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Subject:                          Please review this candidate for: Outside Plant Engineer

 

This resume has been forwarded to you at the request of Monster User xapeix03

Keith James 

Last updated:  12/07/12

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Corona, CA  92881
US

Mobile: 909-816-3590   
kbjjames@yahoo.com

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RESUME

  

Resume Headline: Keith James

Resume Value: dzvxrn2jxpzj8sby   

  

 

OBJECTIVE:

Motivated professional who has the ability to coordinate and manage operations. Continuous career accomplishments have been achieved by providing quality network services, proper personnel and budget management, resolving problem situations, and restoring service emergency outages in a timely manner. Numerous nominations, awards and recognitions for delivering quality, on time projects. Strong analytical skills that result in action plans that include methodology, creativity and team-oriented solutions. Extensive 28 years experience in the Telecommunications industry. Positions held in Outside Plant Construction, Customer Operations, Central Office Switching, Engineering, Call Centers and Contract Administration departments. Presentations conducted for the PUC, Community Collaboration Committees, and numerous City Departments and Officials played a significant role in the successful implementation of Verizon’s Fiber to the Premise (FIOS) project for the West Coast Region.

 

EXPERIENCE:

7/2008 - Present

Players Edge

Owner/CEO

Manage and oversee day to day business operations of a Sports Complex. Coordinate, schedule and market all events and activities. Provide personal and group training in the area of basketball skills, development and fitness.

8/2007 - 12/2009

Tyco Electronics Raychem, S.A.

Southern California

Pioneer / Service Rep

Interact with Verizon /ATT Communication’s Engineering, Outside Plant and Customer Operation Departments to educate on Copper and Fiber Optic product line and functionally.Coordinate and schedule meeting with Verizon Management and associate teams to update product line availability and provide support to demonstrate proper product usage.Ensure products ordered are received in timely manner• Resolve all product and service related issues

6/2006 - 7/2007

Verizon Commincations

Area Manager RWS-East (Region Wire Services)

Manage team of 24 Management employees.7 Local Managers - 14 RWS Prefielders - 3 RWS Inspectors - 90 associatesPerform substructure for the installation of sub-duct, buried and aerial fiber drop placement for FTTP.Determines drop footage requirements, establish/sketch most efficient and economical route to customer premise and obtain USA lookup and city/county permit submittal.Ensure company policies and practices are adhered to by outsourced Venders for both buried and aerial applications. Interact with City and County Inspector to ensure compliance requirements are maintained.

3/2004 - 6/2007

Verizon Communications

OSP Manager FTTP – West Coast Region

Interacted with National Program Office, Engineering, Sourcing, Outside Plant, Customer Operations, Marketing and Public Affairs departments in coordinating the implementation of Fiber to the prem (FTTP) to the West Coast Region with regards to Outside Plant Construction installation and connectivity.Responsible for creating placing / splicing time frame objectives, manpower / productivity requirement and measurements, material and equipment requirements.Played a significant role in the field product selection and implementation. Instrumental in educating Verizon West Coast Region, various Community Collaboration Committees and the PUC on the FTTP implementation process from the Central Office to customer premise.

10/2000 - 2/2004

Verizon Communications

West Coast Region

Area Manager OSP Construction

Manage a team of 18 Management employees11 Local Managers – 7 Inspectors - 142 associatesManage placing / splicing in the area of aerial, buried and underground installation and connectivity to the outside plant facilities.Overseeing contracted workforce activity in conjunction to sub structure, placing / splicing of aerial, buried and underground installation and connectivity.Interact with both or either IBEW / CWA Union personnel in resolving labor and non-labor related issues, maintain and manage budget objectives in correlation to expense and capital expenditures and the implementation of proper safety and work procedure programs to ensure adherence to company practice and labor agreement guidelines. Promote employee empowerment, teamwork and a quality work force by providing a safe and positive work environment. Participation and support in marketing and revenue generating programs.

9/1998 - 11/2000

Verizon Communications

Mountain View District

Local Manager Network Operations

Supervise a team of 28 Fiber, Advance Products and Technical Services Technicians in the area of maintaining and monitoring the integrity of Fiber and Central Office switching equipment.Responsible for maintenance repair, and monitoring of 4-Tel, VMS, Chatlos, Hekimian, Micias, CO Power and Rotl equipment.

6/1996 - 9/1998

GTE Telecommunications

West Coast Region

Local Manager Customer Operations

Supervise 15 – 23 technicians in the area of aerial, buried and underground Cable and Pressure Maintenance.Responsible for the isolation and repair of faults found in the outside plant network contributing to customer service trouble.Maintain and repair network aerial and underground air pressure systems. Assist in the restoral of major damages and service outages.

7/1993 - 5/1996

GTE Telecommunications

Santa Fe Springs/Long Beach/Cerritos, Ca

Network Facilities Coordinator(Contract Adminstration)

Coordinate scheduling of work orders for company and contracted line/splicing work forces.Regulate and expedite all necessary materials to appropriate areas for timely release of prefield work order to meet service commitment dates.Advise on modifications and corrections regarding construction progress between departments.• Balance hours for labor and manpower budgeting.• Responsible for submitting bids and obtaining Contract work forces

6/1992 - 7/1993

GTE Telecommunications

Engineering Prefielder

Interact with Engineer and developer to ensure proper path and grounding requirements are adhered to.• Provide length and cable requirements, associate terminal and cross connect count availability.• Make revisions/corrections to blueprint prior to dissemination to construction department.

1/1979 - 6/1993

Gte Telecommunications

Associate

Performed the duties of Cable Splicer, Lineman, Cable Maintenance and Installation and repair Tech.

 

EDUCATION:

3/2003 - 6/2005

University of Phoenix

Bachelor's Degree

 

CERTIFICATION:

4/2006

University of Virginia DARDEN

Managing Individual & Organizational Change

 

LANGUAGES:

Languages

Proficiency Level

English

Fluent

 

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Desired Salary/Wage:

85,000.00 - 110,000.00 USD yr

Current Career Level:

Executive (SVP, VP, Department Head, etc)

Date of Availability:

Negotiable

Work Status:

US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

Active Security Clearance:

None

US Military Service:

Citizenship:

US citizen

 

 

Target Job:

Target Job Title:

Director

Desired Job Type:

Employee

Desired Status:

Full-Time

 

Target Company:

Company Size:

Industry:

Telecommunications Services
Business Services - Other

Occupation:

Manufacturing/Production/Operations

·         General/Other: Production/Operations

IT/Software Development

·         Telecommunications Administration/Management

 

Target Locations:

Selected Locations:

US-CA-Riverside County

Relocate:

No

Willingness to travel:

Up to 25% travel