Alberto Rodríguez

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, by 1969

Citizenship: Panamanian and Venezuelan

US Visa: Valid B1/B2

Lives in Panama

Marital Status: Single

Cell and Whatsapp +507 6025-2007

Skype: albertorodrig

albertorodrig@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Looking for an OSP Supervisor / Project Manager position where I may be able to use my skills in

planning, execution, supervising and testing in order to develop reliable fiber optic networks for the

company’s clientele.

EDUCATION

2014: Certificate in Project Management (PM), Universidad Latina de Panamá (http://www.ulat.ac.pa).

2013: Certificate in Business Process Management (BPM), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

(www.javeriana.edu.co).

1999: Technical University Degree in Informatics, Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Venezuela

(http://www.iutv.com.ve), Caracas, Venezuela, (three years course).

SKILLS

Customer and results oriented, strong communication skills, ability to work in international and multicultural

teams, eye for detail, identifying and solving problems, an understanding of telecommunication business,

outside plant technical and project management experience.

LANGUAGES

- Spanish: first language.

- English: good level of reading, writing and oral expression.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2014 – 2015: Huawei (http://www.huawei.com)

Telecommunication Engineer (OSP/Fiber Optic): Worked in outside plant activities related to

FTTx (GPON) and Access network deployment project for LIME (Cable and Wireless) in the Caribbean

Region (Anguilla Island, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands). Reported to the Project

Manager.

2009 – 2014: Columbus Networks (http://www.columbus-networks.com)

Outside Plant Supervisor. Managed projects of fiber optic (f. o.) cabling installation in outside and inside

plant at customers facilities. Project management of f. o. cabling relocation in outside plant in the new

infrastructure developed by the Ministry of Public Works in Panama City (Metro de Panamá, Tocumen

highway expansion, via Brazil bridges and bus stops). Maintenance and repair of the f. o. cabling network.

Quality assurance in the delivery of services from the point of view of f. o. in outside and inside plant.

Budgeting and permits request for f. o. installation. Managed relationships with clients, building

administrations, contractors, builders, infrastructure companies (Union Fenosa and ENSA). Participation in

projects of expansion and / or improvement of the f. o. network. Provided information to the operations

personnel about the f. o. network inventory. Reported to the Outside Plant Manager.

2003 – 2009: Optynex Telecom, S.A. (acquired by Columbus Networks)

Outside Plant Manager. Managed projects of fiber optic (f. o.) cabling installation in outside and inside

plant at customers facilities. Maintenance and repair of the f. o. cabling network. Quality assurance in the

delivery of services from the point of view of f. o. in outside and inside plant. Budgeting and permits

request for f. o. installation. Managed relationships with clients, building administrations, contractors,

infrastructure companies (Union Fenosa and ENSA). Participation in projects of expansion and / or

improvement of the f. o. network. Network Documentation. Reported to the Operations Manager.

2001 - 2003: Equipex, S.A. (http://www.equipex.com.ve)

Technical Support Specialist. Pre-sales activities by making presentations to customers on networking

technologies (NetworkEngines and BMC Software) and ERP technologies (SAP R/3, IXOS, BMC Software

and TimeVision). Bidding and pricing of products and consulting services. Managed relationships with

information technology providers. Technical support to internal and external customers. Local area

network administration. Reported to the General Manager.

2000 - 2001: Fonbox, Inc. (a Motorola partner)

Network Analyst. Responsible for the installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting,

monitoring and diagnostics of the company's Windows NT servers used for voice and electronic mail

applications (Vox and MS Exchange respectively) in the cities of Latin America where Fonbox, Inc. was

located (Miami, Mexico City, Bogota, Caracas, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Santiago de

Chile). LAN and WAN administration. Developed information security policies and procedures. Reported to

the Operations Manager.

1994 - 1999: Dowell Schlumberger de Venezuela, S.A. (http://www.slb.com)

Well Site Monitoring Systems Coordinator. Provided installation, training, and technical support to

twenty seven locations in Dowell Schlumberger Latin America on software applications and hardware

which were used to supervise, record, and monitor field work at oil well sites. Between 1995 and 1999 I

traveled extensively, on behalf of the company, throughout USA, Canada, France, Mexico, Bolivia,

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad, Brazil and Argentina. Reported to the Regional Technic

Manager.

1989 - 1993: Geohidra, C.A. (http://www.geohidra.com)

Computer Technician. Analysis, design, programming and implanting the project control and accounts

receivable systems. Software programming related to engineering. Bidding and pricing of consulting

services. Evaluating and verifying computer systems. Computer support to users. Reported to the

Engineering Manager.

FIBER OPTIC AND OUTSIDE PLANT RELATED TRAINING

  ·

  · Fiber Optic Splicing Technician (Rentametric Intl.)

  · FiberWatch (NTest Inc.)

  · OSPInSight (Advance Fiber Optics, Inc)

  · Key Man - OSP Safety (Centro Especializado de Prevención de Accidentes)

  · Defensive Driving (Schlumberger)

  · Geographic Information Systems (Instituto de Tecnología e Innovación)

Introduction to Fiber Optic (Columbus Networks)

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TRAINING

Sep. to Dec. 1999: University College of the Fraser Valley (http://www.ufv.ca/), Abbotsford, Canada.

Aug. 1999: University of Victoria (http://www.uvic.ca/), Victoria, Canada.

MANAGED HARDWARE

OTDRs and Power Meters Exfo and Noyes

Splicing machines

F.o. cables, closures and cleaning kits

Transceivers

MANAGED SOFTWARE

Windows

MS Office

MS Project

REFERENCES

Upon request

PC and Mac

GPS devices

Preformed line products and hardware

ODFs, patch panels and terminal boxes

Mac OS

MS Visio

Google Earth