Richard Gentry
Seaford,VIC
Summary
Experienced maintenance rigger, work history assessing, fixing & configuring telecommunications equipment.
Qualified Carpenter background, talented at building relationships with stakeholders and solving problems with little oversight. Excellent communication and planning skills.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Telecommunications Rigger
Nokia Solutions And Networks
01.2018 - Current
- Determine, assess & carry out maintenance of the Vodafone & Optus mobile phone network throughout Victoria within SLA
- Hand & power tools used on daily basis in fixing faults.
- As a senior Rigger I provide guidance to others in the work area and related areas regarding processes and systems.
- Always striving to implement new ideas to make our team work more efficiently.
Telecommunications Rigger
GRA Networks
01.2014 - 04.2017
- Installation & maintenance of Vodafone & Optus 3G & 4G equipment throughout Victoria.
- Heavily involved in eJV & Apollo projects.
- Installation of coax feeder cables to the base stations, fibre trunk cable installation and copper cable & hybrid fibre installation.
- Hand & power tools used on a daily basis.
- Pre-Installation site surveys, in-house & sub-contractor quality audits.
- Works carried out regularly using EWP & rope access.
Senior Telecommunications Rigger
British Telecom
09.2003 - 12.2013
- Determine, assess & carry out maintenance of Orange mobile phone network throughout the UK.
- This involved fault finding & repair of existing tower equipment, base stations & all cabling.
- Carried out site acceptance audits of sub-contractor installations.
- Regularly liaised with 3rd parties, customers & site providers to facilitate completion of tasks.
- Rope Access often used on high rise buildings & water towers to access cabling & equipment.
Telecommunications Rigger
National Grid
04.1998 - 09.2003
- Installation of 3G network on high power transmission towers across the UK. This involved installation of all steelwork and telecoms equipment.
- Carried out annual Vodafone inspections on existing installations.
Carpenter
Jackson's Carpentry & Joinery
07.1988 - 03.1998
- Completed 4 year City & Guilds apprenticeship after leaving school, went on to become a qualified Carpenter.
- Renovation of private homes and commercial premises.
- Undertake assessments and provide advice and recommendations for modification and major building rectification.
Education
No Degree - Carpentry & Joinery
Neath Technical College
Neath, UKSkills
- Cert IV WHS
- First Aid
- Working at Heights
- EWP
- Tower Rescue
- Negotiation
- Equipment Management
- Project Estimation
- Cost Estimation
- Materials Movement
- Qualified Carpenter
Timeline
Senior Telecommunications Rigger
Nokia Solutions And Networks
01.2018 - Current
Telecommunications Rigger
GRA Networks
01.2014 - 04.2017
Senior Telecommunications Rigger
British Telecom
09.2003 - 12.2013
Telecommunications Rigger
National Grid
04.1998 - 09.2003
Carpenter
Jackson's Carpentry & Joinery
07.1988 - 03.1998
No Degree - Carpentry & Joinery
Neath Technical College
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