DANIEL LEE SMITH

10 Finch Av.

Wheeling, WV 26003

304-830-1274

Smithdaniel26003@aol.com

 

Quality Assurance Engineer (April 2015 to Present)

CHC Consulting (Carlsbad Ca)

Quality review for OSP design engineering for Fiber to the home projects.

Planning Fiber route data input into Fiber Planning Tool for route studies.

 

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT ENGINEER (Aug 2014 to April 2015)

Osmose Communications Services (465 W Business Dr. Conway AR. 72034)

Off- Premise Contractor to CenturyLink in Elkin, NC.

Design OSP engineering work prints, permits and associated documentation for project submittal.

Design trench details using AutoCad2014, Serif Draw Plus.

Design projects for Aerial, Buried, Underground, copper and fiber facilities to various locations (Cell sites, Customer Buildings, Remote terminal locations and Road move projects, Bridge reconstruction Projects.

Field notes for Aerial, Buried, and UG fiber placements. Site survey for building entrance facilities.

JU Pole projects to make ready and transfer telephone facilities to new Poles.

Provide Permit drawings for all trenching and boring operations.

 

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT ENGINEER (Dec 2013 to May 2014)

Ameritraining Inc. (4315 Brook Rd. Lancaster, Oh 43130)

Off- Premise Contractor to AT&T in various locations in Ohio and Illinois.

Design OSP engineering work prints, permits and associated documentation for project submittal.

Design OSP fiber optic facilities to various FTTX sites.

Design VRAD cabinet placements for AT&T U-verse services.

Design trench details using AutoCad2014, Serif Draw Plus.

Design projects for Aerial, Buried, Underground, copper and fiber facilities.

Field notes for Aerial, Buried, and UG fiber placements. Site survey for building entrance facilities.

JU Pole projects to make ready and transfer telephone facilities to new Poles.

Provide Permit drawings for all trenching and boring operations.

 

INSIDE PLANT ENGINEER (CenturyLink,) (Aug 2013 to Dec 2013)

Osmose Communications Services Inc. (465 W Business Dr. Conway, AR 72034

ISP engineering in Osmose office in Conway, AR for Contract to CenturyLink in (Conway AR.),

ISP Design Engineering Specs for DSLAM and IP Transport upgrades, and Uplink Upgrades utilizing Tellabs DMax, Adtran TA5000, TA3000, TA1200F, TA1148, TA1248, Calix C7, Calix E5-111.CalixE7, Calix ONT’s.

Design Calix C7, E7 using DWDM filters to extend ONT’s for GIG-E transport to customer premise and OSP cabinets.

Design GIG-E IP Transport to Redback utilizing access ports at Ciena3940, Ciena3960, LE311 Ethernet switches.

Design CWDM transport using Optelian OMS519 and OMS219.

Site surveys for Customer locations, OSP cabinets and Central Offices.

Input project into NDFOS, FIREWORKS, BIDMASTER NDFOS,

Use CIRAS, MARTENS, MAP VIEWER, EWO, RSVP, METASOLVE, CMS, PANARAMA

 

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT ENGINEER (April 2013 to Aug 2013)

Engineering & Associates (148 W Orion St. Tempe, AZ 85283

Off- Premise Contractor to CenturyLink in Engineering & Associates office in Tempe AZ.

Design engineering work prints, permits and associated documentation for project submittal.

Design fiber optic and copper facilities for various projects in Phoenix Metro Area.

Design trench details using AutoCad2014.

JU Pole projects to make ready and transfer telephone facilities to new Poles.

Design projects in EWO for Aerial, Buried, underground, copper and fiber facilities.

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG fiber placements. Site survey for building entrance facilities.

Provide Permit drawings for all trenching and boring operations.

 

INSIDE PLANT ENGINEER (Oct 2011 to Feb 2013)

Kenton Group (4454 Fairway Oaks Dr. Suite 400, Mulberry, FL 33860

Off- Premise Contractor to CenturyLink in (Chaska, MN.), (Carlisle, PA.) (Mansfield. OH)

Equipment Design Specs for FAI design for fiber to the Cell site for AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Utilizing Adtran, Fujitsu, RAD, Alcatel solutions.

Equipment Design Specs for DSLAM upgrades, and Uplink Upgrades utilizing Tellabs DMax, Adtran TA5000, TA3000, TA1200F, TA1148, TA1248, Calix C7, Calix E5-111, CalixE7.

Design CWDM transport using Optelian OMS519 and OMS219, Calix E7.

Design GIG-E IP Transport to Redback utilizing access ports and Ciena3940, Ciena3960, LE311 Ethernet switches.

Site surveys for Customer locations, OSP cabinets and Central Offices.

Input project into NDFOS, FIREWORKS, BIDMASTER, WORPM, NED. Use CIRAS, MARTENS, MAP VIEWER, EWO, RSVP, WORPM, METASOLVE, CMS, PANARAMA

 

 

 

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT ENGINEER (June 2011 to Oct 2011)

Kenton Group (4454 Fairway Oaks Dr. Suite 400, Mulberry, FL 33860

Off- Premise Contractor to Windstream Communications in Ashland, Kentucky.

Design work prints, permits and associated documentation to provide fiber optic facilities to AT&T and Verizon Cell Tower sites.

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG fiber placements. Site surveys for building entrance facilities.

Provide Permit drawings for Road crossings using AutoCad2010.

 

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT ENGINEER (Mar 2010 to June 2011)

Mountain Limited Inc. (19 Yarmouth Dr. Suite 301, New Gloucester, ME 04620)

Off- Premise Contractor to Frontier Communications in various locations in West Virginia.

Work in West Virginia Northern Panhandle region to design engineering work prints, permits and associated documentation for projects to provide fiber optic facilities to all Public schools, Libraries, Courthouses, State Trooper offices for State Stimulus Project.

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG fiber placements. Site survey for building entrance facilities.

Train field engineers to take field notes for Aerial, Buried, UG and building entrance facilities.

 

LOOP CAPACITY PLANNER (Mar 2007 to Nov 2008)

CHC Consulting Inc. (1700 E Garry Ave. Suite 210 Santa Ana, CA 92705)

On-Premise Contractor to AT&T in Columbus, Oh.

Provide Planning handoff packages via Telco-II and MIC database for AT&T Project Lightspeed.

Design (VRAD) Video Ready Access Device to provide U-Verse service to all customers in DA within distance limitations and wiring guidelines.

Design UG, Aerial, Buried, Fiber Feeder for VRAD and copper design from VRAD to SAI.

Design SAI upgrades to accommodate VRAD access.

Field notes for UG, Aerial, and Buried copper and fiber feeder and distribution cable.

Field visit each VRAD site to verify Easements, ROW and adjacent SAI conditions.

Used databases Imagine, Telco-II, WBCM, NETCAMM, LEAD, FIT, ARES, FIELDVIEW, MIC, GRANITE

Used software VISIO, AUTOCAD, EXCELL, MSWord.

 

LOOP CAPACITY PLANNER (Feb 2006 to Mar 2007)

RJE Telecom (AT&T 2742 Union St. Blue Island, IL. 60406)

On-Premise Contractor to AT&T in Blue Island, IL.

Provide Planning handoff packages vi Telco-II and MIC database for DSL relief Projects.

Upgrade Lightspan-2000 systems in various cabinet configurations to provide the required DSL relief to each SAI in  CSA based on growth trends,

Design UG, Aerial, Buried, Fiber Feeder to LightSpan2000 cabinets and copper feeder relief from Lightspan2000 cabinets to SAI.

Design SAI upgrades to accommodate DSL access.

Field visit each RT site to verify Easements, ROW and adjacent SAI conditions.

Used databases Imagine, Telco-II, WBCM, NETCAMM, LEAD, FIT, ARES, FEILDVIEW, MIC, GRANITE.

Used software VISIO, AUTOCAD, EXCELL, MSWord.

 

CARRIER COST MNGR /SALES ENGINEER /PROJECT MANAGER(National Sales Org.) (Feb 2000 to Dec 2004)

XO Communications National Sales–(14811 N Kierland Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ

Provide detailed design and cost analysis for National Sales Carrier business case requests for DS1, DS3, OC3,OC12, OC48, OC192, 10MB, 100MB, 1 Gigabit, 10 Gigabit., Switched services, Point to Point, IP transit.

Review equipment specifications and project costs submitted by National Sales Engineering teams to develop business case and customer pricing.

Project manage approved submitted projects until construction complete date for Co-Location, Sonet equipment placements, fiber placements, Room buildout, mid span meets. Coordinate with customer project manager via weekly status meetings. Coordinate with construction, and technicians and equipment vendors to obtain realistic timelines and provide Gant charts for project tracking. Coordinate with LEC or other vendors for any Type-II connections required to complete project. Place Type-II circuit orders for LEC and other vendors to provide service..

Provide funding approval documentation and equipment order with handoff package.

Work with Network Engineering, Long Haul Engineering, Local Operations groups to obtain cost details.

Extensive database research in Eastland, TBS for all engineering, circuit design, building access, equipment, inventory.

 

OSP SR. PROJECT ENGINEER (Oct 1999 to Jan 2000)

Paramount Designs Inc. (1501 N 1^st St. Phoenix, AZ)

Off-Premise Contractor to US West - Phoenix, Az (Temporary position)

Develop work prints, permits and associated documentation for submittal for F1 copper feeder projects.

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG copper cable placements.

Design engineering work prints for Legal Mandate to replace and remove facilities out of easement or in conflict with street improvement plans.

Utilize subdivision maps, ROW maps, Street Plan and profile maps and existing easement documentation.

 

NETWORK ENGINEER (Sonet Transport Services) (Aug 1998 to Sep 1999)

Nextlink Communications (Now Xo Communications) – (925 Berkshire Blvd, Wyomissing, Pa.)

Network Engineering for Sonet network for all level services, transported over OC3, OC12, OC48 Utilizing Nortel, Cisco, Marconi Sonet Multiplexer. Update and maintain sonet network for DS1 and above level services.

Project manage vendor installation of Tellabs DACS 532L and 5500 in Harrisburg and Allentown, Pa

Project manage approved submitted projects until construction complete date for  Co-Location, Sonet equipment placements, fiber placements, Room buildouts, mid span meets.

PROJECT MANAGER (Turn-key FFTC Project) (May 1997 to Aug 1998)

OSP Consultants Inc. 2600 W Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ)

Off-Premise Contractor to US West - Phoenix, AZ

Project Manage all engineering, design, construction, splicing and turn-up for turn-key FTTC for US WEST.

Engineering drawings and fiber splicing drawings for final issue to US WEST via Autocad.

Coordinate with developer that was providing trench for firm scheduled placement dates..

Coordinate with construction to place fiber, copper cable and innerduct in provided trench.

Place Central office Broadband Dist Terminal and OSP Broadband Network Units and Remote power Unit equipment.

Utilize subdivision maps, ROW maps, Street Plan and profile maps and existing easement documentation

Participated in US WEST training center. (DENVER, CO)

 

TRANSPORT NETWORK MANAGER (Dec 1994 to May 1997)

Teleport Communications Group – Phoenix, Az

Manage local Sonet network engineering & provisioning department

Project manage all submitted projects until construction complete date. 

Provide funding approval documentation and equipment order with handoff package.

Track and document all sonet network equipment capacity, for CLEC Network.

 

OSP PROJECT ENGINEER (Apr 1994 to Dec 1994) Short Term Contract Position

Contractor to US West - Cedar City, Ut

Develop work prints, permits and associated documentation for submittal for F1 feeder projects.

Design engineering work prints for Legal Mandate to replace and remove facilities that were placed out of easement or in conflict with street improvement plans.

Utilize subdivision maps, ROW maps, Street Plan and profile maps and existing easement documentation

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG copper and fiber hub/cec 2000 placements.

 

PROJECT ENGINEER (Feb 1994 to Apr 1994) Short Term Contract Position

Contractor to Teleport Communications Group - Detroit, Mi

Inventory equipment from acquisition Nortel OC12 and OC3 sonet network.

Create inventory database and create rack face drawings and room build out drawings.

 

LOOP TECHNOLOGY PLANNER (Sep 1986 to Feb 1994)

Sub-Contractor for New England Tel & Century Tel (Feb 1992 to FEB 1994) Off Prem in Phoenix, Az

Contractor for Michigan Bell Telephone Co., in Grand Rapids, MI. (June 1989 to Feb 1992)On Prem Position

Contractor for Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co., in Madison, WI. (Sept 1986 to June 1989)On Prem Position

Route monitoring and commitment studies utilizing PLAN, LEAD, LEIM

Conversion of EFRAP to the Bellcore PLAN program.

Conversion and updates of CARL from EPLANS to the LEIS system

Develop Feeder Relief Plans for utilizing Copper, Digital Carrier Systems and Fiber Sonet systems

 

OSP PROJECT ENGINEER (Aug 1983 to Sep 1986)

Contractor for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Dallas, TX,  Off Prem in Dallas, Tx

Develop work prints, permits and associated documentation for submittal for F1 feeder projects.

Field notes for aerial, buried, and UG copper and fiber hub/cec 2000 placements.

Develop complete LROPP package documentation binders for Austin, Tx.

 

OSP PLANNING ENGINEER (LROPP) (Mar 1981 to Aug 1983)

Contractor for New York Tel in White Plains & Poughkeepsie, NY. (Feb 1982 to Aug 1983) On Prem Position

Contractor for Mt Bell in Salt Lake City, Ut (Mar 1981 to Feb 1982) On Prem Position

Develop complete LROPP package documentation binders.

Create LATIS tracking units and commitment worksheets.

Build CARL and EFRAP database – Run and refine EFRAP, PGP.

 

DRAFTING OFFICE MANAGER Routine Orders (July 1980 to March 1981) Off Prem fo Mt Bell in Riverton, Wy

TRUNK ASSIGNMENT ENGINEER ASSISTANT (May 1979 to July 1980) On Prem for GTE in Westminister, Ca

DRAFTING COORDINATOR Records Redraw (May 1978 to May 1979) On Prem for Mt Bell in Seattle, Wa

DRAFTER – SR. DRAFTER Records redraw (Jan 1975 to May 1978) Off Prem in Phoenix, Az

 

TECHNICAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

Graduate Wheeling High School, McKinley Vocational School, Wheeling, WV.

Experienced in all phases of Engineering Design of Outside Plant Copper, Fiber cable placements in UG, Buried, Aerial facilities.

Experienced in design of SONET, DWDM, CWDM, Ethernet transport systems.

Experienced with Microsoft EXCELL, MSWORD, VISIO, AUTOCAD, PAGESPLUS.