·   Fiber splicing, fiber testing, engineering, as-built reading

·   OSP/FTTX/FTTH / MDU installation and testing

·   MS office

·   Google software

·   Sumotomo Q101 splicing machine

·   CSX railroad safety training

·   CNN railroad safety training

·   Union Pacific safety training

·   Chicago Metra rail training

·   Confined space training

·   Confined space rescue training

·   OSP expert in boring, micro-duct, trenching practices, rock saw, trenching

·   OSP expert in aerial construction

·   Fujikura fusion splicing machine

·   Fluke voltage multi-test meter

·   PON meter

·   Fluke OTDR

·   JDSU OTDR

·   Radio detection equipment

·   Metro Tech equipment

·   Medical Training

·   American Red Cross CPR & first aid

 

NEW FIBER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

·   Sprint Canada/ Rogers MI.IN.IL $800 million

·   Cox AZ. $ 94 Million

·   Ericsson Fiber Project $1 billion

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

General Dynamics / Apeiron Oklahoma City 1-2016 – Present

 

·   Senior OSP engineer for Google Oklahoma City fiber project

·   Responsible for construction ride out, permitting, survey, and pole data loading for Oklahoma City fiber project

·   Responsible for all training of in house, & sub- contractors

·   Implementation, and creation of OSP engineering practices, and method of procedures for this project in Oklahoma City

·   Expert knowledge of client platform that is used to document field information /backbone, AF/DF route, MST, FAP, & FDH locations to include vault placement location, and lid types.

·   Responsible for establishing method of construction that will be used to install the new fiber optic cable.

·   Responsible for establishing running line for the project, as well as verifying the constructability of this fiber plant

·   Developed city BOM procedures for current project

·   Identify all long lead permits

·   Developed safety, and quality control program for current project

·   Identify potential design issues for client, and suggest new routes that will save time and money during the construction phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Ericsson /A.I.S. / Silicon Valley, 4-2015-12-2015

·   Engineer /Implementation Manager III/Construction Manager III/ for Google fiber project

·   Engineered client backbone, AF/DF route, MST, FAP locations to include vault placement locations for FDH enclosures, fiber hut locations. Also method of construction that will be used to install the new fiber optic cable.

·   Verified all long lead permits, and gathered information for submission to the proper authority

·   Implementation, and creation of splicing processes for this project using client requirements

·   Implementation, and creation of OSP construction practices, and method of procedures for this project

·   Make ready design of poles; identify potential pole issues, and correct issues found in GE map sight

·   Proficient in GO 95, and GO 128 California rules for aerial & underground construction

·   Proficient in NESC rules for aerial & underground construction

·   Worked on Las Vegas OSP FTTH project over seeing HDD, micro trenching, splicing, and testing by construction crews

·   Assign daily, and weekly tasking’s to engineering, survey crews and to GIS to ensure even flow of project, and to remove any road blocks that could affect the flow of our project

·   Ditch Witch, and Vermeer certified

·   Trained OSP survey, and engineering crews

·   Ericsson certified for OSP construction/fiber splicing/ business practices

·   Conducted feasibility build studies for Silicon Valley area cities to include method of construction, and method of procedure for over 300 miles of new fiber plant

·   Thorough knowledge of communication standards including RUS standards

·   Experience with ESRI collector, GE map sight, Trimble, and underground radar equipment

·   Conduct deep dives with new contractors coming on board to project

·   Train, new inspectors, and new construction managers coming on to project

·   Monitor, and control overtime on project to insure all personal are with in project guidelines.

·   Develop city BOM procedures for current project

·   Developed safety program for current project

·   DWDM knowledge

·   Develop splicing, and testing standards for San Jose project

 

Cox Communications / True Net Communications Phoenix, Arizona 1-2015- 4-2015

·   OSP fiber project supervisor for Phoenix Brownfield new fiber build project FTTH

·   Manage splicing, and testing of new fiber plant for 100 splicers, and 16 QC inspectors

·   Generate purchase orders, material lists, and assign new splicing to contractors

·   Daily tracking of fiber installations, splicing, and QC testing results

·   Trouble shoot fiber splicing with OTDR, and have any splicing issues corrected & retested

·   Assign daily work to QC teams to test new fiber splicing is to Cox standards

·   Meet with owners & splicers in the field to verify daily production schedule is on target

·   Assign all construction issues back to contractors to have corrected daily

·   Assign QC teams to verify construction issues have been corrected

·   Certify, and turn over new functional fiber plant to Cox Communications month

 

 

Splash LLC/ H.U.D. Federal Contractor IL. IN. 8-2006-1-2015

·   President of property Preservation Company which grew at 15 % yearly for 8 years

·   Responsible for $500 million dollars of properties in Cook, & Lake county in Illinois, as well as properties in Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana

·   Inspected, and certified all inventory daily for HUD

·   Generate purchase order for all contractors, assign new work, verify work was completed

·   Established new QC program for HUD, and implement throughout coverage areas

·   Certified all properties were safe, clean, and marketable for HUD

·   Properties were sold daily to new home owners due to efficient management of properties

Sprint Canada/Rogers Telecommunications / Gabe’s Construction MI. IL. IN. 5-2002- 1-2011

·   OSP fiber management and protection of fiber plant

·   Monthly maintenance and testing of HUT sites

·   Managed all construction projects on CN railroad including boring and trenching associated with fiber route.

·   Managed all construction projects from central Michigan to Chicago Il., associated with fiber plant

·   Over saw long haul fiber project for Rogers (Sprint Canada) fiber from Michigan to Indiana, and then to Chicago

QUALITY CONTROL 1 LLC / MI.IN.MO.OK.IL 9-1999-5-2002

·   President of a cable quality control company serving the Midwest

·   Responsible for a in house team of 30 qc inspectors throughout the Midwest

·   Clients included, AT&T, Wide Open West

·   Certified that new cable plant was built to client specs and gig free

·   Worked daily with 100 plus construction crews overseeing new plant being built

·   Responsible for monthly P&L statements

 

Gabe’s Construction / MI. IL. IN.OH. 1-1997-9-1999

·   Engineer, construction inspector, fiber splicer for SBC new fiber project

·   Engineered new fiber route on CSX R/R throughout Midwest

·   Verified that plant was being built to SBC standards

·   Spliced, & tested new fiber

·   Red lined fiber drawings as plant was being built and completed

·   Responsible for inspecting construction crews during build