8945 Miller Road
Millington, TN 38053
James A. Sitter, P.E.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
o Licensed Professional Engineer
o Licensed Notary Public
o 27 years Telecommunications experience
o Conducts management level presentations in a professional manner in front of internal departments, managers,
clients, customers, utilities, municipalities, contractors, ve do ndors, and the general public.
o Writes construction contracts, bids the contracts and manages the contractor/vendor qualification process.
o Reads, analyzes, and interprets technical procedures, joint use contracts, and government regulations.
o Determines material and labor requirements and develops accurate cost estimates from preliminary design data.
o Expert level of experience with Excel
o Extremely proficient with GoogleEarth, AutoCAD, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
o Experienced with RUS Engineering, Construction, Accounting, and Contract requirements
o Extensive knowledge of Stimulus/BIP (Broadband Initiative Program) procedures
o Outside Plant Engineer
¾ Designs the layout of Serving Area Interfaces:
9 GPON and active fiber solutions for FTTx (FTTN, FTTT, FTTH, FTTP, FTTB)
9 Fiber design for HFC Cable TV, Metro E, GigE, ADSL2+, VDSL2, SONET, T1, DS3, OC3 to 192 rings
9 BLC, DLC, DSLAM layout and installation
9 Copper Cross Boxes and Fiber Cross Connects
¾ Makes field surveys, takes field notes, and designs the Outside Plant Infrastructure:
9 Aerial, Buried and Underground Copper and Fiber cable
9 Handhole, Manhole and Conduit Systems
9 Pole Lines
9 Fiber Optic Networks
¾ Complies with the National Electric Safety Code, industry specifications, and all applicable local codes.
¾ Right-of-Way acquisition: Prepares easement contracts and negotiates with property owners.
¾ Construction Permits: Prepares, negotiates and secures necessary highway, railroad and county permits.
¾ Prepares plans for relocating existing facilities in response to Road and Bridge Projects facilitated by City and
County Road Departments and State Highway Departments.
¾ Effectively works with customers, property owners, utility companies, highway and road departments,
construction crews and splicing crews.
o Engineering Manager
¾ Works cross functionally within the organizational structure to achieve implementation goals in conjunction
with all involved internal departments, external customers, utilities, municipalities, vendors, and contractors.
¾ Reviews and approves cost estimates, engineering designs, and construction drawings.
¾ Coordinates, schedules, and assigns tasks of team members.
¾ Makes final inspections of completed projects to ensure quality and compliance.
o Project Manager
¾ Manages multiple projects to ensure each project is completed within budget and on schedule.
¾ Writes construction schedules, tracks construction progress, and prepares status reports.
¾ Documents all changes and adjustments from initial project proposal through final project completion.
¾ Manages the ordering of materials and ensures inventory is available in accordance with project schedules.
o Sales Support Engineer
¾ Assists with the pre-sales process and helps with the pre-qualification of potential sales candidates.
¾ Ensures the sales team has an accurate understanding of the design requirements of proposed sales efforts.
¾ Interfaces with sales and the customer to determine project scope and specifications.
¾ Partners with sales to analyze and determine customer requirements and structure pricing proposals.
(901)605-5610
jasitter@yahoo.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Millington Telephone Co.
Millington, TN Nov 1993 – Apr 2013
Engineering Manager (Apr 2009 – Apr 2013)
Engineering Planning and Design
x Reviewed and approved all engineering design work prints before routing them to construction.
x Designed network infrastructure plans for fiber routing and BLC equipment placement to enable the company to meet
both sort and long-term objectives for the provisioning of triple play (voice, broadband and video) services.
x Made final inspections of the team’s completed projects to ensure quality and compliance.
x Designed fiber routes and determined the location of Occam, Calix and Adtran BLC/DLC equipment cabinets to
build fiber deeper into the network for maximum utilization of the existing copper infrastructure.
Team Leadership & Supervision
x Coordinated, scheduled and assigned tasks of team members.
x Facilitated team meetings, individual consulting, and performance evaluations to motivate team members.
x Provided guidance to team members to ensure all efforts are on track to most efficiently meet corporate objectives.
Project Management
x Created engineering and construction schedules for all ongoing projects, tracked the progress of each project and
provided status reports to management.
x Identified potential roadblocks, made decisions and resolved disputes to ensure timely completion of projects.
x Transitioned the engineering offices from an extensively paper-rich environment to a virtually paperless environment.
x Coordinated the project to convert all the engineering hand-drawn paper records and design maps to a CAD-based,
digitized mapping system
ARRA/BIP Stimulus Project Coordination
x Coordinated the efforts of key departments within the company with the efforts of outside consultants to submit an
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) Stimulus application
that was awarded 70% Grant/30% Loan funding.
x Played a key role in the design of the $3.8 million project, which provided for the construction of nearly 100 miles of
fiber optic cable, and provided for the placement of over 20 Calix B6 cabinets utilizing VDSL2 technology for the
deployment of fiber fed BLC’s to maximize the use of the existing copper network to provide broadband availability to
nearly 2000 homes in a rural area of west Tennessee.
x Worked as Project Coordinator on the ARRA/BIP Stimulus project, managing the engineering team, and scheduling
the construction crews to ensure the project would be completed by the 2015 deadline.
x Worked closely with the RUS Field Rep and the accounting department to implement procedures that would comply
with all RUS accounting and tracking requirements for the ARRA/BIP Stimulus project.
x Made a presentation to the new Board of Directors detailing the nature and necessity of the ARRA/BIP Stimulus
project and explaining the financial benefits to the company of constructing the project.
Workflow Coordination
x Analyzed workflow processes and recommended procedures to improve efficiency, developed procedures for
improved workflow efficiency, and coordinated company-wide implementation of improved procedures.
x Led the engineering team to develop a paperless system to quickly and efficiently provide customer loop lengths to the
Service Reps so they could determine the maximum DSL speeds each customer could purchase.
x Worked with warehouse personnel and accounting teams to implement simple systems of checks and balances that
improved the accuracy of inventory and labor tracking.
Sales Support/Staff Engineer
x Worked with sales and management to create a pricing structure to ensure the costs of products and services would
provide for reasonable revenue recovery to the company.
x Provided accurate labor and material cost estimates for sales to use in their sales proposals.
x Reviewed cost estimates, compared them to similar bids, and verified that all costs were reasonable and consistent.
Millington Telephone Co. (Continued)
Senior Outside Plant Engineer (Apr 1995 – Apr 2009)
x Designed the layout, prepared drawings, and scheduled the construction of all fiber to serve the CATV HFC Video
and Broadband Network.
x Created Serving Area Interfaces, chose equipment cabinet locations and designed copper and fiber cable routes.
x Prepared drawings, and scheduled the construction for the deployment of fiber and the placement of BLC/DLC Calix,
Occam, and Adtran equipment cabinets.
x Worked closely with contractors/vendors to ensure accurate invoicing and material tracking and quality workmanship.
x Collected data, screened vendors and successfully convinced management to fund the project to convert all the
engineering hand-drawn paper records and design maps to an AutoCAD-based, digitized mapping system.
Outside Plant Engineer (Nov 1993 – Apr 1995)
x Utilized all previous knowledge and experience to work as a fully trained, fully functional Outside Plant Engineer.
x Introduced more detailed engineering design procedures and convinced management to adhere to industry specs and
adopt a more rigid standard of outside plant construction.
x Updated hand-drawn paper records so that all personnel would have access to accurate and readable plant records.
Sierra Telcom Services (Consultant to BellSouth), Manager/Senior Project Engineer Frankfort, KY Apr 1991 – Nov 1993
x Led a team of consulting engineers to meet and exceed client expectations.
x Created workflow process to coordinate efforts of the design, fielding, and drafting teams.
x Reviewed and approved engineering work prints before routing them to the client.
x Ensured accurate tracking and client billing of engineering contract labor.
South Central Bell/BellSouth, Outside Plant Engineer
Jackson, TN Apr 1986 – Apr 1991
x Designed Serving Areas and created work prints for the deployment of copper fed T-1 Digital Loop Carriers (DLC's).
x Designed Serving Area Interfaces for the maximum utilization of the existing copper infrastructure.
x Made field surveys, took field notes, and prepared detailed drawings for new construction, removal or rearrangement
of existing aerial, buried, and underground cables and conduit systems.
x Assigned cable counts and prepared splicing sequences.
EDUCATION and LICENSES
University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering
Memphis, TN Dec 1985
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Graduated magna cum laude, Cumulative GPA: 3.72
Professional Engineering (P.E.) License, Tennessee, Kansas, and Missouri
NCEES PE Record, To Expedite Engineering Licensing in Other States
Notary Public License, State of Tennessee
Apr 1995 – Present
Jun 2013 – Present
Jun 2000 – Present