JAMES RICHARD (RICK) GRIMES

E-mail – rgrimes271@ yahoo.com

(703)283-6434

Inspector\ Staking\ Res.Engineer

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

Presently: OSP inspector for RUS Project for Vantage point solutions.

 

6/14-4/15 Wolfpack communications. OSP Inspector for FTTP for Google Project in KC MO.

 

 

Mountain ltd  2/14-5-14

Inventorying fiber for North Carolina broadband in selected counties.

 

9/13-12-13

Finley Engineering Bismark ND. office

Supervisor Gary Horner: 701-222-1500

Inspector FTTH on Crow Agency Reservation Hardin MT.

Resident Eng.  For backbone cable placement for next yrs FTTH

 

4/13-8/13

Mountain Ltd Aerial Inspector for Verizon FTTT Southern WV.

Supervisor Chris Smith: 207-482-7652

 

9/15/12-12-22-12

Resident Eng. for Fail Eng. for TDS

Place 96ct by overlashing & onto new strand. Anchors & guys

Prepare ODC locations. Place pads & materials

 

6/12-8-12 RW Comm

FTTH Inspector Newcastle Wy.

 

5/12-6-12

Staking for buried & aerial plant for RW Comm.in UP MI.

 

11/25/11-4/1/12

OSP Implementation for TDS North Anson ME.

Take order from field services for cable moves, service line extensions maintenance issues, make ready applications for capital projects

Determine units and footages (mostly aerial) field draft, cadd

Maintained & tracked using TDS Tracking tool & clarity software

Never over planned cost of job

 

8/15/11-11/11/11

RW Communications 866-872-2902

FTT Curb. plow, trench, bore Inspector ST. Marys Ga. For TDS build

Installing 24-864ct, HH, MST units.

 

 

11/5/10-4/11

Resident Eng for Desert Consulting Services

A.R.R.A. Project Tucumcari N.M.Building to Anchor locations

Staked rural towns (4) for round 2

Provide all billable no’s for weekly production reports

Provide all trouble shooting decisions for field changes

Manage inspectors

Correlated construction with state & municipal mgmt

Constructed necessary spreadsheets & redlines

 

9/10-11/10

RW Communications

Plow Inspector for 24-144ct direct buried (21m)

 

 

4/10-9/10

Sunbelt @727-596-1500

Backbone FOC build on Marine Base Quantico Va.

Install 2-1.25 ducts, handholes & 144ct cable

Promoted to lead inspector

 

 

MID-STATE CONSULTANTS

1475 NORTH 200 WEST

P.O. BOX 311

NEPHI UT.84648

435-623-8601

 

09-11/11-09

·  Resident Engineer/Inspector for 16.5 m Toll Cable for Century Tel ( Construction Mgr. Ken Wiles 406-253-5020)

·  Rock Sawed 22000ft, Bored 2030ft & Plowed in 89000 ft of 1.25hdpe. Installed 100pr, 200pr ( 2800ft & 4800 ft  22x24 copper) and 24 ct f.o.c ( Entire Route)

·  Installed BDO’S , Warning Mkrs

·  Splicing for all Cables

·  523, Cup Forms and all Redlines

·  Completed in 4.5 weeks.

 

Prairie City Or.

 

05/09-09/09

·  FTTH For Oregon tel. using 515 R.U.S. SPECS

·  Placed and proofed 4 &7 way multi-duct & .75 Hdpe Service by trench,bore,missle &  plow

·  Installed mainline F.O.C. ( 144,48 ct  ) , 2ct service

·  Installed Conc. MH

·  Completed all redlines for project under proposed contract time

 

 

01/09 -05/09

 

R.W. Communications in San Perlita Tx.

 

F.T.T.H. for Valley Telephone

·  9 mile build out for the town of San Perlita.

·  Bore and Install 24,48 96,144,216ct mainline feeder and distribution cable in 1.25 hdpe with pop in C.O. to type 3,4,5 BDO peds and handholes

·  Bore and plow in all 2ct service f.o.c. & mainline

·  Install type 2&7 Nids

·  All Redlines for build under proposed completion date

 

 

June 0/8 to Dec. 0/8

 

R.W. Communication Services L.L.C.

    P.O. Box 144

    Eldorado WI.

    866-872-2902

·  Inspection for 3rivers Telephone; 1.) 2.7 m of relocating and updating existing copper cable with F.O.C. 2.) Placing new F.O.C. mainline for future FTTH. 3.) Place service Nids and cable. 4.) Build to and into Existing C.O.’S (2). 5.) Stake for mainline and drops.

 

December 2006 to May 2008

     Telplexus Inc.

     1639 Medical Ctr Pkwy St. 305

     Murfreesboro Tn. 37129

     (615)- 225- 5244

     Supervisor: Mike Steakley (615)-556-7665

 

POSITION: Inspector for fiber optic cable construction. Engineering staking.

 

 

CONSTRUCTION:

·  Make sure that contractor is aware of where plant is to be placed I accordance with construction drawings and any right of way issues that need to be complied with.

·  That contractor places plant with correct construction procedures, i.e. boring, plowing, trench and missile into place so that cable is not damaged and at proper specification as to depth, and desired distance from a known point ( r.o.w. or e.o.p ).

·  Document or “redline”auctual placement of plant and any field changes for final as-built drawings.

·  Perform shield continuity testing, power meter testing when cable is in final resting position.

·  Locate F.O.C. when needed

 

 

   Engineering:

 

         1.)   Staking out future plant. This consist of where actual placement of cable will be, and a known offset from some reference point

         2.)  Showing types and sizes of pedestals, handholes and number of drops being placed in each.

         3.)  Stationing if needed and providing type of RUS callout for; 1) Method of construction and distance (bore, trench, plowing, Rock footage, concrete or asphalt cut, placing in conduit or direct buried, building entrance, aerial placement, warning signs etc. )

         4.)    Placing information on existing or created drawing for final Cadd and Q C final dwgs

         5.)   Meeting with any federal, state, local entities or utilities for their requirements and for needed information in obtaining permits.

         6.)   Engineering or Staking aerial plant with RUS callouts

 

·  January 0/7- 0/9-0/7:

 

         Inspector for Highland Telephone 37 mile RUS project in Oneida TN for mainline construction both direct and innerduct buried, aerial placement, final inspection of nido placement, spot checking depths

 

·  October 0/7-12/07

 

        Inspector for TDS fiber to the home in Knoxville Tn.

 

·  January 0/8- Mar. 0/8

 

       Stake out and construct drawings for RUS project phase one for Smithfield Telephone in Bloomington IN.

 

·  Apr-May 08 RUS inspector for FTTH  Project for Goldenbelt and Rural Telephone in Hays Ks.

 

EQUIPMENT PROFICINCY:

 

·  MIT400 Megger

·  EXFO PPM-350B Pon Power Meter

·  EXFO Fot-300 Optical Loss Test Set

·  Dynatec w/ A-Frame and houndog Locators

 

 

January 2004 to June 2006

Adesta, L.L.C.

943 E. Hazelwood Avenue, Bldg. 2, Rahway, NJ  07065

(732)827-0808, ext. 115

Supervisor: G. Ernest

~March 2003 to January 2004

  Adesta - D.C. Net Project

  Construction Manager: Andy Farrell

  Home (540)972-0166

  Work (703)930-6650

·  Removed lead lines and installed 1.25 innerduct and F.O.C. utilizing old Verizon system.

·  Engineered two laterals for Independence Airlines.  Researched right of way, determined utility conflicts, stationing and methods of construction.

·  Created engineering and traffic control drawings for submittals to Fairfax County, VA, with first time approvals.

·  All asbuilt and finished drawings for client.

 

 

 

 

~March 2003 to May 2003                 .

  Adesta - D.R.B.A. & DE Dept. of Transportation

  N.J.T.K. Project

  Construction Manager: G. Ernest

  (732)827-0808, ext. 115

·  Eight mile build of underground and bridge crossing (8000’ Delaware Memorial Bridge)

·  Installed 1.25 innerduct by trenching and boring on I-295 and I-95. Installed handholes, 4” f.r.e. with multicell conduit and junction boxes on Delaware River crossing.

·  All asbuilts and redlines and correlation with CADD for finished product.

~May 2003 to October 2003

  Adesta - M.B.C. Project

  Lynchburg, VA                                                                                                      

·  300 mile build for Midatlantic Broadband Corp., 80% aerial plant, 20% underground (u/g).

·  Did initial check of rake-off distances to bid types of footage.

·  Courthouse deed and tax map research; G.P.S. route.

·  Returned from New Jersey to engineer as needed laterals up to 3 miles.

~October 2003 to June 2006

  Adesta - Rahway, NJ

·  Qwest regen site: excavation, strip topsoil, building pad soil resistivity test, footer and pad rebar, concrete pour, grounding ring and testing, building and generator placement, security fencing.

·  New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Atlantic City Expressway relocates for highway widening and new toll plazas.

·  Engineered aerial and u/g route for Conversent Communications in Hackensack, NJ; discovered route, pole inventory, determined make ready and material list, applications to Connective Power and Verizon entities.

·  All permits received on first time application.

·  Engineered aerial (4.4m) u/g (0.5m) plant for above net in Pleasantville, NJ.

·  Linked security cameras for N.J.T.A Service Plazas to existing backbone. Installed pole base, 38’ poles, cameras, jct boxes, environmental F.O.C. equipment cabinets and electrical conduit to power source.

·  For inside plant: determined core boring locations, fiber placement, materials such as conduit types, pull box locations to terminate in communications room.

October 2001 to April 2002

Telco Technologies – (Out of Business)

·  Senior Inspector for all aspects of construction for u/g F.O.C. installation for World Com in Arlington, VA.

 

August 2000 to June 2001                                                                          

Cross Country Land Services – (Out of Business)                                 

10700 Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Stafford, TX  77477

OSP Engineer for route development for 52 mile Montgomery County, MD inner-nodal overbuild for World Com.

·  Assisted in gathering all pertinent field information for creating construction drawings.

·  In charge of all aerial overlash build: power entity Pepco, stick poles and create pole inventory sheets, correlating with CADD to construct ‘D’ size drawings.

·  Responsible for all traffic control plans and permits.

May 2000 to July 2000

S.E. Technologies

Moon Township, PA

·  Level III Inspector for u/g F.O.C. install, contracted to Lightwave Spectrum of 3901 Centerview Drive, Chantilly, VA for A.T. &T. work.  Supervisor: Glenn Winninger (703)409-2970.

  September 1999 to February 2000

  ~S.E. Technologies

·  Level III Inspector.  Stamford, CT to Providence, RI.

·  Route development; wetland permitting issues, courthouse research, surveying, schematic and chaining sheets.

·  Constructed 5000’ through purchased utility ducts.  Install innerduct and fiber 35000’ u/g street and field trenching along Metro Rail right of way.  Project Manager:  Glenn Winninger

  March 1999 to June 1999

  ~S.E. Technologies - Williams Communications, Emporia-Topeka, KS.

·  Level III Inspector.

·  Inspected for directional drilling at river crossings, bridge overpasses, underslopes, road crossings for innerduct and F.O.C. placement.

·  Plow, trenching, rock, fiber install, restoration crews.

·  As built drawings for all construction.

·  Project Manager:  Glenn Winninger

  July 1998 to March 1999

  ~S.E. Technologies

·  Hired as a Party Chief to survey pipeline and railroad right of ways as well as construction, topographic and boundry surveys.

Awards and Certificates

*Adesta President’s Award – presented to one regional or home office that generates twice as much revenue as forecasted in original strategic plan; tripled the amount of cash predicted in plan for 2004.

*Certified in First Aid and CPR.

*Safe Driving Training Certificate

∙ OSHA 30hr certificate

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