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At A Glance…
Summary
of Qualifications
Secret Security Clearance
Data Infrastructure Installations
In active combat zones
25
Years IT Experience
Operations
Management
Program/Project
Management
Strategic
Analysis and Planning
Customer
Relationship Mgt.
Business
Development
Change
Management
OSHA
10Hr. Course Completed
OSHA
30Hr. Course Completed
CPR
Certified
Education
BICSI Registered Technician
Project Management Professional (DoD)
A+ Certified (DoD)
Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber Infrastructure,
Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
Fluke DTX 1800 Certified Copper, Fiber (SM & MM), OTDR
Lucent Partner, Partner II
Merlin and Merlin Magic
Certified
Private Pilot License
MS Office Suite Certified
At A Glance…
Summary
of Qualifications
Secret Security Clearance
Data Infrastructure Installations
In active combat zones
25 Years
IT Experience
Operations
Management
Program/Project
Management
Strategic
Analysis and Planning
Customer
Relationship Mgt.
Business
Development
Change
Management
OSHA
10Hr. Course Completed
OSHA
30Hr. Course Completed
CPR
Certified
Education
BICSI Registered Technician
Project Management Professional (DoD
A+ Certification (DoD)
Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber Infrastructure,
Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
Fluke DTX 1800 Certified (Copper, Fiber (SM & MM), OTDR)
Lucent Partner, Partner II
Merlin and Merlin Magic
Certified
Private Pilot License
MS Office Suite Certified
At A Glance…
Summary
of Qualifications
Secret Security Clearance
Data Infrastructure Installations
In active combat zones
25
Years IT Experience
Operations
Management
Program/Project
Management
Strategic
Analysis and Planning
Customer
Relationship Mgt.
Business
Development
Change
Management
OSHA
10Hr. Course Completed
OSHA
30Hr. Course Completed
CPR
Certified
Education
BICSI Registered Technician
Project Management Professional (DoD)
A+ Certification (DoD)
Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber Infrastructure,
Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
Fluke DTX 1800 Certified (Copper, Fiber (SM & MM), OTDR)
Lucent Partner, Partner II
Merlin and Merlin Magic
Certified
Private Pilot License
MS Office Suite Certified
At A Glance…
Summary
of Qualifications
Secret Security Clearance
Data Infrastructure Installations
In active combat zones
25
Years IT Experience
Operations
Management
Program/Project
Management
Strategic
Analysis and Planning
Customer
Relationship Mgt.
Business
Development
Change
Management
OSHA
10Hr. Course Completed
OSHA
30Hr. Course Completed
CPR
Certified
Education
BICSI Registered Technician
Project Management Professional (DoD)
A+ Certification (DoD)
Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber Infrastructure,
Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
Fluke DTX 1800 Certified (Copper, Fiber (SM & MM), OTDR)
Lucent Partner, Partner II
Merlin and Merlin Magic
Certified
Private Pilot License
MS Office Suite Certified
At A Glance…
Summary
of Qualifications
Secret Security Clearance
Data Infrastructure Installations
In active combat zones
25
Years IT Experience
Operations
Management
Program/Project
Management
Strategic
Analysis and Planning
Customer
Relationship Mgt.
Business
Development
Change
Management
OSHA
10Hr. Course Completed
OSHA
30Hr. Course Completed
CPR
Certified
Education
BICSI Registered Technician
Project Management Professional (DoD)
A+ Certification (DoD)
Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber Infrastructure,
Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
Fluke DTX 1800 Certified (Copper, Fiber (SM & MM), OTDR)
Lucent Partner, Partner II
Merlin and Merlin Magic
Certified
Private Pilot License
MS Office Suite Certified
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Relevant Experience
Sikorsky Aerospace
(Contractor)
September 2015 – February 2016
Unified
Communications Senior Deployment Manager
Served
as the Senior Deployment Manager for the deployment of (Cisco) Unified
Communications systems as a service (UCaaS). Responsibilities included
network, infrastructure and unified communications assessment at all United
States based Sikorsky Aerospace facilities.
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Direct management of an extensive technical
team and track/drive schedule progress as stipulated by the Master Project
Plan.
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Work directly with the client and account team
for status reporting and change management process control.
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Communicate individual site requirements and
assist customer and local account in site readiness of communications
closets, LAN readiness and assessment of existing WAN circuits via existing
customer or account processes.
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Utilize the Cisco “CCW” system to procure all
required UCaaS equipment, to include: SRST Gateways, Analog Voice Gateways,
VoIP Telephones, Licensure and Maintenance Contracts.
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Work directly with the client on master data
conversion, coordinating local deployment teams to verify the correct
installation of all site specific engineered equipment and cabling
infrastructures.
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Provide assessment of current network diagrams
and provide modifications to depict post migration network designs.
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Provide logistical support and tracking for all
newly procured network elements.
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Provide 24/7 remote support to the client from
infancy through completion of each client site UCaaS migration.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
(Contractor)
March 2015 – September 2015
Project
Manager III – Network Renovation / Unified Communications
Served
as a Third Tier Project Manager for all network systems renovations. To
include network element and unified communications assessment at all
Gulfstream service centers, research and development centers and production
facilities within the CONUS footprint.
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Provide detailed network element assessments
and advise the Gulfstream Information Technology PMO of requirements to
meet the goal of implementing a “World Class Network”.
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Conduct on-site evaluations of all facility
networks, cable infrastructures, wireless LAN functionality, EOL/EOS
network elements, redundant cable paths on critical fiber optic cable plant
topologies, grounding and bonding conditions, backup power (AC/DC) systems
and overall network health from a component level to a LAN/WAN level.
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Assess the requirements to migrate from legacy
telephone systems to a new VoIP (Cisco PoE) solution.
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Address all calling features to include paging,
faxing, and the required E911 routing within the new Cisco voice switches.
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Development of a “Project Master Plan” to be
utilized by the Gulfstream internal PMO to execute the new network
deployment, and provide a method order of procedure for all associated
tasks.
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Provide assessment of current OSP (fiber optic)
cable infrastructure.
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Provide an OSP (fiber optic) cable plant design
and engineering to augment and complete the network ring for 81 Savannah
campus buildings.
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Supervise all aspects of the OSP construction.
This shall include permits with Savannah / Hilton Head International
Airport, FAA, Norfolk & Southern Railroad, Georgia Power, as well as
all local utilities and permit issuing entities.
Hargray
Communications
January 2014 – March 2015
Manager
OSP / Engineering Department
Currently
serving as the Manager of the OSP / Engineering Department, directly
reporting directly to Corporate Vice President staff. Previously served in
the following capacities:
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CSBH (FTTT) Project Manager: Responsible for the
rapid turn up of FTTT circuits for all carriers (AT&T, Sprint, Spirit,
Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.). This assignment was accomplished by accurately
and rapidly producing site survey documentation, cost estimations,
scheduling of contract labor installation and working heavily with Hargray
interdepartmental personnel in efforts to meet the customer required Firm
Order Commitment dates.
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Senior Engineering Project Manager: Responsible
for all tasks listed above in the CSBH Project Manager position as well as
assuming the 100% responsibility for complete project management of all New
Market Expansion projects (Statesboro, GA , Hinesville, GA, Charleston, SC,
Confidential Market #1, Confidential Market #2 and Confidential Market #3.
This included/includes organizing cross departmental meetings to develop a
project plan, creation of a project charter, engineering and design of
fiber routes based on revenue potential, ensuring adherence to all local,
state and federal codes and standards. New PoP design and supervision of
all required augmentation. Assist with Network Engineering, and Product
Development. Provide an unwavering dedication to each project, and show
100% commitment from conception through implementation and beyond.
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Manager Outside Plant / Engineering:
Responsible for all tasks listed in the above two roles, as well as taking
assignment of 15 direct reports. Demonstrate extensive problem solving
skills, cognitive thinking ability, task prioritization and performance
evaluations of all direct reports. Financial reporting for the OSP /
Engineering department and further interaction with interdepartmental
colleagues as required to complete time sensitive goals and tasks.
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of all aspects of outside plant construction,
Network Architecture, existing cable plants and future infrastructures as
well as the optimal utilization of each infrastructure medium.
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Long haul OSP fiber optic cable plant
engineering, design, and construction management for multiple projects.
Experience includes, but is not limited to: Project conceptualization,
project design, project engineering and project construction management and
project permitting: (Right of ways, railroad encroachment, pole attachment
agreements, franchise agreements, easements and DOT permitting.)
Additionally, my expertise was utilized during the construction phase of
each project in the capacities of: Inspection, QA/QC, Locate Service
assurance and records keeping activities.
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Long Haul Construction Experience (RUS based
construction):
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Pooler,
GA to Statesboro, GA (Distribution fiber as required for a Statesboro, GA
Metro-Ethernet Ring.)
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Savannah,
GA to Hinesville, GA (Distribution fiber as required for a Hinesville, GA
Metro-Ethernet Ring.)
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Pooler,
GA to Reidsville, GA and Savannah, GA to Reidsville, GA (Distribution fiber
as required for a redundant cable path to support the Statesboro and
Hinesville Metro Ethernet rings.
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Bluffton,
SC to Charleston, SC (Distribution fiber for future market growth.)
Tactical Solutions
Company
President
/
Founder
July 2013 – January 2014
Defense
Department and Commercial IT
Solutions
Elgin, South Carolina
Acting
in the role of President/Founder of Tactical Solutions Company, duties
include revenue generation, company growth, employee management, Chief
Technical Officer, Subject Matter Expert, and ensuring quality assurance
and quality control.
Projects
include wired and wireless networks for both DoD and commercial customers
throughout the US Southeast.
- Served as the Sr. Project Manager (Contracted through TEK Systems
Incorporated) for an extensive (1200+) loss prevention PoE and Wireless
CCTV system as required for total loss prevention coverage in the Amazon
Fulfillment Center Facility in West Columbia, SC.
- Installation of multiple wireless cellular repeater systems and
antennas within the Army, Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
- Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) engineering, design and
installation of fiber optic and copper infrastructures to support both
Verizon and Sprint wireless tower sites.
- Cabling to support AC and DC, UPS systems for wireless cellular
control centers, and cellular tower construction.
Primal Innovation,
LLC
Country
Manager –
Afghanistan
January 2013 – July 2013
Engineering,
Estimating and
Operations
Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan
Hired
to serve as the Country Manager for Afghanistan as well as to serve as the
company / systems liaison to USACE (US Army Corp. of Engineers), and ERDC
(US Army – Engineering, Research, and Development Center), DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), US Navy EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal), US Army and US Marine
Corp Expeditionary Forces.
Extensive
and intense utilization of the PMBOK approach, waterfall methodologies and
the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library.
Rapidly
respond to DOD COR (Contracting Officer) Contract RFP’s/RFQ’s. Produce
detailed Statements of Work, IBOM (Infrastructure Bill of Materials) and
EBOM (Electronics Bill of Materials) as required to engage US Forces
–Afghanistan, Afghan Local National and Third Country National installation
and labor contracts. Engineering and design of extensive ISP and OSP fiber
optic infrastructures as well as network topologies, to support several
classified, counter - improvised explosive device systems (C-IED).
- Serve as the SME (Subject Matter Expert) for designated classified
network systems, fiber optics, SATCOM uplinks, and copper infrastructures.
- Design and engineering of Country wide OSP fiber optic links and
nodes. This includes over 3000 Km of direct fiber optic construction
supervision and QA/QC assurance.
- Direct supervision of 5 Regional Command (RC) Lead Field Service
Representatives.
- Overall supervision of 25 Field Service Representatives, deployed throughout
the Country.
- Daily status reporting (MS Project, MS Power Point, Visio, Oral
Presentation and Share Point) to Battalion and Division Commands (O-6 and
above) regarding the project budget, progress, labor requirements, and
materials/equipment requirements.
- Provide detailed business analysis and “State of the State”
presentations to Primal Innovation corporate stakeholders.
- Develop strong business and production relationships among varied
customers and all branches of the military.
Centurum Networks,
Inc.
Site
Lead – Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan
July 2012 – January 2013
Operations,
Engineering and Installation
Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan
Direct
supervision of 4 Lead Technicians and 32 Field Technicians in the
Engineering and Installation (E&I) of inside plant (ISP) and outside
plant (OSP) infrastructures to include engineering, design, and estimating
of manhole duct systems, fiber optic links between distribution nodes and
end user facilities. Additional duties include engineering, design and
estimating of ISP network solutions for end users consisting of Fiber Optic
cabling (SM &MM), Category 5E/6/6A copper cabling and network components
(Switches, Routers, Encryption, etc.) as required to support unclassified
(NIPR) and classified networks (SIPR, CXI). Extensive utilization of the
PMBOK approach, waterfall methodologies and the ITIL (Information
Technology Infrastructure Library.
- Provide direct technical support to the Army 335th Signal Command, and the Air Force 25th Signal Company.
- Provide design, engineering and project labor/material/IT equipment
cost estimation to our direct customer SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
(Space and Naval Warfare)
- Ensure that all IT installations conformed to the IIIA (I3A)
Standards as set forth by the Department of Defense. Furthermore, assurance
is provided that all projects (IT, OSP & ISP) conform to all applicable
National Electrical Codes (NEC) and with standards set forth by the
Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI).
- Provide “As Built” drawings (Utilizing Visio and AutoCad), detailed
photographs as well as complete test data as part of a deliverables
packages to the Department of Defense.
- Provide technical guidance to all personnel from Lead Technicians to
Field Technicians as required in order to ensure that proper safety,
technical and quality guidelines were adhered to.
ITT EXELIS
OSP
Site Supervisor /Acting Site Manager
Dec 2011 – July 2012
Operations,
Engineering and Installation
FOB Masum Ghar, Afghanistan
Creating,
modifying and controlling technical documentation, network diagrams and
communications infrastructure schematics for a secure military environment.
Engineering, Estimation & Installation of the Core Services
infrastructures with all issues associated with LAN/WAN design, systems applications,
inside and outside plant installations, voice architecture and other
communications needs.
- OSP Site Manager / Engineering & Installation Technical
Supervisor for all IT based projects, electrical up-fitting, building
construction, materials and tools (Government Property) inventory as well
as other related tasks as assigned.
- Instituted a proper data base for the daily, weekly and monthly
company project budget tracking, personnel tracking, production tracking
and meeting/exceeding customer service expectations.
- Assigned as FOB ESH (Employee Safety & Health) Representative.
- Responsible for all issues associated with client relationship
building, client needs assessments, and proactive approaches to Information
System changes or activity.
- Documentation, inventory and tracking of various assets located in
the secure technical control facility supporting the 550th Signal Company. To include DOD Form 1149’s and
the alike.
- Preform customer network assessments and provide documented research
and development solutions to existing or future problems and/or information
transport obstacles and hurdles.
VT Group / VT Milcom
Jun 2006 – Dec 2011
Project
Manager II
North Charleston, South Carolina
Design, engineer, develop, provide quotations, build cost/labor estimations
and maintain the IT department to effectively address daily operations of
the Tricare Infrastructure Management Program Office Contracts (TIMPO)
based in San Antonio, TX as well as SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare)
Systems Center Atlantic. Oversight of 150 technical employees, and expats
and 100 CONUS/OCONUS project locations. Accountable for all network
infrastructure designs including cabling, network equipment and
VSATs. Responsibilities included staffing of the IT department, installation
designs and implementation of all wired, wireless and VSAT solutions.
Create and manage corporate laptop / desktop images for all machines in
theater. Provide positive control of over one hundred million dollars of IT
assets provided by the U.S. Military.
- Addressed the lack of communications among all CONUS & OCONUS
sites; contacted vendors and established a design for satellite
communications and unilateral process for project status reporting and
overall project health.
- Worldwide Tricare (Military Healthcare Systems) IT support and
project management utilizing the PMBOK approach, waterfall methodologies
and the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library).
- Tricare LAN/WAN design, estimating, procurement, and installation
supervision.
- Research and development for Tricare network systems and
infrastructures to provide industry leading solutions to existing or
perceived IT transport and/or network issues.
- Establish extensive lines of communication between all IT
project/program stakeholders as required to meet the ever transforming
needs and requirements of the healthcare industry.
- Remain current on all new and evolving IT solutions and present
these solutions to the healthcare client with documented comparisons and
estimated costs associated with migrating to the proposed technologies.
- Long Haul Fiber Optic design, engineering, permitting, inspection
and construction management.
- Examples of Long Haul Fiber Projects include:
§ 130 Mile construction of 288 strand (SM) (Ribbon) fiber
as required for Camp Pendleton, CA base network expansion.
§ 250 Mile construction of 1152 strand (SM) (Ribbon) fiber
for Ft. Sill, OK base network expansion.
§ 1200 Mile construction of 1152 strand (SM) (Ribbon)
fiber from 29 Palms, CA to Bridgeport, CA as required for Marine camp to
Marine Camp network tie.
Jackson
Communications, Inc.
Jan 1995 – Jun 2006
Vice
President / COO
Columbia, South Carolina
Charged with coordinating and facilitating all aspects of ISP/OSP
communications as required to support the healthcare industry, financial
industry, legal industry, manufacturing industry and Department of Defense
functions. Supported executive leadership team personnel regarding I.T.
needs while traveling, and in all board meetings with the executive staff
of all business sectors and service branches. Established the necessary VPN
networks for all offsite meetings, secured video conferences for the
applicable executive management and/or command staff and maintained all PBX
and voice applications pertaining to any add / moves or changes within the
system. Managed voice programming needs of the 400+ users including call
routing, voice mail, and calling features. Extensive utilization of PMBOK
approach, waterfall methodologies and the ITIL (Information Technology
Infrastructure Library.
- Direct supervision of 40+ full-time employees. Including work
reviews, performance reviews, compensation modifications, and disciplinary
actions.
- Proven business development reflected by annual revenues in excess
of $20 Million.
- Routinely managed DOD contracts in excess of $100 Million.
- Routinely drafted detailed scopes of work and contract modifications
as per the vendor/DOCOR bid process, selected the proper vendors needed,
and assisted the client with recommendations on IT products and features
which would best meet their needs and/or requirements. Consistently
completed all projects within budget and before the projected completion
date.
- Routinely submit proposals to RFQ’s/RFP’s as requested by ecommerce
clients, healthcare clients and the Department of Defense.
- Estimating, design and engineering and construction management of
complex ISP and OSP enterprise and DoD communications infrastructures and
networks to include Long Haul and On-Base fiber optic cable installations.
- Provided 24/7 Technical IT support for AAFES facilities throughout
SC, NC and GA.
- Provided and maintained the IT networks and infrastructures and
development of network architectures for the following healthcare
institutions: University Hospital (Augusta, GA), Self Regional Hospital
(Greenwood, SC), McLeod Hospital (Florence, SC), Carolinas Medical Center
(Charlotte, NC), as well as 90% of the worldwide DoD Tricare medical
facilities.
- Installation, troubleshooting and repair of Doppler Radar systems on
AC-130, C-130, C-7, and C-5A aircraft platforms.
- Installation and troubleshooting of classified targeting systems on
the AH-64 Longbow Airframe.
- Extensive utilization of Visio and Auto-Cad as required for visual
representations of solutions, and “As-Built” schematic customer
deliverables.
ALCOA (AFL), Inc.
Jan1992 – Jan 1995
Regional
Operations Manager
NC, SC &GA
Charged
with coordinating technical IT operations for 8 branch offices. Commercial
executive liaison to ALCOA AFL, INC. and all major stakeholders. Directly
responsible for each assigned branch office production and business
development. Provide quarterly reports to Senior Executive Management
reflecting revenue generation, customer satisfaction, project milestones
and overall business sector health.
- Direct management of 12 Senior Project Managers.
- Grew regional revenues from <$10 Million to >$350 Million.
- Provided technical guidance to all project managers.
- Conducted site safety evaluations and OSHA compliance evaluations.
- Total managed employees were in excess of 350 persons.
Tre-Tek Systems
Corp
Jan 1989 – Jan 1992
Senior
Operations Manager (Federal – US Postal
Service)
Lexington, South
Carolina
Promoted
to Senior Operations Manager from IT Tech II in order to bring assigned
Postal Service projects up to date on stalled projects. Collaborated with
Government supervisory staff on project status / elevation issues. Project
resolution and compliance issues. Managed a staff of 50 and served as
the technical advisor to all Executive US Postal Service employees.
Responsible for IT operations of 1200+ users and maintenance for campus
infrastructures providing communications for over 7000 work stations and
automated mail sorting devices. Managed data security, archiving, disaster
recovery and all data center operations for the US Postal Service.
- Immediately improved productivity by consolidating four office
locations into one centralized site.
- Designed, engineered and implemented the installation of SONET fiber
rings to support US Postal Service campus requirements.
- Installed and brought online over eighty SATCOM units ranging from
one meter to four meters in diameter.
Education
· B.S Computer Science (Equivalent)
· A.B.A. Business Administration (Equivalent)
· Project Management Professional (PMP) (DoD)
· BICSI Registered Technician
· A+ Certification (DoD)
· Fluke Certified (Tier I & Tier II – Copper/Fiber
Infrastructure, Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing)
· Fluke DTX 1800 Certified (Copper, Fiber (SM & MM),
OTDR)
· Lucent Partner, Partner II
· Merlin and Merlin Magic Certified
· Norstar 8x24 Certified
· Hilti Firestop Systems Certified
· SEC Firestop Systems Certified
· Valcom VoIP Certified
· Valcom Paging System Certified
· Corning Fiber Certified
· Panduit Product Certified
· Leviton Product Certified
· MS Project Certified (Tier I & Tier 2)
· First Aid /CPR /AED Certified
· Current Private Pilot Certificate (SEL) (1624 Total PIC
Hours) (Complex Aircraft Certification expected within one year.)
(Instrument Certification expected within one year.
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