Sam Trevino

About Sam Trevino

Highly motivated and dedicated Electrical Engineer with over 22 years experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. Possess exceptional skills focusing on Telecom, SCADA, Automation and Networking projects. Strengths include solid problem-solving, adaptation to change in a fast paced environment and solid communication. Has the ability to understand and bridge the gap between IT and OT.

Experience

1. Sr Engineer

   Williams

   Jan 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Sr Telecom Engineer with the areas of responsibilities as follows: Transco Pipeline Gulf Coast and Offshore, Williams Tower Galleria, Eagleford Midstream, Special Corporate Projects.Key Projects and Tasks:Fiber Optics: Develop a solution to upgrade the existing Nokia 7705 SAR 1 Gbs single mode bi-directional (BiDi) fiber backbone from Houston to Philadelphia. Challenges include +160 km fiber links, optics to support 10 Gbs, Cisco equipment to support optics. Cellular: Research and pilot Private LTE and FirstNet cell sites at select locations across Williams facilities where there is little to no current cellular access. Challenges include frequency availability, use of CBRS band in the area, and cost.WiFi: Design Corporate WiFi in industrial and Class 1 Division 2 Areas within compressor station and midstream processing areas Ekahau AI Pro and Cisco C9124 AXE-B & IW6300H.Williams Tower: Design Corporate WiFi for the renovated Williams floors using Ekahau AI Pro and Cisco C9130AXI-B Access Points. Conduct WiFi heatmap studies on both pre and post renovated floors using Ekahau Sidekick & Survey. Provide support to Tier 2 and Tier 3 IT support for any network troubleshooting and Moves Adds & Changes.Transco & Midstream: Provide engineering support for any Telecom related projects within the business unit. Projects could include but not limited to the following: Pipeline Interconnects using MDS Orbit MCR (450 & 900 License & Unlicensed), Airlink RV55, VMware VeloCloud 610-LTE, Cisco IE 3300, Cisco IR1101. Compressor Station & Midstream facility new infrastructure build outs and design, fiber optic runs, tower construction & maintenance, microwave path analysis using Pathloss 6, microwave links using the following hardware: Aviat WTM CTR 8300, IRU600, Ubiquity, Cambium Networks PTP\\PMP 450-48V Power systems using Eltek Integrated rectifier and distribution, VeloCloud solutions using Direct Internet Access (DIA), Cisco Integrated Cellular, Starlink.

Education

• University of Houston-Downtown

  BS, Electrical Engineering Tech, Cum Laude

  1998 — 2001

• University of Houston-Downtown

  BS, Structural Engineering Tech, Magna Cum Laude

  1998 — 2000

• Southern Methodist University

  MS, Telecommunications

  2005 — 2007