Matthew McDonald

• Currently provide engineering and project management for our Network Capacity Engineering Team
• I am responsible for building capacity within our data centers as well as providing remote support to all data center engineers
• I do end to end transport engineering on Google network as well as working with other vendors on portions outside of Google Network
• I am proficient in many platforms such as Infinera, Nokia, Ciena, BTI, Cisco and other proprietary systems
• I also provide basic turn-up for Arista, Juniper and Cisco Routers
• Provide remote testing support, capturing test results, reviewing of results and approving tests completed in the field
• I am an advanced trouble-shooting remote support engineer for NASA and APAC regions
• I have written our basic leased wave troubleshooting guidelines and keep our field testing guide updated for multiple test sets
• I write many internal process documents to assist engineers and create base structure to implement proven pilot processes
• Most recent NPI’s are DR4+ retrofits and 400ZR of which I co-authored our training materials and published in NDL
• Typical day consists of working with designers, capacity calculations, creating material orders, deployment packages, field activities tickets and fully managing all projects
• I am responsible for ensuring our projects get completed on time and meet all of Google's criteria
• I regularly interact with multiple vendors, suppliers and other Engineers
• Currently use a variety of project management tools on a regular basis

• Provided field support for projects or maintenance activities in Google Data Centers and POPs as well as remote testing support, capturing test results, reviewing of results and approving tests completed in the field
• Maintained numerous POP locations and a data center with testing, troubleshooting, patching, audits or any other activities requested within Google
• Typical day consists of monitoring contractors, audits / inventory, quality audits, installations, running/testing fibers, OTDR testing, BER testing, remote support on testing and approving
• Use of Exfo, Veex and basic troubleshooting/test equipment on a regular basis.

Before Google

• Manager for Pauley Construction and splicing-test/turn-up team
• Responsibilities include overseeing fiber splicing, testing, characterization, turn-up, writing of MOPS, provisioning of remote equipment and handing over to our customer
• Project manager overseeing employees and contractors performing field work and keeping projects on track
• I trained employees on the use of fusion splicers and test equipment to complete a full working fiber path to hand over to our customers
• Regular use of Fujikara fusion machines, Exfo OTDR's and basic turn-up equipment needed to troubleshoot
• As a District Manager I also provided budgeting for multiple teams as well as keeping our time and expenses in check
• Approved internal time as well as contractors time and invoices
• I was responsible for invoice / billing review on all projects within and provided checks and balances accordingly.

• For Centurylink National longhaul network
• As an operations engineer on Centurylinks longhaul network we continuously built out infrastructure within data centers and all pop locations
• We maintained OSP fiber into buildings, installed equipment, onsite turn-up / troubleshooting
• We managed contractors on a daily basis and provided quality control from every aspect
• We also managed our OSP facility from splicing fiber, characterization, testing, troubleshooting, as well as field engineering
• Extensive background from placing fiber to handing over a working network
• I have experience with the following troubleshooting equipment: OTDRs and OSAs
• Regular use with the following: DLI, Spirent, T-Berd, Sunrise, JDSU, Exfo test sets and Fujikara fusion machines.

• Was a member of the network transport operations group
• Provided virtual monitoring, remote testing and provisioning for Qwest circuits in the US
• Extensive troubleshooting and remote field support on DS0 to OC-192
• Customer interfacing on a regular basis while working with field support, internally and with numerous carriers
• Experience with remote testing platforms and specialized troubleshooting chronics and intermittent issues.

• My role with, consisted of engineering, installation, turn ups, and testing optical / DWDM switch and data products
• Building of extensive DWDM longhaul networks around the US
• Have had a roll in every point of network turn-up from engineering, install, turn-up, testing, provisioning, and turn-key customer delivery
• Fully provisioned cross connects and mapping on large client networks from DS0 thru OC192
• Built out customer networks from the beginning to the end
• I had the opportunity to build multiple customer networks all over the world and watch them grow
• Very familiar with Nortel switching products and Nortel optical products as well as many other manufacturers.