MICHAEL T. BOUTWELL

P. O. BOX 189

CUSHMAN, AR    72526

CELL (870) 307-8600   *   EMAIL:  mikesquest@msn.com

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

With over 25 years extensive experience in all phases of supervising, outside plant engineering, splicing, and construction of copper and fiber optic cable systems in the telecommunications industry, consisting mostly of contract work for AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, GTE, Qwest, Sprint, and CenturyLink.  Contracting work from the many telephone company’s in the different parts of the country while performing many different types of outside plant work has allowed me the opportunity to amass several Skill Sets each adding to the expertise of the other. I have excellent organizational with strong communication skills, strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, and possess strong leadership skills with experience in management of projects. Listed below is a summary of my qualifications:

 

ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE INCLUDED:

·         DESIGN OF AIR PRESSURE, CONDUIT, AND ROADMOVE PROJECTS

·         DESIGN OF AERIAL, BURIED, AND UNDERGROUND, COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS.

·         DESIGN OF NEW CARRIER SITES, PLACING LITESPAN, DISC*S AND SLC SERIES 5 CARRIER EQUIPMENT WITH DESIGN OF PAD LAYOUTS AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS.

·         FTTP: FIBER TO THE PREM PROJECTS

·         FIBER TO THE CURB PROJECTS PLACING DISC*S MX CABINETS WITH ULTRA DENSITY DSLAM

·         RETROFITING DSLAMS IN EXISTING CXR CABINETS.

·         HURRICANE KATRINA RESTORATION ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

·         HAVE WORKED WITH BELLSOUTH’S, AT&T’S, QWEST’S, AND SPRINT’S VARIOUS COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS, INCLUDING CAD DRAFTING ON AERIES, BSTCAD, EWO, AUTOCAD, AND MICROSTATION CAD PROGRAMS.

 

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE INCLUDED:

·         PROJECT MANAGEMENT

o        Project Inspection, ensuring quality and safety guidelines are followed.

o        Schedule all project activities and monitoring project progress.

o        Manage project resources and staffing by specifying resource requirements, assigning resources to tasks, tracking resource use, and managing the resource levels for a project

o        Responsible for training, assigning work to, evaluating the performance of and, when necessary, disciplining and discharging subordinate personnel.

o        Experience in coaching and developing employees

·         NETWORK SPLICING COORDINATOR FOR FIBER SPLICING CREWS

·         SPLICING COORDINATOR FOR COPPER SPLICING AND CUTOVER CREWS OVER STATES OF NEBRASKA AND MISSOURI.

 

SPLICING RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE INCLUDED:

·         PROFICENT IN USE OF TEST EQUIPMENT TO FIND AND FIX CABLE TROUBLES.

·         FIBER AND COPPER SPLICING

·         CUTOVER OF ALL TYPES OF CABLE FACILITIES

 

CONSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE INCLUDED:

·         PLACING OF AERIAL, BURIED, AND UNDERGROUND CABLE

·         INSPECTOR OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION PROJECTS

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

CT&T INC.: JANUARY 2011 – NOVEMBER 2012

CONTRACTED TO MOUNTAINVIEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.

INSPECTOR FOR A 120 MILE BURIED FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION PROJECT.

 

CHR SOLUTIONS:  JULY 2010 – JANUARY 2011

              TECHNICIAN: MARTENS INPUTTING FOR CENTURYLINK IN JACKSONVILLE ARKANSAS. RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING CUT SHEETS TO CUT OVER PROJECTS AS WELL AS UPDATING ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION IN THE MARTENS SYSTEM.

 

NOBLE’S INSPECTION & LOCATORS INC.: JANUARY 2010 – JULY 2010

CONTRACTED TO WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS

INSPECTOR FOR NORTHEASTERN ITS FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION PROJECT.

 

BBCOM INC.: APRIL 2009-SEPTEMBER 2009

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: CONTRACTED TO CENTURYTEL

EVALUATE EXCHANGES AND PUT PLANNING PACKAGES TOGETHER FOR UPGRADING DSL SERVICE.

 

PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC.: APRIL 2008 - APRIL 2009

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER CONTRACTED TO AT&T INC: RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGINERRING & CAD DRAFTING CABLE MINING PROJECTS ON A UNIT BASIS.

 

RW ENGINEERING: DECEMBER 2007 – APRIL 2008

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER CONTRACTED TO AT&T INC: CONTRACTED TO ENGINEER & CAD DRAFT COMPLETE VRAD PROJECTS ON A UNIT BASIS.

 

PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC.: FEBUARY 2007 - DECEMBER 2007

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER CONTRACTED TO AT&T INC: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITY IN THE WIRE CENTERS ASSIGNED. DESIGNING, TRACKING AND ASSIGNING PRIORITIES TO JOBS FOR HELD ORDERS, SUBDIVISIONS, NEW BUILDINGS, F2 RELIEF JOBS, AND ALL MAINTENCE PROJECTS.

 

WELLSCO INC: JUNE 2006 - FEBUARY 2007

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER CONTRACTED TO VERIZON TO PROVIDE COMPLETE FEEDER AND DISTRUBITION, FIBER TO THE PREM PROJECTS ON A UNIT BASIS.

 

KATRINA RESTORATION:  SEPTEMBER 2005 – MAY 2006

              CONTRACT ENGINEER TO BELLSOUTH TELEPHONE: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESTORATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE KATRINA ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS AS REQUIRED. DESIGN OF NEW CARRIER SITE PLACING LITESPAN CABINET EQUIPED WITH DISC*S MX SYSTEM, ULTRA DENSITY DSLAM WITH PAD AND CONDUIT SYSTEM LAYOUT. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED AND ENCODED ON BELLSOUTH’S BSTCAD PROGRAM.

 

SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS:  FEBRUARY 2004 – SEPTEMBER 2005

              SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER CONTRACTED TO BELLSOUTH TELEPHONE. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF AERIAL, BURIED, AND UNDERGROUND, COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS. DESIGNED FIBER TO THE CURB PROJECT USING DISC*S MX WITH ULTRA DENSITY DSLAM. DESIGNED LITESPAN AND SLC SERIES 5 CARRIER SITES WITH PLACEMENT OF CABINETS, PADS AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS. RETROFITING DSLAMS IN ALL EXISTING CXR CABINETS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED AND ENCODED ON BELLSOUTH’S BSTCAD PROGRAM.

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

 

HUTCHINS & WUNNENBURG ENGINEERING:  FEBRUARY 2002 – July 2003

              SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RUS DESIGN FOR CENTURYTEL IN HARDY ARKANSAS. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS AS WELL AS ROADMOVES, HELD ORDERS, AND SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDING PROCUREMENT OF ALL STATE, COUNTY AND CITY PERMITS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON MY OWN COMPUTER SYSTEM.

 

C.D.I. TELECOMMUNICATIONS:  JUNE 2001 – NOVEMBER 2001

              AIR PRESSURE DESIGN ENGINEER: EVALUATE EXISTING AIR PRESSURE ROUTES FOR AMERITECH TELEPHONE COMPANY. DESIGN WORK ORDER TO UPGRADE EXISTING AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM TO CABLE PROTECTION ANALYTICAL MAINTENCE SYSTEM SPECS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON MY OWN COMPUTER SYSTEM.

 

HUTCHINS & WUNNENBURG ENGINEERING:  JANUARY 2001 – JUNE 2001

              SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RUS DESIGN FOR CENTURYTEL IN JACKSONVILLE ARKANSAS. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS AS WELL AS ROADMOVES, HELD ORDERS, AND SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDING PROCUREMENT OF ALL STATE, COUNTY AND CITY PERMITS. ALL PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED.

 

AERIE NETWORKS:  AUGUST 2000 – DECEMBER 2000

              NETWORK SPLICING COORDINATOR: EVALUATE ALL THE DIFFERENT FIBER SPLICING AND TESTING EQUIPMENT, AND FIBER SPLICING MATERIALS ON THE MARKET TO DEVELOP FIBER SPLICING PROCEDURES AND SPECS FOR SPLICING 20,000 MILES OF 432 LEAF FIBER CABLE. RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD COORDINATING OF ALL FIBER SPLICING AND TESTING OF FIBERS IN THE NEW NETWORK.

 

SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS:  JULY 1998 – JULY 2000

              SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS WITH DESIGN OF DISC*S, FUJITSU, LITESPAN AND SLC SERIES 5 CARRIER SITES INCLUDING ORDERING OF EQUIPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF CABINETS, PADS AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS FOR BELLSOUTH TELEPHONE. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON BELLSOUTH’S BSTCAD PROGRAM.

 

UTILITY CONSULTANTS: AUGUST 1997 – JULY 1998

              SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS WITH DESIGN OF PADS AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL CXR SITES FOR SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON SPRINT’S EWA PROGRAM.

 

C.D.I. TELECOMMUNICATIONS:  JANUARY 1997 – AUGUST 1997

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS. SUPERVISION AND TRAINING OF JUNIOR ENGINEERS. DIGITAL CELL (PCS) SITES FOR US WEST COMMUNICATIONS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON U.S. WEST’S CIMAGE PROGRAM.

 

P.T.I. COMMUNICATIONS: JULY 1996 - JANUARY 1997

FIELD ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER PROJECTS; PROCUREMENT OF STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY PERMITS; TAKING FIELD NOTES AND CAD DRAFTING OF WORK ORDERS ON AUTOCAD12 PROGRAM.

 

C.D.I. TELECOMMUNICATIONS:  JULY 1995 - JULY 1996

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS WITH PLACEMENT OF DIGITAL SITES FOR US WEST COMMUNICATIONS. PROJECTS CAD DRAFTED ON INTERGRAPH’S MICROSTATION.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

 

SECAD CONSULTANTS: MARCH 1995 - JULY 1995

PROJECT MANAGER: SETUP AND MANAGE OFFICE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS WITH PLACEMENT OF DIGITAL CXR SITES FOR I.C.S. COMMUNICATIONS. ALL PROJECTS DRAFTED ON INTERGRAPH’S MICROSTATION CAD PROGRAM.

 

AT&T OUTSIDE PLANT SYSTEMS:  MARCH 1994 - MARCH 1995

SPLICING COORDINATOR: RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ALL AT&T’S SPLICING AND CUTOVER WORK IN MISSOURI AND NEBRASKA. THIS INVOLVED PRIORITIZING AND SCHEDULING OF WORK LOAD, SUPERVISION OF SPLICING FORCES AND SUBCONTRACTORS, COORDINATING WITH GTE’S VARIOUS UNITS OF OPERATION.

 

SECAD CONSULTANTS: OCTOBER 1993 - MARCH 1994

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS FOR US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, PROCUREMENT OF ALL PERMITS. ALL PROJECTS DRAFTED ON INTERGRAPH’S MICROSTATION CAD PROGRAM.

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE INC.  OCTOBER 1992 - OCTOBER 1993

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN OF COPPER AND FIBER PROJECTS FOR GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE, DRAFTING, PRICING OF PROJECTS, COMPUTER CODING FOR MATERIAL AND LABOR (CPMS), PROCUREMENT OF PERMITS.

 

VOLTELCON INC:  NOVEMBER 1991 - OCTOBER 1992

              FIELD ENGINEER: CONTRACTED TO GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE. RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD ENGINEERING OF PROJECTS, DRAFTING, PRICING OF PROJECTS, COMPUTER CODING FOR MATERIAL AND LABOR (CPMS), PROCUREMENT OF STATE, COUNTY AND CITY PERMITS.

 

VOLTELCON INC:  JUNE 1989 - NOVEMBER 1991

REPAIR SPLICER: CONTRACTED TO GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE. RESPONSIBLEITIES ENCLUDED TROUBLE SHOOTING AND THE REPAIR OF AERIAL, BURIED AND UNDERGROUND CABLE.

 

CENTEL TELEPHONE COMPANY:  APRIL 1985 - JUNE 1989

LINEMAN AND CONSTRUCTION SPLICER:  RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLACEMENT, SPLICING AND CUTOVER OF ALL TYPES OF TELEPHONE PLANT, DIGITAL AND ANALOG CARRIER SYSTEMS.

 

TELEMAINTENANCE, INC:  JULY 1983 - APRIL 1985

PROJECT MANAGER:  RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARATION OF BIDS FOR CONTRACTS, PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED SUPERVISOR OF CABLE SPLICING CREWS, POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION AND BURIED CONSTRUCTION CREWS.

 

GENERAL TELEPHONE: BAYTOWN, TX NOVEMBER 1981 – JUNE 1983

REPAIR SPLICER: RESPONSIBLEITIES ENCLUDED TROUBLE SHOOTING AND THE REPAIR OF AERIAL, BURIED AND UNDERGROUND CABLE.

 

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS:  APRIL 1975 - APRIL 1979

CABLE SYSTEMS SPECIALIST: E-5 RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF CABLE SPLICING CREWS, POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION AND BURIED CONSTRUCTION CREWS.