Expert Details
Telecommunications with an Emphasis on Fiber Optics: Optical Transport Networks
ID: 733724
California, USA
Throughout Expert’s career, senior engineering and consulting roles have been held with global technology companies, Tier-1 telecommunications carriers, and specialized consulting firms. Expert has led and supported network deployment, discovery, inventory, and provisioning initiatives, as well as OSS modernization efforts involving EMS, NMS, SDN, and NFV platforms. Responsibilities have included network design, documentation standards, capacity planning, and coordination with carriers, vendors, and data center operators in both domestic and international settings.
Expert has also served in advisory and consulting capacities, providing technical evaluations of optical equipment, transceivers, and third-party modules, and supporting decisions related to dark fiber procurement, subsea cable systems, and data center interconnect strategies. With deep familiarity across multi-vendor telecom ecosystems and industry standards, Expert brings a practical, systems-level understanding of optical network infrastructure, operations, and lifecycle management.
Summary of Technical Expertise:
• Major telecom vendors, equipment and technology: Infinera/Transmode, Fujitsu, Alcatel/Lucent/Nokia [incl. Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel legacy, Lucent legacy and Nokia], Coriant/Sycamore/Tellabs, Ciena/Cyan, Cisco, Juniper, Ericsson, Marconi [legacy and all inheritance], Nokia-Siemens (NSN), Nortel, Siemens, Telect, ADC, Adtran, Calix, Viavi/JDSU, Corning, Cyxtera, Finisar, Gigamon, Integra, Ixia, Lumentum, Macom, NetScout, Oclaro, Qualcomm, ZTE, Acacia, CommScope, Applied Optoelectronics, etc.
• Major Telecom Carriers, Telco Hotels, Co-Locators, Cable Operators, Telecom Real Estate: TATA, Charter, AT&T, NTT, America Movil, Bonneville Power Administration, CenturyLink, Level3, Dukenet, Edison Carrier Solutions, Equinix, FiberNet, Frontier, Lightower, MOX and MBC, PacifiCorp, ReliNed, Sprint, Telefonica, TelePacific, Telia, XO, Coresite, 56 Marietta, Telx, TeliaSonera, Tyco, GTT, Windstream, Zayo, Time Warner Cable, Lightpath, Cox, Comcast, Verizon, VZ FiOS, etc.
• Submarine Networks: Hibernia, GlobNet, Apollo, Columbus-III, FLAG, Huawei Marine, Alcatel Submarine Networks, SEA-ME-WE5, etc.
• Managed, Dark Fiber and LIT (Wavelength) Services
• Fiber Characterization and FC Analysis: nonlinear effects in dark fiber, OTDR, OPM/OPS, CD and PMD data analysis
• Private optical transport networks: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, etc.
• Network infrastructure, incl. Outside Plant (OSP), Inside Plant (ISP), DataCenter IntEr-connect, DataCenter IntrA-connect (DCI), rack / space / power
• Network equipment: LAN, MAN, WAN and Submarine
• Protocols and services for voice data and video (IP, VoIP, TDMA, Wireless, FTTx, SONET/ SDH, DWDM, OTN G.709, Photonic (sublayer 0), Metro-Ethernet [10 to 40 Gbps] and Carrier-Ethernet [40 to 400 Gbps])
• Operational Support Systems (OSS), network management, inventory, provisioning and surveillance tools, techniques, software apps and technologies, such as Netckracker, Granite, TIRKS, Amdocs ARM, Metasolv, Element Management Systems (EMS), Network Management Systems (NMS), SNMP, Software Defined Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Inventory Data, and so on.
• Telecom network test and measurement equipment, tools and techniques (Exfo, Fluke, Yokogawa, Digital Lightwave, Noyes, Anritsu, JDSU, etc).
• Telecom Standard Bodies: Belcore, ITU-T, NGENA, Telcordia, IEEE, ANSI, ETSI, NEBS
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1977 | Degree: MS | Subject: Electro-Mechanics | Institution: Gubkin University / MZPI Polytechnic Institute, Moscow |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: BS | Subject: Telemetry | Institution: O&GI College, Odessa |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2016 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Telecom Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provides consulting services related to dark fiber, optical transport networks, subsea cable markets, and telecom infrastructure.• Conducts technical evaluations of optical transceivers and third-party optical module vendors. • Advises on data center design, network capacity planning, and optical equipment selection. • Supports OSS environments including EMS, NMS, SDN, NFV, and network inventory systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Employer: Facebook | Title: Network Deployment Support Engineer | Department: ENS Optical Operations |
Responsibilities:• Supported optical network systems, tools, documentation, and inventory data integrity across Facebook’s OSS platforms.• Developed and implemented Detailed Layout Records (DLRs) for OSP and ISP infrastructure. • Designed database formats for fiber characterization, fiber health, and baseline-of-light records. • Analyzed network inventory data against live EMS/NMS systems and implemented corrective actions. • Coordinated with internal teams, telecom carriers, and optical equipment vendors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2015 | Employer: CenturyLink | Title: Team Lead | Department: Network Discovery, Inventory & Provisioning Automation (NIC Program) |
Responsibilities:• Led network inventory and provisioning data conversion and migration workstreams.• Managed multi-vendor OSS environments supporting intra- and inter-carrier infrastructure. • Oversaw network discovery, inventory consolidation, and provisioning automation initiatives. • Provided project leadership, training, mentoring, and hiring support. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: Google | Title: Senior Telecom Deployment Engineer / Fiber Optic Analyst | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Designed, deployed, integrated, tested, and analyzed high-capacity global optical networks.• Performed hands-on fiber characterization including OTDR, OPM, CD, and PMD analysis. • Reviewed and accepted vendor documentation and network turn-over packages. • Supported international deployments, standards compliance, and remediation activities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services | Title: Senior Network Engineer | Department: Verizon FiOS Program |
Responsibilities:• Supported design, integration, and implementation of large-scale fiber optic and IPTV networks.• Developed acceptance test procedures and conducted failure mode effects analysis. • Interfaced with vendors, customers, and program leadership on network deployments. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2007 | Employer: LightRiver Technologies | Title: Senior Technical Support Engineer | Department: Optical Transport and Metro |
Responsibilities:• Provided remote and on-site technical support for SONET, DWDM, and Carrier Ethernet networks.• Supported network integration, test and turn-up, field engineering, and failure analysis. • Worked with carrier, utility, government, and military customers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2003 | Employer: Additional Experience | Title: Telecommunications Roles | Department: |
Responsibilities:• AT&T Wireless Services / Cingular Wireless – Network Consultant• AT&T – Senior Provisioning Design Engineer • Alcatel Submarine Networks – NOC Engineer / Provisioner • Valiant Networks – NOC / TAC Engineer (Interoperability & Operational Readiness) • WorldXchange Communications – Senior Network Analyst, Global NOC Roles supported network provisioning, submarine cable operations, NOC and TAC environments, interoperability testing, and carrier-grade transport networks. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • The Fiber Optic Association (FOA) • International Telecommunication Union |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Alcatel - 1680 OGM, 1603 DACS, 1640 OADM, 1301NMS, 1320 NMS • Lucent - LabdaUnite, WSM4.5 DWDM (Movaz), Metropolis DMX Family, LCS VoIP, FT2000, DDM2000, Charles Industries • Scrum.org – Professional Scrum Master / JIRA / Agile (Silicon Valley Poly) • ISQED - Project Management Professional (Silicon Valley Poly, PMI compatible) • Telecom Standardization, Localization, and Certification, Academy of International Trade, Moscow |
Fields of Expertise
telecommunication network, communications technology, telecommunications system design, telecommunications system, telecommunications industry, communication system engineering, optical network engineering, fiber optics, telecommunication, fiber-optic communication network, enterprise data management, voice over IP, central office switching equipment, routing, time division multiple access technology, switching, optical transport networks, DWDM, dark fiber, submarine cable networks, telecom OSS, network inventory, fiber characterization, OTDR, PMD CD analysis, carrier networks, data center interconnect