What is your job title or what do you call yourself? 2

[mickaloha]

I am a systems administrator who also supports our PBX and I am trying to find a job title that incorporates both of my primary functions at work. Looking on the web doesn't yield much information though so I came to the source. I thought about converged telecom engineer but I was thinking that there might be an industry title out there already that maybe I am not aware exists. Any information that you have regarding matter would be great. Thank you in advance for any information provided.

 

[GMinTX]

Well most people where I work call me the "phone guy"
Also known as Telecommunications Tech. Some companys put levels 1-4 with it.

 

[1a22ip]

I like to call myself "The Duke Of Dial Tone"

ED

1a2 to ip I seen it all

 

[Duaneness]

I too am known within the company as "the phone guy", however my official title is "Telephony Administrator." Before that I was the "Telecommunications Analyst."

- Duaneness

 

[MadAccess]

Systems Admin is appropriate. I am a Systems Engineer (computers) but I also do phone stuff. I've been dubbed title "phone guy" however.

 

[mickaloha]

Thank you for all of your answers. Systems administrator it is then.

 

[PBXTech]

Voice Network Systems Administrator is a catchy one too.

 

[Bobg1]

Communications Administrator

 

[manfmmd]

Telecom Technician aka "scapegoat"

 

[chiefred]

I have seen a few different variations
voice engineer
communications engineer or technician

 

[n00benduser]

Director of Facility Operations. Sounds good until sh*t hits the fans...then I become President of Corporate Whoring and Yes Communications :|

 

[mmcalli]

Voice Systems Engineer aka. "The phone guy".
I also trained and underwent testing to get the CCNT (Certified Convergent Network Technologies) certification through TIA

http://www.tiaonline.org/marketdev/credentialing/convergent.cfm

This is my way of focusing on my interest and skills in this arena.
So now I'm "the phone guy" CCNT
:>)

 

[no25]

<Drops a tear after reading &quot;The Phone Guy&quot;, sniff...>

 

[AvayaHelp]

I sign my emails ITO Support Specialist III and Avaya Telecom Admin. The ITO stands for Information Technology & Operations, in our company it is a known acronym. But when I call people internally the Phone displays: 'TelecomDude' which funny enough I saw someone here use the same name as their handle, I guess it's a cool name, whatever.

Avaya, Octel, AUDIX, CMS and other fun stuff.

&quot;There is always a way, it may not be pretty but there is always a way.&quot;

&quot;I don't have a technical solution to your management problem.&quot; <PeaveyPhones>

P:-D

 

[mdeeves]

Master of the unexplained

 

[Dunstan]

Senior Communication's Specialist is the title bestowed upon me by my HR dept.

 

[JAS04]

I'm known as the &quot;phone lady&quot;, &quot;phone gal&quot; LOL However, my official HR title is &quot;Telecommunications Analyst II&quot;. That means I do everything. Good luck!

 

[PeaveyPhones]

Sr Telecom Eng.
I have complete control and responsibility over the PBX/VM voice and data circuits, and cell phones. AMC's, I check all related invoices. Haggle with vendors. Make things work that should not work.
When I arrived my boss asked what title I wanted. I suggested Telecom Manager. The &quot;Manager&quot; part was unacceptable at the company I work at. So I settled for the Senior label.
Phone guy of course. That's a given, and in casual conversation it's fine, but I would not use phone guy or phone dude on my display or any correspondence. It might tend to marginalize my job. We must demand respect from the idiots, sorry users, who (or is it whom?) we allow to use our phones! And they are OUR phones. THEEEY, will use the phone at a place and time of my choosing!

Richard
Master of All Things Telecom

 

[avayaman]

Before I recently retired, I was the principal implementor & System Designer for Avaya PBX's & Call centers in my compnay (Canada's second largest Telecom). I put together the software sheets for the installer to type into the PBX at install.

Now I'm freelancing a bit, although my desire to have anything to do with phones is declining rapidly as time goes on.

Paul Beddows

Consulting, Avaya/EAS implementation, Training
Vancouver, Canada
E-mail avaya@vancouver.hm

 

[n00benduser]

GAH!! Paul, say it aint so!