Ed J. Sifuentes

1060 Sunkist Ave

La Puente, CA 91746

Mobile: 626.824.4799

ed@socalbombers.org

Objective: Telecommunications engineering professional with 34 years of experience. I am interested in a position that will

allow me to use my expertise and knowledge in telecommunications industry and outside plant knowledge of accepted

engineering practices. Proven ability to provision, design and implement fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network. Collaborated

on engineering work orders both directly and indirectly with outside plant engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal

customers. Experienced in property and project management with a priority of completing projects on time and satisfying

budget constraints. Ability to successfully manage projects from initial bid process to project completion. Highly motivated

and maintains a positive, professional attitude in complex situations and thrives on learning new technologies and computer

applications.

09/15/14-12/11/15

HNM Systems

San Diego, CA

Project Manager – Vendor - Crown Castle

Manage the contractor qualification process and bidding of engineering and construction contracts.

Managed and oversee vendors in the Engineering phases to Construction of Fiber Deliver

Hub/ Site walks Point of Contact & Coordination

Vendor Selection after RFP

 Manage various suppliers and vendors during the engineering and construction management, including managing the

vendors to both budget and schedule.

 Coordinate with multiple internal customers, including project managers, in support of bringing each project to

completion on both budget and schedule.

Manage the material ordering, receiving, and deployment of required inventory to support projects.

Manage fiber splice documents, including fiber splice diagrams, OTDR, and Power Meter readings.

 Work with utilities in underground and aerial right-of-way applications, including the management of the utility makeready

process during the construction phase of a project.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously.

11/11/13-6/30/14

CORE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

BREA, CA

Engineer

Wireless ROW Cell Site Design

Make Ready/JPA Forms

Work with RF Engineers to evaluate and resolve complex issues

Design plans and specifications, restrictions and right of ways, permits and research

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Provide design, implementation and optimization needed to help client's customers migrate across AWS, 4G (LTE) and

future technologies

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5/6/13-11/7/13

Engineer

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INFOTECH ENTERPRISES

TORRANCE, CA

Site surveys for Verizon

 Meet and address issues with customers for fiber installation service

 TLS,DS3,Cell and VZON equipment requirements and procedures among others

 Created and maintain accurate records of customer’s service request

2009 –5/3/13

JPA Engineer

CABLE ENGINEERING SERVICES

DUARTE, CA

 Create and upload work orders into the Verizon systems

 Work with various County and City officials while applying for permits

 Meet and address issues with customers

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JPA Procedures

 Created and maintain database program. Price and track projects, over 6000 projects

 MS Access database solutions

1996 –2008

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

SANTE FE SPRINGS, CA

Outside Plant Planner - Network Design Engineer:

Responsible for maintaining the feeder: fiber and copper cable OSP network.

Designed, and maintained the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-To-The-Cell Site (FTTCS) OSP network.

Managed the following: projects: DSL@RT, DLC's, DS3 and SONET services, conduit systems and aerial facilities.

Collaborated with OSP Engineer, IOF planner and Transport Engineer on DWDM, CWDM projects.

Monitored utilization of FTTH distribution hubs.

Designed, planned and maintained copper & fiber facilities for HI-Capacity customers.

Proactively, composed & designed OSP work orders for Verizon Central Offices and remote sites.

Monitored work order packages to provide relief for OSP, Central Office Equipment (COE) and Transmission networks.

Responsible for meeting financial budget: Actual versus estimated and capital and expense dollars for all projects.

Provided fiber optical cable costing solutions for major wholesale and retail customers.

Ensured bid proposals and vendor quotes satisfied corporate guidelines and Verizon’s methods and procedures.

2004 – 2006

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA

Financial Analyst:

 Responsible for Verizon West Region financial Capital and Expense budgets

 Developed database MS Access program to monitor and analyze financial budget

 Creating database tables, queries etc. as well as analyzing data and managing data for reporting.

 Direct report to Verizon West Region Director

1990 –1995

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

IRWINDALE, CA

OSP Engineering:

 Designed, drafted and implemented facilities for new services and future requirements including designing both fiber

optic and copper distribution

 Routine aerial and underground, building entrance terminals and direct buried applications.

 Designing DSL, ADSL, HiCap/ HDSL circuit

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Successfully structured and handled State, County and City Permits for Approval.

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1986 –1989

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Cable Technician:

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Install Perform parameter testing/pre-acceptance of newly installed cable

 Make project accomplishment report, daily and weekly report

 Read and Interpret Engineering plan needed for the accurate execution of the design project.

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Perform Splicing and testing (end to end attenuation test, Splice loss testing and Connector testing using OTDR and

Power Meter Test set) and Troubleshooting of cables.

 Copper and Fiber Optic cable

IRWINDALE, CA

1981 – 1985

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

LA PUENTE, CA

Cable Splicer:

 Read and interpret engineering plans, vendor specifications for the installation and repair of optic

 And electronic equipment.

 Make necessary preparations required for splicing, arrangement, and termination of cables (copper/fiber).

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Perform splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside

Plant facilities.

 This includes copper/fiber cables, wire, terminals, loop carrier electronics, and light guide facilities.

Software:

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio and Access

Subject matter expert with Verizon engineering software

Selected Contributions:

Designed and implemented many Verizon processes systems Access database development e.g. ICB pricing, labor pricing

and budget boosting interoffice service performance by 25%.

Awards:

Recognized by supervisors for consistently exceeding team goals.

Verizon Excellence Award for development of database programs

Personal:

Married 33 years, Father of three

Reference:

Available upon request.

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