with network administrator in moving private folders to new Exchange servers.
  • Operated 4-pair test equipment to terminate network cabling at blocks and routing points.
  • Collaborated with networking personnel at providers and data centers to determine origination points for faults and recover from malfunctions.
  • Performed network diagnostics to determine performance levels of new installations and detect faults in existing infrastructure.
  • Installed cabling, wireless routers and telephone systems for data communications networks.
  • Provided detailed reporting on performed maintenance and repairs to support overall network health and recovery efforts.
  • Troubleshot hardware and software to determine and rectify network problems.

Education

Institute of Creative Computer Technology
Cainta Rizal Philippines

Bachelor of Science from Information Technology
04.2006

Skills

  • Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM)
  • Senior Leadership Support
  • Correctional Center Operations
  • Reports for Senior Management
  • Data Center Knowledge
  • Contract Logistics Center Expertise
  • Data Center Integrations
  • Data Center Migrations
  • Data Center Environments
  • Data Center Hardware
  • Senior Telecommunications Engineer
  • Support

Timeline

Senior Data Center Support Officer

Morohub
05.2018 - Current

Data Center Operator

DEWA - Dubai Electric Water Authority
02.2016 - 05.2018

Fiber Optic Maintenance

DU Telecommunications
01.2015 - 01.2016

LAN Technician - FTTH /OSP Site Supervisor

Etisalat
04.2010 - 03.2015

IT Technician

Gulf Smart Solutions
10.2006 - 11.2010

Institute of Creative Computer Technology

Bachelor of Science from Information Technology
Abram Fernandez