Cem R. Mesta

Resume, Page 2

 

CEM R. MESTA cpmesta@msn.com

OSP/Design Engineer (CenturyLink, Qwest, AT&T, Verizon)

303-579-6302

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

·      More than 17 years of experience in telecommunications with emphasis in outside plant BAU construction, planning, and design engineering for CenturyLink, Qwest, AT&T, and Verizon.

·      Extensive experience designing and issuing feeder and distribution facilities for new and existing construction; placing and adding new facilities to existing plants; and placing building, buried, and underground aerial, copper, fiber facilities, and other structures such as manholes, conduits, handholes, poles, and cabinets. Familiar with MDU and MTU planning and engineering.

·      Expertise includes FTTP, VRAD, IDDS, OSP and broadband circuits (i.e., DS0, DSL, DS1, T1, HDSL, and ADSL).

·      Strong background in problem resolution; project management including cost estimating, job scheduling, budget maintenance, and customer billing; field work including field notes, field surveys, and resolution of field safety concerns; tracking/permitting right-of-ways; records management; drafting; training; and supervision.

·      Experience with OSP-FM, CPD, RTT, BID MASTER, FIREWORKS, LFACS, NDTT, FORTE, IDDS, ICGS, ECRIS, PRS, VISIO, PEOPLESOFT, JDS, NECTAS, CIMAGE, and ASPEN engineering databases.

·      Broad knowledge of CenturyLink/Qwest and RBOC engineering and records standards and procedures.

·      Heavy interaction with customers, project managers, line crews, field engineers and technicians, and developers.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Engineer, CenturyLink, Taos, New Mexico; 8/10 to Present
Currently working in Northern New Mexico. Responsible for the Town of Taos and Taos Ski Valley exchanges. Works with developers, business customers, Taos County utilities, local contractors, and home owners. Provides field notes for aerial, buried, and underground fiber placement to existing SAI and coolped sites. Works with AQCB, FTTN, FTTP, project managers and engineers to provide new fiber facilities to existing State government offices, call centers, cell towers, and local businesses. Provides field notes to obtain State highway permits. Works closely with R/W engineers to acquire permits and easements for State highway projects and new homes. Resolves and reduces customer held order issues. Completes various routine work orders and maintains existing plant placed and replaced copper cable when required.

Design/QRE Engineer, Mountain, Ltd.; 2/10 to 8/10
Designed and issued jobs for T-Mobile fiber to cell site projects. Jobs included placing underground fiber conduits and handholes for placing fiber to customer building; and placing indoor/outdoor Ciena 3911 terminal to customer locations. Completed design jobs quickly to allow Construction to complete the project on time and within budget. Supported Washington QRE; providing DS1 circuits to various locations in the Seattle and Tacoma area.

Outside Plant Engineer, Verizon, Valhalla, New York; 7/09 to 10/09

Responsible for outside plant engineering for Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland County exchanges. Researched and coordinated pole work including eliminating double pole issues; transferring all aerial facilities to new poles; removing and adding midspan poles; and replacing unsafe poles. Responsible for all copper-related issues including removal of old aerial plants and placement of new aerial and buried plants. Handled all permits; provided customer requested DSL circuits; and issued jobs to Construction in IDDS and VISIO format. Created and completed corresponding detail for all work orders. Established and maintained good working relationships with other utility companies such as CATV and CON ED. Performed field engineering including meeting with customers regarding new construction sites and taking field notes when necessary. Utilized LFACS, PRS, VBUILD, and PEOPLE SOFT databases to research and complete job assignments. Involved with Verizon’s daily BAU.

Quick Response Engineer (QRE), Expertech, Denver, Colorado (Qwest contract); 9/07 to 9/08
Responded to more than 15 technical calls per day. Researched and provided information and problem resolution to outside field technicians including splicers and I&M to complete broadband circuit requests for Colorado and Wyoming customers. Posted verified as-built drawings into OSP-FM; identified manholes and existing repeater locations; and reviewed current design criteria to ensure existing design qualified for circuit to customer location.

Outside Plant Engineer, QC Data, Denver, Colorado; 4/07 to 9/07
Based on size and complexity, designed and completed five or more AT&T Video Remote Access Device (VRAD) jobs per week. Used AT&T field notes to design VRAD jobs for various exchanges in California. Placed aerial, underground, and buried fiber to VRAD to provide DSL service. Designed fiber to the customer (FTTP) for Verizon and placed aerial fiber for a Syracuse, New York exchange. Also, designed and planned VATS fiber cables for a residential distribution area in Buffalo, New York.

Outside Plant Engineer, Mountain Ltd, Taos, New Mexico (Qwest contract); 7/06 to 4/07
Completed approximately 80 OSP engineering jobs per quarter. All jobs were completed on-time and within budget. Designed aerial, buried, and underground facilities for the City of Taos and Taos Ski Valley. Responsible for projects consisting of road moves, new building entrance facilities, new residential developments, and commercial businesses including the completion of field surveys and field notes. Worked with customers on buried drops for new service and issued drop sketches for state highway permits. Worked directly with I&M, splicers, and contract inspectors on current and upcoming projects. Maintained database records in OSP-FM, CIMAGE, CPD, RTT, LFACS, and NDTT. Interfaced with customers and developers regarding billing jobs and PAHD agreements.

Network Engineer, Verizon, Nashua, New Hampshire; 2/05 to 7/06
Designed and completed approximately 160 routine jobs and estimates for the City of Nashua. Ensured projects were completed in a timely manner and in accordance with customer requests. Designed aerial, buried, and underground facilities. Worked extensively on pole designs for new developments and commercial businesses. Jobs included completing field surveys and field notes; issuing customer billing jobs; and authorizing and issuing work packages using the Intelligent Design Drafting System (IDDS). Completed broadband circuits, T1, DSL, and ADSL service requests. Maintained databases including ECRIS, LFACS, PRS, IDDS, VISIO, and PEOPLESOFT. Worked directly with customers and developers.

Senior Design Engineer, Qwest, Littleton, Colorado; 9/03 to 6/04
Completed engineering projects on time and within budget. Projects consisted of designing and issuing work packages to construction forces to place and provide DSL equipment and services to existing businesses and new subdivisions. Placed various types of cabinets (i.e., USAM, ASAM, 52B, and 52E). Worked with fiber and copper facilities and verified fiber availability. Designed and issued conduit structures and placed handholes for new feeder backbone facilities to new construction. Completed work requests on broadband circuits including HDSL, T1, ISDN, DS1, and DSL. Maintained data in OSP-FM, CIMAGE, CPD, LFACS, RTT, JDS, TIRKS, NECTAS, ASPEN, and switch engineering databases. Interacted with splicing, placing, and test and turnup managers and technicians.

Senior Design Engineer/LNO, Qwest, Washington State 2/02 to 9/03
Completed multiple routine work orders for the City of Bremerton and the Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard; ensuring all projects were completed in a timely manner and in accordance with customer requests. Designed aerial, underground, copper, and fiber plant facilities. Designed engineering jobs in conjunction with the OSP Tactical Planner, Construction, and I&M group including specifications, splicing, and equipment selection for the distribution portion of the wire center. Conducted pre-construction walkthroughs, completed field surveys and field notes, and authorized and issued work packages in OSP-FM. Provided input and maintained databases in support of work function including OSP-FM, CIMAGE, CPD, LFACS, NDTT, RTT, COE-FM, JDS, and NECTAS. Worked directly with customers, developers, and contract support engineers.

Design/Quick Response Engineer, Qwest, Littleton, Colorado; 3/97 to 1/02
Ensured continuous quality improvement and reduction in engineering cycle time for construction, test, and turn-up. Performed engineering work to meet customer demands that could not be met with a standard design. Managed network design services for various wire centers in the western U.S. Interfaced with local network operations to ensure pre-provisioning of all new customer requests for service. Designed HiCap circuits including ISDN, DSL, 56K, DS1, T1, and HDSL. Designed and managed project placements of feeder and distribution facilities including copper and fiber for Litespan, and C-Rex carrier technologies. Interfaced with construction and other work groups to manage the completion of projects.

EDUCATION

·      High School Graduate, Izmir, Turkey, 1973

·      Turkish Military School, 1970 to 1972

CITIZENSHIP/LANGUAGES

·      Citizenships: Naturalized U.S., Turkey

·      Passports: U.S., Turkish

·      Languages: English, Turkish

REFERENCES

·      Rita Jaramillo, Manager, 505-385-4472

·      Albert Lee, Manager, 914-741-5267

·      Eric Vaughn, Manager,  303-707-2900

·      Jose Partida, Manager, 720-335-3735