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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
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Glen Gordon

Sydney,NSW

Summary

I seek an opportunity to apply my broad technical expertise and knowledge in the telecommunications field, along with my existing management skills, in a senior Fibre Planning role. This position, which I find exciting and challenging, would not only enable the continued development of my career but also allow me to make a positive contribution to the organization.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

NSW State Manager Fibre Builds

Optus
01.1996 - Current

· Management and delivery of Relocation of Fibre 3rd Party requests i.e. RMS/Transport/Light Rail/West Connects/North Connects.

· Manage International Southern cross cable station for faults and break-fix of powered section – including civil build activities. Landing Party Manager for Indigo & SX & SX Next includes Google/Telstra/AArnet

· Providing guidance and strategic direction for Fibre standards in Optus and deployment.

· Manage and set AOP across Capex and Opex stretches.

· National Fibre Lead for National Field Operations Infrastructure Design Management Lead house on Fibre standards and quality. DBYD prime for Optus interface on Optus records.

· Accountable for NSW/ACT civil build delivery of Mobile, Core & OW/OB programs.

· Manage deliverables for Data center growth and Hubs builds.

· Manage PTW’s (Permits to work) escalation for all migrations works associated with build activities for afterhours work.

· 24/7 On call for major outages to our Network – with a “Not on may Watch” approach to Networks SA3 green.

· Supporting NSW Project Managers on delivery timeframes on CORE Fibre builds.

· Developing leadership amongst the team to grasp an understanding of the strategic importance to the business of the products we deliver.

Group Leader Commissioning

Optus
02.2012 - 02.2014

· Accountable for the management of Optus staff performing Eo’s.

· Accountable for quality control and WHS systems within the team.

· Managing quality of group’s output to ensure all services meet agreed quality measures.

· Support sales groups when services are escalated or rescheduled in order to meet customer expectations.

· Working closely with line management to ensure resources are used efficiently and effectively by managing peaks in order volumes and staff absences.

· Managing staff training and development to continually enhance skills and knowledge, career development and succession planning.

· Developing leadership amongst the team to grasp an understanding of the strategic importance to the business of the products they deliver.

· Working with the Product Management to ensure provisioning requirements and constraints are incorporated into product modifications and new product development.

· Ensuring staff members contribute to all relevant Customer Provisioning lead-house forums in order to deliver a consistent provisioning approach.

· Conduct ongoing staff development reviews including bi-annual PDRs for all direct reports.

Senior Network Engineer/Network Engineer

Optus
01.1999 - 02.2008

Duties

  • Responsible for delegating engineering orders and customer orders to other team members daily and ensure their timely completion as well as completing associated reports.
  • Heavily involved in training and mentoring Network Engineers /Technicians and cadets on the Optus Network (CAN)
  • Frequently required to take on position of Acting in Team Leader
  • Commissioning of CAN transmission Equipment (SDH PDH & Radio Links). This requires knowledge and competence in the CAN network from design through to the commissioning stage
  • Liaison with internal technical groups to ensure timely delivery to customers
  • Raise PTWs for detailed cutovers and liaise with customer as necessary for activities such as for outage approval.

Network Technician

Optus
02.1996 - 02.1999

Duties:

Network maintenance, node certification (ie. equipping node for telephony traffic), installation and activation of MDUs (Multi-Dwelling Units), telephony installs, certification testing of UPS (Un-Interuptable Power Supplies), installation of transponders and other tasks

Education

Diploma - Diploma of Project Management

ACPM
09-2018

CCNA (Cisco) - CCNA Course in Telecommunications

North Sydney TAFE
01-2014

Cert IV - Cert IV Frontline-Management Course

Australian Institution of Management
01-2012

Diploma Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications

Meadowbank TAFE
08-2010

Certificate in Optical- Fibre - Certificate in Optical- Fibre

LidcombTAFE
01-2004

Trade Certificate - Electrical Trade Certificate

Granville TAFE
01-1992

Skills

Leadership

Administrative Oversight

Fibre Standards

Strategic Planning

Affiliations

  • · Participate continuously in sport on a social and competition basis. These include touch football, soccer, and volleyball.

Accomplishments

· Actively participate in Gaelic Football, both as a valued player and a committee member

- 1992 Rover’s Captain

- 1993/4 Rover’s Treasurer

- 1990 – 2003, 2005 Selected on the N.S.W. and Australasian Teams

Certification

  • Cert 3 in Outdoor rec - Im an active member of Pathfinders ( like Scouts)where i can take small groups to the outdoors.

walking include camping/canoeing/bush walking etc

Timeline

Group Leader Commissioning

Optus
02.2012 - 02.2014

Senior Network Engineer/Network Engineer

Optus
01.1999 - 02.2008

Network Technician

Optus
02.1996 - 02.1999

NSW State Manager Fibre Builds

Optus
01.1996 - Current

Diploma - Diploma of Project Management

ACPM

CCNA (Cisco) - CCNA Course in Telecommunications

North Sydney TAFE

Cert IV - Cert IV Frontline-Management Course

Australian Institution of Management

Diploma Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications

Meadowbank TAFE

Certificate in Optical- Fibre - Certificate in Optical- Fibre

LidcombTAFE

Trade Certificate - Electrical Trade Certificate

Granville TAFE
Glen Gordon