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RONALD H. LARKINS

3331 Fox Hill Drive, Clearwater, Florida   33761 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

A highly effective Project Manager with extensive Construction experience.

Detail oriented and well organized, self motivated, and uses independent judgment.

 

Core Competencies:

 

·         Experienced Construction Project Manager with proven track record of excellence

·         Highly skilled manager of construction crews, painting crews and tower crews

·         Strong customer service orientation, provide high quality work while meeting deadlines

·         Effective collaborator in team environment

·         Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

·         Manage construction projects, schedule subcontractor and installer assignments

·         Coordinated with customer engineers, updated prints and drawings using AutoCAD

 

Experience & Accomplishments:

 

MYCOM NORTH AMERICA              Field Manager/Interim Project Manager              September 2012 to Present              Tampa, FL

 

Manage daily field operations of civil and tower crews on various LTE / GSM / UMTS upgrade projects for major wireless providers’ networks.  Assist with logistical support for field crews, ensure crews have necessary documentation and technical assistance.  Coordinate with vendors on equipment / material orders and deliveries.  Coordinate punch walks for completed sites and provide correction documentation to customer.  Receive and review installation documentation from subcontractors and compile required forms and documents for closeouts.

 

TEKMARK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS              Telecom Consultant              October 2009 to September 2012              Clearwater, FL

 

AT&T Wireless, Engineer, March 2010 to September 2012

Managed R2A SIAD implementation for cell sites in Missouri / Kansas market.  Coordinated equipment and T1 circuit installation, testing, and troubleshooting.  Maintained project trackers, generated CIQs for Provisioning, built and configured network elements in Granite OSS, trained peers on use of Granite OSS.

 

Time Warner Telecom, Auditor/Engineer, October 2009 to March 2010

Performed detailed site audits of customer Head End and Hub sites.  Documented site equipment and cabling.  Built equipment and cabling records and configured network elements in Granite OSS.

 

WELLSCO, INC. / VERIZON FL               OSP Engineer, FTTP              February 2008 to June 2009              Clearwater, FL

 

Led flexible teams building Verizon FiOS Outside Plant (OSP) infrastructure. Directed engineering activities and reviewed work order design of vendor engineers. Coordinated with senior engineers to optimize distribution design of complex networks.  Managed quality control for vendor submissions of utility permits.

 

·         Onsite engineering expert working with Central Office Engineering (COE) to create detailed designs for all equipment placement and cable routing.

·         Identified opportunity on certain specialized projects to introduce competitive bidding, resulting in $6,000 savings per project.

 

SML BUILDERS, LLC                             Project Manager               June 2006 to February 2008                            Brooksville, FL

 

In startup construction company, supervised activities on multi-family residential and commercial projects, including a 90-unit townhouse.  Solicited/reviewed subcontractor proposals. Coordinated with architects/engineers on all technical details to ensure high quality, compliant construction.  Scheduled all construction and painting activity.  Managed project administration and communication with superintendents and owners’ representatives.

 

OXFORD BUILDERS                             Project Manager               December 2005 to June 2006                            Tampa, FL

 

Managed construction activities on 36-unit condo / hotel.  Scheduled project activities to meet all deadlines.  Inspected and documented substantial deficiencies from previous contractor and created plan to correct.

 

 

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES               Transmission Engineer II               October 1996 to November 2005              Tampa, FL

 

Performed detail engineering for Verizon Florida, including installation design of fiber-optic, multiplexer, and power equipment.  Ordered equipment, generated installation specifications, updated prints and drawings using AutoCAD, and coordinated with customer engineers.  Trained employees on site survey best practices.  Performed engineering site surveys of central offices and end user customer premises, analyzed facilities, and provided drawings using PowerPoint and Excel.

 

METROPOLITAN FIBER SYSTEMS               Technician II                             October 1994 to October 1996              Tampa, FL

 

Performed daily operation of major fiber-optic network, including installation and turn-up of OC-48, OC-12, and OC-3 fiber-optic rings.  Installed, tested, and maintained DS3, DS1, and DS0 circuits through various telecommunication networks to customer premises.  Expert in the use of digital cross connect systems, and in the installation, turn-up, and testing of various multiplexers.

 

·         Project Manager for statewide migration of Quotron circuits to MFS fiber network.

 

EF&I SERVICES CORPORATION               Engineer              October 1991 to October 1994                            Tampa, FL

 

GTE Florida, Sprint / United Telephone, Engineer, June 1993 to October 1994

Created work orders, estimated and tracked budgeted funds, and ordered equipment and materials for those projects.  Generated installation specifications, marked prints and drawings, and coordinated activities between all departments involved in complex projects.

 

GTE Florida, Southern Bell, Engineer / Installer Technician, October 1991 to June 1993

Engineered telecommunication transmission and power equipment installation projects.  Created specifications and prints, and coordinated with customer engineers and planners.  Expert in installation and testing of telecommunication transmission equipment. Maintained all project records and administrative reports.

 

AG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.              Senior Installer              June 1981 to October 1991              Tampa, FL

 

Senior Installer / In-Charge, June 1985 to October 1991

Managed installation projects, scheduled installer assignments, processed circuit orders, and maintained supply and order logs.  Assisted engineering with on-site surveys, specifications, and as-built drawing modifications.  Installed, turned-up, and acceptance-tested fiber-optic multiplexer, transmission, and network interface equipment.

 

·         Received GTE President’s Award for emergency antenna path alignment during Hurricane Elena (1985).

 

Installer, June 1981 to June 1985

Sub-contractor supervisor on Southern Railway, GTE Michigan, and GTE Ohio microwave system projects.  Managed tower crews in construction of microwave towers and antenna installation.  Expert in antenna path alignment, waveguide termination, and testing. Designed and constructed waveguide protection bridges.  Expert in installation and testing of microwave radios and related equipment.

 

MILITARY

 

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS              Sergeant (E-5)                            November 1976 to November 1980

·         Non Commissioned Officer In Charge of specialized data processing unit

·         Managed technical training of unit

·         Directed programming, unit production, and related administrative functions

 

EDUCATION

 

LUCENT TRAINING CENTER, ROSWELL, GEORGIA

CAD systems training

 

ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

Business Management courses