Rodney Vise

Experienced Management Engineer

1223 Highland Drive - Picayune, MS 39466

rodneyvise@gmail.com - 601-215-4721

I have over 25 years of management experience with the following companies; USAF, United Parcel

Service, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and Verizon Telecommunications Outside Plant Engineering.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lead Engineer

Verizon Telecommunications Outside Plant Engineering - Annapolis, MD - January 2000 to July 2008

Responsibilities

-Engineered Outside Plant Facilities for construction of Network Designs.

-Managed 30 Engineering Assistants.

-Assured timely completion, quality and accuracy of work on Engineering Work Orders with internal and

external customers for business and residential telecom services.

-Designed, and Built high demand databases to capture network facilities that provided resources for HiCapacity

Network Services.

-Designed, and Built first databases to obtain production measurements for accountability in Engineering

Departments.

-Led the first team of Engineers for the roll-out of the company's new fiber infrastructure for FIOS or Fiber to

the Premis, (FTTP) in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore Area.

Accomplishments

-Developed databases that were non-existent to improve accountability of resources, personnel, and

internal/

external customers.

-Trained Engineers with new drafting applications; MicroStation, and re-structured Engineering Design

Builds with next generation drafting tools.

-Led the first roll-out of FTTP for Washington D.C./Baltimore, then the Annapolis and Federal sites.

-Negotiated Permits with the State for Construction and Scheduled Engineering Orders from Design to

Construction Complete dates.

-Moved the technology and infrastructure of Verizon's telecommunication Outside Plant Resources into a

new Fiber Base to sell or redistribute the copper infrastructure.

Skills Used

-Management

-Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering.

-Database Design, Build and Administration.

-Negotiating, Coordinating and Communicating Outside Plant Engineering matters, including Permit

Applications and Rights of Way with Verizon Field forces, private owners, customers, building contractors,

utilities and government agencies.

Independent Contractor

Self-Employed; Parking and Building Access Networks; Engineering, and Construction. - Baltimore,

MD - September 1997 to January 2000

Responsibilities

-Negotiated contracts, upgraded equipment and integration system networks dedicated to access control to

parking and buildings for Johns Hopkins Hospitals Base and Bayview areas, Pentagon City Mall and

Baltimore Harbor areas.

Accomplishments

-Negotiated and upgraded parking and building access with year 2000 standards equipment that was

supplied by a vendor in Belgium.

-Contracts won with Johns Hopkins and Pentagon City Mall.

Skills Used

-Management

-Negotiating

-Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering.

-Database integration of network systems.

-Design and Build Network systems.

Service and Installation Manager

Coca-Cola Enterprises - Baltimore, MD - 1992 to September 1997

Responsibilities

-Managed a team of 30 CDL drivers and service technicians.

-Ensured accurate equipment installation and operation of vending and soda machines.

-Managed quarterly/yearly budget with Profit/Loss accountability.

Accomplishments

-Gained approval from District VP and General Manager to reconfigure existing equipment in support of new

product introduction instead of purchasing new equipment.

-Reduced two month deployment of equipment to two weeks and saved 50 percent overage of Capital

Budget.

Skills Used

-Management

-Electrical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Sheet Metal skills.

-Negotiated with Equipment suppliers on pricing, and delivery schedules.

Supervisor

United Parcel Service - Baltimore, MD - 1989 to 1992

Responsibilities

-Managed load and unload of packages in Hub for long-distance shipping.

Accomplishments

-Negotiated with Service Engineers in restructure of departure process which allowed redeployment of 25

percent of staff.

Skills Used

-Management

-Negotiation

Tactical Aircraft Technician

United States Air Force - Baltimore, MD - 1985 to 1991

Responsibilities

-Repaired pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical, engines and sheet metal on Aircraft.

-Negotiated system technicians that required extensive specialized repair of components.

Accomplishments

-Led teams to victories in combat theatre.

Skills Used

-Management

-Negotiation

-Build/Repair/Install pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, engine and sheet metal.