Lisa Pennywell Smith

1958 Sunset Palm Dr 

Apopka, Florida 32712 

Email: lisapsmith5757@hotmail.com

Mobile# 407-310-6132

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

Telecommunications Industry:

March, 2013 to Present: Operations Manager                                          

RJE Telecom, LLC.                                                                                                    Martinsville, Virginia                                                                                                                                 

Oversee the design of routine and specific outside plant work orders, the creation of engineering work authorization packages, and the performance of engineering projects involving collocation networks and special networks. Responsible for oversight of project plan; determine time frame, funds and staffing; approve the project schedule. Prepared quotes and for special projects. Ensure company budget compliance with organizational expenditure requirements. Implement change where required to improve production performance. Recruits, develop standard practices and procedures. Manage teams capable of carrying out strategic operations; improving employee relations.

 

 

March, 2012 to March 2013: OSP Facility Engineer

RJE Telecom, LLC.                                                                                   Winter Garden, Florida

Off Premise Design engineer for special projects, cell sites, rehabs, Greenfield and road moves. Create construction drawings using CenturyLink programs such as; EWO, TAD's, ECP, Martens, Fireworks, Bidmaster, and Mapviewer. Coordinated construction right of way with the local city, county and state permitting agencies. Interfaced with clients on project status and milestones.

 

 

July, 2011 to January 2012: Contractor – OSP Engineer

Outsource, Inc.                                                                                                           Longwood, Florida

On Premise Design engineer for special projects, cell sites, rehabs, and greenfield. Created construction drawings using CenturyLink programs such as; EWO, TAD's, ECP, Martens, Fireworks, Bidmaster, and Mapviewer. Coordinated construction right of way with the local city, county and state permitting agencies. Interfaced with clients on project status and milestones.

April, 2011 to July 2011: Contractor – OSP Engineer

Blue Streak LLC, Inc.                                                                                          Nashville, Tennessee

Engineered  fiber optic feeder routes for placement of VRAD's and Cell Sites for AT&T in the Nashville Metro areas using Micro Station BSTCAD software. Prepared documentation from AT&T databases for construction drawings. Interface with permitting agencies which included road moves. Updated clients on product status and milestones. 

 

 

February 2011 to April 2011: Contractor – OSP Engineer                   

Progressive Communications Services, Inc                                     Columbia, Tennessee

Engineered and design construction drawings using Micro Station BSTCAD for AT&T. Prepared route coordination for fiber optic U-Verse and BAU. Secured permit request for right of way with local, and state agencies.

 

 

January 2009 to August 2010: Contractor – OSP Sr Project Specialist

Byers Engineering Company                                                                            Orlando, Florida

Created design drawings per AT&T Loop Capacity Management request for new GDSL sites per customer demand. Design fiber optic and copper cable routes, for vrad cabinets and cell sites and road moves. Also, retrofit existing cross boxes. Field verified existing DLE equipment for space availability and suggests recommendations for additional remote solutions. Secure right of way permits with the state, county, railroad and other local agencies. Research various records and databases such as; Micro Station BST CAD, FACS, SOCS, LEIM, MAPVIEWER, OPEDS, OSPCM, LEIS, PM TOOLS, CFAS, MIC LITE, AOTX, AOTS etc.

 

 

October 2007 to December 2008: Contractor - Project Manager 

Progressive Communications Services, Inc.                                           Clearwater, Floridaroupt of Florida. Oversite Fiber Optic feeder and distributions routeXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Project Managed Verizon’s FTTP project on the west coast of Florida. Lead teams of contract design engineers with deliverables on Fiber Optic feeder and distribution design routes for single family housing, multi tenant, Combos, small business and cell towers. Securing PAL agreements for private communities. Also, work with the obligatory group to ensure permits submittal on road moves for the state, county, railroad and other local agencies within the proposed fiber routes. Initiate pre-construction meetings and daily progress reports. Used various programs such as BDMS, AAIS, IDDS, ICGS, RAMS, Smart Plan Viewer, and Vega.

 

 

August 2003 to October 2007: Contractor - OSP Engineer                            

Byers Engineering Company                                                                                    Plantation, Florida

Facility assignment specialist for DS1 and DS3 circuits per AT&T customer demand. Performed site surveys and researched existing DLE equipment for space availability. Issued detailed construction drawings for exhausted DLE equipment and cable. Researched various records and databases such as; Micro Station BST CAD, FACS, SOCS, TURKS, DPRO, LEIM, MAPVIEWER, OPEDS, OSPCM, LEIS, etc.

 

 

August 2002 to June 2003: Interim Substitute Teacher

Broward County School Board                                                              Ft Lauderdale, Florida

 

 

 

 

July 2001 to June 2002: Contractor - Project Engineer

TekSystem Consultants                                                                                       Miami, Florida

Manage design contractors, and subcontractors to ensure compliance with FPL FiberNet standards guidelines, methods of procedures and projects quality. Manage construction personnel, coordinate reroute design, permits coordination for utility relocation with the county, state, railroad and other local agencies. Review as-built drawings on Auto CAD, project status report, make ready submittal preparation, bid proposals, pre-construction meetings, projects budget requisitions, verification of contractors invoicing and material reservation.

 

 

April 2001 to July 2001: Contractor - ADSL Specialist                            Plantation, Florida

Generate work request for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line to homes or business per AT&T Loop Capacity Management. Design facilities using Micro Station BSTCAD to DLE approved equipment such as MESA and 52B cabinets. Securing right of way permits and easements both public and private.

 

 

February 2000 to February 2001: Contractor - Project Manager

OSP Consultants, Inc.                                                                           Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Coordinate design routes for fiber optic networks per client specifications within the metropolitan areas of Florida. Project scheduling, budget planning, purchase orders, invoicing, utility research, preparation of bid proposals, employee performance appraisals, safety reports and recruiting. Provide clients with project progression, change orders, QA/QC testing, cost estimates, coordinate utility relocation projects with all right of way agencies.

 

 

July1997 to May 1999: Outside Plant Engineer

Fluor Global Services                                                               West Palm Beach, Florida

Generated detail construction drawings from both (BellSouth) LCM and customers. Using BellSouth tools to design detail copper and fiber facilities for underground and aerial plant, from the central office or customer premises. Generated cost estimates, securing right of way permits, equipment ordering details, administering joint use agreements, and research of various records and databases such as; FACS, SOCS,LEIM, FAAR, MAPVIEWER, OPEDS, OSPCM, LEIS, Micro Station BSTCAD, etc.

 

May 1999 to February 2000: Project Engineer/ Manager                   

Fluor Global Services                                                                                    Jacksonville, Florida

Manage existing and new equipment arrangements with AT&T vendors, construction contractors and sub-contractors. Managed all aspects of a project such as; engineering design and construction for turnkey projects, reviewed contractors bonds and insurance documents, bid proposals, route selection, permitting, pre-construction meetings, invoicing, site acquisition, business case studies, and monitor fiber requirements per building, investigate route alternatives and prepare feasibility studies for construction. Reviewed as-built drawings, daily construction inspections, and project scheduling.

 

 

 

Petroleum Industry:

October 1988 to December 1992: Pipe Designer

Fluor Daniel Engineering                                                                    Sugar Land, Texas

Design vessels, tanks, pumps and offshore pipeline detail drawings for Petrochemical plants. Design new construction and modification of existing plant. Also layout of PFD’s, P&ID’s, Isometrics, equipment arrangements and electrical design drawings using Auto CAD and Micro Station. Provided material take off and model plant building.

 

 

Education

Texas Southern University, BS in Technology (1986) Houston, Texas

 

Computer skills: Win 2010 & XP, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, AutoCAD and Micro station.