Kerwyn Murphy
Security
Cape Town
Summary
Experienced Fiber Technician with a strong background in high and low-risk areas across the Western Cape. Passionate about firearms, security, and providing exceptional customer service. Eager to leverage skills and enthusiasm in a new career opportunity that effectively combines passions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Armed Security Officer
Wolfpack Protection Services Western Cape
04.2025 - Current
- Safeguarded valuable assets and clients into high risk areas.
- Participated in ongoing professional training, staying current on industry trends and best practices for armed security officers.
- Improved team coordination with regular security briefings and training sessions.
- Demonstrated sound judgment under pressure when making critical decisions regarding site safety and threat mitigation measures.
- Ensured safe transportation of high-value items with meticulous planning and execution of security measures.
Senior Fibre Technician
FibreUp (FTTB)
05.2023 - 11.2024
- Kept track of inventory and supplies that needed restocking
- Loaded, unloaded, prepared, inspected, and operated vehicles
- Provided training for trainees
- FTTH fault finding and locating fibre faults on existing network
- Ensure that fibre tests conform to installation specification and within link loss budget
- Identify and repair fibre faults and damages within the stipulated minimum time as per SLA
- Repairs and/or cutovers are done to the standard as specified in SLA
- Preventative maintenance on existing fibre network
- Perform link builds on network.
Senior Fibre Technician
Vea-Tel (Vuma FTTH)
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Kept track of inventory and supplies that needed restocking
- Loaded, unloaded, prepared, inspected, and operated vehicles
- Provided training for trainees
- FTTH fault finding and locating fibre faults on existing network
- Ensure that fibre tests conform to installation specification and within link loss budget
- Identify and repair fibre faults and damages within the stipulated minimum time as per SLA
- Repairs and/or cutovers are done to the standard as specified in SLA
- Preventative maintenance on existing fibre network
- Perform link builds on network.
Senior Fibre Technician/ Supervisor
Tsar Projects (Telkom FTTH)
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Attend site meetings
- Set daily, weekly, and monthly targets
- Kept track of inventory and supplies that needed restocking
- Followed labour pick up routes, points, and time schedules to transport them to and from sites
- Loaded, unloaded, prepared, inspected, and operated vehicles
- Supervisory duties which included: Allocation of work, ensuring all health and safety protocols are followed, assess work completed
- Technician duties: installations, plan work, OTDR Analysis by ensuring accurate OTDR testing and analysis
- Provided training for all technicians and trainees
- Fault finding and repair.
Senior Filtration Technician
H20 (CT Services)
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Contacting clients regarding products, orders and booking of appointments
- Managed orders of products placed for set clients and installations
- Daily route planning and scheduling
- Kept track of inventory and supplies that needed restocking in work vehicle
- Daily vehicle inspections according to company policies
- Site inspections
- Provide accurate quotations for clients
- Installations of new products
- Maintenance and upkeep of existing installations
- Follow up customer care.
Junior Fibre Technician
Dark Fibre Africa (DFA FTTB)
07.2017 - 01.2019
- Accepted promotional job offer in line with career goals to work closely with manager during extended and irregular work hours where applicable to meet deliverables
- Build links effectively as per SI to meet DFA specification and quality standards
- Takes responsibility for splicing new customer up on network, building the link as per SI, and returning splicing instructions as build and pack to Project Manager
- Restoration of Breaks (MTTR) and network availability: Ensure restoration of all breaks in quickest time possible and within the set SLA
- Fault finding and restoring breaks in the quickest time possible and within the set SLA agreement
- Maintaining shortest timelines between temporary and permanent repairs
Education
Certified Fibre Optic Technician -
Triple Play
Mechatronic Engineering Studies - undefined
False Bay College (Westlake Campus)
Grade 12 - undefined
Wynberg Boys High School
Skills
Computer skills
Executive protection
Non-lethal weapons
Body armor usage
Firearms proficiency
Customer service
Effective communication
Time management
Security procedures
Honest and dependable
Certification
Certified Fibre Optic Technician
Affiliations
Psira Registered
Fibre Optic Association, Inc, 2017-01-01, Present
Timeline
Armed Security Officer
Wolfpack Protection Services Western Cape
04.2025 - Current
Senior Fibre Technician
FibreUp (FTTB)
05.2023 - 11.2024
Senior Fibre Technician
Vea-Tel (Vuma FTTH)
03.2022 - 12.2022
Senior Fibre Technician/ Supervisor
Tsar Projects (Telkom FTTH)
01.2020 - 03.2022
Senior Filtration Technician
H20 (CT Services)
02.2019 - 07.2019
Junior Fibre Technician
Dark Fibre Africa (DFA FTTB)
07.2017 - 01.2019
Mechatronic Engineering Studies - undefined
False Bay College (Westlake Campus)
Grade 12 - undefined
Wynberg Boys High School
Certified Fibre Optic Technician -
Triple Play
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