ERIC THOMPSON

1441 Fortune Retail Court Suite 248, Kissimmee, FL 34744 | (H) 4072015124 | (C) 7082249087 | eric@qualisourcellc.com

Professional Summary

A thinker, in every sense of the word. Determined to use my 7+ years of Experience to advance the Company towards

greater success through my abilities, attention to detail and focused efforts to excel. A true Self-Starter who can instill

motivation and dedication into his Employees and Peers alike. A student of the industry, a willing team member and a natural

leader.

Skills

Managed as many as 40 employees and managers

7+ years experience in Fiber Design and OSP

Self-Starter, creative thinker

Microstation (vJ, v7, v8.05,v8i)

Dependable & Detail Oriented

Work History

02/2012 to Current

President/CEO

QualiSource, LLC – Kissimmee, FL

Owned, Operated and Managed my way from a small concept start-up to a large subcontracting firm inside 18 months time.

Built strong relationships with clients, grew our reach and knowledge base continually and never stopped trying to be the best in

measures of quality and client satisfaction.

Key functions of the business were to provide Fiber Optic Engineering, Design, Drafting and Quality Control services to major

industry players to cut their costs and timelines to better meet production schedules. Full working knowledge of FTTN/FTTx,

EPON, HFC, Cell Tower and multiple other architectures in Fiber Network Design. Full scale schematic and splicing design,

MDU building riser design and implementation, creative solution design and customer by customer individualized design

concepts are all part of my repertoire.

Reduced the overall design budget for Fiber Engineering in Manhattan significantly while increasing overall production and

level of quality. Standardized construction ready packaging and data transfer to better accommodate both management and the

construction employees. Improved workflow to meet and exceed the demanding schedule of our clients

Director of HFC Design

Hylan Datacom & Electrical – Maspeth, Queens, NY

Spearheaded development of Quality Control and Management Department.

Prepared plans and layouts for equipment or system arrangements and space allocation.

Developed CADD drawings for newly acquired facilities, updating and maintaining existing facility documentation.

Hired, Trained and Developed multiple employees to fit new roles in the design team

Adapted to customer needs and emergency projects in a timely fashion

Successfully built a design department from the ground up while still meeting the demands of a production schedule

Coordinated with clients via all manner of meetings and conferences to be sure lines of communication were strong at all

times

Served as R&D for new procedures and practices to improve the companies overall margin

Director of Fiber Design

Rainbow Design Services, Inc – Jeffersontown, KY

Started out as a Fiber designer and was quickly promoted to Assistant to the Department manager

09/2013 to 10/2014

Executive Level Client Coordination and Communication

Business Leadership Experience

Back-office Business Experience

Ready to Embrace New Challenges - Always

01/2011 to 01/2012

Produced full network designs and re-documentation details based on client changes or network amendments using

Microstation, BentleyComms, AutoCAD & Vizio

Full working knowledge of splicing practices from a design perspective as well as successful network design and

implementation strategies

Worked closely with clients on all projects

Lead a team of up to 8 people, including Hiring, Training and development in their positions

Fiber Designer

AT&T – Blue Island, IL

Design & Drafting for the AT&T U-Verse Project (FTTN)

Designed locations, cable routing and fiber splicing details for new OSP equipment

Full working knowledge of telecom OSP principles and design implementation

Worked closely with up to 14 Engineers and Managers on various projects

Developed templates and standardized formatting for permit submission to improve overall turn-around on city projects

Worked closely with upper management on special projects, including 3D drawings of equipment, new approaches to

installing OSP cabinets and unusual permits that required exceptional levels of detail

Education

High School Diploma:

Oak Lawn Community High School - Oak Lawn, IL

Bachelor of Arts: Landscape Architecture

University of Illinois - Champaign, IL

Due to a declining family situation, I left the University in 2007 to pursue full time employment.

2004

NA

10/2007 to 12/2010