Michael L. van de Sandt

425 6th St.   P.O. Box 172    Mead, CO 80542

Cell: (303) 993-9521     E-mail: mvandes@q.com

 

OSP Engineer

Summary of Qualifications

·         Experienced in the telecommunications engineering, design and construction industry

·         Fluent in Word, Excel, MS Project, MS Office, Map Info, Netscape, MS Visio.

·         Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Micro station and several proprietary computer  programs 

·         Knowledgeable in the following: Safety Precautions, Principles of Construction, Copper and Fiber Optic Cable design, Conduit and Manhole design, Feeder and Distribution design.

·         OSP-FM / Bidmaster / Fireworks and proprietary computer programs trained.

 

Education/Training

                 Industrial Electronics Engineering Technology Greene County Vo-Tech School Xenia, Ohio  

2000 hr course - A.A.S. equivalency by the Ohio Association of Colleges

 

Professional Experience

·         Designed cable, conduit and manhole systems in metropolitan and rural areas as well as utility service layout and design for remote site developments, residential tracts, and services for new commercial buildings, business parks and related structures.

·         Conducted feasibility studies, layout designs, construction coordination, scheduling, permitting, and inspection of construction projects for conformance to all applicable local standards and codes

·         Audited connections of commercial buildings to the local telephone network.

·         Coordinated capacity planning and construction of client and company projects.

·         Engineered, designed, built and conditioned fiber, copper, coax and wireless networks including plant for local and site services.

·         Performed Business As Usual activities that including site surveys, facility audits, feasibility studies, permit activity, utility layouts, directional boring callouts, etc...

·         Designed, built and managed various network plant projects including the production of plans and designs for the placing, removal, re-arrangement and maintenance of facilities, conduits, cables, coax, and fiber optic cable and associated switching electronics for POTS and OC3 thru 4G-LTE services.

 

Work Tools Acquired

·         25 ft tape measures, measuring wheel, manhole hook, height stick, pull finder, DMI in 4-wheel drive jeep

             

 

 

 

Michael L. van de Sandt

 

WORK HISTORY:

11/2012-01/2013              CCI Systems, Denver, CO – Field Engineer – Cheyenne, Wyoming

Field inventory and mapping of local CATV fiber optic network for service provider Cablevision.

 

09/2012 to 10/2012              Engineering Associates, Pauley Construction - Brighton, CO - Pre-construction Engineer -   Duties included the review of work prints for compliances, site visits in the Greater Denver area to verify conduit-by-owner installations for CenturyLink sub-contracted construction crews. OSP-FM / Bidmaster-Fireworks training received.

 

09/2011 to 11/2011              Finley Engineering - Fiber Construction Inspector - Williston, North Dakota                              Construction Inspector for 13 mile fiber ring for Nemont Telephone Company connecting cell towers and man camps.                                                                   REA / MS Visio accounting and constructions procedures used in accordance with US Dept. of Agriculture RUS standards

01/2011 to 03/2011               Fulton Engineering-Broomfield, CO – Outside Plant Engineer - 2009 ARRA funded project     Final Design of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) projects for Plains Telephone COOP in rural eastern Colorado

06/2010 to 12/2010              Power Engineers - Lakewood, CO - Off Premis Qwest Design Engineer

OSP-FM Fiber to the Cell site (FTTC) designs for ATT, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless

06/2009 - 10/2009              Mountain Ltd. - Lakewood, CO - Off Premis Qwest Design Engineer                          

OSP-FM designs for grooming of outstate service area plant for DSL

02/2008 - 10/2009              Mountain Ltd. – North & South Denver on Premis Qwest Design Engineer

Design of routine construction and maintenance work orders

08/2006 - 04/2007              QC Data-Greenwood Village, CO - ATT West Design Engineer                                          

Sub contract design of work projects to groom plant for digital services

04/2004 - 08/2006              Mountain Ltd. Qwest On-Premis - Sierra Vista AZ – F1 Design Engineer Cochise County, Arizona

05/2002 - 12/2003              TESINC –Covina Hills, CA – Off Premis – Verizon Design Engineer                                          

Design of (FTTP) Fiber-to-the-Prem projects in Covina Hill, California

 

01/2000 to 12/2001              US West / Qwest Communications – BIC Design Engineer

Building Industry Consultant - Ft Collins, Loveland, CO                                                                                                                                                                                                           

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:             

United States Air Force - Cable/Antenna Maintenance Specialist

Eglin AFB, FL – On Job Training (tech school bypassed)

Korat Air Base, Thailand - Telecom Cable Technician, Antenna Technician

CCK Airbase, Taiwan - Last USAF/ US government communications technician on site.

Vandenberg AFB, CA - Cable Maintenance Technician, Crew Chief, Team Chief

Vandenberg AFB, CA - NCO-In-Charge, Base Communications Records