RESUME

 

Name:      Ronald C. Newton

Address:   3408 MC 5008

                  St. Joe, Ar. 72675

Phone: 870 754-0395

ron.newton5012@gmail.com

 

From construction, through design and management, the challenge of being a part of providing telephone service to an isolated area, which never had service, to today’s all-inclusive service has been an exciting and rewarding experience.

I begin my career in the telecommunications industry as a construction contractor installing aerial and buried plant.   I was recruited by an established engineering firm in the Midwest and started as an inspector, technician, resident engineer and Director of operations, managing all the outside plant operation for the company.  This entailed the coordination of up to 25 resident engineers and at least that many inspectors at any given time on projects ranging across the Midwest.  I am well versed in (REA) RUS specifications and regulations and was instrumental in upgrading the RUS 515,517 & 217 to include new fiber design and unit description, most of which are still being used along with most General Orders, BICSI, NESC and NEC.   I have designed fiber rings, CSA’s, for ILEC’s and CLEC’s  for very large exchanges in over 15 states.  Most of the projects were taken from conception thru completion and included assisting owners in obtaining financial aid from RUS. 

I have extensive knowledge with  Design and Networking (both fiber & copper), staking, permitting, contract administration and close-outs. My specialty is aerial, as I have years of experience in build, design and stake.  I have some experience in COE (central office engineering); however, I prefer and am more qualified to work with OSP. 

My interdiction to the world of UTILITIES was through a power contractor. I worked several years building transmission, three phase and single phase power lines and turning them up. This experience has been priceless throughout my Telecommunications career

 I have a national security clearance, along with AutoCAD, Micro Station and Microsoft office Pro experience. I am familiar with various CADD and GIS mapping programs and land base mapping.

Work History: Aug.2014 to Dec. 2015: Cincinnati Bell, Cincinnati, Ohio – FTTH,FTTN, FTTX, MDU and VDSL, Network Planning to implement triple play to appx. 800,000 subscribers in the three state area (OH, IN., KY.) GIS, Micro Station.

Joe Sharky, Cartesian: 801 201-2867

 

Feb.2013 to Aug.2014: NF Engineering & Design, Vinita, OK – Sr. Project Engineer, implementing FTTH (triple play) PLA and Smart Grid for Electric Cooperative. This project required building land base, implementation and designing of several fiber rings for a 1500 mile plus system. The distribution of the system requiring GPON designed customer serving area. All mapping and schematics drawn in AutoCAD, field staking, hand drafted to go to construction. All projects electronically tabulated and prepare BOM. RUS 515,517,217- NESC, NEC, Arc View, GIS, BICSI-RCDD. All permitting (DOT, Turnpike, county and city)

Shane Burgess, NOEC: 918 418-9797

Feb. 2012 to Jan.2013: ONT, Omaha, NE. - Sr. Project Engineer, Design, stake ,all Permitting and inspect Fiber, FTTH, FTTP and FTTN, FTTX & MDU, primarily aerial in middle Georgia .RUS project. Make Ready Engineering, Complete Fiber To The Home project to include Fiber Rings and GPON implementation. All mapping and schematics drawn in AutoCAD, field staking  hand drafted to go to construction. All projects electronically tabulated and prepare BOM.

Robert Sheeran, OSP Eng.: 972 210-9552

Apr. 2010 to Dec. 2011: Windstream, Iowa - Manage, Design, stake and inspect Copper and Fiber, FTTP and FTTN. Including the concentrator location and design, Make Ready Engineering, primarily Calix ODC 1000 and Adtran  5006 along with the cross-connect and copper distribution. RUS project. All mapping and schematics drawn in AutoCAD, field staking  hand drafted to go to construction. All projects electronically tabulated and prepare BOM. Word, Excel, Visio.

John Thatcher, Windstream: 641 782-4546

July 2009 to Apr. 2010: Yates Engineering Services, Indiana - Sr. Project Engineer, Design and staking Fiber, FTTH (triple play), FTTP and FTTN. Aerial and Buried, RUS project. All Make Ready Engineering, Complete Fiber To The Home project to include Fiber Rings and GPON implementation along with many APON (Active PON’S) All mapping and schematics drawn in AutoCAD, field staking  hand drafted to go to construction. All projects electronically tabulated and prepare BOM.

Apr. 2009 to July 2009: Verizon, Florida - MTU and Overlay

Aug. 2008 to Apr. 2009: Smithville Telco, Indiana - Manage, Design and staking Fiber, FTTH (triple play), FTTP and FTTN. Aerial and Buried, RUS project

Sept. 2007 to Aug. 2008: OSP Engineering for AT&T in Kansas City.  Working with FTTN Projects, field   staking & drafting plans, including using Optint, Jams, Imagine, Mic, FET & FIT programs.

Feb. 2002 to Sept. 2007:  Self-employed. Teleco Engineering Consulting to smaller engineering firms involved with RUS design and build. Along with our farming operation.

Sept. 1998 to Feb. 2002:  OSP Engineering for CHR Solutions, Lubbock, Tx.  I was a Senior Design Engineer for various projects in several states.  Duties included design, field staking, construction inspection, and final closeout, Design, permit and implement Highway moves for numerous projects on state, federal and turnpikes. These clients were primarily CLEC’s and independent telephone companies using RUS funding. 

Oct. 1996 to Sept. 1998:  Self-employed. Telecom Engineering Consulting to smaller engineering firms involved with RUS design and build   .Along with our farming operation.

Dec. 1979 to Oct. 1996:   Employed by CH Guernsey & Co., Oklahoma City, Ok.  Inspector, Resident Engineer, and Director of OSP Operations. Primarily REA (RUS) projects, Design, permit and implement Highway moves for numerous  projects on state, federal and turnpike. Directed and handled all facets of OSP engineering for this company for the last 8 years of employment. 

Prior to Dec.1979:   Self-employed in construction of REA (RUS) telephone outside plant.