Ben Wagner

112 Pine St.

Ravenna, Texas 75476

 

 

OSP Project Manager                                                                                                          Jan 2013 – Present

Osmose

OSP Project Manager Cell Site Deployment , Fiber Light, and WindStream Providing direct interface with Cell Companies And Contractors. Permits MOPS. Directing Engineering and Placing Crews. Broadband Project, Fiber to Cell for Verizon, AT&T in Texas and US Cell and Sprint in Nebraska.

 

OSP Engineer / Inspector                                                                                                July 2010 – Jan 2013

BB COMM                                                                                                                

Engineering / Inspecting OSP Fiber/Copper projects, R.U.S. Projects, Stimulus, and

Long haul Fiber projects, South Dakota, Alabama, Nebraska, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas and Texas.

AT&T  Certified.

 

Fiber / Copper Coordinator                                                                                             Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

Triple J Communications

Fiber to the home Project FTTH Panhandle Telephone in Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Responsible

for splicing and maintaining copper and fiber for the network.  FTTH/ Wind Turbine Project.

 

OSP ENGINEER                                                                                                                    Sept. 2008 -2009

TEK SYSTEMS                                                                                                                            Dallas / Houston TX.

Engineering OSP Work Orders after Hurricane Ike, Replacement for Verizon facilities in Houston area.

Major restoral project.

 

CONSTRUCTION  MANAGER                                                                                             FEB. 2008 – June, 2008

KLAASMEYER CONSTRUCTION                                                                                               Lewisville, Texas

Responsible for all placing of telecommunications cables ( fiber  and copper ) in  DFW and  North Texas

 

REGIONAL MANAGER                                                                                                       Nov. 2007 – Feb. 2008

GAZELLE TECHNICAL SERVICES                                                                                             Annandale, Va.

Responsible for 56  techs Inventorying Remote Sites in South East Texas area and Kansas for AT&T.

 

FTTP MANAGER/COORDINATOR                                                                                        2005 – 2006

VERIZON                                                                                                                                      Plano, Texas

FTTP Lead Coordinator / Inspector Responsible for the Scheduling of work orders, Field Engineering

Compliance with all Verizon Standards. This Project  Led the Nation in Fiber Placed and Spliced 2005.

 

FTTP MANAGER/ INSPECTOR                                                                                               2004 – 2005

VERIZON                                                                                                                                   Rowlett, Texas

FTTP Inspector Responsible for the Scheduling of Work Orders Field Engineering Changes, Placement of Fiber

Fiber Splicing

This Project Led the Nation in Households Passed, Fiber footage placed and Spliced in 2004.

 

MANAGER CONSTRUCTION                                                                                            2000 – 2003 –Early  Retirement

VERIZON                                                                                                                                       Sherman, Texas

Local Manager Construction Sherman, Texas over area of approximately 4000 SQ. Miles, 40 exchanges.

In North Texas, Managing the Daily Operations of the Construction Department.

 

 

 

 

MANAGER CONSTRUCTION                                                                                                   1997 - 2000      

VERIZON                                                                                                                               Sulphur Springs, Texas

Local Manager, Responsible for all Telecommunications Projects for Verizon in East Texas covering 32 Exchanges. 

 

 

RED RIVER SPLICING /WAGNER                                                                                           1995 – 1997

OWNER, MANAGER                                                                                                               Bonham, Texas

Directed Contract Splicers on the correct practices and Procedures according to GTE / Verizon Guidelines.

Invoiced work and Redline prints per GTE Standards’

 

LOCAL MANAGER …….. PBX / DATA                                                                                    1990 – 1994

GTE CENTRAL                                                                                                                        Prague, Oklahoma

Directed the Installation and Maintenance of all Local and Long Distance Lines and Special Circuits in Exchanges covering 2000 SQ. miles in East Oklahoma.

 

O.S.P.  CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR                                                                                 1988 – 1990

GTE         SOUTH / WEST                                                                                                    Sulphur Springs, Texas

Directed the Placement and Splicing of all Telecommunications work in the Sulphur Springs District of East Texas.  Administered all Contracts and Bidding Procedures to external Contractors for OSP Work Orders.

 

 

GTE

Service Date May 1970

 

 

RELEVANT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION                                   RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 

 

Business Management…………X – Y Switching                                  Construction Splicer ………….Maintenance Splicer                                               

Business Production……………Operations Center Management         Fiber Optics Splicer……………Backhoe Operator

Business Sales ………………   Engineering Design                              Installation and Repair …………Lineworker

Windows……...Excel…...Word

 

40 Plus Years Telecommunications Experience, Retired from Verizon with 32 years

 

Endowed Member 32 degree Master Mason……………………………...Dallas Scottish Rite

Worshipful Master 2003 – 2005...Telephone Masonic Lodge #348

Nominated Verizon Excellence   Award 2002…...References Available upon Request

Texas Class A CDL

Current Passport

 

 

Ben Wagner                  redriversplicing@Yahoo.com or benosp@me.com

903-227-2558