JORGE MAURICIO SALAZAR CASTANO
Toronto,ON
Summary
Professional with entrepreneurial spirit and initiative, sense of social responsibility, oriented to teamwork and its empowerment, leader, innovative, proactive, with self-training capabilities, self-evaluation and continuous improvement, open-minded to change and with high responsibility for the fulfillment of goals and projects. With experience in: Design of voice and data transport networks, installation and tuning of equipment for cellular network; Management systems, personnel management, bidding and budgeting processes, project management and commercial management and service to corporate clients. Able to propose strategies and advance efforts aimed at achieving the proposed goals and objectives. Ability to work in interdisciplinary groups for the execution of projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Network Design and Implementation Engineer
IN2 Innovación En Ingeniería SAS
07.2019 - 07.2023
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
- Assisted with implementation and support of network monitoring tools.
- Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware.
- Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
- Perform maintenance and upgrade to ensure the network remains operational
- Installed, supported and maintained company hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices.
SERVICES ADVISOR III AT TIGO UNE
MANPOWER GROUP
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Establish and cultivate relationships with the company's customers.
- Perform technical and commercial support for SME customers and improve the perception of the quality of service that customers receive from Tigo Une.
- Promote the use of new services and technologies according to the needs identified in the company's knowledge.
- Evaluate the requirements of customers to give an adequate and timely response to their requests.
Purchasing Professional
Base Y Anclajes SAS
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Lead the management of purchases in the company, supporting the different administrative and technical activities in the timely acquisition of goods and services for their correct functioning and development, adding value to the company and in compliance with the business philosophy.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Checked items received against items ordered by verifying receipts.
- Computed and created purchase orders in [System] to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
Wireless Link Analyst Mayor's Office of Medellin
Emtelco S.A
01.2015 - 08.2015
- Supervise the wireless telecommunications network of the municipality of Medellín.
- Provide support and improvement practices for the network.
- Make new designs and facilities for the new service points of the municipality of Medellín.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of the wireless communications network that provides service to the external headquarters of the mayor's office of Medellín.
Transmission Network Design Engineer
Comcel S.A.
01.2008 - 07.2014
- Lead and support the design and implementation team of the voice and data transport network for Western Colombia.
- Accompany the process of providing transmission resources necessary to support the growth of traffic and the expansion in coverage of the cellular network of Western Colombia.
- Participate in the design of the backbone network of voice and data transport for western Colombia and its optimization.
- Participate in the design and implementation of access networks for the different base stations of Comcel.
- Participate in interconnection projects and network synergies with other operators.
- Lead projects in the West and Coast for the provision of services to third parties.
- Support the budget control and generation of requests for orders from Management, review of services and supplies received to satisfaction and entry of compliance forms.
- Coordinate work to be carried out through contractors.
Cellular Network Project Coordinator
DBTechnology Ltda
06.2006 - 12.2007
- Coordinate projects for SDH and PDH transmission networks of cellular network operators.
- Coordinate the personnel of the company for the different projects of installation and commissioning of radio bases and transmission projects.
- Control budgets for different projects.
- Installation and tuning of PDH and SDH radio links and SDH multiplexers.
- Supervision and review of the set-up of cellular network base stations.
- Troubleshooting circuits used in RF transmission independently and with site engineers.
- Identifying and repairing faults in finished assemblies making adjustments as required.
- Identifying the causes of faults and work with on-site teams to implement preventative measures so that they do not happen again.
- Maintaining documentation of test cases.
- Performing routine antenna capability tests.
Education
Specialist in Management For Engineers. - Management And Leadership
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Medellin, Colombia01.2010
Electronic Engineer - Network And Telecommunications Engineering Technology
Universidad San Buenaventura
Medellin, Colombia07.2006
Skills
- Design and Implementation
- Hardware Installation
- Circuit Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Network Device Monitoring
- Technical Support
- Network Troubleshooting
- Project Management
- Equipment Configuration
- Infrastructure Solutions
- Technical Solutions Development
- Telecommunications Systems
- Network System Design
- User Support
- Engineering and Technology
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Limited Working
Timeline
Network Design and Implementation Engineer
IN2 Innovación En Ingeniería SAS
07.2019 - 07.2023
SERVICES ADVISOR III AT TIGO UNE
MANPOWER GROUP
06.2017 - 06.2019
Purchasing Professional
Base Y Anclajes SAS
08.2015 - 08.2016
Wireless Link Analyst Mayor's Office of Medellin
Emtelco S.A
01.2015 - 08.2015
Transmission Network Design Engineer
Comcel S.A.
01.2008 - 07.2014
Cellular Network Project Coordinator
DBTechnology Ltda
06.2006 - 12.2007
Specialist in Management For Engineers. - Management And Leadership
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Electronic Engineer - Network And Telecommunications Engineering Technology
Universidad San Buenaventura
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