Gregory D. Pelham

3436 Fourth St

Apt #3

Riverside, CA. 92501

gdpelham@yahoo.com

619-851-6050

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OSP ENGINEERING

 

Over Nineteen years experience in Outside Plant Engineering for both Telecom and CATV. Versed in both fiber and copper cable design engineering.

 

TELECOM OPERATIONAL COMPANIES

BELL SOUTH/PACIFIC BELL/AT&T, US WEST/QWEST, SPRINT, GTE/VERIZON

 

TELECOM CAD SYSTEMS               TELECOM PROPRIETARY PROGRAMS

BST CAD     ARES                   CPD        CAPT     OLIVAR

OSPFM       VISIO                  LLFACS     JMOS     OPEDS 

CIMAGE                             LEIS       OSPCM    OFIE

AUTOCAD                            LEAD       DQE      RAMS

                                   ICGS       IDDS     AAIS

                                   VBUILD

UTILITY GUIDELINES

G.O.95

G.O.182

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL, EMAIL 

 

TELECOM ENGINEERING

FTTP

Provided Fiber Engineering for the Verizon FTTP Project in Riverside County, Los Angeles County and Ventura County, Southern California area. The FTTP Project consisted of field notes and complete engineering design (aerial, buried and underground)to provide fiber based services to the end use customer.  Provide permit and hub details as required. Input all pertinent information, cable, cable sizes, cable counts, terminal sizes, terminal counts and wiring limits (addresses served) of terminals. Provide future facilities for SBU MDU/MTU locations on an as needed basis.

 

FTTN

Provided complete engineering for the SBC/AT&T Fiber to the Node project in San Diego, Ca. Project consisted of detailed engineering for F2 conditioning, fiber backbones and replacement of SAI’s to meet FTTN requirements. Provide permitting as required. Design fiber backbone jobs as requested.

 

MISC PROJECT - TELCOM

Provided Fiber estimate for the City of Fontana, Ca working through a third party vendor. Phase 1 of project consisted of engineering for connectivity of all county and city buildings throughout the City of Fontana, utilizing existing infrastructure and providing engineering for new build infrastructure. Phase 2 of project consisted of providing estimate of fiber requirements for connectivity to all addresses within the sphere of influence of the City of Fontana (45 sq. mi.).

 

DESIGN ENGINEERING

Wire Center responsibility for F1 (feeder ca's, RT's, fiber routes, central office osp equip; held orders). Work within budget considerations to provide solutions to satisfy customer orders. Determine new RTU site locations for acquisition of easement. 

Responsible for providing complete engineering- CAD, design, pricing, and associated paper work (Loop Makeups, DB loss calculations, Right of Way, Permits, Fiber Loss) as required. Provide complete design engineering for fiber based Metro Ethernet services, copper based metro Ethernet and fiber ring design. Provide complete facilities design engineering for Held Order Requests (no facilities available) for Special Services - ISDN, HDSL (2 & 4 wire), Repeatered T1 lines and POTS & HICAP services. Provide facilities for Feeder Relief and DLC upgrades. Projects include: Aerial, buried, and underground environments for new build Subdivisions, Condos and Apartment complexes. Rehab projects - redesign of existing Outside Plant facilities (buried and aerial). Knowledgeable in loading, air pressure buffering, apparatus cases, and cell sites. Knowledge of pair gain equipment.

Responsible for obtaining complete field notes for buried, aerial and underground jobs. Interface with developers for placement of telcom facilites (handholes/pedestals and conduit – size and depth) in new build applications (commercial and residential). Interface with applicable city, county or state entities on road move projects. Ability to read blueprints as it relates to commercial projects and right of way prints as it pertains to road moves and existing right of way information.

Knowledge and proficiency in fiber to cell site, fiber backbone routes and road move projects. Proficient in customer premise site surveys for new or added services/cabling.

 

 

 

CATV ENGINEERING

 

Project Planner:

Provide estimates for sales related business requests of fiber and coax based services. Job consists of pulling records, fielding site for construction requirements and pricing estimated costs for complete build. Working knowledge of OSP Engineering Practices, G.O.95 & G.O.128. Ability to interface with developers and customers as requested/required. Interface with other Cox personnel within CBS Planning group and other departmental personnel on project design and paper flow issues. This position requires a maximum 5 day turn around on all requests. Engineers usually process an average of five completed CWS Requests daily in addition to special projects. Position requires proficient time management skills as well as working knowledge of in house data base programs (GNIS, Bid) and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Cox Communications, San Diego, Ca.

 

As Built Engineer:

Map out and measure existing CATV systems (aerial and buried) for re-build. Show direction of feed for amplifiers, line extenders, and show cable sizes. Indicate taps, tap values, power supplies, directional couplers, splitters, equalizers, and all related construction hardware (anchors, guys, pedestal sizes, etc.) Verify house counts, note long drop lengths, and assess MDU's (Multiple Dwelling Units). Map out and measure cable route for non cabled areas.

 

MAKE READY ENGINEER:

Map out and measure routing for new CATV systems. Obtain height attachments, grounding, anchors and guying information as well as price construction                                                                                                                                               

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

May 2012 to Present – Sr Engineer – Infotech Enterprises – Tampa,Fl

 

March 2012 to April 27 2012 - Sr Engineer – Tesinc (Verizon) – Tampa,FL

Dec 2010 to March 2012 – Sr Engineer – PCS (AT&T) – Nashville, TN

Sep 2010 to Dec 2010 – Sr Engineer – Comforce (AT&T)– Baton Rouge/New Orleans, La

April 2009 to Sep 2010 – Sr Engineer - Kenton Group (Verizon) Riverside, Ca.

April 2007 to Nov 26, 2008 – FTTP Engineer – Wellsco, Inc. – Torrance, Ca.

October 2006 to April 2007 – Project Planner – Cox Communications – San Diego, Ca.

June 2006 to October 2006 – Senior Engineer – TekSystems for Cox Communications – San Diego, Ca

April 2006 to May 2006 – Sr. Engineer Kenton Group – Riverside, Ca.

April 2005 to April 2006 – Engineer Randstad Communications – San Diego, Ca.

September 2003 to November 2003 – Engineer ADEX Telecom – Upland, Ca.

March 2003 to August 2003 – Engineer CDI Telecom – Northern New Mexico - QwestComm

July 2000 to November 2001 - PLANNING ENGINEER - US West/Qwest - Denver, Co Taos, NM

May 2000 to July 2000 Design Engineer - Peak Technical Svcs- Denver,Co. – Qwest Communications

December 1999 to May 2000 - SENIOR ENGINEER - Northstar Communications - Sacramento, Ca – Pacific Bell

September 1999 to November 1999 - SENIOR ENGINEER - TDSI, San Francisco,Ca – Pacific Bell

July 1997 to August 1999 - SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER - BELL ATLANTIC FEDERAL INTEGRATED SERVICES, Greensboro, NC – Bell South

May 1997 to July 1997 - DESIGN ENGINEER - AEROTEK, Las Vegas, NV - Sprint

October 1996 to May 1997 - DESIGN ENGINEER - CDI, Denver, CO – U.S. West

April 1996 to October 1996 - ROUTINE/ PROJECT ENGINEER - TESINC, York, PA - GTE

June 1995 to February 1996 - FIELD / ROUTINE ENGINEER - BYERS ENGINEERING, Atlanta, GA – Bell South

1977 to 1982 - FIELD ENGINEER, ROUTINE ENGINEER, MAKE READY ENGINEER, AS BUILT INSPECTOR:   YORK ENGINEERING, Montgomery, AL

                         BURNUP & SIMS, Atlanta, GA 

              VOLTELCON, Pomona, CA - Orlando, FL - Miami, FL

 

                                                                                                                                                                                      

MANAGEMENT

      

Set up and operated direct sales and telemarketing operation for Satellite Sales and Service. Hired and trained sales staff of 16 representatives. Secured primary and secondary financing of Satellite Systems and negotiated equipment pricing with manufacturers. Established areas of responsibilities for various office and technical staff.

 

February 19993 to September 1994 -  OWNER -  SATELLITE SALES AND SERVICE  -  Americable Inc, Pelham, AL

 

SALES SUPERVISOR

 

Supervised over 14 CATV Direct Sales Representatives. Responsibilities included hiring, training, monitoring and motivating sales staff. Establishing territories for sales staff. Responsible (with Sales Manager) for creating and implementing sales contests and sales related complaints.

 

March 1982 to July 1985 GROUP W CATV Ontario, CA

 

COMMERCIAL MARKETING SUPERVISOR

 

Responsible for interfacing with cities, developers, and utility companies for placement of CATV in new build sites. (Apartments, residential subdivisions, condominium complexes, hotels, and motels) Obtained exclusive access and bulk building agreements with existing and new build developments.

 

March 1982 to July 1985 GROUP W CATV Ontario,Ca

 

 

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR

 

Meet with developers to schedule delivery of materials for installation of CATV plant. Schedule and supervise construction crew on activating new build projects. Turn over completed construction projects to sales departments. Work with General Manager on multi-million-dollar budget for extension, upgrading, and repairing of future and existing service areas. Order equipment upon approval of budgets. Calculate new homes passed and percentage of penetration (new customers)

 

March 1982 to July 1985 - SALES SUPERVISOR, COMM. MARKETING COORDINATOR, CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR - Group W CATV, Ontario, CA

 

PRODUCER- WRITER- DIRECTOR

 

Create television ads, corporate industrial videos and television shows based on client needs and budget. Script and storyboard production. Hire talent and production crew, obtain locations (permits, etc.), and direct production from pre-production to editing and final product. Follow up with client on placement of ads and length of initial run.

 

October 1986 to May 1988 - PRODUCER, WRITER, DIRECTOR, & SALES

Miller- Pelham & Associates, Ontario, CA

 

EDUCATION

December 1990 to January 1991 - Diesel Driving Academy, Montgomery, AL

1975 to 1976 - United Electronics Institute, Dallas, TX

1973 to 1974 - USAF, Eielson AFB, Fairbanks, AK

1971 to 1972 - Sidney Lanier High School, Montgomery, AL