Freddie Koehli

5629 Boone Court 

New Port Richey, Florida 34652

Tel. (727) 232-1185

Cell (727) 808-9514

e-mail: fkoehli@tampabay.rr.com

www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/+/Koehli

 

 

SUMMARY: Over thirty (30) years of telecommunications engineering, construction (inc. FTTx/LTE), maintenance, Quality Assurance/Quality Control inspection background deployed nationally and internationally.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

November 2012 – Present

Alden Systems, Inc, Birmingham, Alabama

Field Manager

Oversee and manage the collection and documentation of areal OSP data and identify Joint Use utilizing proprietary compilation tools and software. Training and coordinating a team of personnel to physically locate OSP facilities on existing routes in the field and verify attachments, document GPS readings and apply inventory designation inclusive of identifying and documenting irregular plant conditions.

 

May 2011 – October 2012

Centurum Information Technology, Chesapeake, Virginia

ISP/OSP Tech III / Site Manager

Manage and administer the installation of telecommunications cabling through a wide variety of building architectures (both enduring and provisional, including tactical) through a wide range of OSP/ISP infrastructure along with the termination of CAT 5, coaxial, and fiber optic cables at designated work stations and in telecommunication closets and distribution frames (FTTx/LTE) in support of SPAWAR/ARCENT throughout Afghanistan.

 

February 2009 – May 1011

ITT Systems Division, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ISP/OSP Tech III / Site Manager

Manage and administer the installation of telecommunications cabling through a wide variety of building architectures (both enduring and provisional, including tactical) through a wide range of OSP/ISP infrastructure along with the termination of CAT 5, coaxial, and fiber optic cables (FTTx/LTE) at designated work stations and in telecommunication closets and distribution frames in support of AFCENT in Afghanistan.

 

September 2007 – February 2009

ITT Systems Division, Colorado Springs, Colorado

OSP/ISP Section Lead
Supervise the installation of telecommunications cabling through a wide variety of building architectures (both permanent and temporary, including tactical) through a wide range of OSP/ISP infrastructure along with the termination of CAT 5, coaxial, and fiber optic cables at designated work stations and in telecommunication closets and distribution frames (inc. FTTx/LTE). The testing and certifying of all communications type cables utilizing ohm meters, toners and Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDR). All in support of the TAC-SWACAA contract in Afghanistan.

 

October 2005 – September 2006                             

HKA Enterprises, Inc, Duncan, South Carolina

Maintenance Supervisor / Liaison

Contracted to CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc prime contractor to the Federal Emergency Management Agency hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Initially assigned to Orleans parish strike team to perform Site Assessments, installation Quality Control, “Ready For Occupancy” inspections and applicant lease-in’s to temporary travel trailers for hurricane victims at individual/ private and group sites.  Then assigned to oversee, coordinate and report on the maintenance of same trailers in the Orleans parish area and to manage the day to day operations for teams of QA/QC Inspectors and administrative staff along with sub-contractor technical work force. Responsible for creating and implementing a parish wide preventative maintenance inspection program and liaison with federal government entities (FEMA) to address ongoing issues.

 

 

 

 

August 2002 – October 2005             

National Property Inspections, New Port Richey, FL

Owner/Proprietor

Owned and operated a National Property Inspection franchise in the West Pasco County, Florida area. Performed residential, commercial and industrial property assessments representing consumers and/or their representatives. Performed market analysis and presentations to local groups and related businesses to increase presence in the industry and revenue. Additionally performed hazard and risk assessments on residential and commercial properties representing the insurance and finance industry. 

 

June 2001- August 2002                           

Henkels & McCoy, Inc, Tampa, Florida

Project Manager

Direct and supervise a staff of approximately 120 personnel inclusive of supervisors, field technicians, administrative personnel and sub-contractors. Review and assist in development of project proposals and pricing. Develop and implement procedures, schedules and plans for accomplishing projects. Coordinate projects with the operations group. Qualify, select, direct and coordinate the activities of all delegated vendors and subcontractors. Review subcontractor’s pricing, proposals and invoicing to establish budgets and ensure accuracy and competitiveness. Conduct site visits as necessary on designated projects (inc. FTTx) to ensure quality workmanship. Review project reports and documentation on status of projects and make modifications as required. Interface with customer contact on a regular basis to ensure customer satisfaction. Initiate project invoicing and coordinate with accounting department to ensure accuracy.

  

March 2001- June 2001                           

Tesinc Inc., Tampa, Florida

Sr. Outside Plant (OSP) Telephone Design Engineer

Responsible for the design of Outside Plant projects including HICAPS, TAC focus (routine maintenance), Defective Plant replacement and relief on new and existing facilities utilizing  various communications outside plant engineering concepts, such as copper cable, and fiber optic cable. Specific working knowledge of IDDS, ICGS,  AAIS and DPI systems for Verizon Telephone Co. (formerly General Telephone Co. of Florida Inc.)

 

October 1998 – December 2000             

Science Applications International Corp, (SAIC) Sierra Vista, Arizona

Senior Planning/ Project Controls Engineer

Contracted to Saudi Science Applications International Corp (SSAIC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Responsible for providing professional and technical services to include the designing of OSP Fiber Optic routes along with the planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting progress on $622.4 mil. Outside Plant budget consisting of 662,860 lines of copper and 4563 Kmt’s of fiber. Identify and coordinate the resolution of all scheduling issues. Direct and supervise a staff of Project Controls planners and schedulers of diverse nationalities.

 

January 1997 – October 1998             

Tesinc Inc., Tampa, Florida

Construction and Maintenance Supervisor

Responsible for the engineering Quality Assurance/Quality Control, tracking and acceptance of unit work construction and maintenance of OSP work performed by contract workforces. In addition the approval of all change orders, emergency repair work orders and all associated invoicing for GTE on the Americast CATV FTTx project.

 

December 1991 – December 1996             

Atlantic Tele Network Inc., St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands (U.S.V.I.)

Consulting Supervisor

Responsible for the supervising and training of local and CARICOM National supervisors and splicers in North American construction and maintenance practices and methodologies for a nationwide expansion and maintenance project in Guyana, South America.

 

February 1991 – November 1991             

Rotating Equipment Inc., St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

Telephone Cable Splicer - Splicing and testing of all types and sizes or OSP type telephone cables installed aerial, direct buried and in underground MHD systems in the USVI after Hurricane Hugo.

 

May 1990 – December 1990             

National Consulting Services, Cape Coral, Florida

Telephone Cable Splicer - Splicing and testing of all types and sizes or OSP type telephone cables installed aerial, direct buried and in underground MHD systems in the USVI after Hurricane Hugo.

 

December 1989 – April 1990             

T.E.I. Inc., Rosewell, Georgia

Telephone Cable Splicer - Splicing and testing of all types and sizes or OSP type telephone cables installed aerial, direct buried and in underground MHD systems in the USVI after Hurricane Hugo.

 

 

May 1984 – December 1989             

Southeastern Tele. Contractors of Florida, Clearwater, Florida

Facility Maintainer/ Telephone Cable Splicer – Splicing, testing and maintaining of all types and sizes or OSP type telephone cables installed aerial, direct buried and in underground MHD systems in Tampa, Florida.

 

September 1980 – May 1984             

Florida Satellite Network, Zepherhills, Florida

Cable Television Maintenance Technician

 

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: I am proficient with most Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point). Additionally I have worked with Project Manager, Fox Pro, Primavera and numerous other PC type programs.

 

EDUCATION:

Spring ’00              Saudi Projects, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

                                          Planning and scheduling with Primavera Project Planner Version 3.0.

             

Spring ’96              Bellcore OSP Engineering, NYNEX Learning center, Marlboro, Massachusetts

OSP terms and symbols, methods of resistance loop design, long range OSP planing, designing distribution and building entrance cables, loop assignment records, underground conduit systems, bonding – grounding and OSP protection, heavy storm load pole line design, field surveys and accounting interaction with OSP.

 

Spring ’86              Henkels & McCoy Fiber Optic School, Tampa, Florida

Instruction in the splicing, testing and troubleshooting of Fiber Optic cables via fusion and mechanical techniques in addition to utilizing OTDR equipment. 

 

10/78 – 10/79          Pasco Hernando College, New Port Richey, Florida

                                          Study in the theories of basic AC – DC electricity and basic electronics.

 

9/74 – 6/78              Howey Academy, Howey in the Hills, Florida

College Prep. Studies.