Larry B. Thomas

67 Turnpike Rd.

Southborough, Ma. 01745

Email address: - thomaslbt@verizon.net

CBR - cell phone: 508.308-2637

Objective

Provide quality work support and technical experience in WAN communications

and Radio systems, Location: Boston, Ma.

Summary

Extensive background in Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) telecommunications

network planning / design / build, Outside Plant, Inside Plant & Network

Construction. Emphasis over the past 25 years primarily involved with providing

management, training, technical field engineering and construction support to

various telephone communications operating companies, their mainframe

switching and cabling vendors.

[Verizon, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, SBC, T-Mobile]

Radio systems & radio infrastructure management, PA systems, public safety,

EOPS interoperability. [Harris Corp, Motorola Solutions, ARINC, ISYS]

Additional job experience includes capital-expense budget, proposal preparation,

analysis, customer negotiation.

A solid hands-on leader with a history in the Telecom business units.

Adept at organizational skills, analyzing and determining areas of strategic

advantage for complex network environments. Oriented toward cost control so

that the bottom line is impacted positively and service levels are met.

Ability to identify and maximize potential of Wide Area and Metropolitan Area

Network project packages.

Enjoys working with quality personnel, goodwill building of anticipated or potential

customers to successfully increase products and concepts within competitive,

cyclical worldwide market shares.

In closing, travel to specific customer bases has no boundaries for me in order to

complete and deliver a required project task.

Honored two consecutive years by NE Tel & NYNEX with the "Presidents"

Award,& QIT-Quality Institute "Best of the Best" Awards. (yrs.: 1990, 1991.)

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Business Experience & Professional History

MBTA / Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Boston, Massachusetts

Deputy Director of Communications, IT Dept. – 2011 to Present

  · Present responsibilities include the development of System Wide Radio

Department and the personnel to support all Bus and Rail Operations, the

Command Centers, Non-revenue communications, and Transit Police

communications support.

  · UHF – 700MHz – 800MHz – Interoperability – EOPS communications

  · Long Range Planning, Operating budget management, Capital Improvement

budget management FTA budget management.

  · Negotiates and establishes contract agreements, tower site coordination and

management.

Precision Valley Communications Tyngsboro, Framingham, Worcester, Ma.

Sr. Project Engineering Manager - 2010 – 2011

  · Responsibility included the development of a new OSP Department to be

competitive and capable of providing technical support for current Verizon NE

Engineering outsourcing.

  · Prepares Very Large Systems Network Design orders for Verizon construction

crews. Manages ongoing WAN projects of Outside Plant copper, fiber optic, and

wireless subcontracts. Telco infrastructure designs include DS-1, DS-3 / T-3,

OC-3, Transparent LAN-ethernet systems, VON-video optical networks,

MaDOT bridge & hwy cable cutover projects.

  · Extensive coordination with Verizon’s departmental groups, and their

business customers on all Voice, and Data projects.

  · Extensive travel within Central Massachusetts.

Byers Engineering (formerly Ajilon Telecom) Framingham, Ma.

Sr. Project Engineer - Verizon Framingham Worcester 2001- 2010

  · Prepared engineering network design orders for Verizon

construction and installation crews. Managed ongoing WAN projects

in Outside Plant copper, fiber optic, and wireless subcontracts. Infrastructure

designs included ISDN, HDSL, DS-1, DS-3 / T-3, OC-3, SONET, MDF additions,

FTTP – FIOS, and Distribution Area planning.

  · Extensive coordination with various interdepartmental groups, and

business customers on proposed Voice, Data, ISP customer projects.

  · Extensive travel within Central Massachusetts.

NETWORK SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (NSI) Framingham, Ma.

Contractor / Chief Engineer / President 1992-2000

  · Startup and directed a "grassroots" SOMWBA Certified Small Business

Enterprise operation in telecommunications engineering and construction

management.

  · Supported NYNEX - Bell Atlantic within the various operating districts,

and supported NORTEL Inc. within the Caribbean - Latin America regions.

  · Advised NORTEL CALA engineering & marketing department members in

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  · Developed multi-million dollar ($150MM) OSP, COE, Enterprise network

infrastructure project proposals and job function specifications to generate

reoccurring revenue.

  · Design & Build copper / singlemode fiber cable networks for voice, and

data transport.

  · Design & Build aerial pole line, underground conduit - manhole

infrastructures.

  · Design & Build inter-intra building MDF, hubs, riser wiring to access

interface ports.

  · Design, Build & Provision T-1 / E -1 circuit infrastructures and

multiplexer hand-off for PCS and FRA.

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  · Negotiated Rights of Ways and Construction Permits.

  · Extensive business travel to Bogota,Haiti,Dominican Republic,

and St. Maarten.

CONSULTANTS & DESIGNERS INC. Boston, Ma.

Sr. Project Engineer / Network Subcontractor – NYNEX Boston, Dedham

Engineering 1992- 1995

  · Prepared and reviewed engineering network design orders for NYNEX

construction and installation crews. Administered and managed ongoing

"In House" system projects and subcontracts.

  · Directed and field trained Entry / Jr. level engineers in customer support.

  · Extensive coordination with various interoffice groups, executive staff and

involved business customers on exact project due dates.

GTE Applied Campus Technology Newburyport, Ma.

Sr. Project Engineer / Associate Director 1990-1992

  · Designed university and college inter-intra network schematics for project proposals,

and their construction specifications. Designed 10 BaseT copper and multimode fiber

networks for their associated LAN systems.

  · Designed aerial pole line, underground conduit - manhole infrastructures.

  · Designed building MDF's, LAN hubs, riser wiring to (EAI) access interface ports.

  · Coordinated proposed "On Air-Off Air" Programming for Distance Learning.

  · Coordinated project pricing and financing alternatives.

  · Extensive business travel to the University of Delaware, Towson State,

North Carolina Central University, Carson Newman College.

goal-oriented work flow procedures to enable network project commitments.

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