John K. Empey

10915 Acadia Lane

Parker, Colorado 80138

303-840-8570 jempey59@comcast.net

Telecommunications Professional

QUALIFICATIONS

Over thirty five years as a telecommunications professional in the technical and

construction fields including eighteen years in a management role.

Productive self-starter with strong work ethic. Consistently achieve goals.

Proven experience in technical, construction, outside plant troubleshooting, client

relations, customer service and employee relations.

SKILLS

OSP Construction

OSP Troubleshooting

Project execution

RFP/RFI/RFQ

Vendor Relations

Win XP/Win 7

Contractor Relations

Budget Control

Schedule Tracking

ISP Construction

OSP Certification

MS Office 2007/2010

Permitting

Client Relations

OSP Engineering

ISP Cabling

ITS Construction

MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

G4S TECHNOLOGY LLC

Centennial, CO. 2011 – Present

Construction Manager

Oversight of the Engineering and OSP/ISP construction on the $105 Million

Colorado statewide EAGLE-Net Project which included over forty subcontractors

and a team of twenty in-house direct and indirect reports.

Worked closely with Federal agencies and State and Local Governments on

construction and permitting procedures.

Worked closely with the major railroads as well as small private railroads and

large and small canal and ditch companies.

Attended all preconstruction meetings with Federal agencies and State and Local

Governments.

Conducted weekly construction progress meetings with the major subcontractors.

Worked closely with the customer to make sure they were provided with the

highest quality service and product.

Oversight of the EAGLE-Net statewide fiber network maintenance and

emergency restoration program including managing all locate tickets.

Continue to aggressively seek out and acquire additional project backlog for G4S

Technology LLC.

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OSMOSE UTILITY SERVICES – Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009 – 2010

Overhead and Underground Detail Inspection Foreman

Visual and detail inspection of power line, power pole hardware and associated

equipment.

Record any joint use violations.

Record any public safety issues.

Record any preventative maintenance issues.

MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING - Denver, Colorado, 2008 - 2009

Utility Infrastructure Inspector (Independent Contractor)

Inspect and record daily activities of multiple underground construction

subcontract crews.

Inspect and record daily activities of multiple fiber optic cable installation crews.

Attend weekly progress meetings with city officials.

Attend subcontractor weekly tailgate safety meetings.

Redline changes on construction design maps.

POWER ENGINEERS, INC. – Lakewood, Colorado, 2007 - 2008

Project Manager

Responsible for overall on-site construction management on the Arizona Department

of Transportation and North Texas Tollway Authority ITS (Intelligent Transportation

Systems) projects as well as long haul projects for AT&T in Texas and Oklahoma.

Coordination of field services, budget management, project documentation control and

client relations.

Directed all installations of conduit system, fiber optic cable, control and load center

cabinets, CCTV cameras and pole structures, Dynamic Message Signs and support

structures, vehicle detection systems and ramp metering systems.

Directed all fiber optic splicing and testing.

Directed all control and load center testing.

Coordinated all safety and traffic control planning and crew placement.

Conduct weekly update meetings with the client.

Material management on all projects.

Update project schedule weekly as well as change order communication with client.

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CHAMPION BROADBAND – Lakewood, Colorado, 2003 - 2007

Director of Technical and Construction Operations

Managed day-to-day operations of headend, warehouse, technical and construction

staff.

Material management.

Vendor relations.

Budget and P&L management on outside and inside plant for twenty three cable TV

systems.

Employee evaluations, motivation and team building.

Increased subscriber base by 14% over a three month period in 2003.

WIDE OPEN WEST– Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado, 2000 - 2003

Construction Manager / Director of Construction

Responsible for the management of all mapping, design and permitting.

Directed the activation of all node areas including sweep and balance and plant

certification.

Directed multiple contractors in the construction, activation and testing of new plant.

Coordinated all construction activities with local utilities and government agencies.

Due to my successful accomplishments I was promoted to Director of

Construction in August of 2001.

EDUCATION

Ramona High School – Ramona, California

General studies

Graduated

OSHA 10 safety training

PM/PE training

NCTI courses: Technician I, Technician II and Fiber Optic Technician

Overhead and Underground Power facility inspection certified

Multiple industry related classes and seminars

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

SCTE (Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers)

Rocky Mountain Chapter 1995 – 2009

References provided upon request.

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