Louis Botchway
Little Paxton,Cambridgehsire
Summary
Telecommunications engineering professional with expertise in single-mode fibre knowledge and cable handling. Demonstrates proficiency in fibre optic testing and enhancing customer satisfaction through patience and tolerance. Confident and competent in working at height. Problem-solving team player with experience identifying root causes of engineering faults.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Teleconferencing engineer
Akkodis
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2024.07 - 2025.05
- Would survey rooms for video conferencing units and draw them up on AutoCAD. Will then go to various military sites and install the kits as I have drawn them on AutoCAD.
Fibre splicer
Lanes-I
London
2023.05 - 2024.07
- Building a combination of small, medium and large fibre nodes according to a splice path. Splicing up to 288F cables. Cable management with yellow tape to keep cables away from harm as well as looking clean and tidy.
Full fibre engineer
Openreach
Hertfordshire
2022.04 - 2023.05
- Providing broadband to the premises via the overhead and underground network. Civil avoidance which allowed me to do soft digs to fix ducting underground and complex fibre faulting. I am also trained on and can read OTDR traces as well as build splitters in the network.
Apprentice fibre engineer
Openreach
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2021.01 - 2022.04
- Providing broadband to the premises via the overhead and underground network and basic fault finding.
Supervisor
Tesco
Stevenage
2018.08 - 2021.01
- Cashier, creating rota's, replenishing stock, cash paperwork, cash handling, stock control and, taking deliveries.
Independent sales advisor
Bravington Capital
Southampton
2018.03 - 2018.07
- Direct marketing, selling products face to face.
Customer Assistant
Asda
Southampton
2016.09 - 2018.03
- Replenish stock, cashier, process stock and modular maintenance.
Customer Assistant
Asda
Stevenage
2015.03 - 2016.09
- Replenishing stock
Customer Assistant
Primark
Stevenage
2014.06 - 2014.09
- Cashier and replenishing stock
Customer Assistant
Sainsburys
Stevenage
2013.12 - 2014.01
- Cashier and replenishing stock
Education
Level 3 BTEC Double Diploma - Sports Coaching Development and Fitness
Barnwell School
2013.01 - 2015.01
Level 3 BTEC - Music Technology
Barnwell School
2013.01 - 2015.01
2 Level 2 BTEC's - Sports Science, Business Studies
Barnwell School
2011.01 - 2013.01
7 GCSE's - Maths, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Barnwell School
2011.01 - 2013.01
Skills
- Single-Mode fibre knowledge
- Cable handling
- Telecommunications engineering
- Fibre optic testing
- Customer satisfaction enhancement
- Patience and tolerance
- Working at height confidence
- Working at height competency
Custom
Available upon request.
Affiliations
- Football
- Gym
- Gardening
- Watching sports
Certification
Telecoms Field Operative Apprenticeship Completed in April 2022
FA Level 1 Football Coaching Completed in February 2016
NRSWA
- (LA) - Location and avoidance of underground apparatus. (Expiry 03/05/2027)
- (O1) - Signing, lighting and guarding. (Expiry 23/02/2026)
- (O2) - Excavation in the highway. (Expiry 03/05/2027)
- (O3) - Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials. (Expiry 03/05/2027)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Teleconferencing engineer
Akkodis
2024.07 - 2025.05
Fibre splicer
Lanes-I
2023.05 - 2024.07
Full fibre engineer
Openreach
2022.04 - 2023.05
Apprentice fibre engineer
Openreach
2021.01 - 2022.04
Supervisor
Tesco
2018.08 - 2021.01
Independent sales advisor
Bravington Capital
2018.03 - 2018.07
Customer Assistant
Asda
2016.09 - 2018.03
Customer Assistant
Asda
2015.03 - 2016.09
Customer Assistant
Primark
2014.06 - 2014.09
Customer Assistant
Sainsburys
2013.12 - 2014.01
Level 3 BTEC Double Diploma - Sports Coaching Development and Fitness
Barnwell School
2013.01 - 2015.01
Level 3 BTEC - Music Technology
Barnwell School
2013.01 - 2015.01
2 Level 2 BTEC's - Sports Science, Business Studies
Barnwell School
2011.01 - 2013.01
7 GCSE's - Maths, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Barnwell School
2011.01 - 2013.01