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WAYNE N. ELMER

17113 Gravel Hill Rd

Milton, DE 19968

585-474-8778

wnelmer@yahoo.com

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Summary

Experienced Telecommunication’s Professional with a combination of Outside Plant

Engineering, Network Planning and direct sales experience. Formally trained in Bell OSP

Engineering methods and procedures. Highly knowledgeable in fiber design and Access

Technologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Telecommunications Engineering/Planning

Fiber Construction Engineer – Lightower Fiber Networks

2013 to present

  · Design and implement network infrastructure additions and augmentations.

  · Oversee and coordinate contractor construction.

  · Prepare project budgets.

  · Interface and c0ordinate with local power company, CATV, & Verizon.

Comforce Telecom

2012 to 2013

Transport Engineer - Windstream Communications

  · Design and implement network infrastructure additions and augmentations.

  · Issue RFQ’s for contractor installation quotes

  · Track expenditures associated with projects and provide forecasts.

  · Maintain and update facility databases and record inventory systems.

Adarontel

2009 to 2010

Independent Contractor

  · Outside Plant Specialist – provided OSP engineering support

  · Acquired Property Access License agreements on behalf of Verizon for Multi-Tenant

Advanced Broadband

2000 to 2002

Manager – Network Engineering and Construction

  · Project managed all aspects of network design and construction of fiber-based

broadband networks for gated communities

  · Evaluated, selected, and procured all materials associated with network builds

  · Negotiated & created subcontractor agreements

  · Supervised internal personnel as well as external contractors

Verizon

Senior Specialist – Network Planning

  · Created statewide ADSL Network Deployment Plans for mid-Atlantic area

Member Technical Staff - Technology Planning

  · Developed and executed test plans for ADSL platforms.

Senior Engineer - Customer Network Engineering

1987 to 2000

1998 to 2000

1997 to 1998

1994 to 1997

  · Designed, priced & managed the implementation of fiber based Video Networks

including:

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o Interactive Distance Learning throughout the state of NJ

o Video Transport – SONET Rings

o Video Surveillance – designed fiber-based citywide systems

Integrated Planner

1992 to 1994

  · Prepared multiple Network Central Office Plans detailing existing and future Outside

Plant, Mainframe, Power, Switch, and Inter-Office Facilities.

  · Worked closely with local Engineering Design Center on NGDLC deployments and

integration to the host switch

  · Prepared proposals for customers involving alternate serving wire center, Interactive

Video, and fiber route diversity.

Outside Plant Engineer

1987 to 1992

  · Designed all components of the Outside Plant Network including aerial and underground

copper/fiber terminal and cable additions, replacements, and removals as well as

determining all guying, grounding & bonding requirements.

  · Functioned as DS-1 Coordinator and Loop Electronics Coordinator, designing and

implementing copper as well as fiber DS-1 circuit installations for businesses and cell

phone towers.

  · Coordinated CATV company applications for pole attachment rentals including: field

surveys to determine “make ready” requirements, follow-up reviews of as-built, and

billing preparation.

Sales – Account Management

ZTE USA

2010 to 2011

Account Manager – Wireline Products

  · Managed Tier II (Frontier, SureWest, nTELOS, and Hawaii Telcom) accounts

CTDI

Tellabs

2008 to 2009

Account Manager – Products Division

  · Managed product sales on a national level for the Verizon, Fairpoint, and Windstream.

2003 to 2008

Executive Account Manager

  · Handled sales of all Tellabs Access Products (FTTP & DLC) to Verizon for a territory

that included Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and D.C.

  · Provided sales presentations & technical support to OSP Engineering, Central Office

Engineering, Network Planning, and Operations

EDUCATION

B.S. - Geography

Rowan University - Glassboro, NJ

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Target Account Selling (TAS) ● Various Bell Operating Systems training courses

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including Outside Plant Engineering ● SONET ● ATM ● ADSL ● Loop Electronics ●

Fiber Optic Design.

Computer Skills

Windows OS, Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, & Word

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