VIRGILIO GARCIA

2229 WOODDUCK CT, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94579

510-388-2229

dedsgarcia@yahoo.com

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

·         More than 30 years in the telecommunication industry with progressive experience focused on Design, Planning and Project Management of various Outside Plant Engineering projects.

·         Expert in the Design and Planning of Outside Plant Engineering jobs for both copper and fiber in Telco companies like AT&T, Verizon and Qwest.

·         Expert knowledge in Planning and design of telephone network (copper and fiber). Expertise includes practical experience in providing high speed broadband services through FTTx, FTTP, FTTN and FTTH (GPON technology) for single dwelling and MDU (Multi Dwelling Unit)

·         Provided in-class training for new Engineers on Basic Outside Plant Engineering which includes, fielding, design, splicing for both copper and fiber network.

·         Strong communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skills.

·         Excel at creating and implementing technical and operational plans and strategies.

·         Highly knowledgeable in response to Request for Proposals from different Telecommunications companies.

 

SOFTWARE SUMMARY

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, Power Point, etc.), AUTOCAD

 

EDUCATION / TRAINING

·         Villanova University: Project Management: Master Certificate in Applied Project Management – 5/2009

·         St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering – 1978

·         North Star Telecom Services, Inc., San Jose, CA: AutoCad Training - June 1998

·         Nortel – Sacramento Technical Education Center, Sacramento, CA: Wireless Communications Fundamental – 12/1997

·         Nortel – Sacramento Technical Education Center, Sacramento, CA: S/DMS Transport node OC12 Linear OAM&P – 7/1997

·         University of British Columbia, B.C., Canada: Project Management Process – 12/1996

·         B.C. Tel. Education Center, British Columbia, Canada: DMS100/200 Overview  - 10/1996

·         B.C. Tel. Education Center, British Columbia, Canada: Fiber Optic Transmission System – 11/1994

·         Joslin and Associates, White Rock, B.C., Canada: Microcomputer Systems Support Program – 11/1992 - 7/1993

·         Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Makati, Philippines: Outside Plant Engineering - 1979

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AFL Network Services                                                                                                                                            8/2005 - Present

Project Manager – Western Region                                                                                                               

·         Establish and maintain project reporting system to ensure that project deliverables are on track and progressing properly.

·         Assign specific tasks to sixteen Project engineers in the design of Project Lightspeed of AT&T.

·         Design functions includes the careful preparation of Conduit drawings for City  permit applications, detail fiber design of all NODE jobs of AT&T Project Lightspeed.

·         Function includes the project management of the different Cell Sites that requires the upgrade from copper to fiber, also known as FTTCS (Fiber to the Cell Sites).

·         Provides end-to-end project management throughout the lifecycle of a project by directing the efforts of project team members using dotted-line authority to deliver a completed product and/or service.

·         Assesses plans and manages project risks, issues, jeopardies, escalations and problem resolutions.

·         Manages project scope, project budgeting and cost reporting/ and ensures completion of projects while meeting quality, schedule and cost objectives using the organization’s standard processes.

·         Manages projects from Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and closing.

·         Monitor project progress, track roadblocks relevant to meeting all milestones.

·         Conduct regular meetings and project progress reviews with all key members of the projects – with other stakeholders and other contract companies associated with the project.

·         Manage and conduct meetings to all team members to identify issues and develop suggestions for resolution of problems.

·         Establish achievable milestones for each project assigned according to contract requirements to each team members.

·         Develop techniques to perform configurations of OSP System.

·         Select and maintain tools, computer software and CAD equipment to perform these functions.

·         Develop Project Execution Plan to assure projects are implemented on schedule and within budget

·         Supervise overall execution of Outside Plant primary, secondary network, civil work and Optical Fiber network installation, including Fiber Backbone design and implementation.

 

AMERISS, Riverside, CA                                                                                                                                            3/2004 - 7/2005

Project Manager – FTTP

·         Responsible for management and overall operation of Engineering office including but not limited to initial office set up, selecting office site, working with HQ on IT requirements and equipment demands, while adhering to all internal company policies and procedures.

·         Monitor cost and quality commitments of project to ensure conformance to all contracts on hand.

·         Provide direction to all team members for initiating project and develop a conceivable approach for execution of construction activities.

·         Arrange and lead project meetings to verify compliance with project schedule and identify any functional obstacles.

 

Tek Systems for Cox Communications                                                                                                                10/2002 - 2/2004

Fiber Design Engineer

·         Design Fiber Network System for Cox Communications customers for voice, data and video requirements. 

·         Prepares complete working drawings and justification using MS Visio, AutoCad and GNIS. 

·         Coordinate with construction field crews during the construction process to provide and receive accurate information in order to make a desirable and effective engineering design change to facilitate construction.

·         Design of new fiber nodes to new housing, business development and schools as well as point to point fiber and ring fiber network for new and existing business customers.

·         Design of fiber to feeder for new nodes and for node segmentation and High Speed Data networks for commercial and business customers.

 

NorthStar Communications Group                                                                                                                5/1998 - 5/2002

OSP Senior Engineer

·         Provide OSP engineering for the Pronto project involving the design of CEV, Litespan and associated fiber and copper cables; this includes preparation of Permit drawings and application. 

·         Resolve service jeopardies during the implementation of jobs. 

·         Supervise six (6) Design Engineers involved in the detailed engineering of Pronto projects – both fiber and copper. 

·         Prepare permit drawings for setting up CEVs and its associated underground structure.

·         Provide OSP Training and Mentoring to new SBC Engineers; this covers mentoring from basic Outside Plant Engineering concepts to actual design of Outside Plant Network and Planning strategy to carefully cater for growth and demand of telephone service. 

·         Training includes adherence to SBC standard practices and specifications.

·         Provide OSP Engineering for telecommunications needs in the South Bay and San Jose, California areas; this includes planning and designing PRONTO DSL projects, CEVs, Litespan 2000, C.O. terminations, ISDN, 56KB and ADSL, Fiber and copper BIC. 

·         Design various Outside Plant Engineering concepts including but not limited to Facility design, joint poles, BIC and Subdivision/Track jobs. 

·         Provide service to CLEC request and tag it priority job. 

·         Familiar with LFACS, LEID LEIS and OSP- FM systems.

·         Coordinating with Installation crew on site to assess difficulties during the implementation of projects.

·         Utilize proprietary computer programs to aid in the completion of projects.

·         Prepare all working drawings on AutoCad. 

·         Prepare permit drawings for placing manholes and conduits associated with the placing of additional outside plant facilities.

 

Nortel Carrier Networks                                                                                                                                            7/1993 – 4/1998

Systems Engineer

·         Participated in network design and system hardware configuration details of a Network Management System in a LAN and WAN environment for netWORKS - which monitors DMS, Meridian M1, Alcatel 1631, Siemens EWSD, System X switches on HP platform.

·         Assisted the sales team in providing Request for Proposals response by architecting a high level system solution and providing the equipment list, software list, Engineering and Installation labor costs. 

·         Maintain a configuration and sizing guidelines provided by development groups.

Field Engineer

·         Installed the necessary hardware and software components of netWORKS and DSS software as part of a Network Management System in a LAN and WAN environment. NetWORKS software is designed to monitor DMS, Meridian M1, Alcatel 1631, Siemens EWSD, System X switches on HP platform.   

·         Perform necessary software upgrades either at customer location and/or remotely, documents and recommends software modifications based on customer needs and future requirements.

 

Saudi Telecom                                                                                                                                                          12/1981 – 11/1991

OSP Project Engineer

·         Responsible for the design of primary and secondary Outside Plant network, both aerial and underground, including the engineering and provisioning of all Outside Plant facilities.

·         Implemented plant rehabilitation where necessary to eliminate transmission difficulties at the same time upgrade the network and to cater for maximum utilization of facilities. 

·         Administered cost estimate, bill of materials and supervised implementation of all Outside Plant projects; the specification and design work included all aspects of Outside Plant tests and acceptance.

OSP Planning Engineer

·         Organized a large scale planning system of Outside Plant Network to maximize utilization of existing facilities essential to the five-year relief program. 

·         Extensive field surveys conducted in the region to identify Outside Plant conditions to formulate an effective and consistent utilization of the network.

·         Established underground conduit routes and utilization plans, prepared standard set of transmission design loops and implemented pressurization of all feeder routes.

OSP Chief Planning Engineer

·         Personally initiated the one-million-line expansion of Saudi Telecom for Riyadh City; the project involved planning, forecast, design, negotiation and development of a coordinated Outside Plant Network. 

·         Specific work required major cables inventory, copper and fiber optic, manholes and conduits for civil works, estimated manpower requirement and construction schedule.

 

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Manila, Philippines                                                                      12/1978 - 11/1981

OSP Engineer

·         Conducted planning, design, economic studies, preparation of specifications for technical, operational and implementation requirements of Outside Plant projects. 

·         Designed subscriber/inter-office trunk network, cable loading schemes, manholes and conduits layouts. 

·         Designed and inspected house cable facilities in accordance with BICS standards. 

·         Prepared engineering reports, Outside Plant budget and construction schedules.

OSP Engineering Supervisor

·         Exercised supervision, leadership and control of Cable Network Department projects involving creation of facilities for customers. 

·         Setup standards and objectives to provide maximum utilization of existing facilities. 

·         Supervised cable distribution design, preparation of plans, site surveys and outside plant forecast. 

·         Coordinated and provided assistance to construction crew for implementation of projects.