Leonard R. Kenworthy

3390 Venture Pkwy

Duluth, GA  30096

PH: 940-367-1214

Email: lkenworthy@gmail.com

 

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Telecommunications Fiber Optic Design Engineering; Distribution Engineering– Fiber To The X - FTTx (Verizon, AT&T, Windstream, Century Link). OSPFM, Fireworks/Bidmaster, OSP Cad(AutoCad), Notify, JRM, OSPFM Assembly, and other applications.  Knowledge of telecommunications copper and fiber plant, conduit/cable layout and design, cable record analysis, city, county, and state permitting, and adherence to current OSP Methods & Procedures.  Latest training is in OSPFM(CenturyLink).

CURRENTLY

Currently with OFS a Furukawa Company, Projects that involve the design and distribution of fiber optic cable for new build, replacement, and/or the modifying of existing fiber optic and copper facilities to new or remodeled buildings; commercial and/or residential in a variety of cities worldwide.

Previous OSP Engineering, primarily focused on design and distribution of fiber and copper cable utilizing OSPFM and AutoCad. Fireworks, Bidmaster, Forte, JRM, Notify, NDTT, Perigon, to mention a few applications used in the overall processes for projects involving Century Link..

Telecommunication Network engineering for MDU’s and MTU’s (Mult. Dwelling/Tennant Units) pre-engineering work orders for fiber build in addition to Quality Control and Delayed Order Requests(DOR’s)(Verizon)

Field Engineering; resolving Problem Action Reports (PARs), and Quality Assurance of records posting. (AT&T/SBC) Distribution Engineering– Fiber To The Premise (FTTP-Verizon), Fiber To The Node (FTTN-AT&T/SBC), Fiber to the Cell Site with Windstream communications(FTTCS-AT&T & Verizon)

CAD Technician II; Microstation, AutoCad, MapInfo, MS Visio, [IDDS/ICGS, BDMS, FiOS, (Verizon)], CCP, ARES, LFACS, ACE, CERMS (AT&T/SBC)and OSPFM and AutoCad. Fireworks, Bidmaster, Forte, JRM, Notify, NDTT, Perigon(Century Link)

RECENT RESPONSIBILITIES

     I have just completed assignments working in Minneapolis, MN with Century Link, after Ashland, KY and Emmetsburg, IA on projects involving AT&T and Verizon designing Fiber optic cable routes; FTTCS (fiber to the cell site) for Windstream Communications. Worked with SKT Solutions in NY performing surveys for communication transmission site to site for Sprint.  Just previously with ITC Services group on an AT&T project in Greenwood, and Batesville, MS, rendering field notes for (FTTCS) and fiber route design for Oakland to Batesville, MS.  And just prior, working in the Huntington Beach office for Verizon doing QC for FTTP (MDU/MTU) work orders to pass to construction.  Prior position held was at Verizon in Thousand Oaks, CA. as an OSP Engineer, primarily focused on the  Network engineering for MDU’s and MTU’s (Mult. Dwelling/Tennant Units) pre-engineering work orders for fiber build in addition to DOR’s and Quality Control of work orders that have been redlined and to be released for construction. Familiar with the following VZ applications; IDDS/ICGS, BDMS, FiOS, iVAPP, RAMS, VBUILD, CCP(People soft), AAIS, Microstation J & V8, MapInfo, MS Office. 

 

Earlier at AT&T, San Diego, CA.  Field Engineering, resolving Telecommunication Problem Action Reports and performing Quality Assurance for posted records.  Duties included, but were not limited to, the recovery of field maps and documents, conduit maps, and the reviewing of current digital records for completion, modification and/or archiving. Some , but not limited to the following applications: (CERMS, LFACS, ACE, BST CAD (principle only, was not going to be used in the western region) ARES-Microstation J, & Autocad )

Caraway Communications, Inc.  Dallas, TX. As Engineering CAD Technician II.  Developed packages for Cingular Wireless cell site structures to be modified and, or the replacement of cellular equipment.  Packages included , but not limited to material lists, panel placement, equipment room modification, GPS coordinate location, and detailed drawings of equipment used, or replaced.  (AutoCad)

AT&T northern California at Napa CA. as a project engineering tech for the FTTN project for SBC/Pac-Bell; now AT&T.  This engaged the distribution design and conditioning engineering for fiber optic technology to be implemented through out the San Francisco Bay and northern areas of California. (AutoCad)

Alta Telecom in Duluth, GA.  The development of methods and procedures to create work prints for the field in MS Viso from engineering field notes following standards set by Verizon.  These work prints were to be converted to IDDS/ICGS format to be utilized in Verizon’s database.

Other experience and responsibilities engaged Bechtel Power Corp., Telecom Division, included, but not limited to, the design engineering and implementation of telecommunication Outside Plant (OSP) structures, facilities, and electronics to meet the service demand for Fiber To The Premise (FTTP-Verizon), Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), xDSL and other circuit orders.

Utilizing OSP engineering guidelines and policy directives, planning documents, field notes, conduit plats, existing and proposed plant records and multiple databases(IDDS, MapInfo, Microstation, TelcoJ, ICGS,, and AutoCad) to analyze data prepare specific estimates, routine work orders, and other defined projects for growth, relief, consumer demand, and damaged plant within the outside plant network.  Growth projects were initiated by documented forecast requirements or firm customer orders.

Experienced with Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) for various markets that were developing new, or modifying existing roadways for improved traffic flow as was mandated by the respective Department of Transportation markets that were served.

Involved with the creation of new, and/or modified the existing electronic drawings to reflect necessary changes by civil engineering and by electric company engineering drawings and guidelines in the modification roadways, curbs, poles, easements, or other facilities to accommodate the building of new structures, or the modification of existing structures for the installation of new, or the modification of existing utility cables and facilities to the standards that had been set by various clients, including; Dallas Area Regional Transportation light rail system, Southern California Edison, and the City of Riverside, CA. Electric division.  (AutoCad and Microstation)

Maintained MCI/Worldcom fiber optic as-built records, including all modifications to new and existing facilities that had been completed in the field. (Microstation)

PROFESSIONAL EXPRERIENCE

 

OfsRightech4/2013 – presentDuluth, GA

 

 

CenturyLinkKenton GroupMinneapolis, MN

7/09/2011-PRESENT

 

AT&TKenton Group2011 to 4/2013Ashland, KY and Emmetsburg, IA, Minneapolis, MN

 

AT&TITC2011Greenwood, MS

                                                                      Batesville, MS,

Tutwiler, MS,

Oakland, MS

4/2011-present

           VerizonATCO2010-2011       Huntington Beach, CA

 

           Verizon2 Roads Professional 2007-2009Thousand Oaks, CA

 

 

AT&T/SBCITC2006-2007San Diego, CA

Caraway Communications, Inc. (Cingular contract)2006Dallas, TX

AT&T/SBCITC2005-2006Napa, CA

Alta Telecom (Verizon contract)2005Duluth, GA.

Bechtel Power Corp. (ITC-Verizon contract) 2004-2005Frederick, MD

Motorola (Manpower Contract)Alliance, TX

Nokia (Adecco contract)Alliance, TX

MCI (Dynamic Technical Services)Lewisville, TX

Tampa Bay EngineeringMesquite, TX

Paramount Designs (Verizon and Valor contract)Denton, TX

City of Riverside, CA Electrical engineeringRiverside, CA

Southern California Edison (PCS,llc.)Riverside, CA

EDUCATION

ITT Technical Institute

University of Texas

Tarrant Co. Jr. Col.

Arlington High School  Arlington, TX