1 of 3                              Danny Conner

Phone (863-255-5768)

DCTelcom2@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Role in the communication Industry offering exceptional challenges and growth opportunities.

 

SUMMARY

·               38 years of communication management experience including: Safety

maintenance, installation, sales, product testing.

·               Vendor process experience.

·               Self-starter that holds the highest standards of professional accountability.

·               Goal and result motivated.

·               Ongoing company operations.

·               Analytical focus for report development and interpretation.

EXPERIENCE

2004-2015

Lakeland FL                 DC Telcom Inc.

                                   Installing and Testing Communication Equipment for LEC/CLEC:

·               Verizon FiOS Network / MDU

·               Verizon Wireless.

·               Century Link.

·               AT&T Wireless.

·               Frontier

·               Time Warner

·               Google Fiber Network / MDU

Manufactures:

Adtran, Alcatel-Lucent, Calix, Cisco, Fujitsu, Marconi, Tellabs and other manufactures.

2 of 3                          1977 to 2004 one Employer.                                                             

2001-2004

Tampa Fl

VP Installation Services for AG Communications Services (Lucent/ Verizon) AT&T GTE.

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Led the national services, sales, and installation of IT, telephone switching equipment organization and business segment within the corporate (Verizon/ Lucent) business portfolio.

·   Directed 27 managers, office support and 1839 total employees.

·   Managed operation of 84 million average annual budgets.

·   Managed monthly meeting resolving any new or outstanding issues with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21, and Communications Workers of America, AFL–CIO.

·   Worked Collective-bargaining process on going three year union/corporate agreements.

1997-2001
Tampa, Fl.

District Operations Manager AG Communications Services (AGCS)

·   Directed all Southeast Operations.

·   Supervised managers, 150 installation technicians, and operations center and office support staff with 24 million budgets.

·   Negotiated lease for AGCS facilities.

·   Made hiring and termination decisions, negotiated workers compensation claims, counseled employee’s issues. Attended monthly meeting resolving any new or outstanding issues with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21, and Communications Workers of America, AFL–CIO.

·   Project management (employee skills working) large projects for major telecom customers. (GTE, AT&T, BellSouth and others.)

·   Orchestrated multiple installation teams working for various customers and many projects simultaneously.

·   Bid projects and exercised approval authority for region.

·   Developed revenue, expense, and capital budgets for region.

·   Responsible for profit and loss (P&L) for region.

·   Made sales presentations to RBOC’s, CLEC’s, and long distance carriers.

1994-1997

Tampa, Fl.

 

·   Transmission Engineer Sr. AG Communications Services (GTE CS)

·   Engineered National Projects for GTE COEI (Central Office Engineering and Installation) and OSP (outside plant) Installation.

·   Created processes for the Central Office Installation Department.

·   Wrote Installation and Quality Practices.

·   Subject Mater Expert for Power, Ground, and Quality Installation Issues.

·   Created and maintained National COEI web page to enhance information dissemination and data collection.

·   Participated in Interdepartmental teams for new product standardization.

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1983 – 1988
Tampa, Fl.

Test Engineer for Central Office Equipment (GTE Communications Services)  before it became ASGS

·               Tested 2-EAX, GTD-3, GTD-5, 5-ESS and DMS systems.

·               Tested Transmission equipment, T-1, T-3, OC and Hi-Caps.

·               Managed large construction projects. (2-EAX,GTD-3,5 cut-over)

·               Bid projects to determine cost estimates. Provided guidance to engineering groups by doing site surveys and assisting detail engineering.

1977 – 1983
Tampa, Fl.

Senior Installer (GTE AE) before it became GTE Communications Services.

·        Supervised and Installed Communication Equipment.

·        Worked with detail software/hardware engineering of Communication Networks equipment, cable conveyance cabling and power.

·        Maintained as-built Central Office Equipment.

EDUCATION

·        GTE- 5 Test Engineering

·        Various Management and Technical seminars,

       University of Tennessee Engineering BS

INTERESTS

Family, Water Skiing and Volunteering.