Lead Engineer ~ Project Management Engineer ~ Construction Manager

 

Detail-oriented, focused, and seasoned professional with extensive experience in leading engineering projects across diverse working environments. Empowered with impeccable work ethic and organizational proficiency to efficiently manage tasks and priorities under challenging and fast-paced settings. Equipped with analytical problem-solving and critical-thinking aptitudes to formulate strategic solutions to complex situations. Armed with dynamic leadership talents essential in building and motivating high-caliber teams of professionals. Known for articulate communication and interpersonal skills to establish positive work relations with diverse individuals.

 

Areas of Expertise

 

Project Management ~ Contract Management and Negotiation ~ Personnel Management and Development

Blueprints and Schematics Evaluation ~ Client and Public Relations Management ~ Sales and Marketing Operations

Business Operations Management ~ Occupational Safety and Health Management ~ Construction and Restructuring

 

Professional Experience

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.Upper Marlboro, MD

§  Interface with clients to respond and answer class of service electrical applications

§  Facilitate training sessions for the bargaining unit designers on utilizing ArcGIS 10.1 as a designated power user, as well as on engineering theories, concepts, standards, and techniques in relevance to Pepco distribution engineering

§  Delegate various residential, commercial, and reliability projects to contractor personnel and bargaining units

§  Work with various teams to formulate action plans and minimize operating costs

§  Oversaw engineering projects for the reinforcement, expansion, and reliability enhancement of the electric distribution system to provide a secure and reliable supply to handle current and future customers

§  Render expert oversight to personnel and contractors in the construction and restructuring of facilities and management of contracts; as well as to customer service associates in responding and resolving customer inquiries and complaints

§  Exemplify superior project management expertise in overseeing various complex engineering initiatives, including scope of work development, scheduling, commissioning, project closure, estimation and budgeting, and work coordination

§  Represent the company as the primary point of contact for outside organizations and industrial working groups

§  Design primary and secondary controls, protection, and relevant substation initiatives

§  Closely collaborate with PEPCO Construction Management Teams and the PEPCO Budget Group to manage the SSR database; participate in PEPCO Budget meetings

§  Promote daily Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) reminders to establish a safe and secure working environment in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), federal, state, local, and PEPCO policies

§  Demonstrate strong familiarity of the design, operations, and usage of substation primary equipment, including the development of 13kV to 230kV high voltage equipment specifications, and vendor assessment and selection in line with industry and company guidelines

§  Pioneer the planning and coordination of facility construction operations for transmitting power over distribution points to customers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties

§  Formulate strategic layout plans of pole lines and underground cable, including identification of location, spacing, guying, and insulation of poles in line with company standards

§  Evaluate and authorize construction structural facility drawings and ArcGIS 10.1 designs, compatible units, and completed duties through Work Management Information System (WMIS)

 

Key Highlights:

ü       Lead project operations on the City of College Park street light audits and closely collaborated with Pepco Holdings, Inc. government affairs representative

ü       Performed with a diverse team to efficiently manage annual PEPCO rate filing cases to the Maryland Public Service Commission

ü       Directed Prince George’s County Department Of Public Works and Transportation Projects, including the street light program which earned distinction from the distribution supervisor

ü       Played an impactful secondary role as an assessor driver and restoration analyst during Pepco storm duty

ü       Exhibited superior talents in providing guidance and direction to various personnel, particularly in performance monitoring, professional development, performance appraisals, and coaching

 

 

North Star Communications Group Lubbock, TX

§  Evaluated highway and road prints, determined conflicts with existing outside plant facilities, and picked line routes and equipment needed for work projects

§  Took charge of procuring permits and private easements, as well as in maintaining operational compliance with environmental, health, and safety policies

§  Conducted make ready analysis, pole surveys, and quality check prints; organized prints and assisted in the preparation of bid documentation

§  Expertly finished designs in line with customer specifications, needs, and interests

§  Utilized Opti NT to design and condition fiber-to-the-premises/fiber-to-the-node (FTTP/FTTN) tasks

§  Oversaw the delegation and secured responses of all crossing agreement requests, including railway, highway, pipeline, environmental, heritage, and other crossings

§  Aided with the implementation of access technologies to maintain the integrity of customer access network

§  Assumed responsibility in conducting diverse OSP engineering functions for both fiber optic cable/copper plants, including design, provision, and development of new subdivision layout and underground structures

§  Interfaced with outside agencies to procure right of way approvals

 

Crescent Technologies | Versacom, LLC San Ramon, CA

§  Worked with the Planning Team to devise detailed designs for all essential feeder facility relief, including central office transfers, routine operations, and major undertaking

§  Developed comprehensive designs for distribution and feeder facilities in line with service demands while performing job costing operations

§  Made notable contributions in the planning, design, and analysis of outside plant facilities

 

United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC

§  Provided technical evaluation on new telecommunication systems along with the upgrade of telecommunication systems in rural America

§  Assessed outside plant construction blueprints to determine compliance with RUS engineering project guidelines

 

Earlier Career

 

Planet Technologies Corporation Gaithersburg, MD

 

Education and Credentials

 

Master of Business Administration, 2006

Capitol College § Laurel, MD

 

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 2001

Capitol College § Laurel, MD

 

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Certified

Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Security Clearance (Currently Inactive)

 

Training

 

Spectrum XXI, and RF Spectrum Management ~ EL-CID Database ~ Writing for Plain Language for the Government

NERC Compliance Training ~ Sarbanes-Oxley ~ Outside Plant Engineering Work of Fiber/Copper OSP Projects

 

Technical Acumen

 

Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows 95–XP § Linux/UNIX
Programming Languages	C § C++ § HTML § FORTRAN § BASIC § MATLAB
Software	Microsoft Office Suite § Microsoft Project § Microsoft Access § Spectrum XXI § PSpice § OrCAD WordPerfect § Lotus Notes § ArcGIS 10.1 § AutoCAD § C3/CIS § MicroStation § Oracle § SAP WMIS § SSR Access Database § SolutionOne § Primavera Systems § Public Service Commission Tariff