·   Fiber splicing, fiber testing, engineering, as-built reading

·   OSP/FTTX/FTTH / MDU installation and testing

·   MS office

·   Google software

·   Fiber optic installation and testing

·   CSX railroad safety training

·   CNN railroad safety training

·   Union Pacific safety training

·   Chicago Metra rail training

·   Confined space training

·   Confined space rescue training

·   OSHA 30 training current

·   OSP expert in boring, micro-duct, trenching practices

·   OSP expert in aerial construction

·   Fujikura fusion splicing machine

·   Fluke voltage multi-test meter

·   PON meter

·   Fluke OTDR

·   JDSU OTDR

·   Radio detection equipment

·   Metro Tech equipment

·   Medical Training

·   American Red Cross CPR & first aid

 

NEW FIBER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

·   Sprint Canada/ Rogers MI.IN.IL $800 Million

·   Cox AZ. $ 94 Million

·   Ericsson Fiber Project $1 Billion

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ericsson /A.I.S. / Silicon Valley, 4/2015-Present

·   Engineer III /Implementation Manager III/Construction Manager III/ for client fiber project

·   Engineered client backbone, AF/DF route, MST, FAP locations to include vault placement locations for FDH enclosures, fiber hut locations. Also method of construction that will be used to install the new fiber optic cable.

·   Verified all long lead permits, and gathered information for submission to the proper authority

·   Implementation, and creation of splicing processes for this project using client requirements

·   Implementation, and creation of OSP construction practices, and method of procedures for this project

·   Make ready design of poles; identify potential pole issues, and correct issues found in GE mapsight

·   Proficient in GO 95, and Go 128 California rules for aerial & underground construction

·   Proficient in NESC rules for aerial & underground construction

·   Worked on Las Vegas OSP FTTH project over seeing HDD, micro trenching, splicing ,and testing by construction crews

·   Assign daily, and weekly tasking’s to engineering, survey crews and to GIS to ensure even flow of project, and to remove any road blocks that could affect the flow of our project

·   Ditch Witch, and Vermeer certified

·   Trained OSP survey, and engineering crews

·   Ericsson certified for OSP construction/fiber splicing/ business practices

·   Conducted feasibility build studies for Silicon Valley area cities to include method of construction, and method of procedure for over 300 miles of new fiber plant

·   Thorough knowledge of communication standards including RUS standards

·   Experience with ESRI collector, GE map sight, Trimble, and underground radar equipment

·   Conduct deep dives with new contractors coming on board to project

·   Train, new inspectors, and new construction managers coming on to project

·   Monitor, and control overtime on project to insure all personal are with in project guidelines.

·   Develop city BOM procedures for current project

·   Developed safety program for current project

·   DWDM knowledge

Cox Communications / True Net Communications Phoenix, Arizona 1-2015- 4-2015

·   OSP-Fiber Optic-FTTH/FTTX project supervisor for Phoenix Brownfield new fiber build project

·   Manage splicing, and testing of new fiber plant for 100 splicers, and 16 QC inspectors

·   Generate purchase orders, material lists, and assign new splicing to contractors

·   Daily tracking of fiber installations, splicing, and QC testing results

·   Trouble shoot fiber splicing with OTDR, and have any splicing issues corrected & retested

·   Assign daily work to QC teams to test new fiber splicing is to Cox standards

·   Meet with owners & splicers in the field to verify daily production schedule is on target

·   Assign all construction issues back to contractors to have corrected daily

·   Assign QC teams to verify construction issues have been corrected

·   Certify, and turn over new functional fiber plant to Cox Communications month

 

 

Splash LLC/ H.U.D. Federal Contractor IL. IN. 8-2006-1-2015

·   President of property Preservation Company which grew at 15 % yearly for 8 years

·   Responsible for $500 million dollars of properties in Cook, & Lake county in Illinois, as well as properties in Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana

·   Inspected, and certified all inventory daily for HUD

·   Generate purchase order for all contractors, assign new work, verify work was completed

·   Established new QC program for HUD, and implement throughout coverage areas

·   Certified all properties were safe, clean, and marketable for HUD

·   Properties were sold daily to new home owners due to efficient management of properties

Sprint Canada/Rogers Telecommunications / Gabe’s Construction MI. IL. IN. 5-2002- 1-2011

·   OSP fiber management and protection of fiber plant

·   Monthly maintenance and testing of HUT sites

·   Managed all construction projects on CN railroad including boring and trenching associated with fiber route.

·   Managed all construction projects from central Michigan to Chicago Il., associated with fiber plant

·   Over saw long haul fiber project for Rogers (Sprint Canada) fiber from Michigan to Indiana, and then to Chicago