Chester Czaja
Education
New Hope-Solebury High School
Diploma
Delaware County Community College
Study for Business Administration (Transferred to Temple)
Temple University
BBA in Management Information Systems
Technical Expertise
Systems: Windows server 98/2000/2008, Windows XP/7, Linux, UNIX
Software: MS Office Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Visio, VMware
Hardware: PC / Rack mounted server installation and repair, cable management, KVM, routers, switches, hubs, UPS (APC), CATV Headend and HFC plant equipment, QAM/QPSK, DNCS, DAC
Networking: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN, FTP, Cat5e and coaxial cable termination
Specialized Expertise
– A broad understanding of the equipment found in a CATV Headend plant
– Cisco and Motorola Headend plant, VOD systems (SeaChange)
– Set-top box provisioning/initializing and diagnostic navigation/troubleshooting
Employment Experience
SeaChange International
Headend Lab Technician
– Installation and maintenance of Windows/Linux rack mounted servers
– Installation and maintenance of Cisco and Motorola Headend plant in a lab environment
– Installed and maintained Seachange VOD servers (Axiom/Adrenaline) and media clusters
– Installation of new headend equipment
– Troubleshoot, maintain RF problems
– Supported VOD software engineers in a headend lab environment
– Supported SQA engineers in a headend lab environment
– Created system documentation and network topology using Visio
– Maintained system documentation through internal mediawiki server
– Ran RF and network cables throughout lab and office building
– Installation and repair of overhead coaxial cable linking and distribution
Comcast
Headend Engineer
– Works with team of engineers to maintain and support Hybrid fibre-coaxial plant/Headend lab and Data center.
– Installation and maintenance of equipment related to a coaxial and fiber environment.
– Provide base level monitoring, health check and status of lab infrastructure.
– Utilize tools and test equipment to analyze and align digital RF signals throughout multiple floors and buildings.