Scott R. Kotrla

3403 Meandering Drive

Wylie, TX  75098

(214) 474-2777

skotrla@yahoo.com

About

Me

Career

Objectives

To find a challenging position in the telecommunications industry that leverages my knowledge and experience with data networks and access/metro network architectures.

Experience

Jun 2000 to

Present

Worldcom                   Technology Development Engineer              Richardson, TX

·         Helped develop the company’s Ethernet services deployment strategy, evaluating alternatives such as Ethernet over Wavelengths, Packet over SONET, Ethernet over SONET, MPLS, and RPR including capital cost modeling of each alternative.

·         Evaluated products from dozens of vendors on the basis of architecture, scalability, cost, performance, and adherence to Ethernet standards.

·         Tested performance of Ethernet switches and Ethernet over SONET products in the areas of throughput, latency, jitter, flow control, switch time, and impact of large numbers of VLANs and MAC addresses using test equipment from Ixia, Smartbits, and Adtech.

·         Helped with several of the company’s first Ethernet RFIs, RFPs, and Specifications.

·         Developed the company’s Multipoint Ethernet Services strategy, including the release of an RFI.

·         Developed Ethernet test plans for testing different types of Ethernet equipment.

·         Evaluated test equipment from several vendors for lab purchase.

Jun 1999 to

Jun 2000

Worldcom                   Local Network Design Engineer                   Richardson, TX

·         Primarily designed and ordered fiber optic systems from the OC-3 to OC-192 signal level for the Western Region, especially the San Francisco Bay Area, using equipment primarily from Fujitsu and Nortel, but also including Lucent and Alcatel.

·         Designed and ordered Alcatel, DSC, and Tellabs DCS and Nortel IDLC equipment.

·         Created Excel and Visio drawing templates for representing fiber optic systems, including high speed optics, low speed drops, and DWDM.

·         Developed a strong technical knowledge of DWDM, optical amplification, and loss budgeting.

·         Worked on detail engineering of LEC collocation cages for Project 2000, including cable running lists, rack face drawings, installation instructions, and ordering racks, cable ladders, fiber management, cross connects, power distribution, and HDSL equipment.

·         Star Performer in Operations and Technology Award.

Education

Jan 2000 to

Present

University of Texas at Dallas                                                             Richardson, TX

·         Pursuing a Masters of Business Administration with a degree expected in May 2003.

·         Cumulative GPA of 4.00/4.00 specializing in Information Technology.

Aug 1995 to

May 1999

Texas A&M University                                                                     College Station, TX

·         Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

·         Cumulative GPA of 3.95/4.00 specializing in Communications and Electromagnetics.

·         Technical electives taken include Communications, Digital Communications, Transmission Line Theory, Antenna Theory, Microwave Circuit Design, and Fiber Optic Communications.

·         Computer software knowledge in C, PSpice, Matlab, Maple V, NEC, Labview, AutoCAD, Pascal, Fortran 90, and Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel).

·         Recipient of TxTEC Telecommunications Scholarship and multiple Dean’s Honor Awards.

Additional Education Details Including Summer Work Experience

Personal

Interests

Personal interests include water skiing, scuba diving, bowling, reading, the stock market, surfing the web, network gaming, and computer programming.

References available upon request.

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Background photo courtesy of Bob Kenneavy.  Used with permission. 

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