Terrance Wesley Sanders

Post Office Box 74

121 L.C. Turner Circle

Bolton, Mississippi 39041

(601) 866-7453 home

(601) 918-1520 personal cell

E-mail:  tsanders81@yahoo.com

 

 

PROFILE STATEMENT:  Project Management professional with 13 years experience in project planning, implementation and execution; proven ability to support multiple projects with medium to high complexity; consistent track record of on-time and on-quality delivery.

 

Offers the following excellent skills:

•Efficiently synthesize project information and accurately establish project scope

•Set project costs and productivity benchmarks

•Successfully manage and control budgets up to $2 million.

•Develop good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels to build consensus

•Effectively lead and coordinate project teams of up to 35 members

•Solve critical issues in a time-sensitive environment

•Proven quality assurance, risk management and change management expertise

 

Thorough knowledge of:

•Cross-functional project management concepts, methods and practices

•Information technology applications, processes, software and equipment

•Business systems design and business process management

•Testing techniques and methodologies

 

A results-driven professional with strong client-centric skills and an agile approach to project management.

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

 

EDUCATION:

January 9, 2001 – May 14, 2005

University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

Major:  Civil Engineering

Degree:  Master’s

GPA:  3.08

 

August 13, 1996 – May 12, 2000

Alcorn State University

Lorman, Mississippi

Major:  Industrial Technology

Degree:  Bachelor’s

GPA:  3.20

 

August 12, 1992 – May 20, 1996

Raymond High School

Raymond, Mississippi

High School Diploma

GPA: 3.50

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

March 24, 2011 – October 22, 2015

OSP Project Supervisor

C Spire

1018 Highland Colony Parkway

Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157

 

·  Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in construction, installation, testing, maintenance, and repair of electric power equipment, such as power plants, cables, wiring, and teleprinters in central offices and at outside facilities

 

·  Travels to various cell tower sites in the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area and in the Mississippi Delta for Fiber To The Cell (FTTC) program

 

·  Reviews documents on cell tower information such as easement information, subscribers at cell tower sites, and placement of fiber optic cable

 

·  Submits weekly production reports detailing all construction activities that include boring of innerduct and fiber optic placement to the cell tower site

 

·  Produces and develops unit summary report and material list for fiber to the cell projects

 

·  Manage timing of all aspects of construction activities to ensure critical dates are met including utility locates and ordering equipment/materials

 

·  Ensure all municipal standards are met and adhered to by contract foreman and all construction staff

 

·  Resolve any construction related issues based on engineering and construction knowledge

 

·  Ensure all field changes are reviewed and approved by municipal officials, telcos and utility companies

 

·  Ensure all legal documentation is in place and signed by third party telcos (Definitive Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreements, etc…)

 

·  Produce cost schedules based on third party telcos construction requirements

 

·  Follow up with third party telcos for their design requirements

 

·  Responsible for creating third party telco invoicing

 

 

August 13, 2013 – present

Sports Assistant (part-time)

The Clarion-Ledger

201 South Congress Street

Jackson, MS 39201

 

·  Provide assistance to the sports management department

 

·  Gather sports information for print and television media

 

·  Provide information on sports and games to sports writers and journalists

 

·  Develop and implement high school, college, and profession sports scores into the Sports Agate Program

 

August 13, 2012 - February 25, 2013

Operations Industrial Engineer

United States Postal Service

401 East South Street

Jackson, Mississippi 39201

 

·  Performed analysis of mail processing operations to improve service, productivity and cost performance and led multi-functional teams to work on service, cost, and productivity improvement strategies

 

·  Developed costing and staff models to promote effective use of employees and equipment to include layouts for the more complex mail processing systems and equipment for overall efficiency and integration of mail flows into production control systems

 

·  Assisted in the preparation and justification of new and altered facilities and made recommendations for workroom floor layout of equipment and operation changes

 

·  Provided technical advice and guidance to field managers on all aspects of operations industrial engineering

 

·  Prepared complex conceptual drawings and documentation for production and control systems

 

January 4, 2010 – March 23, 2011

Project Engineer & Construction Representative

AJA Management & Technical Services

912 North West Street

Jackson, Mississippi 39202

 

·  As subconsultant under the direction of Mississippi Engineering Group, provided utility and underground surveying services as part of the Port of Gulfport Restoration Program

 

·  Submitted Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to the City of Jackson for Love Trucking and Construction Company to be in compliance with the City of Jackson’s ordinances

 

·  Administered approximately $3.4 million of contracts with local, state, and federal governments in areas of project development, cost estimating, transportation studies, and planning

 

·  Provided environmental assessment on properties in Holmes County, Mississippi that were disturbed by man-made excavation

 

·  Lead inspector on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) repaving projects in Bolton, Mississippi and Jackson, Mississippi

 

·  Drafted Request for Competitive Proposal (RFCP) for new Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center (JHCHC) location in south Jackson, Mississippi

 

 

February 19, 2007 – July 2, 2009

Manager OSPE Planning & Design

AT&T Mississippi

5815 Highway 18 West

Jackson, Mississippi 39209

 

·  Planned and prepared drawings for construction of new, and removal or rearrangement of existing, overhead or underground lines, cables, and conduits to obtain optimum and economical utilization of communications facilities

 

·  Analyzed traffic loads, available and existing lines, and estimates or forecasts of projected traffic to determine new construction or rearrangements and removals required

 

·  Selected routing of lines and equipment required for work projects

 

·  Prepared detailed construction and installation drawings, estimates equipment, labor, and material costs

 

·  Initiated work authorization request and submit request with substantiating drawings and documents to management for approval

 

·  Ordered materials and equipment required and direct work activities to ensure conformance with engineering specifications and work authorization

 

·  Utilized AT&T’s database systems including LFACS, SOCS, OFEI, TIRKS, DPRO and PM Tool to answer customer and business service orders in the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area

 

·  Engineered fiber optic telecommunications routes from wire center central offices (COs) to remote terminal (RT) sites for Universal Service Fund (USF) program

 

·  Provisioned DS1, DS3, OC3, and Metro Ethernet circuits for schools, businesses, and government entities in the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area

 

·  Utilized Map Viewer to research cable counts for routine engineering projects

 

July 1, 2006 – February 15, 2007

Roadway Specialist 2

Tennessee Department of Transportation

505 Deaderick Street

Suite 1200

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

 

·  Graphically depicted interchange layouts, roadway lines and grades, survey data, and other design parameters for civil engineering projects; corrected inaccuracies and modified graphic details on sketches based on recommendations from other engineers and public officials

 

·  Assured that survey information collected in a district survey office was complete and accurate; viewed horizontal and vertical alignments, cross section parameters, and grades collected by the survey team

 

·  Located surveying project by examining existing FEMA and topographic maps; discussed the project with land owners, utility representatives, and other individuals

 

·  Designed plans used by contractors to build bridge approaches, simple intersections, or resurfacing projects, calculated roadway design elements given set parameters in survey and inspection data; obtained geotechnical, hydraulic and other applicable information; composed tables of quantities of construction materials

 

·  Designed a traffic control plan which ensures the safe passage of motorists through a construction zone; designed erosion control plan to protect surrounding environment during construction

 

 

July 1, 2005 – July 1, 2006

Graduate Transportation Associate

Tennessee Department of Transportation

505 Deaderick Street

Suite 1200

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

 

·  Assisted in the preparation of a completed drawing of a runway, roadway, or bridge; compiled survey or design information from field books or other data sources; entered alignments, grades, structural details, or other project parameters into a computer drafting system to prepare a detailed plan; calculated area, distances, and volumes and other design parameters

 

·  Assisted design team to plan or design a roadway or runway; checked traffic survey and other information for accuracy; computes horizontal and vertical dimensions of a project; checked final plans for accuracy; determined the location and computes size of right of way necessary to ensure safe completion of project; learned how to minimize the environmental impact of the project

 

July 10, 2001 – December 31, 2004

Telecommunications Specialist

Northstar Communications Group, Inc.

453 Highway 6 West

Oxford, Mississippi 38655

 

·  Responsible for being the overall coordinator & responsible party for assigned wire centers

 

·  Spotted new growth and demand in specific wire center areas

 

·  Monitored F2 facilities for shortages

 

·  Submitted permits of federal, state, city, county, and others as required

 

·  Researched FACS records to check facilities

 

·  Met with developers on new construction such as subdivisions and apartments

 

·  Located and protected customer facilities

 

·  Worked on USF projects for north Mississippi

 

·  Designed copper and fiber optic telecommunication routes throughout north Mississippi

 

July 10, 2000 – July 10, 2001

CAD Drafter

Northstar Communications Group, Inc.

Landmark Center

175 East Capitol Street

Jackson, Mississippi 39201

 

·  Responsible for transposing field notes to construction drawings by using the BSTCAD (MicroStation SE) system

 

·  Drafted over 50+ authorizations during tenure

 

·  Served as the primary drafter for the USF team

 

·  Secured field notes as needed

 

·  Trained to become a TS1

 

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

AutoCADMicroStationMicrosoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) BSTCAD Adobe AcrobatGeoPak              ProE                            GIS              FEMA Maps TopoZone              LFACS                            OFEI                            PM Tool              SOCS                            Plats MapViewer              OPEDS                            InRoads              DPRO                            TRIMS              GPS COGO                            CONSPAN                            Autodesk Civil 3D                            Revit              Inventor

Lean 6 Sigma (Green Belt)5S

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Eta Lambda Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma (University of Mississippi)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

National Association of Industrial Technologist (NAIT)

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

 

REFERENCES:

Johnny Young, Project Manager

AT&T Mississippi

370 Church Road

Madison, Mississippi 39110

(601) 859-3025

jy9076@att.com

 

Dr. Thomas Wallace

Vice President of Student Affairs

California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California 93311-1022

(661) 654-2161

twallace4@csub.edu

 

Andrew Jenkins, President & CEO

AJA Management & Technical Services

912 North West Street

Jackson, MS 39202

(601) 352-6800

ajenkins@ajaservices.com

 

Wayne White, Lead OSP Project Manager

C Spire

1018 Highland Colony Parkway

Suite 400

Ridgeland, MS 39157

(769) 232-4122

jwwhite@cspire.com

 

David Bean, Sports Editor

The Clarion-Ledger

201 South Congress Street

Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 961-7293

dbean@jackson.gannett.com