OUTSIDE PLANT NETWORK ENGINEER TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PROJECT MANAGER - FIBER/COPPER SOLUTIONS

fRONTIER cOMMUNICATIONS / TEK SYSTEMS - NETWORK OSP DESIGN ENGINEER , MARCH 2011 - July 2012- GLOVERSVILLE , NY

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIBER OPTIC NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN REGION, FAMILIAR WITH M6 DRAFTING TOOL, INFINIUM BUDGETING SYSTEM, VISIO

Engineering/Project Management Professional with extensive, reliable experience in Project, People Resource, and Financial Management. Laser focused on accuracy of work prints, customer service deadlines and corporate profitability & revenue margins. Displays intuitive interpersonal, negotiation, and team building skills fostering loyalty and trust from the CWA and IBEW associates as well as customer market base. Known for being a creative problem solver, analytical, flexible, tenacious and adaptable. Areas of expertise include: Personnel management and supervision,

• Lead Project Engineer -DOT Projects
• Team Leader (SPOC-BRI ISDN,FLMA,
• NYS DOT Contracts, Customer Billing
• Asset / Capital Recovery /Increase
• Profitability, Cost Estimate Preparation
• Training, Mentoring and Skills Development
• Staff Specialist for Capital budget of $250M
• Design and Implementation, Project
• Management, utility's coordinator
• Customer Turf Base ~ 30K lines
• Broadband Design (OC-3,OC-1,DS-3,DS-1, DSL, FIOS, FTTP, SONET optical designs), VOIP, PRI ISDN
• Customer advocate (business and residential)
• Positron Electrical Protection Telecom Systems

professional experience

Confidential, Menands, NY 1990-2009
Outside Plant Facilities Engineer Design Customer Service and Implementation
Served as Project Manager, Designer, Implementer, Negotiator, Turf Financial Manager, Turf Contract
Administrator, Single Point of Contact for internal and external customers, Subject Matter Expert in Legal Depositions and Court proceedings. Engineer for Clifton Park, Jonesville, Round Lake, Mechanicville and Latham for 20 years - strong public and business contact and recognition for service

• Developed / Engineered custom fiber optic engineering solutions using multiplexer broadband technology for customers
• such as MET Life, Department of Homeland Security, Division of Military and Naval Affairs, NYS Police and
• U.S. Geological Survey, Luther Forest Technology Campus (AMD), NYS National Guard and British American Development Co., NYSERDA
• Contacted prospective customers prior to a sales requests establishing a relationshipas their public utility
• Communications consultant to help provide the best customer service experience available.
• Developed construction schedules acceptable to the developer/customer and cleared road blocks to avoid project completion delays and additional incurred capital project expense.
• Obtained required easements and permits based on engineering design criteria.
• Procured equipment from various corporate approved vendors, scheduled installations using company CWA/IBEW union associates and contracted labor work force, bid out large projects for competitive pricing.
• Checked field progress and quality reviewed workmanship prior to installation of service.
• Coordinated joint utility meetings with local and NYS municipalities also internal/external organizations, i.e. (Network Operations, TIRKS, Switch Administration, (OSP) Outside Plant Construction, Central Office Implementation, OSP Planning, Specials & POTS Installation groups) to ensure services were operational by customer/corporate desired in service date. Developed project cost estimates, authored the official budget package for corporate approval and monitored expenditures through project completion.

Confidential, Menands, NY 1987-1990
Scheduling Engineer
Served as Lead Engineer for scheduling of NE District capital program work ~$30M a year, including, incidental customer driven (RUSH)work, sales initiative projects, capital program work for 13 Central Office Districts ~ 280K NAL and assigned sufficient roadblock free work for each construction district comprised of a work force of ~50 Lineman, Splicers, Flaggers and field managers each month.

• Conducted monthly joint intra-departmental meetings with various group managers to proactively eliminate possible delays and sequence completion of their work prior to loading work assignments to the construction districts monthly work load.
• Prioritized work to meet customer and corporate due dates as well as corporate initiatives directly tied to the capital program and sale of tariff services for growth of revenue and market share.
• Project managed in an engineering capacity to field questions and resolve on the spot problems.

Confidential, Albany, NY 1985-1987
Engineer Staff Manager (Financial Budgets and Results, Capital Expense
Assisted(3) AVP level managers assemble district budgets for the Upstate NY Region.

• Assembled financials for the yearly Upstate Capital Program ~$250M and Expense Budget ~$60M
• Assisting each districts' first and second level staff prepare input for inclusion in the Upstate program.
• Analyzed and quantified monthly actuals vs. projected results by district for capital and expense.
• Obtained district level explanations for monthly budget variations and presented a verbal and visual report to the Division VP and staff prior to submission to corporate financial staff.
• Worked directly with corporate financial staff on corporate initiatives included in the Upstate budget.
• Reported monthly results to Corporate Headquarters for financial records booking providing clarifications if required.
• Provided bi-annual, and year end actual capital and expense results for corporate financial disclosure to NYS PSC.
• Brainstormed presentations ideas for major Upstate corporate initiatives i.e. analog switch replacements, remote terminal deployment, fiber optic trunk route saturation and diversity then prepared the presentations for inclusion during VP, CEO and Corporate Officer conferences.
• Managed a report staff to assist in clerical functions, data gathering and presentation preparations.

Confidential, Albany, NY 1983-1984
Engineer Inter-Office Circuit Design/Implementation

• Designed interoffice carrier trunks for long haul transmission.
• Spearheaded the 1st automated Circuit Design Engineering pricing/ordering program.

education / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / skills

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical Engineering
Bachelor\'s Electrical Engineering Technology
Electrical Construction and Maintenance
New Horizons Computer Learning Center - IT Certifications, HVCC - Radiology AAS pending New Horizons Computer Learning Center

Digital Electronics Broadband Telecom Training in SONET, FIOS, Litespan, ATT SLC-5, DMS-Urban, Wescom, ADC, NORTEL, FUJITSU, Rockwell equipment. Preformed Splicing and installation functions

Certifications
IT Certifications - CompTIA A+(Certified), Network+ (Certified)
NYSSecurity Guard Certified hold a validNYS Pistol Permit