OLA DANIELS
700 Gemstone Trail, Arlington, TX 76002
oladan@hotmail.com
(817) 467-3726 / Voice Mail: (817) 300-6747
Project Management § Information Systems Management § Network Engineering / Management
Results-driven Engineer and Project Manager with proven skills in strategic planning, modeling and
analytical design to leverage the benefits of the dynamic information age.
10 years in the Telecommunication industry, with the last 4 years focused on Project Management.
Outstanding talents in resource loading (recruiting/staffing), resource leveling (sharing resources), team
building, team consensus, budget management, developing and controlling project scope, cost avoidance,
on-time project delivery and continuous design improvements.
Natural leader with demonstrated capabilities in organization and planning, negotiation, and interacting with
customers, staff and management at all levels.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical
Expertise:
Software /
Hardware:
MS DOS, NetWare DHCP and DNS administration, UNIX, ISDN, Wireless, Frame Relay,
SONET, troubleshooting and technical consulting for OC-N, DS3, DS1, DS0 and FiberTo-The-Premise
(ISP, OSP and VIDEO), Central Office DC power and switching need
MATLAB, Lab View, 8051 Microcontroller Hardware, HTML, MS SharePoint 2010,
Digital Signal Processing (DSP), AUTOCARD, MS Office, Intel 80x86 series
microprocessors, IBM PCs and compatibles, C/C++, JAVAScript, Visual Basic,
Assembly language, Home Wireless PC Networking, CORE
Network Protocols
and Technologies
Operating Systems: UNIX/LINUX, Microsoft Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, NT & 2000, MS-DOS, WINDOWS 7
IPX, TCP/IP (Routing & App), SS7, SONET/SDH, ATM, X.25, ISDN, TDM/FDM/WDM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Valbrea Technologies - Addison, TX
Telecommunication Engineer
9/2011 – Present
Accomplished Telecommunications Professional practiced in all aspects of sales, design, installation and
support of voice and data transmission and switching technologies. Expert in collaborating with customer
business leaders to identify requirements and designing and presenting solutions with a compelling ROI.
Practiced in design, pricing, troubleshooting, maintenance and support management. Telecommunication
Engineer doing detail engineering for Verizon BAU and FTTP. Use tools like CCP, Deuce. Other job duties
include:
§ Network Engineering
§ Power Auditing
§ Project Coordination
§ Inside Plant Engineering
§ Facilities Network Engineering.
§ Document operational SOPs
§ Project Management
OLA DANIELS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – CONT’D
VERIZON
Network Engineering and Planning (Texas Region) – Irving, TX
Switch & Network Power Engineer
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1/2007 – 11/2009
Managed process responsible for deployment, installation and management of central office class 5 switch
and power plants. Wrote work orders, which include detailed drawings, cost estimating, physical structure
design and circuit design/network designs. Worked on a daily basis on various vendors’ small, medium and
large scale rectifiers, power distribution/fusing, converters/inverters, Lucent GTD-5 switch, Lucent 5ESS switch
and Nortel DMS-100 switch.
§ Retirement, transfer, and disposal of switch and power equipment.
§ Worked with evaluation team(s) defining equipment and vendor recommendations.
§ Writing of MOPs and SPECs.
§ Conducted site surveys of potential and new projects.
§ Determined floor plan layouts, power distribution and cabling of central office equipment.
§ Design of CO fused and un-fused racking.
§ Design and detailed engineering of CO grounding system.
§ Created comprehensive and accurate installation specifications and accurate equipment requirements
to fulfill customer orders.
§ Created or corrected location records, drawings, bill of materials (BOM), installation notes, and memos
to reflect additions and modifications to customers' location (central office) as a result of installation or
engineering activities.
§ Collaborated with customers to identify customer needs and requirements.
§ Coordinated with installer to balance and communicate project and resources planning requirements
and costs.
§ Central Office Floor plan management and allocation.
VERIZON
Network Engineering and Planning (Texas Region) – Lewisville, TX
Project Manager
5/2004 – 01/2007
Consolidated and streamlined business practices following the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic companies in
1999 to form Verizon. Managed multiple projects from concept to launch. Project budgets ranged from $1
million to $75 million. Managed several complex Network design projects with particular emphasis on design
activities. Key activities entailed development and management of budgets, hiring and training project team,
interfacing with staff and clients during the project cycle and meeting project milestones and delivery dates.
Evaluated current business processes; made recommendations for enhancement and improvements to
procedures and processes.
§ Turned around a project that was in jeopardy due to ineffective design. Coordinated team action to
deliver an outstanding project on time and with customer approval.
§ Created and implemented design procedures that increased efficiency, accelerated customer
satisfaction and slashed error rate.
§ Created and implemented database training programs for employees.
§ Websites administrator for Network Engineering and Planning-Project Management, Texas market area.
§ Key player in the Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) deployment in the Texas market area to provide FiOS
services to the Texas market area.
OLA DANIELS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – CONT’D
VERIZON BUSINESS (FORMER MCI NORTH TEXAS LD NETWORK OPERATIONS), Irving, TX
Telecommunication Technician
9/1999 – 5/2004
Installed & maintained network and customer circuits. Tested and commissioned telecommunication systems.
Reviewed trouble reports and analyzed daily status report(s).
§ Analyzed remote access connection – frame relay, ISDN BRI & PRI, network address translation –
global & inside addresses etc.
§ Installed and maintained local and Long Distance Voice Switch (DMS 250 and ALCATEL 600
MEGAHUB), STP, DAP, and operator services circuits and equipment.
§ Maintained daily, weekly and monthly systems backups of transmission equipments (M13s, DXCs).
§ Trained, mentored and developed other technicians on team.
§ As subject matter expert (SME) on operations issues, interfaced with other operation and engineering
groups to enhance network reliability.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ITT Technical Institute - DeSoto, TX
Adjunct Instructor
9/2011 – Present
§ Develop syllabus and daily lesson plans that addressed issues including time management and
academic success.
§ Organized guest speakers from around campus to expose students to other departments.
§ Motivate and encourages students to be proactive in their educational processes and career decisions.
§ One-on-one tutoring.
§ Administers and grades tests.
§ Supports students in adjusting to campus life.
ITT-Technical Institute – De Soto, TX
Chair, School of Electronics Technology
11/2009-09/2011
§ Responsible for Electronics Technology academic programs.
§ Responsible for the professional development and supervision of all full time and adjunct instructors.
§ Screened, Interviewed, and recommended new faculty.
§ Supervision and professional development and hiring full time and adjunct instructors.
§ Maintained expertise in subject area. Advised students on matters related to their enrollment status.
such as academics, behavior, attendance, etc.
§ Developed and Implements Student Retention Strategies.
§ Developed daily lesson plans to include instructional aides.
§ Motivated students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process, including but not
limited to class discussions, demonstrations, outside assignments, research, enrichment activities, etc.
ITT Technical Institute - Arlington, TX
Adjunct Instructor
9/2006 – 11/2009
§ Developed syllabus and daily lesson plans that addressed issues including time management and
academic success.
§ Organized guest speakers from around campus to expose students to other departments.
§ Motivate and encourages students to be proactive in their educational processes and career decisions.
§ One-on-one tutoring.
§ administered and graded tests.
§ supported students in adjusting to campus life.
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OLA DANIELS
EDUCATION
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken NJ
Pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Systems Engineering – GPA: 3.7/4.00
KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Irving, Texas
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Irving, Texas
Master of Information Systems Management (MISM)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Irving, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Honors)
Anticipated 12/2014
03/2008
10/2005
3/2001
4/1994
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
MCI Technical Training Center:
§ ALCATEL 1633SX BBDXC Operations & Maintenance
§ TITAN TELLABS 5500 WBDXC Operations & Maintenance
§ Alcatel (DSC) DEXCS1L Operations & Maintenance
§ NORTEL SONET Operations & Maintenance
§ Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Installation and Maintenance
§ FUJITSU FLM 2400 ADM Operations & Maintenance
Training:
§ Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
§ SONET Overview Seminar
§ Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP)
§ Overview of the NORTEL DMS-250 Switch Architecture
§ Overview of the ALCATEL DEX-600E Megahub
§ Signal Basic Officer Leadership Course (SBOLC)
§ Management: Leadership - Motivation
§ Communication Skills Workshop
§ Organization Behavior and Leadership
§ Managing Organization Change
§ Diversity
§ Officer Candidate School (OCS)
AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
§ Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
§ Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
§ Member, Project Management Institute
§ Best Technician of the Quarter (Star Performer in Operations. & Technology) DEC. 2001
§ Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Effort in Project Management 2004
§ Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Effort in Meeting Scheduled Milestones 2005
§ Army Achievement Medal (AAM)
OLA DANIELS
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Army – Active Duty
1LT – Knowledge Management Officer
2/2013 - Present
§ Designing, planning, installation, integration, training and maintenance of Combined Joint Operations Area
§ Developing training and standard operating procedures and processes based on the Information
Technology Infrastructure Library and to ensure the program is integrated with both higher and lower
organizations.
§ Promote knowledge sharing through the organization's operational business processes and systems.
Strengthening links between knowledge sharing and the information systems, and improving integration
among information systems in the organization, to facilitate seamless exchange of information across
systems
820th Signal Company, United States Army Reserves
1LT Lieutenant – Executive Officer (XO)
§ Responsible for the readiness, training, and morale of 150 soldiers
§ Developed and implemented training that increased company readiness
§ Accomplished tasks by setting objectives on unit readiness and delegating execution of objectives to staff
officers
820th Signal Company, United States Army Reserves
2LT - Platoon Leader
§ Responsible for the readiness, training, and morale of 40 soldiers
§ Developed and implemented training that increased company readiness
§ Company Safety Officer
SECURITY CLEARANCE
§ Secret
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5/2012 – 1/2013
10/2010 – 4/2012