SUMMARY

• Highly motivated, goal oriented, focused individual
• 23 years in the telecommunications industry
• 10 years in telecom operations management
• 7 years telecom large project management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Proactively review and validate project plans identifying risks, issues and gaps that could impact project timelines and goals.
• Project managing large fiber infrastructure deployment to mobile carriers
• Managing the deployment of Ethernet equipment within Zayo’s core network locations, including racks, cable management/conduit and power.
• Managing fiber lateral builds into Zayo’s and customer facilities.
• Managing all infrastructure and fiber lateral budgets.
• Managing on time delivery of customers Dark fiber and Ethernet services
• Managing Equipment vendors such as Cisco, Cyan, Telco systems and Accedian.
• Managing and ordering infrastructure installation materials
• Quality assurance on all installations and customer connectivity delivers.
• Lead technical teams in the planning, deployment and operation of large complex networks and optimizing cost and performance.
• Identify network requirements with key stakeholders, develop comprehensive growth/optimization plans
• Issue and evaluate RFPs to contractors.
• Manage contractors schedule, monitor progress, identify and rectify issue that effect progress and quality of projects.
• Adjust plans over time as project conditions change.
• Lead by example and motivate teams by aligning clear performance objectives.

Confidential

Regional Project Manager/Network Deployment

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of WiMAX and Microwave sites across 17 states
• Management of deployment partners and site acquisition firms
• Managing of Telco and fiber optic connectivity to tower and roof top buildings
• Budgeting, billing, and purchase orders to contractors
• Managing site inspection and timely delivery of sites to operations.
• Vendor / contractor Master Service agreement negotiations and reconditions
• Set daily, weekly, monthly goals and drive completion
• Resolve complications and provide support and escalations
• Order Telco Services and predict capacity needs for markets while driving on timely delivery of customer orders

Confidential

Field Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily operations of Outside plant fiber optic cable including 73 (In Line Amplification Sites) along the route.
• Manage the daily operations of the large Metro market
• Oversee telecom installations and deployment to insure quality and industry standard compliance.
• Manage the electronics deployment team
• Project management for all deployment and maintenance activities that take place on the network.
• Coordinate and communicated project progress or complication to executive management and develop resolutions as required.
• Manage and maintain company’s relations and contracts with vendors and contactors.
• Forecast and manage operations budget
• Oversee and maintain company’s vehicle fleet
• Communicate and enforce company’s policies and regulations
• Insure direct reports complete all required training and are OSHA compliant.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings, quarterly evaluations and annual bonus recommendations.

Confidential

Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Experience in SONET, coax and copper telecommunications as well as facility management, outside and inside fiber splicing.
• Install new equipment racks, mount equipment, connect AC or DC power, configure, test, deliver, complete install quality assurance. Equipment installed includes however is not limited to: 1) Cisco 2) Tellabs 3) Nortel 4) Fujitsu 5) Ciena 6) Corvis 7) Turin (Infinera) 8) fiber distribution panels (FDP)
• Manage the Daily Operations workload and distribution of tasks to the technician’s area of responsibility. Includes but not limited to the states of Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas.
• Plan, design and manage new projects.
• Second level support to area techs.
• Work daily circuit order load (fiber connections between varies equipment (Fujitsu, Cisco, Nortel, Tellabs, Ciena, and Corvis)
• Complete monthly preventative maintenance schedule on 16 OP /
• AMP sites along fiber route
• Communicate with Telco’s (Qwest, ICG, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to insure circuit delivery and quality
• Oversee daily Outside plant projects, and construction Sites
• Work on HVAC Systems and power Generators such as Generac and Cummins
• Work on DC power plants, rectifiers and power distribution frames

Confidential

Senior Telecom Technician

Responsibilities:

• Worked in almost every aspect of the business during my 8 years here including but not limited to:
• Double density and high density Telecommunication frames
• Analog and Digital Circuitry
• Multiplex equipment OC 192 down to DS0, Fujitsu, Nortel, Tellabs, Alcatel, Cisco
• CPE engineering and installation Terminal and customer premises
• Fiber termination
• Most telecommunication test equipment
• DSL, ADSL, IDSL Installation and equipment; DSLAM, coper - mountain etc.
• Networking: Cisco, routers and hubs
• Network POP installation and maintenance
• Managed company’s largest web Hosting facility in the DTC Greenwood Village Area
• Provided pre-sale technical consultation for sales teams on the collocation side of the business