Richard Lester Sollenberger              Home Phone:  (575) 531-0142

1811 Lone Tree Lane              Mobile Phone:  (575) 405-2922

Las Cruces, NM  88011              Email:  richard.sollenberger@msn.com

                                                                                                          http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardlsollenberger

Active DOD Secret Clearance

 

 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

 

·         PM-P2E OSP/ISP Field Engineer

·         Principle Telecommunication Analyst

·         Senior Field Engineer Site Lead QA/QC OSP/ISP             

·         Senior Field Engineer QA/QC OSP/ISP

·         Construction Splicer

 

SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE

 

I have Over 30 years’ experience in the Telecommunications Industry and am looking for a PM and/or construction manager position.

 

I have an active DOD Secret clearance and a current Passport.

 

Since retiring from Qwest communication I have been working OCONUS in Afghanistan as a PM or QA/QC working on PdM-P2E/ I3MP projects building copper and fiber rings, including whole new rings and/or extensions of existing rings. This work included installation of maintenance hole, concrete incased duct banks, pulling fiber and copper, terminating fiber and copper in Building entrance terminals and/or fiber patch panels, putting in new ADN’s (area distribution nodes),being onsite to monitor that work was being done to government and industry standards as out lined in the TIA/EIA, NEC etc.

 

Before that I worked Mil-Con/ BRAC projects on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama and Fort Bliss Texas working on Multi-Million dollar projects.

 

 

CAREER EXPERIENCE

 

Adecco/Google- Mountain View, CA                                                                                                               December 2013 –Present

OSP Quality Engineer

·          Review Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network designs for quality of the design decisions, using multiple GIS applications, including AutoCAD and other GIS products

·          Perform ad-hoc designs for network extensions or special projects

·          Participate in weekly in house quality team meetings

·          Participate in meeting with Field Engineers and contractors on issues in the field and focusing on solutions

·          Work with Design Engineering team to achieve the most cost effective design for FTTH implantation

 

Mission 1^st – Shindand AB and Kandahar Air Field Afghanistan                                                      April 2012 – October 2013

OSP/ISP Field Engineer PM-P2E Shindand AB and Kandahar Afghanistan

·          I monitor and oversee integrators implementation of project.

·          Analyze and track emerging requirements.

·          Provided Subject Matter Expert (SME) input in the initial portfolio analysis to help identify engineering requirements, refine the scope of these requirements if needed, and oversee specific programmatic and engineering deliverables to transform core requirements into projects.

·          Ensured technical solutions focuses on capabilities being delivered; identify and integrate dependencies across Organizational capabilities, and or projects.

·          Recommend feasibility of all new requirements.

 

Apptis/URS – Kabul Afghanistan                     June 2011-April 2012

Principle Telecommunication Analyst Kabul Afghanistan

·          QA/QC for I3MP OSP projects around Kabul Afghanistan.

·          Travel to FOB’s (forward operating bases) from Kabul to do QA/QC on OSP plant.

·          Responsible for tracking projects and sending reports to ISEC regarding I3MP projects.

·          Review prints and EDP’s for OSPDPR, I3A and EIA/TIE compliance.

 

General Dynamics Information Technology - Huntsville, AL & El Paso, TX                           Apr 2009 – June 2011

Senior Field Engineer – Site Lead Quality Assurance - Signal Solutions Army Solutions Division - Redstone Arsenal, AL (Aug 2010 –June 2011t)

·          Lead QA/QC for all ISEC/NEC BRAC/MICON projects on Redstone Arsenal.

·          Liaison for ISEC/NEC BRAC/MILCON project on post regarding QA activities.

·          Responsible for tracking projects and sending reports to ISEC regarding MILCON/BRAC projects in progress on post.

·          Guide other QA/QC on I3A and EIA/TIA guidelines.             

·          Review prints and RFP’s for I3A and EIA/TIE compliance.

·          Assign work to QA/QC’s

 

Senior Field Engineer - Quality Assurance - Signal Solutions Army Solutions Division - Fort Bliss, TX (Apr 2009 - Aug 2010)

·          Duties: QA (Quality Assurance) inspections included, but were not limited to, inspections of maintenance hole and duct bank installation, outside and inside plant, cable termination, rack/cabinet installation, building entrance, bonding and grounding. On-site QA inspections included on-the-spot and/or random inspections and included, but were not limited to, the inspections listed above. A final QA inspection is conducted prior to a final acceptance. During the final inspection, I verified the redline drawings and inspected all completed installation for USAISEC/NEC, DPW and MILCON. I attend meetings with contractors and government representatives.

·         Experienced in outside plant infrastructure and premise distribution systems various RUS bulletins (when available), project drawings (able to read and interpret), able to create redline drawings when necessary.

·         I am able to understand prints and RFPs. Read and understand specifications and requirements of the applicable documentation guidelines I3A guide and EIA/TIA. I have the ability to write clear concise reports and send them (via computer) to the appropriate people.

·         I am able to work with a minimum of onsite direction. Responsible for inspections and surveillance of assigned construction projects I consulted with advisors, contractors, subcontractors and key personnel regarding problems in construction and installation of equipment.

·         I observed and investigated all construction phases to ensure compliance with contracts. Inspected work areas to ensure contractor was complying with OHSA safety requirement.

·         Conducted final inspections and recommend acceptance of work.

·         I negotiated with contractors to resolve differences and recommended approval or rejection of proposals.

·         Attended preconstruction conferences I am proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

·         I drive and maintain a government vehicle.

 

Qwest Communications – Las Cruces, NM              May 1979 - May 2009

Network Technician / Construction Splicer (2002 - 2009)

·          Spliced and installed cable to new construction including, section throws and hot cutovers of working service.

·          Troubleshoot, repaired, modified, maintained, installed and removed aerial, buried and underground cables.

·          Spliced cables containing 1 to 3600 copper pairs, Placed load pots, load coils, line conditioners, repeaters for carrier systems and other electrical apparatus.

·          Removed lead and plastic protective coverings; separated pairs into proper groups and color codes; identified, tested, fanned and spliced correct cable pairs.

·          Installed splice cases and spliced closures to obtain correct seal.

·          Tested circuit performance for a variety of telecommunications systems and equipment, operated digital and analog telecommunications systems test equipment, and tested communications circuits and cable facilities, did Rehabilitation of older cable, terminals, consolidation points and other outside plant. Coordinated work assignments with contractors placing cable and new equipment.

·          Monitored contracts involving, network equipment cabling services and maintenance of equipment.

·          Reviewed installation and maintenance of special service equipment such as Adtran, DSL cabinets building and testing of DS1, HDSL2 and HDSL4 circuits.

Small Business Installation & Repair (1997 - 2002)

·          Installed and repaired customer data and voice lines for small business.

Resident Installation & Repair (1989-1997)

·          Installed and repaired residential customer phone and data lines.

·          Follow-up instructor, trained, observed and mentored new hires out of basic installation and repair schools.

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

CompTIA

Network + Certification                                                                                                                                                                2013             

 

Mayrlhurst College - Lake Oswego, Oregon              1984-1985

Certificate in Telecommunications Systems, Management & Design

 

Community College of the Air Force              1976-1977

Completed Coursework in Aircraft Maintenance

 

TRAINING

Numerous telephony training courses and OSHA safety training throughout my employment with the Bell System Companies including: pole climbing, confined spaces, all safety training, print reading , fiber splicing, advanced splicing, OSP placement, special services training (HDSL, LOOP, T1) small business installation and repair.

·          Confined spaces training and Pole climbing certified

·          Positron.

·          Advanced Installation and repair of phone lines

·          Print reading OSPFM Cimage

·          Fiber splicing

·          Advanced copper splicing

·          OSHA Competent Person

·          Outside plant aerial concepts

·          HDSL2 2-wire circuits

·          HDSL4 4-wire circuits

·          DS1 + T1 spans

 

 

OTHER

 

Active DOD Secret Clearance

Have Current Passport

 

PROJECTS

·         Army Materiel Command Center and USASAC office building

o        June 2010 to May 2012

Design-build four main structures totaling over 400,000 square feet, including the 300,000-square-foot, seven-level AMC tower with classified operations facilities, command suites and executive conference rooms, a cafeteria and war room areas; the 89,000-square-foot, three-level USASAC office building with secure meeting rooms, conference facilities and the executive office of the USASAC commanding general; 11,000-square-foot central utility plant; and a 4,000-square-foot lobby under 24-hour manned security, which serves as the main entrance to both facilities. This is a LEED Silver facility sitting on a 45-acre site, housing the office of the nation’s first female four-star general, General Ann E. Dunwoody.

·         REDSTONE ROTARY WING HANGER AND HEADQUARTERS Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

o        June 2010 to June 2011

B.L. Harbert - Rotary Wing Center Headquarters
Huntsville, Alabama
Contract Value: Approximately $47 million
Project scope: 163,000-square-foot hangar and headquarters

For a high profile, $47 million project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will not trust just any contractor with its on-time, on budget completion. However, with B.L. Harbert International at the helm of the 163,000 square-foot Rotary Wing Center Hangar and Headquarters project, USACE can expect the project to be completed as expected in February 2011.

The design/build project includes a 126,000-square-foot hangar on a 75-acre development. The hangar facility includes administrative areas, aviation operations, testing areas, parts storage and technology shops located all in one facility. The development maintains a comfortable and useful environment for both administrative, fabrication and testing functions for fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft, B.L. Harbert states.

The headquarters complex consists of a two-story steel framed structure comprised of a 37,000-square-foot office space addition to an existing and fully operational facility on a separate 10-acre site development.

·         Von Braun Phase III Huntsville, AL

o        June 2010 to June 2011

"The largest concentration of missile defense engineers anywhere in the world is in this building," O'Reilly said. Von Braun III boasts amenities and numbers as impressive as its namesake and MDA's mission:

- $221.8 million in construction costs, plus another $94 million for Information Technology, equipment and furnishings.

- 127 conference rooms, equipped for video-teleconferencing.

- The basement level features Secure, Compartmented Information Facilities or "SCIFs" for handling classified information above even the "Top Secret" level.

- A fitness center, small barber shop, coffee shop and privately-operated cafeteria that can seat 700 and serves about 1,200 a day.

·         Fires Brigade, Phase I, Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facilities.

o        April 2009 to June 2010

Principle Contractor: Walbridge Aldinger
Date Reported: 10/2/2008
Department: Army
Contract Details: Walbridge Aldinger, Detroit, Mich., was awarded a modification
0003 on Sept. 29, 2009, a $11,415,000 firm fixed price contract for a task order will
consist of design and construction of the Fires Brigade, Phase I, Tactical
Equipment Maintenance Facilities. Work will be performed in Fort Bliss, Texas, with
an estimated completion date of Jan. 1, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid
was received. U.S. Army Engineer, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity
(W912BV-07-D-2051).
Total Contract Value: $11,415,000

·         Fort Bliss Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks IBCT Complex 2

April 2009 to June 2010

This design-build project of 12, two-story Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) barracks totaling 520,200 square feet collectively houses 1,440 single soldiers. Each 43,350-square-foot building includes 60 apartments units, arranged in three wings to create neighborhoods of living units that can house up to 120 soldiers. The apartments contain a small kitchenette, bathroom and two bedrooms. Each of the 12 barracks buildings also contains a centrally located check-in desk, laundry, vending area, a multi-purpose room and general storage spaces.

·         Fort Bliss Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks IBCT Complex 1

o        April 2009 to June 2010

This design-build project consists of 12, two-story Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) barracks totaling 520,200 square feet that collectively house 1,440 single soldiers. Each 43,350 square-foot building includes 60 apartments units arranged in three wings to create neighborhoods of apartments that can house up to 120 soldiers. Each apartment contains a small kitchenette, bathroom and two bedrooms. Each of the 12 barracks buildings also contains a centrally located check-in desk, laundry, vending area, a multi-purpose room and general storage spaces.