Craig Young

11110 Delaware Pkwy #6400

Kansas City, KS 66109

870.219.5630

craig.alan.young@gmail.com

 

Summary

 

Over 15 years of progressive work and management experience to include ten years as an engineer in the areas of telecommunications and utility construction. Extensive experience with FTTX topologies, X-PON networks, copper plant, fiber plant design and construction. Expertise with R.U.S. and AT&T construction units, along with their specifications.

 

Work Experience:

 

CDI Inc. Project Coordinator/ Sr. Field Engineer/ Project Manager- Kansas City, KS (Google Fiber)

June 2013- Present

Duties included: Reviewing and implementing designs for Google fiber-hoods, businesses, entrances into Government/ business buildings, and in charge of overall design and planning in KC metro. Review of change orders and design changes for all of KC metro. Speak on Google Fiber’s behalf at city and county meetings. Google Fiber’s point of contact, face of the local company, for meet and greets with city officials. Secondary point of contact for all construction questions and issues.

 

Mid-States Consultants- Construction Inspector- Artesia, NM

May 2012- August 2012

Preparation of daily progress reports, accounting of fiber placed, construction units placed and overall inspection of construction job from origination to completion and turn over to Telco Owner. Reported to Resident Engineer on a daily basis, when Resident was out of town I was placed in-charge as interim Resident Engineer. Preparation of as-built drawings (GPS all HH/MH), mapping changes and construction R.O.W. for construction crew. 

 

Byers Engineering- Resident Engineer- RUS Project, WV

May 2011- May 2012

In charge of all splicing design, engineering design and all cable order lengths for the Fiber ring around the county. Engineering work consists of Underground, Buried and Aerial applications. 85% of the entire project will be aerial.

 

D&C Consulting (self employment) - Lead Engineer

June 2010- May 2011

Part owner of D&C Consulting. Oversee all aspects of engineering and design. Perform turnkey engineering jobs for Windstream Communications in Lincoln, Nebraska and various Telco’s and CATV companies in Arkansas. Worked on a variety of projects from underground design, engineering and make-ready, to Aerial design, engineering and make-ready.

 

Ritter Communications NEA Division- Engineering Manager

April 2009- June 2010

Reported to VP of NEA division

Oversaw all construction projects from start to finish for the entire NEA division of Ritter Communications. Within 6 months was promoted to being in charge of all business installs in NE Arkansas division along with managing any and all drops services for NE Arkansas division. Manage the OTN rehab project (Building renovation/ Demolition and Construction). Oversee the rehabilitation and construction of new towers in the NEA division. Be a subject matter expert in all OSP meetings and reviews. Manage bids and contracts for NEA division. Act as the liaison between Executive management and contractors. Taught novice engineers how to become seasoned engineers teaching basic engineering principles and mentoring subordinates on a daily basis.

 

 

Qwest- Construction Supervisor

August 2008- April 2009

Oversee all construction work performed by contractors for all of Southern Wyoming. Oversee all buried service wire for the same areas. Managed all bid contracts and performed field inspections prior to approving payments. Inspect and approve all construction contracts and work orders.

 

Mountain LTD- Carrier Engineer (contractor for Bellsouth/AT&T)

August 2007- August2008

Report to project manager on a daily basis. Perform fiber optic engineering with no supervision from AT&T. Designed CO to CO fiber, BICS fiber for businesses also designed remote pads and fiber routes to feed the remotes.

 

Cloud 10 Corporation-Engineering Manager (consultant)

June 2007- July 2008

Report to V.P of Finance. Hiring and placement of Engineers, according to business needs. Act as liaison between Telecom clients and executive management at Cloud10 Corp. Other duties include: hiring for non-telecom projects, working with Human Resources Dept. on various project. Redesign and Construction of cubicle spaces in corporate offices. Performing I.T work consisting of wiring and networking duties. Project management concepts, practices, procedures including basic accounting, personnel management, purchasing, contract administration, general administration

 

CTS Engineering-Network Engineer (contract)

March 2007- July 2008

Perform various levels of engineering work dealing with AT&T FTTN projects in Missouri. Perform F-2 Conditioning work and routine work orders.

 

Venture Consultants-Resident Engineer (contract)

April 2007- July 2008

Oversee contractors and manage small to large fiber and copper projects for various telephone companies. Perform inspection and engineering changes as required during construction and prior to acceptance of new plant. Act as the liaison between Telephone Company and end customers, city/county governments, and local homeowners associations.

 

 

Byers Engineering-Project Engineer/ Lead Inspector

April 2006- March 2007

Manage multiple FTTP projects (specific jobs). Inspect OSP prior to engineering, during construction, and after installation. Oversee and manage work crews (outside contractors) including all construction crews, hardware installers and all splicing crews. Act as the liaison between TDS Telecom, end customers, city/county governments, and local homeowners associations. Project management concepts, practices, procedures including basic accounting, personnel management, purchasing, contract administration, general administration. Routine and specific engineering of jobs as needed.

 

CenturyTel-Engineer II               

April 2002- March 2006

Design copper and fiber plant for routine and specific jobs.  To coordinate service to customer, from origination to final construction and installation.  Act as a liaison between CenturyTel and its customers for new and existing service.  Extensive budget work and cost justification work. Extensive experience with suburban, urban and rural telephone plant designs.

 

Henkel’s and McCoy-Field Engineer

June 2001-April 2002

Worked on large-scale fiber and copper projects. Performed routine engineering and rehab/reinforcement jobs.  Ameritech and USAF (United States Air Force) contracts.  (Security Clearance Required)

 

C.D.I. INC.- Field Engineer,

August 2000-May 2001

Perform routine jobs consisting of rehab and service orders for Qwest in Colorado.

 

TAS INC.-Lead Engineer/Work Group Supervisor,

October 1998-August 2000

Day-to-day routine and specific engineering.  Responsible for training of new engineers and field technicians.  Other responsibilities include supervision of engineers and technicians, weekly timesheets, per-diem reports and equipment/vehicle reports.  Extensive manhole design experience.  “GPS” training and “GPS” field collection for contracts with United Telecom, SBC, and CenturyTel.

 

Education:             

Bachelor of Music-Vocal Performance

Arkansas Sate University, Jonesboro,AR                            2010-2013

 

Texas A&M RUS Engineering Certification                            2009

 

University of Northern Colorado                                                        1994-1995                                         

Southwestern Michigan Community College                            1992-1994

 

Skills:             

Certified R.U.S. Engineer (Texas A&M) · MS Word · MS Excel · MS Access · Self- starter and can motivate others· Fireworks ·Bidmaster· AutoCAD · Trimble GIS certified · IntelliCad ·Leadership/Staff Management · Budget Assessment Work · Manhole/Copper Plant/Fiber Optic Cable Design and Construction · Project / Construction Management · ROI Budget Work · Suburban/Urban/Rural Plant Design and Planning· LFACS, MARTENS, BIDMASTER, FIREWORKS,CIMAGE, LFACS TERMINAL INFO REPORTS, JDS, NECTAS,BST-CAD, LIVING UNIT VERIFICATION FORMS, S.A.P. OSP-FM · Reports Development · Customer Service · Construction Crew Management · FTTX,FTTP, AND FTTN Design and implementation. Ability to teach others engineering skills and principles. Natural leader, instructor and mentor. Extensive experience with all Google documents and apps. FMS and P6 trained.