RICHARD G. PROVAX

257 Cranberry Lake Drive

Hainesville, Illinois 60073

(847) 847-8616

provax@sbcglobal.net

September 2009

to Present BYLIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES - Arlington, Virginia

 

Site Manager on five (5) projects for the Veterans Affairs Hospitals throughout the CONUS throughout a two (2) year span . Overseen on-site cabling infrastructure and Cisco access point deployments. Served as a central point of contact coordinating with customers, subcontractors and various vendors and various installation crews ensuring that all tasks were accomplished smoothly, timely and met IAW contractual standards. Ensured proper implementation of engineered design IAW with drawings and engineering documentation. Ensured all required changes to engineering design were approved by the customer and properly documented. Ensured all installation work was properly documented.  Prepared As-built drawings and updated required spreadsheets.  Scheduled and coordinated with the customer and installation crews to provide required access into restricted areas for on and off hours. Scheduled and conducted conference calls with the customer and vendors. Kept project staff informed of current progress, schedule, concerns, etc. Elevated issues to Regional Manager’s staff as required. Verified receipt of all equipment and resolved and deficiencies in product, serial number differences, and or discrepancies in needed materials.  Scheduled and coordinated access with appropriate Veterans Affairs staff to provide entrance for subcontractor into restricted areas or locations requiring off-hour installations. Experienced in managing and hands on installation of inside infrastructure and outside infrastructure projects. Experienced in applying cabling standards (BICSI). Excellent customer interface experience and verbal communication skills. Experienced in wireless and wired standards and technologies. Site Lead / Lead installer on multiple projects for AMC (Army Material Command) throughout the CONUS.Installation of Aruba wireless systems from AP 65s, AP 70s,AP85s and AP125s for indoor and outdoor applications. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure. Experienced in rigid and EMT conduit installation in indoor, outdoor and explosion proof applications. Experienced in surveying and testing with AirMagnet analyzer. Experienced in Microsoft Word, Power Point , Visio and Excel. Experienced in central office layout (DC& AC power, Iron work, installation of bays, fiber optics, BNCs, wire-wrapping, grounding RJ45s, stitching).

 

Sept. 2008

to Sept. 2009UNISYS/K-FORCE – Reston, Virginia

 

Lead Project Manager on a project for the United States Census Bureau.  Executed program/project task and documentation requirements and lead a small team of installation technicians and a cabling team.  Ensured work scope was understood by all members of team and schedule was maintained and followed detailed processes and procedures.  Provided feedback and “Lessons Learned” input to refine program/project task and requirements.  As the Lead Project Manager, I represented Unisys at each site installation and deinstallation.  I was responsible for being at each site on time, per the schedule.  As the Unisys Representative Point of Contact on-site for the Census Point of Contact during the site installation, I was responsible for downloading all the pertinent information about the sites; the cabling and equipment drawings; installer checklists; site deployment and installation documentation prior to the deployment of the sites.  As Lead Project Manager, I was also in charge of coordinating and managing the on-site cabling activities during the deployment process and directing the cable technicians on the correct placement of the cables within the Census office space.  I was continuously in contact with the Unisys Deployment Center to report arrival of team, daily installation progress, status, issues, phase completion and departure.  Responsible for directing all cabling technicians, deployment technicians and delivery agents.  Responsible for all installation requirements such as hardware failures, missing hardware, staffing issues, obtain sign-off at the completion of site installation and all customer communication.  Other responsibilities included overseeing the installation of the infrastructure, testing and documenting all operable automation and infrastructure equipment.  In addition to the above responsibilities, as Lead Project Manager I was responsible for sending the completed installation paperwork to the UDC on the final day of deployment.  Equipment installed was Dell Computers, Cisco telephones and HP Printers.

 

2008 to

May 2008IQ RESOURCES – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

Hands-on installation of Cat 6 structured wiring as well as installation of equipment rack, ladder rack, patch panels, Cat 6 modular jacks, faceplates, terminating, testing and labeling of multiple jobs in the Wisconsin area.  In addition to the foregoing, installation of telephone riser cables on 66 blocks; installation of RF antennas and wall-mounted cabinets. Installation of a innerduct riser system to provide a path for fiber optic cable. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

2007 to

2008TEK SYSTEMS – Brookfield, Wisconsin

 

General Foreman overseeing a four-man team responsible for installing 1,080 strands of underground single-mode fiber.  Complete installation of all enclosures, modules, connectors, testing and labeling of entire installation.  Transmit daily reports to Army Officials and general contractor relaying status of the fiber optic installation.  Experienced in underground (OSP) installation of fiber optic and copper rings.  Engineered all OSP and performed all OSP construction responsibilities at Army Reserve Base.  Performed extraction of all multi-mode fiber to single-mode fiber and extraction of existing copper to multi-pair copper.  Oversaw all ordering of materials necessary to complete project.  Conducted meeting with utility companies to mark locations of electric and gas. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

2005 to

20072 SONS CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. – Hainesville, Illinois

 

Project Manager responsible for man-power in field in a residential, commercial and industrial capacity.  Installation of 1,000 locations in three separate locations for a large heat-treating corporation and overseeing installation of fiber optic runs and paging systems in three separate locations.  Responsible for all as-builds of network layouts of separate buildings.  Experienced in job layout, bidding potential jobs, and blueprint reading.  Experienced in underground (OSP) engineering and installation of fiber optic and copper rings from building to building.  Conducted meeting with utility companies to mark locations of electric and gas.  Composed material lists and ordered material with suppliers on a daily basis.  In addition to the foregoing, hands-on installation of Cat 6 structured wiring as well as installation of equipment racks, ladder racks, patch panels, Cat 6 modular jacks, faceplates, terminating, testing and labeling of multiple jobs in the Chicago and Wisconsin areas. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

2003 to

2005DONGARRA ELECTRIC, INC. – Lemont, Illinois

 

Foreman responsible for man-power in a union commercial and industrial atmosphere.  Experienced in central office layout (DC&AC power, Iron work, installation of bays, fiber optics, BNCs, wire-wrapping, grounding RJ45s, stitching).  Experienced also in installation of Sonus networks and Tellabs Titan 5500.  Responsible for installing central office for Verizon Wireless at Old Montgomery Ward warehouse in downtown Chicago.  Installed central office at above location according to ADC’s blueprints and standards and completed job in a timely manner.  In addition to the foregoing, hands-on installation of Cat 6 structured wiring as well as installation of equipment racks, ladder racks, patch panels, Cat 6 modular jacks, faceplates, terminating, testing and labeling of multiple jobs in the Chicagoland area. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

1998 to

2003REX ELECTRIC – Addison, Illinois

 

General foreman responsible for man-power in field in a union commercial and industrial atmosphere.  Experienced in job layout, designing and installing data centers, bidding of voice and data cabling, fiber optics (fusion splicing, connectors, testing, power meter OTDR) CATV, CCTV, central office experience (DC power, BNCs wire-wrapping, stitching, RJ45s, grounding).  Certified in Avaya, Siemons, Siecor and Hubbell products.  Responsible for running large-scale OSP project of fiber optic, copper, and aerial on entire campus of both UIC and DePaul University.  In addition to the foregoing, hands-on installation of Cat 6 structured wiring as well as installation of equipment racks, ladder racks, patch panels, Cat 6 modular jacks, faceplates, terminating, testing and labeling of multiple jobs in the Chicagoland area. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

1989 to

1998CONTINENTIAL ELECTRIC – Skokie, Illinois

 

Foreman responsible for running man-power for over 20 people in a union commercial and industrial atmosphere.  Experienced in blueprint reading, job layout, voice (Cat 3) and data (Cat 5 & 5E) cabling, fiber optics (fusion splicing, OTDR, power meter testing), CATV, CCTV. Experienced in building and installing data centers and riser systems. Certified in Avaya product installation. Experienced in installation  of EMT, Rigid conduit. Experienced in installation of explosion proof fixtures. Responsible for running large-scale projects in downtown Chicago area high-rises. Experienced in installation of satellite dishes and cable tv equipment and infrastructure.

 

EDUCATIONSiecor – Certified 2003

Siemens – Certified 2000

 

BICSI – Certified 2000

 

Avaya – Certified 1998

 

Local 134 – 1989 to 2008

 

Gordon Technical High School – Chicago, Illinois

Major:  General and Technical Studies

Diploma:  1988

 

                               Secret Security Clearance-Current

                               Issued September 2008 DOD

 

                               Ives Operator Certification for high-lifts and boom-lifts

                               Issued 5-19-10 Expires 5-19-13

 

                               Flight line certified by the United States Air Force

                               Issued 7-1-11