DENNIS MCKIERNAN

2028 SILVERLEAF DRIVE YOUNGSVILLE, NC

916-955-7982 ▪ engineer.d.mckiernan@gmail.com

Objectives

With over 20 years of experience I plan to drive exceptional engineering practices and technical

operations as an OSP Engineer in telecommunications.

Skills

  § Project Management & Development: Budget analysis and implementation

  § Technical Expert: OSP (Outside Plant) Engineering

  § Transformational Leader: Build team consensus to drive priorities of organization

  § Effective leadership and liaison between engineering teams, construction and executive

management in order to exceed strategic organization goals

  § Critical thinking and independent executive decision making skills

  § Effective analysis, delegation and ability to plan and prioritize to increase efficiency

  § Performance Management and Quality Assurance

  § Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Experience

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 5/2015

Temptel/ACS Alaska ▪ Anchorage, AK

Engineered fiber backbone and distribution design for the City of Anchorage and other outlying

areas within RUS specifications and guidelines. Responsible for fielding, design, permitting and

records updating for both fiber and copper projects. Utilized fiber engineering knowledge and

leadership skills to consult with executive leadership to implement immediate and long term cost

saving measures through enhanced design and product recommendation.

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 2/2015 – 4/2015

ITC Service Group/Corning/Century Link ▪ Seatt le, WA

Provide fiber design for FTTP by DA utilizing existing plant structure whenever possible. Facilitate

timely delivery of work order packages to construction through accurate, efficient mapping and

design. Identifying potential construction obstacles and providing detailed solutions for

construction field personnel utilization.

Project Management Engineer ▪ 3/2014 – 12/2014

Jacobs ▪ Concord, CA

Provided A&E management of all carrier projects within the northern Californian market to include:

Verizon, AT&T, Crown Castle and others. Responsible for site analysis and field engineering for

proposed NSB and modifications to wireless telecommunications facilities. Utility coordination for

power and communications. SPOC for wireless communications clients, attending all meetings and

addressing any customer related concerns. Coordination, quality control and creation of LE, ZD

and CD drawing sets in AutoCAD format for client approval and permitting. Coordination and

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management of third party structural, geotechnical and FRP design for incorporation into submittal

drawing set.

Regional Market Manager ▪ 7/2012 – March 2014

Pacific Telecom Services ▪ Nor thern Cal i fornia

Provided management of all carrier projects within Norther California market to include: Verizon,

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Crown Castle, Metro PCS and others. Responsible for site analysis and field

engineering for design of proposed NSB and modification to wireless telecommunications facilities.

Utility coordinator for power and communications. SPOC for wireless communications clients,

attending all meetings and addressing any customer related concerns. Coordination, quality

control and creation of LE, ZD and CD drawing sets in AutoCAD format for client approval and

permitting. Coordination and management of third party structural, geotechnical and FRP design

for incorporation into submittal drawing set.

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 6/2011 – 7/2012

ITC/Praxis Associates ▪ Bi shop, CA

Digital 395 Project: Responsible for duct design for over 700 miles on backbone and distribution

fiber for multiple areas from Reno, NV to Barstow, CA. Site design and BIC work for mandated sites

within multiple communities. Managed and performed all aspects of job design from physical

fielding to drafting in AutoCAD.

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 1/2011 – 6/2011

Tetra Tech ▪ Phoenix, AZ

Main responsibility included managing OSP design engineers in a BSTCAD work environment for

BAU work in the southeast U.S. Provided training and technical support to Tetra Tech engineers in

BSTCAD ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Responsible for redlining each job prior

to submittal to guarantee highest level of quality assurance. Top producer of engineered projects

every month. Program utilization and thorough understanding of OPEDS, JMS, and OSPCM.

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 10/2007 – 6/2009

AT&T ▪ Sacramento, CA

Performed quality control creating and maintaining engineering guidelines for FTTN Project Light

Speed F2 Conditioning jobs. Average number of jobs issued ranged from 80 to 110 in assigned

market. Duties included fielding of facilities, verification of LFACS information, entering of projects

into MIC for approval and distribution to work groups. Other duties included P-Committing,

reconciling of Telco 11i and engineering of FTTN Project Light Speed jobs utilizing ARES. SPOC for

contract and AT&T engineers. Provided training and support to engineering team to assist in

meeting budgetary and work pipeline requirements.

SR OSP Design Engineer ▪ 4/2005 – 10/2007

SAC Wireless Communications ▪ Sacramento, CA

Provided site analysis and field engineering for design of wireless telecommunications facilities.

Utility coordination for power and communications. SPOC for wireless communications customers

and liaison between organization and community to address customer related concerns. Creation

of working document drawings and elevation views in AutoCAD format for zoning and

construction.

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Education

Fresno State University

1988-1990 ▪ Business Administration

Dale Carnegie Sales School

1992 ▪ Sales and Marketing

Awarded Life Achievement Goals Certificate

AT&T Engineering & BSP Training

Telecommunications Standard and Guideline Practices

Activities and Interests

Tennis, Golf, Motorcycle Riding, and Playing Guitar

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