To obtain a new challenging Project Managing/Technical position within The Telecommunications Industry where my detailed skills, knowledge and determination may be utilized to the fullest.

2011 – Present  FTE Network Services

Regional Manager Southwest – FTT and FTTH Projects, OSP & ISP

n     Establish and implements project management processes and methodologies to ensure small and medium projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations. Identifies all project stakeholders, define and clarify project roles and responsibilities for all employees in the Southwest Region.

n     Maintain project schedules and track key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet needs of customers.

n     Document and coordinate changes to scope, cost, schedule, or quality across the entire projects.

n     Communicate major milestones and identify potential project risks, conduct regular status meetings to review project activities, and manage prioritization procedure across the board for all Projects.

n     Proactively make contact with customers by contacting them upon receipt of order, providing timely and accurate updates throughout the life of the order while evaluating and responding appropriately to customer issues and requests.

n     Ensures compliance with the defined process and/or implementation throughout the life of a project to ensure on-time completion.

n     Creates, manage, and coordinates project plans, specifications, and presentation documentation on projects, based on customer requirements and project timelines. Track and maintains project issues and facilitates resolution as soon as they arise.

n     Provides feedback to upper Management regarding quality standards and possible areas of improvement.

n     Coordinates construction activity with in house and contract resources and conducts field inspections and meetings to ensure quality control and time lines are met. Accountable for completion of construction projects. Creates and updates daily production reporting of in-house production crews. Assists in financial tracking, production forecasting and annual budgeting for all Projects.

n     Attend and conducts project coordination and management meetings with developers, local utility companies, customers, general inquiries and staff as needed. Maintain effective lines of communication between all customers to pro-actively resolve issues.

n     Inputs data into the project trackers/database, to include cost/unit, cost/mile, labor cost, material forecast, and perform data entry for construction schedules.

n     Provide progress reports on construction projects.

n     Oversee all Engineering & Permitting, interprets and understands Right Of Way and Building and Safety permit plans and associated drawings.

n     Issues and tracks status on engineering/building and safety permits as well as installation process. Interprets and understands civil engineering and architectural plans and field projects associated with such drawings. Review, researches, categorizes, coordinates and communicates details on residential and commercial Conflict review, abandonment and encroachment.

n     Coordinates project scheduling with in house crews/Sub Contractors, design, permitting, and construction resources including but not limited to joint trench placement, joint use, and new construction of fiber optics and schedule splicing of backbone and lateral rings.

n     Conducts field inspections and meetings to ensure quality control and time lines are met. Assists leadership with completion of construction projects. Creates and updates daily production reporting of in-house production crews and sub-contractors

n     Manage and coordinate all Cox Communications CB installs, Level 3 Communications OSP and ISP installs and Ericsson/CenturyLink installs for the Phoenix Market.

2006 – 2011  Cox Communications, INC.

I&NT Network Services - Field Service & Activation - Tech I

n     Turn-up and maintenance of telecommunications transmissions (DS0,             POTS, DS1, DS3, Sonet/SDH up to OC-192).

n     Provide Technical Assistance for the Local SONET Ring and work with customers to help repair problems with equipment, replace, test and install equipment.

n     Equipment Maintenance/Installation, Nortel, Fujitsu, Cisco, Lucent etc.

n     Circuit Installation from DS0 through OC-192/ Optical Internet.

n     Install and maintain Local Ethernet Metro Ring.

n     Installation Cisco Switches/Routers & Internet Protocol Provisioning.

n     Support on call outages/issues and work with various groups troubleshooting.

n     Activation and testing of all equipment and circuits installed by Technicians for Customers and Cox Network.

n     Working knowledge of all Cox Communications processes, software and Programs needed to perform daily work functions.

n     Proactively completed all Training required by Cox to ensure personal development within the company for advancement and general knowledge to perform job duty.

2004 -  2006    Level 3 Communications

Technician 3, Phoenix Gateway/Atlanta OSP Metro

n     Maintain Level 3 Facilities in the Phoenix Metro Local Market with an extensive knowledge of the business operations of both inside and outside plant.

n     Responsible for approx. 60+ miles of Fiber Optic Cable, Maintenance and Repair (Splicing, Testing and Emergency Restoration).

n     Security (Route Surveillance) of Metro Fiber and Manholes.

n     Maintenance of ROW agreements and relationships, especially in relation to Metro Plant relocation activities.

n     Responsible for Contract Cable locators, relocation projects, restoration, dark fiber, new lateral builds and many other duties.

n     Provide Technical Assistance for the Phoenix Gateway and Long Haul Network. Also work with customers to help repair problems with equipment, replace, test and install equipment.

n     Lead Infinera Installer/Tech for the Phoenix Long Haul Division.

n     Turn-up and maintenance of telecommunications transmissions (DS0,             POTS, DS1, E1, DS3, Sonet/SDH up to OC-192/).

n     Professionally trained in:  Global Knowledge Telecommunication Fundamentals I & II, Global Knowledge Internetworking and     Troubleshooting TCP/IP, TTC DS1, DS3 and Sonet/ADM Test and Turn-up, Fujitsu FLM 2400/192, Alcatel 1630, 1631, 1633 and 1680 Digital Cross-Connect Systems, Nortel Optera Connect DX/Long Haul 1600 Repeater/Combiner w/MOR+ OM&P.

n     Hands on experience with - Alcatel DCCS Elements - 1630, 1631, 1633 and 1680- SONET Network Elements - Erricson 4/1 DCCS- SDH Network Elements - Fujitsu, Nortel and Alcatel- Cisco 7500 and 12000 routers- Lucent/Sonus TNT's - Juniper and Alcatel routers- Customer premise CSU/DSU’s and Multiplexers-Digital Lightwave 312 through NIC 10G Test Equipment – ANT 20 SDH Test Equipment- TTC Firebird 224, 310- OTDR/Optical power meters

n     Involved with Customer collocation space management and implementations services. Directly worked with City Engineer during installation and turn up of ADM equipment. This included the “rack and stack” and powering as well as logically turning up equipment. Worked directly with the OSP Manager regarding the test and turn-up of new outside plant fiber. This included terminating and testing spans. Was directed to assume Sr. Tech role for Phoenix whenever they were unavailable and or absent.

n     Working knowledge of Clarify, Nextgen, Brio, DSORT, OMS

2000 - 2004    Level 3 Communications

Technician 2, Albany Synergy Site and Outside Plant

n     Responsible to manage all mission critical systems that include: AC Power Distribution, DC Power Distribution, Emergency Generators, Mechanical systems, Security Systems, Fire suppression Systems, Fiber distribution; All transport, IP, Soft switch and Infrastructure elements as well as Base building critical System support. This includes all aspects of the installation, maintenance and repair of our transmission services and equipment, as well as any necessary builds for each of these sites.

n     Maintain Level 3 Facilities from Albany to Canadian Border also 6 Genutiy “Keep” sites

n     Responsible for 245 miles of Fiber Optic Cable Maintenance and Repair (Splicing, Testing, Locates and Emergency Restoration)

n     Provide Technical Assistance to customers such as AOL to help repair problems with equipment, also replace and install equipment

n     Equipment Maintenance, Nortel, Fujitsu, Cisco, Lucent etc.

n     Equipment installation and Test and Turn Up

n     Circuit Installation from DS0 through OC-192

n     Inventory Control / Clear logistics

n     Order Management, Shipping and Receiving

n     Member of the Northeast ICC TAG

n     Responsible for generating a Daily Clarify Report for Boston OSP Technicians to help manage workload

1994–2000Gus Z. AssociatesAlbany, NY

Inside Sales Manager

n     Provide technical service for customers.

n     Cultivate new accounts and service current customers.

n     Process office payroll, payables and receivables.

n     Negotiate with manufactures.

n     Communicate with salespeople, upper management and office staff.

n     Process orders, handle customer relations

n     Quality and inventory control

n     Office management

Education

1989–1993         Linton High SchoolSchenectady, NY

n     Regents Math / Business.

n     Plumbing, Heating and Design.         – Hudson Valley Comm. College

n     Electrical Circuitry.                               – Hudson Valley Comm. College

n     Telecommunications Certificates- Level 3 Comm./Cox Communications

Additional Training

n     Windows NT  98, 2000  and XP                                     - New Horizons

n     Advanced Windows 98, Microsoft word and excel.        – New Horizons

n     OPS Training on Norscan Cable Management Systems            - Norscan

n     OSP Technician Course                                                 - Level 3 Comm.

n     Nextgen Training                                                           - Level 3 Comm.

n     Northeast Load Tool Training                                       - Level 3 Comm.

n     Clearlogistics Training                                                    - Level 3 Comm.

n     Clarify Training                                                              - Level 3 Comm.

n     Caterpillar Training                                            -Wagner Equipment Co.

n     W-6 & Brio Training                                                      - Level 3 Comm.

n     Certificate of Safety Training                                                        - BNSF

n     CPR Certification                                                      - TerraMed Int.,Inc.

n     DS1/DS3 and SONET Training                                               - Acterna

n     T1 / T3 T-BERD Training                                                        - Acterna

n     OTDR Training                                                                     GN Nettest

n     C-Cure - Global Security Training                                  - Level 3 Comm.

n     OSHA 500 and 501 Certification                                   - Level 3 Comm.

n     Fujitsu – Equipment install, TNT                                  - Level 3 Comm.

n     CCL, IMS and Audit Tool Certification                         - Level 3 Comm.

n     UPRR Safety Training                                                                   -UPRR

n     Peco II  Power Cabling                                                        - Peco II Inc.

n     Arizona Blue Stake Training/Seminar                                    -ACC/ABS

n     Infinera Install/Test &Turn up                                                   -Infinera

n     Numerous Thinkspace training/certification                  - Level 3 Comm.

n     Defensive Driving Course                                 - National Safety Council

n     Critical Systems                                                              - Level 3 Comm.

n     Movaz Test and Turnup                                                 - Level 3 Comm.

n     Fujitsu 4100/Test & Turnup                                                      - Fujitsu.

n     Fujitsu 4500 /Test & Turnup                                                      -Fujitsu.

n     JDSU/Acterna               Training                                                 -JDSU

n     JDSU / 2310 * 2802 Module Training                                           -JDSU

n     CCNA210 - Mastering Critical Internetwork Technologies       -Interface

n     Netsmart 1500 Management System/                                          -Fujitsu

n     Tellabs NGX                                                                       -Cox Comm.

n     JDSU Centest NetAnalyst Training                                               -JDSU

n     CPR First Aid                                                                  –Cox Comm

n     DC Power Certification                                                  - Centruy Link

n     3m Firestop Certification                                               - Centruy Link  

Frank Platchek              Phoenix, AZ                                     480-980-2342

Greg West                   Phoenix, AZ                                     602-885-4023

Andy Fuhrman              Phoenix, AZ                                     602-980-5776