Thomas (Tom) j. Eastes

124 Nelson Court

Barboursville, WV 25504-1508

304-417-3510 cell /304-733-1030 home

tjeastes@frontier.com

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

 

Professional with Telecommunications and Operational experience including responsibilities to the Manager level. My professional strengths and expertise includes Outside Plant Planning, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, productivity management, plant maintenance, sales support, and customer co-ordination.

 

Security Clearance Information:

TS/SCI SSBI 5/29/04

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

November 2010 to February 2015 – Lumos Networks OSP Engineering Supervisor

Responsible for 6 OSP Engineers doing OSP Estimates and OSP design in Central West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Ohio.

 

November 2009 to November 2010 – Ntelos (Lumos Networks) OSP Engineer

Responsible for OSP Estimates and design in West Virginia.

 

May 2007 to November 2009: FIBERNET LLC. Charleston, WV

 

May 2007 to November 2009 – Network Engineer

Responsible for electronics equipment design, fiber splicing design, (including PONS (passive optical network)) and for engineering and pricing non-network opportunities...

 

FEBRUARY 2004 to May 2007: QWEST GOVERNMENT SERVICES/TECHNICAL SERVICES INC. Chantilly, VA.

 

October 2004 to May 2007 Senior Technical Project Manager

Responsible for the Project Management and co-ordination of OSP fiber network projects. Project sizes ranged from $50K to $2M. 

 

Responsibilities and Achievements:

 

The writing of ROM’s (rough order of magnitude), BOE’s (Basis of Estimate), RFP’s (Request for Proposal), the ordering of materials, coordinating and ensuring adherence to schedule and budget.

Received “Employee of the Month” award for “Leadership and coordination” during restoration efforts of a cut AMAN cable.

 

February 2004 to October 2004 - Senior OSP Engineer

Responsible for the OSP Design of client(s) fiber network(s).

 

Responsibilities:

Planning and design of outside plant structure and fiber optic facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 2003 TO FEBRUARY 2004: E-COM (SPRINT) Mansfield, Ohio

 

CONTRACTOR TEAM LEAD – DATA MIGRATION PROJECT C2P (circuit to packet) - SPRINT:

Responsible for the migration of data from CIRAS records system to OBJECTEL records system covering the entire SPRINT network.

 

Responsibilities:

The hiring and supervision of a team of telecom engineers and data entry personnel tasked with the verification of existing equipment and facility records and the migration of this information from CIRAS to OBJECTEL.

MAY 2002 TO APRIL 2003: CDI TELECOM (VERIZON) Charleston, WV.

 

OUTSIDE PLANT ENGINEER: Responsible for outside plant facility design in North Central West Virginia.

 

Responsibilities:

Planning, design and project management of outside plant facilities including aerial and underground fiber cable, aerial, buried and underground copper cable, pole lines, conduit and manholes, aerial and buried wire.

Negotiate and obtained public and private rights of way.

Negotiate and coordinated with other structure owners for access.

 

MARCH 2000 TO JULY 2001: CTSI Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

 

OPERATIONS MANAGER CTSI CHARLESTON, WV: Responsible for managing the construction, maintenance and installation of the voice and data network in West Virginia.

 

Responsibilities and Achievements:

Assisted corporate Project Manager during installation, testing and turn-up of Nortel DMS-100 switch.

Hired and developed staff consisting of 6 technicians and 1 supervisor.

Managed CTSI’s West Virginia financial and physical operation of DMS-100 switch and 8 UE-9000 co-locates.

Assisted in budget development.

Developed and maintained warehouse inventory, test equipment and vehicle fleet. Responsible for building maintenance and cleaning contract.

Successfully implemented employee evaluations, training schedules and safety meetings.

Responsible for LEC to CLEC cutovers.

Responsible for on-going customer satisfaction including re-evaluating customer needs.

Fostered positive relationships between CTSI, Verizon and American Electric Power.

Managed CTSI’s West Virginia and Akron, Ohio sites during downsizing.

1978 TO MARCH 2000: BELL ATLANTIC CHARLESTON/HUNTINGTON, WV

 

OSP ENGINEER HUNTINGTON/CHARLESTON, WV: Responsible for the planning and design of outside plant distribution copper, fiber and electronic facilities (DS 0, DS 1, DS 3, OC 3, and OC12) from the central office gray bays to the customer’s premises.

Responsibilities and Achievements:

 

Designed then project managed the construction of outside plant facilities in the Ceredo/Kenova, WV area, Milton, WV area, Huntington, WV.

Designed electronic facilities throughout Southern WV.

Remote engineer for the Charleston/South Charleston/Huntington areas.

Researched and developed study of local competitor’s potential to lure business from Bell Atlantic/Verizon as an instrumental part of a team developed to protect Bell Atlantic’s business interests.

Instrumental in developing customer retention plans to counter competition, and was responsible for the presentation of said plan to higher management including John Gamba Vice President Bell Atlantic for funding approval.

Planned, designed and project managed innumerable miles of outside plant facilities including aerial and underground fiber cable, aerial, buried and underground copper cable, pole lines, conduit and manholes, aerial and buried wire.

Negotiated and obtained public and private rights of way.

Negotiated and coordinated with other structure owners for access.

Planned then designed Bell Atlantic’s fiber rings in Huntington, WV.

Designed and project managed electronic facilities including SLC-40, SLC-96, Series 5, and Litespan 2000.

Engineered and project managed the installation of Fujitsu, Lucent, Alcatel and Fox2 multiplexers from the OC 12 to the DS 1/T1 levels.

Initiated and coordinated with Bell Labs the field design and specifications for Positron protection equipment in power stations/sub-stations which became the Bell System standard nation-wide.

Designed innumerable special circuits including DS1/T1, 64kb, 56kb, and 9.6kb.

Recognized as a member of Bell Atlantic’s Leaders Club in 1991 (over $33,000.00 in revenue producing referrals)

Selected by External Affairs to lead tours of Bell Atlantic facilities for visiting dignitaries.

 

 

1972-1978: BELL ATLANTIC HUNTINGTON, WV

 

OUTSIDE PLANT TECHNICIAN (lineman) HUNTINGTON, WV: Responsible for the construction of outside plant aerial and underground facilities.

 

Responsibilities and Achievements:

 

Compliance inspector overseeing contract construction crews.

Received “Spirit of Service” recognition for work during the rebuilding of facilities and restoration of service after the 1977 Tug Fork Valley Flood.

 

EDUCATION

TECHNICAL SERVICES - Chantilly, VA – Washing Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO) ROW Safety Training - CSX and Norfolk Southern On-Track Safety, Maryland Highway Contractors Association/State of Maryland Temporary Traffic Control Traffic Manager Training Course, Smith System Advanced Driving Traffic Safety Seminar, C.P.R., First Aid, Enclosed Space Safety, AMTRAK Access Safety

E-COM/SPRINT - Mansfield, Ohio – CIRAS, OBJECTEL, Circuit to Packet conversion overview courses.

CTSI - Wilkes-Barre PA – various management and human resources courses

Verizon/Bell Atlantic - West Virginia/Maryland – Principles of Engineering Economy, Electrical Protection of Outside Plant, Digital Cable Technologies and Facilities Management, Outside Plant Design Center Engineering, Sonet Design, Litespan 2000 Engineering/Planning, Microstation, Fiber Optic Design, Digital Carrier/T-Span Design, Loop Electronics Inventory Module, Loop Facility Assignment Class, DSL Installation and Maintenance.

 

Other training:

DOS, Lotus 123, Lotus Notes, Supercalc 5, Hazardous Materials Identification, Performance and Perception, First Aid/CPR, Zone Control Driving

U.S. Navy: Basic Electricity and Electronics, Radioman “A”, Survival, Evasion, and Resistance (SERE)