WADE DURRANT

12666 West Flower Street

Avondale, AZ 85392
H: (623) 535-7711 M: (623) 640-3549
wdurrant@q.com

SKILLS MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Provides leadership qualities at all times.
• Initiate decisions and delegate tasks successfully.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while working in a busy
environment.
• Ability to work under pressure without direct supervision.
• Dependable in both attendance and punctuality.
• Recognizes and participates being a valuable team-player.
• Maintain positive and moral work ethics under all circumstances.
• Detailed oriented.
• Manage time and budget to ensure successful project completion and
profitability.
• Motivate employees to work as a team.
• Direct projects and personnel effectively.
• Exhibits self-motivation and confidence.
• Recommends and initiates solutions to complex problems.
• Provides crew with training and guidance.
• Adheres and enforces company safety rules and policies.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• Superior human relation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to communicate and interact with all parties (client, crew
and vendors).
• Maintains proper documentation on daily tasks.
• Excels at being the project liaison or “go-to†person.
• Interacts with internal departments for problem identification and
resolution.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Hardware: Microprocessor Systems, Analog & Digital Control
Systems,Analog & Digital Communications, PROM’s, Parallel-Vector

Mainframes, IC Troubleshooting, Fiber Optic Splicing & Testing

Equipment
• Equipment: Analog & Digital Oscilloscopes, Digital Multimeters,
Power Sources, Signal Generators, Optical Fiber Management and P
rep
Tools, All types of Optical Fiber Cable, Single and Mass Fiber F
usion
Machines and Cleavers, Power Meters, and Visual Fault Locators
• Software: MS Windows OS Platforms, MS Office, MS DOS, UNIX, Internet
and Email Programs, Turbo C++, Visual Basic, 80x86 Assembly, 680
00
Assembly, Labview, CAPFAST, GN Networks, EXFO Toolbox 5
EXPERIENCE
10/05 – 09/09 PRESIDENT, Palm Valley Spa Delivery, LLC., Litchfield Park, AZ:
Co-owned and managed a small spa delivery and installation company. Kept detail
ed
bookkeeping for accounting, human resources, billing, and equipment maintenance.

Aggressively helped in generating new sales and continuing sales. Interviewed a

nd
trained new employees. Improved profit in second year of business despite a slo
wer
market.
05/04 to 08/05 CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANT, Rural Electric, Mesa, AZ: Reviewed by
management as a valuable asset to the company. Responsible for new placement of

electrical conduit and wire according to blueprints. Demonstrated the ability t

o
lead and train new hires. Continuously learning the aspects of the trade. Comp
leted
OSHA, CPR, First Aid and skid steer certification classes.
12/01 to 05/04 PROJECT SUPERVISOR / MANAGER, FiberConnect, Inc./Alcoa Fujikura,
Phoenix, AZ / Alpharetta, GA: Managed multiple optical fiber splicing and testi
ng
projects across the U.S. at one time. Supervised million dollar projects and th
eir
associated crews. Accountable for job performance and client approval. Tracked
and
documented daily progress reports. Coordinated tasks and addressed issues with
the
Client Field Supervisor on a daily basis. Analyzed all data from the field and
prepared a “fail/pass†spreadsheet for the Field Supervisor for any corrective action
needed. Constructed all test packages as required by the client. Contacted the
proper vendors to schedule equipment maintenance and repairs or replacements if
needed. Conducted safety and training meetings every week. Ordered parts and
supplies with vendors as needed. Recruited and assisted in the interview proces
s of
new hires. Responsible for making travel arrangements for all technicians.
12/98 to 12/01 FIELD SUPERVISOR / LEAD TECHNICIAN, FiberConnect, Inc., Phoenix,
AZ:
Expert at optical fiber splicing and testing with a one-percent or less loss fai
lure.
Responsible for assigning daily tasks to crew members. Oversee immediate custom
er
concerns and issues. Assured performance and quality was to client’s approval by
staying within direct contact of their inspectors. Collected and recorded all da
ily
progress for management. Enforced company safety rules and policies. Coordinat
ed
with the proper vendors to schedule equipment maintenance and repairs or replace
ments
if needed. Taught new employees the fundamentals of optical fiber splicing and
testing.
02/97 to 04/98 SYSTEM TEST ENGINEER, Cray Research, Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI: S
ystem
Test Check Out or STCO division - Integral part of the hardware and software
functionality of Cray mainframes. Performed mainframe module test from a
workstation. Documented online a detailed report on all modules or mainframes t
ested
for the day. Part of a team that commissioned supercomputers all over the world
.
EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
DeVry University, Phoenix, AZ
February 1997.
References available upon request.