Kenneth Pike 

108 Lee Road 840

Valley, AL 36854

Cell 334-740-8869

kennethepike@yahoo.com                                                                                                             

SUMMARY

Very capable in telephone OSP  engineering and management.                          

QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished in the engineering design of the fiber optic and copper outside plant telephone network. Extensive experience in the engineering of fiber to the premise, fiber to the node, and fiber to cell sites. Well versed and proficient in the design of fiber and copper network technologies from the local to the national level.

·         Heavy experience in OSP field design in aerial, buried, and underground environments. Excellent field engineering and note taking skills.

·         Experienced in all areas of engineering and logistics related to the deployment, installation, and cut over of engineering design. Extensive experience in fiber design and application to existing network.

·         Conducted classes in outside plant engineering in America and abroad while coaching and mentoring project teams.

·         Responsible for the engineering and the maintaining the copper network for everything from service orders to large rehab jobs, road moves, and new development.

·         I have engineered every aspect of copper design from central office termination to the end of the copper loop including loading, feed reversals, eliminating bridge tap, throws, placing cross boxes, and multiplexers.

·         Extensive experience in highway and road projects for State, County, and City governments including major rod moves and all associated permitting.

·         Excellent work ethic; reliable and trustworthy.

·         Collaborates well with others.

·         Excellent written and oral communications.

·         Very capable in providing direction to others.

·         Analytical and proficient in problem resolution.

·         Excellent computer skills: familiar with most programs including most telephone company administrative programs and systems.

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIEENCE

2010-2011   

OSP Engineer/ President

Piketelecom, Valley, AL for ITC

Client: AT&T doing Fiber to cell towers in Meridian, MS area.

2004-2009

OSP Engineer

Hutsell/Pike Engineering, Valley, AL

Client: Verizon doing Fiber to the premise (FTTP) in Syracuse and Albany, NY

1996-2004

OSP Engineer/ President

Utility Services & Associates, LLC

Clients: Regional Bell Companies (now AT&T) doing copper and fiber network design.       

1994-1996

OSP Engineer /OSP Planning Engineer

Client: US West Communications planning and designing copper network.

(Employer: CDI Corporation, Denver, CO)

1992-1993

OSP Engineer/ Engineering Manager

Client: AT&T, Warsaw, Poland doing fiber and copper network design.

(Employer: Bell Atlantic, McLean, VA)

1990-1992

Time off for School and studies

 

 

1987-1990

OSP Engineer /President

Shiloh Technologies, Shiloh, GA

Client: BellSouth doing copper network design

1981-1985

OSP Engineer /Florida Regional Manager of Engineering &Construction

Clients: BellSouth; General Telephone; United Telephone; Sprint. Placed and managed personnel while performing hands on OSP engineering design.

(Employer: Sierra Telecom Services, Inc., Hermitage, TN)

1975-1980

Senior Project OSP Engineer and Field Manager

Clients: BellSouth, Pacific Bell, General Telephone Company. Placed and managed personnel while performing hands on OSP engineering design.

(Employers: Byers Engineering, Tesinc, and Continental Field Services)        

 

EDUCATION and MILITARY

•Colorado Christian University, Denver Colorado

  Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management

•U.S. Navy: 4 years with honorable discharge

U.S. Navy Electrician’s School, Great Lakes, IL     

 

References Furnished Upon Request