4622 W. Bay Court Ave Tampa, Fl 33611                                                                                                                          (813) 831-3304-home

(813) 244-1718-cell

pmreilly00@aol.com

Objective

To obtain a Supervisory, Managerial position in the telecommunications industry with responsibilities for project development/coordination and personnel training.

Experience

Sept 2008-Nov 2012    Kenton Group                                                                                    Tampa                                                                                     Field Manger

After being “on PRIM” at Verizon for 3 years.  Kenton Group offered me the position as Field Manager for their engineering office located in Tampa Fl.

My responsibilities were to manage work flow for approx 35 engineers, 2 project managers and 1 quality control engineer. During my time in this position Kenton Group held a contract with Verizon FTTP program and engineered and permitted the routes for fiber Optic distribution cables for approx 700,000 homes since 2005. Our office has also managed engineering contracts with Windstream, Centurylink, and Qwest for fiber optic and copper facilities. I participated in most bidding processes with Kenton Groups Senior Sales Executives and Operations Director. In 2009 Kenton Groups was awarded a 4 year contact with Verizon Core BAU engineering Group. I was responsible for maintaining a core group of 9 engineers and drafters that were qualified and proficient in Copper engineering for projects such as Copper migration, Obligatory Road Moves, IOF routes, TLS sites and MDU/MTU upgrades. Our local staff held once a week meetings for progress, quality, and training for these engineering and drafting associates. Part of my responsibilities as Field Manager was to report to senior executive’s weekly profit and loss statements.

Jul 2005- Sept 2008    Kenton Group/ Verizon                                                                    Tampa                                                                                     Network Engineer

Employed at the request of Verizon engineering manager to coordinate engineering & construction revisions for ongoing FTTP projects.  After 1 year, was asked to work “on PRIM” as a contract employee for Verizon.  Responsibilities include working with construction crews and field inspectors to coordinate any changes that need to be made on existing design, Quality control for engineer redline drawings and permit applications covering 6 wire centers, pre-field and complete site survey assessments for MDU & MTU designs.

Jul 2004-Jul 2004      Ameriss Engineering                                                                         Tampa

OSP Engineer

Employed to engineer Verizon’s FTTP overlay projects throughout Hillsborough county.  Responsible for doing pre-field inspections for existing utilities, design layout , and permit packaging for fiber network system .

Feb 2004-Jul 2004         Hills & Associates                                                                            Tampa       Surveyor Party Chief

Collecting topographic, geologic and boundary information for engineers for land development.

Proficient in use of Topcon Instrument, TDS, TDS II, and Ranger data collectors.

Apr 2002-Feb 2004       Ash Engineering                                                                              Tampa                                                                            Surveyor Party Chief

Initially employed as “rod man”. After 3 months promoted to instrument operator and after 1-year promoted to party chief. Duties were to gather survey information for in-house engineers regarding elevations, angles, and boundaries.

Feb 2000-Apr 2002       Progress Telecom                                                                               St. Petersburg             

Construction Inspector

Assist engineers from Progress Telecom to locate feasible routes for future co-location sites to existing fiber rings such as ASCI fiber net, FPL fiber net, and Epik.  After design completion, was responsible to employ local contractors to complete routes from backbone to co-location.  Also worked closely with in-house fiber splicer’s helping to complete projects by delivery dates.

Nov 1999-Feb 2000      Volt Telecom.                                                                        St. Petersburg

Project  Manager

Overseeing all work being done by 17 subcontractors and 5 in-house crews for the completion of a fiber ring being built by XO Inc. in northern Hillsborough County.  Responsible for all invoicing of subcontractors and completion of all “as-builts” for completed work.  Liaison between Volt and Bectel with XO Inc. for any additional work or changes made to fiber ring.

May 1999-Nov1999        OSP Engineering                                                                            Ft Lauderdale

Area Manager

Employed t o help field and design approx. 145-mile fiber ring for FPL Fiber net.  Worked in 3 man groups to field 3 miles a day.  After 3 months, was asked to take over as area manager for the remainder of the project.  Duties were to supervise 3-3 man crews and to inspect their work daily.  Worked closely with utility companies and permitting departments (city, county, and state).  Project completed in 6 months.

Feb 1997-May 1999      Henkles & McCoy                                                                                    Tampa

Redline/as-built Coordinator

Responsible for verifying the completion of all aerial and underground construction for G.T.E.M.V. project.  For correct footages to specifications to be submitted for as-built and billing purposes.  While in this position I created a comprehensive production tracking system.  This system was used for tracking the percentage of completion for individual nodes, job cost analysis, and was used by sub-contractors for their weekly invoicing.

N  Nov 1995-Feb 1998         Lucent Technologies                                                                           Clearwater

Quality Control Inspector

Duties included inspecting all phases of aerial and underground construction to document poor workmanship or work not meeting specifications. I was then offered and accepted the position of Aerial Construction Supervisor.  In that capacity I planned and coordinated the daily workload for 12 aerial crews.  Also responsible for interviewing and hiring all lineman through the local union.  Personnel responsibilities included training new employees on system specifications and conducting employee performance evaluations.  With the growth of the company, I then accepted a position in the engineering dept.  Duties were to inspect all phases of construction to complete “as-built” maps to be used for billing purposes.

Education

1976     Graduate, Robinson High School    Tampa Florida.

Industry Experience

                                             Overall Industry Experience 32 years                                                                                   

                            Contract Inspector/Supervisor-32 years

                                Underground Construction-32 years               Aerial Construction-32 years

                                Cable Splicing/Activation-4 years                   Systems Audit-3 years

                                Fiber Optic Splicing-3 years                            Engineering / Site Surveying-12 years

Special Skills

Project cost and profit analysis, Project design, Contract and Bid negotiation and coordination, Sub contractor supervision and liaison. Quality assurance on design layout and permit applications. Excellent communication skills

Computer skills-Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Micro Station cad program. Web base programs: IDDS, ICGS, AISS and FiOS Manager

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