Hector Elizondo

5386 Natchez Trail       214-546-0587

 

Summary 

 

With twenty six years of experience in the communication industry, including cable television, telephony and broadband over power-line, design and supervisory skills in RF, fiber and voice for OSP/ISP construction.  Four years dedicated to the installation of electric utility sector, analysis, implementation, optimization and troubleshooting. Proven history in delivering efficient and cost effective solutions. Effectively utilizes communication and interpersonal skills to provide stellar customer support while working with cross functional teams within all levels of management.

 

Skills

 

·            Fluent in Spanish. ·            RF Construction Methods ·            Broadband over Power-line (BPL) PLC/RF/Wireless/ WiFi. Communications ·            Crew Management ·            Critical Problem Solving

·            AutoCAD ·            Directional Bore ·            Heavy Machinery Operation -Backhoe / Wheel Loader ·            Fiber Optics Cable splicing both Fusion and Mechanica ·            Fiber Optics Testing

·   PC Skills                 Microsoft Office                (Advanced Visio &                  Excel User) ·   OSPinSight. ·   Mapinfo.

                                                                 Professional Experience

 

PEG Bandwidth LLC. The Colony TX.                                                                                         2012- Present

Fiber Planer & Documentation Engineer.

 

Responsible for the assignment of all PEG fiber optics and splice diagrams in the north eastern region of the US.

·               Support the engineer group with the design of the OSP. Fiber network for transport the access and DWDM.

·               Responsible for creating the splice diagrams and tracking all fiber splicing.

·               Responsible for inputting as-build’s in OSPinSight.  

 

Wise Connection Inc. La Port, TX 2011-2012

Construction Manager (Nation Wide)

Managed all the new builds of MDU, SDU, RF and fiber for commercial construction, upgrades, and maintenance for student housing.

·               Responsible for tracking and maintaining all projects, crews and material.

·               Coordinate the completion of all the projects with the proper paper work.

·               Tracking invoicing for all our projects and sub-contractors.

·               Managing all outside plant activities for our clients.

·               Finding qualified sub-contractors for our all our projects.

Current Group Irving, TX 2007-2010

Deployment Support Engineer – RF Construction Coordinator

Supported multiple utility customers in installing Current’s BPL solution via trials and full deployments to enhance monitoring and troubleshooting of the power grid.

·               Successfully managed implementation of BPL network rollout to over 150k Oncor customer premises. 

·               Instrumental in the success of Xcel Energy’s smart grid city rollout in Boulder, CO, resulting in the network element installation and system activation for devices covering 46k homes in a 182 mile fiber build.

·               Produced the Standard CAD drawings between Current Group and Xcel Energy and the Fiber matrices used for all fiber rings.

·               Acted as liaison with utility partner on all installation, activation and troubleshooting for Smart Meters.

·               Managed all maintenance work and network issue resolutions.

·               Support Business Development via network deployment demonstrations for customers and investors.

 

Charter Communications Fort Worth, TX2003-2007

Design /Draft Supervisor

·               Managed designs for MDU, SDU, commercial, new builds, upgrades and maintenance. Coordinated with engineering firms for utility easements, city relocations and abandoned easement letters. Maintained system maps for over 650k homes passed and 9k plant miles in 76 cities.

·               Responsible for tracking and maintaining all FCC and SCC reports.

·               Designed over 30k of homes passed and 370 miles of new build including over 1800 traffic crossings and 68 miles of commercial buildings.

·               Responsible for the completion of system upgrades in the cities of Azle, Waxahachie, and Ennis, resulting in over 30k homes passed and 500 plant miles.

·               Designed a 25 mile fiber interconnect for the University of North Texas.

 

Héctor Elizondo, Inc. Watauga, TX                                                                                    1999-2003

President

·               Created designs and drawings for telephone and CATV, new build, upgrade, ISP, OSP and traffic control systems. 

·               Customers included – 1Source Communication in Keller, Texas, and Sand Stream in Plano, Texas.

 

OpTel              Dallas, TX                                                                                                                                            1997-1999

Construction /MPOE Coordinator

·               Responsible for designing and supervising MPOE, underground construction, pre-wire and trim out crews. 

·               Coordinating the completion of make ready on existing aerial facilities

·               Writing Notice to Proceed and creating a bill of material for underground projects.

·               Maintaining budgets and verification invoices.

·               Performing field reviews of upcoming projects to ensure accuracy and necessity of proposed facility construction.

·               Coordinating the completion of foliage remediation and permitting prior to the start of a project, handing off awarded projects to quality control, forecasting material needs with purchasing and providing regular project status reports to the project manager and community liaison.

 

TCI Cable Dallas, TX                                                                                                                                                      1994-1997

Line Technician

·               Maintain and troubleshoot CATV main line, balance trunk amplifiers and line extenders (C-COR), splice taps, and ALFA power supply.   

 

AAS Burbank, CA                                                                                                                                            1988-1994

Installer

·               Installation of CATV and telephone from the pole to CSU (Customer Service Unit)

 

Education

 

1993-1994Maxine Waters Institute              Telecommunications                             Los Angeles, CA

 

1993East Los Angeles Skills Center              CATV Technician                            Los Angeles, CA

 

1990-1992                Pasadena City College              Basic Curriculum                            Pasadena, CA

 

1985 - 1987University of Nuevo León               Dentistry                                          Monterrey, N.L. Mex

 

 

References available upon request