Seeking a long term position that would utilize my comprehensive field and in office experience in the telecommunications industry. Learning new skills and taking on new challenges are two tasks that I handle very well.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

April 2013 - July 2014 

PEG Bandwidth LLC, The Colony, TX

Inside Plant Manager / Team leader

 

·               Assembled and gave direction to the ISP team

·               Created / improved / implemented SOW’s, procedures, and standards improving quality, efficiency, production with site surveys, customer site walk packages.

·               Created / implemented reporting and data storage procedures for site surveys

·               Created / improved SOW’s, procedures and standards improving quality with contractor field installations as well as in office efficiency

·               Created / improved / implemented / approved the SOW for the customers OEM’s for making each site Room / Backhaul Ready

·               Implemented an environment which improved the communication within PEG

·               Managed bids and the hiring / firing of civil general contractors

·               Managed, advised, and directed civil general contractors

·               Managed and informed on general contractor inventory

·               Updating subtasks and milestone forecasts and completions

·               Informed the Senior Project manager of forecast changes and completions

·               Played an active role in 20+ hours of meetings weekly

·               Interfaced with the enclosure / equipment manufactures for the purpose of negotiating pricing, making improvements to the products, checking availability based on future build needs

·               Organized and approved the Bill of Material purchases based upon present and future needs

·               Verified the correct Bill of Materials for each site build

·               Organized shipping for the Bill of Materials needed to complete each site build

·               Strong role in creating a network database used for sales and cell site general information storage

·               Managed the review, quality, and storage of close out packages submitted by the general contractors after each completion.

·               Developed and Implemented new deployment strategies leading to over 600 site surveys, over 1000 customer site walk package approvals, and over 2000 site installations during this time period.

·               Coordinated maintenance and quality assurance for installed sites not yet handed off to the customer

·               Coordinated with PEG Field Operations to ensure all standards were being met

·               Played an active role with the overall deployment strategy and procedures for all departments within PEG Bandwidth

 

March 2012 - April 2013

PEG Bandwidth LLC, The Colony, TX

Inside Plant Cell Site Survey Technician (field experience)

 

·               Created and Implemented the official PEG forms for capturing data at a cell site

·               Coordinated over 1500 cell site surveys with VZW, AT&T, Sprint, US Cellular OEM’s / turf vendors in TX, LA, MS, PA, NY, VA, IL, IA, WI

·               Conducted over 1000 cell site surveys with VZW, AT&T, Sprint, US Cellular OEM’s / turf vendors in TX, LA, MS, PA, NY, VA, IL, IA, WI

·               Advised the customer OEM’s Turf vendors of the SOW for making PEG sites room ready at over 1000 cell sites including determining power requirements and meet me points.

·               Logged over 2000 cell site surveys into the PEG database

·               Reviewed and accepted/rejected over 500 customer site walk packages

 

March 2011- March 2012

PEG Bandwidth LLC, The Colony, TX

Outside Plant Project Manager (field experience)

 

·               Tasked with the fiber route development in TX for providing Backhaul to VZW

·               Managed fiber construction General Contractors completing over 500 fiber miles of Underground and Aerial build in TX, LA, MS providing backhaul to VZW, Sprint,  and AT&T

·               Coordinated and offloaded construction materials from the manufacture

·               Coordinated, loaded, and tracked materials to General Contractors

·               Provided daily supervision ensuring quality of the construction

·               Created the as-builts  documenting fiber routes and progress

·               Tracked and reported on General Contractors production / progress

·               Assisted in the cut in and turn-ups of cell sites

 

January 2006- December 2010

Talon Communications INC, Argyle, TX

SR Vice President of Deployment and Operations

 

·               Created and Directed the Implementation of all construction deployment

·               Created and Directed the Implementation all administrative duties such as accounting, documentation, and legalities

·               Created and Implemented the strategy which led to Talon’s Outside Plant department having over 100 contract construction crews during Talon’s pinnacle

·               Responsible for all contractor and Employee acquisitions and terminations

·               Created the Infrastructure and implemented processes which led to the completion of 800 to 1200 locate tickets daily and unprecedented profit margins by Talon’s standards

·               Responsible for Customer Public relations and contract acquisitions

·               Purchased all construction and transportation equipment

 

January 2003- December 2006

Talon Communications INC, Justin, TX

Outside Plant Manager

 

·               Customer interface and  set customer expectations

·               Bid and managed projects with Verizon, AT&T, Charter, and Southwestern Bell.

·               Managed General contractors doing both Aerial and Underground construction for Fiber, Phone, and CATV.

·               Managed numerous General Contractors on the Verizon FIOS FTTP project in North Texas

·               Coordinated and offloaded construction materials from the manufacture

·               Coordinated, loaded, and tracked materials to General Contractors

·               Provided daily supervision ensuring quality of the construction

·               Created the as-builts  documenting fiber routes and production progress

·               Tracked and reported on General Contractors production / progress

 

January 2001- January 2003

Talon Communications INC, Justin, TX

MDU Pre/Post wire Construction Manager

 

·               Managed General Contractors for Pre/Post wire projects on multiple dwelling units such as commercial high rise buildings, hospitals, Apartments, golf courses

·               Coordinated and offloaded construction materials from the manufacture

·               Coordinated, loaded, and tracked materials to General Contractors

·               Provided daily supervision ensuring quality of the construction

·               Tracked and reported on General Contractors production / progress

 

June 1997- April 2001

B&L Installations, McKinney, TX

Field Installations Technician

 

·               Pre / post wiring installations of residential Homes

·               Installing aerial and underground service drops

·               Customer interface

Skills

§    I am proficient in All Microsoft Office and Office 365 programs as well as Visio, streets and trips, map point, SharePoint, etc. and the Internet. I can communicate in a clear and efficient way. I am personable and easy going. I am usually able to learn and remember new skills with minimal training. I am flexible and extremely dependable.

Education

Winnsboro High School   Winnsboro, Texas

2000

References

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