Richard
Lester Sollenberger
Email: richard.sollenberger@yahoo.com
1811 Lone
Tree Lane
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardlsollenberger
Las
Cruces, NM 88011
OSP QUALITY ENGINEER -
Outside Plant/Inside Plant
DOD
Secret Clearance
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
· OSP Quality Engineer FTTH
· PM-P2E OSP/ISP Field Engineer
· Principle Telecommunication Analyst
· Senior Field Engineer Site Lead QA/QC
OSP/ISP
· Senior Field Engineer QA/QC OSP/ISP
· Construction Splicer
SUMMARY
/ OBJECTIVE
I have
Over 30 years’ experience in the Telecommunications Industry and am looking
for a PM and/or construction manager position.
I have an
active DOD Secret clearance and a current Passport.
Since
retiring from Qwest communication I have been working OCONUS in Afghanistan
as a PM or QA/QC working on PdM-P2E/ I3MP projects building copper and fiber
rings, including whole new rings and/or extensions of existing rings. This
work included installation of maintenance hole, concrete incased duct banks,
pulling fiber and copper, terminating fiber and copper in Building entrance
terminals and/or fiber patch panels, putting in new ADN’s (area distribution
nodes),being onsite to monitor that work was being done to government and
industry standards as out lined in the TIA/EIA, NEC etc.
Before
that I worked Mil-Con/ BRAC projects on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville
Alabama and Fort Bliss Texas working on Multi-Million dollar projects.
Most
recently I have been working on the Google Fiber project as a contractor at
Google Fiber and as a OSP QA/QC for CHC consulting on the Google FTTH
project.
CAREER
EXPERIENCE
CHC
Consulting LLC– Las Cruces
NM
November 2014 – February 2016
OSP
Quality Engineer
· Worked on Google FTTH project
· Reviewed as-builds and redlines for accuracy
· Reviewed Pre and Post construction designs
· Reviewed Finale Design and Construction packages
· Used both GIS/FMS and Weaver for all reviews
Adecco/Google-
Mountain View CA
December 2013 – October 2014
OSP Quality Engineer
· Review Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network designs for
quality of the design decisions, using multiple applications, including
AutoCAD and/or GIS products
· Participate in weekly in house quality team meetings
· Participate in meeting with Field Engineers and
contractors on issues in the field and focusing on solutions
· Work with Design Engineering team to achieve the most cost
effective design for FTTH implementation
Mission 1st –
Shindand AB and Kandahar Air Field Afghanistan
April 2012 – October 2013
OSP/ISP
Field Engineer PM-P2E Shindand AB and Kandahar Afghanistan
· I monitor and oversee integrators implementation of
project.
· Analyze and track emerging requirements.
· Provided Subject Matter Expert (SME) input in the initial
portfolio analysis to help identify engineering requirements, refine the
scope of these requirements if needed, and oversee specific programmatic and
engineering deliverables to transform core requirements into projects.
· Ensured technical solutions focuses on capabilities being
delivered; identify and integrate dependencies across Organizational
capabilities, and or projects.
· Recommend feasibility of all new requirements.
Apptis/URS
– Kabul Afghanistan June 2011-April 2012
Principle
Telecommunication Analyst Kabul Afghanistan
·
QA/QC for I3MP OSP projects around
Kabul Afghanistan.
·
Travel to FOB’s (forward operating
bases) from Kabul to do QA/QC on OSP plant.
·
Responsible for tracking projects
and sending reports to ISEC regarding I3MP projects.
·
Review prints and EDP’s for
OSPDPR, I3A and EIA/TIE compliance.
General
Dynamics Information Technology - Huntsville, AL & El Paso, TX
Apr 2009 – June 2011
Senior
Field Engineer – Site Lead Quality Assurance - Signal Solutions Army Solutions Division - Redstone Arsenal, AL (Aug
2010 –June 2011t)
·
Lead QA/QC for all ISEC/NEC
BRAC/MICON projects on Redstone Arsenal.
·
Liaison for ISEC/NEC BRAC/MILCON
project on post regarding QA activities.
·
Responsible for tracking projects
and sending reports to ISEC regarding MILCON/BRAC projects in progress on
post.
·
Guide other QA/QC on I3A and
EIA/TIA guidelines.
·
Review prints and RFP’s for I3A
and EIA/TIE compliance.
·
Assign work to QA/QC’s
Senior
Field Engineer - Quality Assurance -
Signal Solutions Army Solutions Division - Fort Bliss, TX (Apr 2009 - Aug
2010)
·
Duties: QA (Quality Assurance)
inspections included, but were not limited to, inspections of maintenance
hole and duct bank installation, outside and inside plant, cable termination,
rack/cabinet installation, building entrance, bonding and grounding. On-site
QA inspections included on-the-spot and/or random inspections and included,
but were not limited to, the inspections listed above. A final QA inspection
is conducted prior to a final acceptance. During the final inspection, I
verified the redline drawings and inspected all completed installation for
USAISEC/NEC, DPW and MILCON. I attend meetings with contractors and
government representatives.
· Experienced in outside plant infrastructure and premise
distribution systems various RUS bulletins (when available), project drawings
(able to read and interpret), able to create redline drawings when necessary.
· I am able to understand prints and RFPs. Read and
understand specifications and requirements of the applicable documentation
guidelines I3A guide and EIA/TIA. I have the ability to write clear concise
reports and send them (via computer) to the appropriate people.
· I am able to work with a minimum of onsite direction.
Responsible for inspections and surveillance of assigned construction
projects I consulted with advisors, contractors, subcontractors and key
personnel regarding problems in construction and installation of equipment.
· I observed and investigated all construction phases to
ensure compliance with contracts. Inspected work areas to ensure contractor
was complying with OHSA safety requirement.
· Conducted final inspections and recommend acceptance of
work.
· I negotiated with contractors to resolve differences and
recommended approval or rejection of proposals.
· Attended preconstruction conferences I am proficient in
Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
· I drive and maintain a government vehicle.
Qwest
Communications – Las Cruces, NMMay 1979 - May 2009
Network
Technician / Construction Splicer
(2002 - 2009)
·
Spliced and installed cable to new
construction including, section throws and hot cutovers of working service.
·
Troubleshoot, repaired, modified,
maintained, installed and removed aerial, buried and underground cables.
·
Spliced cables containing 1 to
3600 copper pairs, Placed load pots, load coils, line conditioners, repeaters
for carrier systems and other electrical apparatus.
·
Removed lead and plastic
protective coverings; separated pairs into proper groups and color codes;
identified, tested, fanned and spliced correct cable pairs.
·
Installed splice cases and spliced
closures to obtain correct seal.
·
Tested circuit performance for a
variety of telecommunications systems and equipment, operated digital and
analog telecommunications systems test equipment, and tested communications
circuits and cable facilities, did Rehabilitation of older cable, terminals,
consolidation points and other outside plant. Coordinated work assignments
with contractors placing cable and new equipment.
·
Monitored contracts involving,
network equipment cabling services and maintenance of equipment.
·
Reviewed installation and
maintenance of special service equipment such as Adtran, DSL cabinets
building and testing of DS1, HDSL2 and HDSL4 circuits.
Small
Business Installation & Repair
(1997 - 2002)
·
Installed and repaired customer
data and voice lines for small business.
Resident
Installation & Repair (1989-1997)
·
Installed and repaired residential
customer phone and data lines.
·
Follow-up instructor, trained,
observed and mentored new hires out of basic installation and repair schools.
EDUCATION
CompTIA
Network +
Certification
2013
Mayrlhurst
College - Lake Oswego, Oregon1984-1985
Certificate
in Telecommunications Systems, Management & Design
Community
College of the Air Force1976-1977
Completed
Coursework in Aircraft Maintenance
TRAINING
Numerous telephony training courses and OSHA safety training
throughout my employment with the Bell System Companies including: pole
climbing, confined spaces, all safety training, print reading , fiber
splicing, advanced splicing, OSP placement, special services training (HDSL,
LOOP, T1) small business installation and repair.
·
Confined spaces training and Pole
climbing certified
·
Positron.
·
Advanced Installation and repair
of phone lines
·
Print reading OSPFM Cimage
·
Fiber splicing
·
Advanced copper splicing
·
OSHA Competent Person
·
Outside plant aerial concepts
·
HDSL2 2-wire circuits
·
HDSL4 4-wire circuits
·
DS1 + T1 spans
OTHER
Active
DOD Secret Clearance
Have
Current Passport
PROJECTS
· Army Materiel Command Center and USASAC office building
o
June 2010 to May 2012
Design-build four main structures totaling over
400,000 square feet, including the 300,000-square-foot, seven-level AMC tower
with classified operations facilities, command suites and executive
conference rooms, a cafeteria and war room areas; the 89,000-square-foot,
three-level USASAC office building with secure meeting rooms, conference
facilities and the executive office of the USASAC commanding general;
11,000-square-foot central utility plant; and a 4,000-square-foot lobby under
24-hour manned security, which serves as the main entrance to both
facilities. This is a LEED Silver facility sitting on a 45-acre site, housing
the office of the nation’s first female four-star general, General Ann E.
Dunwoody.
·
REDSTONE
ROTARY WING HANGER AND HEADQUARTERS Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
o
June 2010 to June 2011
B.L. Harbert - Rotary Wing Center Headquarters
Huntsville, Alabama
Contract Value: Approximately $47 million
Project scope: 163,000-square-foot hangar and
headquarters
For a high profile, $47 million project, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will not trust just any contractor with its
on-time, on budget completion. However, with B.L. Harbert International at
the helm of the 163,000 square-foot Rotary Wing Center Hangar and
Headquarters project, USACE can expect the project to be completed as
expected in February 2011.
The design/build project includes a
126,000-square-foot hangar on a 75-acre development. The hangar facility
includes administrative areas, aviation operations, testing areas, parts
storage and technology shops located all in one facility. The development maintains
a comfortable and useful environment for both administrative, fabrication and
testing functions for fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft, B.L. Harbert
states.
The headquarters complex consists of a two-story
steel framed structure comprised of a 37,000-square-foot office space
addition to an existing and fully operational facility on a separate 10-acre
site development.
·
Von
Braun Phase III Huntsville, AL
o
June 2010 to June 2011
"The largest concentration of missile
defense engineers anywhere in the world is in this building," O'Reilly
said. Von Braun III boasts amenities and numbers as impressive as its
namesake and MDA's mission:
- $221.8 million in construction costs, plus
another $94 million for Information Technology, equipment and furnishings.
- 127 conference rooms, equipped for
video-teleconferencing.
- The basement level features Secure,
Compartmented Information Facilities or "SCIFs" for handling
classified information above even the "Top Secret" level.
- A fitness center, small barber shop, coffee
shop and privately-operated cafeteria that can seat 700 and serves about
1,200 a day.
·
Fires
Brigade, Phase I, Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facilities.
o
April 2009 to June 2010
Principle Contractor: Walbridge Aldinger
Date Reported: 10/2/2008
Department: Army
Contract Details: Walbridge Aldinger, Detroit,
Mich., was awarded a modification
0003 on Sept. 29, 2009, a $11,415,000 firm fixed
price contract for a task order will
consist of design and construction of the Fires
Brigade, Phase I, Tactical
Equipment Maintenance Facilities. Work will be
performed in Fort Bliss, Texas, with
an estimated completion date of Jan. 1, 2010. One
bid was solicited and one bid
was received. U.S. Army Engineer, Tulsa, Okla.,
is the contracting activity
(W912BV-07-D-2051).
Total Contract Value: $11,415,000
·
Fort
Bliss Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks IBCT Complex 2
April 2009 to June 2010
This design-build project of 12, two-story
Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) barracks totaling 520,200
square feet collectively houses 1,440 single soldiers. Each
43,350-square-foot building includes 60 apartments units, arranged in three
wings to create neighborhoods of living units that can house up to 120
soldiers. The apartments contain a small kitchenette, bathroom and two
bedrooms. Each of the 12 barracks buildings also contains a centrally located
check-in desk, laundry, vending area, a multi-purpose room and general
storage spaces.
·
Fort
Bliss Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks IBCT Complex 1
o
April 2009 to June 2010
This design-build project consists of 12,
two-story Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) barracks totaling
520,200 square feet that collectively house 1,440 single soldiers. Each
43,350 square-foot building includes 60 apartments units arranged in three
wings to create neighborhoods of apartments that can house up to 120
soldiers. Each apartment contains a small kitchenette, bathroom and two
bedrooms. Each of the 12 barracks buildings also contains a centrally located
check-in desk, laundry, vending area, a multi-purpose room and general
storage spaces.