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Darren Chen

Darren Chen

OSP Engineer | GIS Professional

San Diego (92126) United States (California)
Employed Available
I have 2 years of Telecommunications Outside Plant Engineering experience.
One of my notable accomplishments is leading the launch of a Fiber Optic OSP drafting team for CHC Consulting. This endeavor involved the delivery of the following results:
  • Ongoing development of training material with SMEs
  • Coordinated hundreds of projects for a team of over 20 OSP engineers with varying levels of experience and strengths.
  • Instituted a culture of collaboration and ongoing education of team members.
  • Managed workflow to meet project deadlines with spreadsheets and proprietary accounting software.
  • Used documentation control and reference material in order to meet the varying market engineering standards with a high degree of consistency, and value to the customer.
  • Automation of workflow records-keeping for business analysis and reports.
Resume created on DoYouBuzz
  • OSP Network Engineering:
    • Experienced in accounting fiber from the backbone to the customer dmark
    • Updated content on splice sheets, narrative documents, forms, and GIS maps of fiber optic network as well as ISP and OSP inventory.
    • Designed underground and aerial plant with respect to local codes and market engineering standards
    • Updated OSP Network Designs onto GIS tools for Google Fiber, AT&T, and CenturyLink.
    • Acquired Public Utilities Data online
    • Drafting construction prints with AutoCAD
  • Training Development:
    • Responsible for the design, hosting, and coordination of multiple classes for OSP Junior Engineers and OSP Engineers
    • Created reference documents for tracking design standards, and workflow progress tracking
    • Recorded training videos for training and internal archival purposes
  • OSP Project Coordination:
    • Distributed tasks for a team of over 20 OSP Junior Engineers
    • Launched a proprietary project management application with a small OSP project planning team
    • Application launching duties included: revising the work breakdown structure, supported application engineers with debug reports and user feedback, administrative support to users, a daily report to the CEO, generating live reports for project managers
  • Project Management Administration with P6:
    • Automation of tasks with P6 Global Change Tool
    • Generated reports in P6
  • Work with customers over the phone to review, calculate, and release commercial insurance policy renewals in accordance to specified guidelines.
  • Create and communicate "win-win" scenarios in all customer interactions.
  • Arranged emergency travel assistance and guided active duty service members worldwide through highly time-sensitive military travel procedures.
  • Facilitate emergency communications for the United States Armed Forces
  • Suicide prevention and crisis intervention for the United States Armed Forces.
  • Disburse emergency financial assistance for service members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
  • Acquire and disseminate information with accurate database inquiries.
Company Description
In an off-duty project, I spearheaded a project to enhance the training system for the SAF department. The project involves the development of a Learning Management System that organizes training in a structured environment for trainees, and features reporting functions to managers.
  • Create and edit Red Cross resource layers using ARCGIS 10.
  • Create and manage geographical database using ARCCatalog.

Disaster Team Leader (Volunteer)

American Red Cross
2008 to 2013
Volunteer Work
San Diego
United States - California
  • Assess the needs of disaster clients, and first responders.
  • Facilitate emergency shelter, food, and information for disaster clients.
  • Speak on live cameras with News Network professionals regarding disaster services (with clients' permission).