EDUCATION

State University of New York, Plattsburgh

Bachelors Degree of Science, Environmental Science 2011

 

CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA 10 Course Training, 2011

Forklift Safety/Operation Course Training, 2011

CPR/First Aid, 2013

CSX/Norfolk Southern Safety Training, 2014

Amtrak Safety Training, 2014

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Phoenix Communications, Shrewsbury, MA                 December 2013 to Present

Project Manager

 

Phoenix Communications is a construction company that provides engineering, cable placement, splicing, testing, and general plant maintenance within the communications industry.  Some of the main customers these services are provided to are: Level 3 Communications, Zayo Group, AT&T, Verizon Business, XO Communications, Axia, Last Mile Solutions LLC, LighTower, National Grid, Charter Communications, Crown Castle and Comcast.  Day to day responsibilities include:

·  Manage, track and report progress of 40+ projects at any given time from start to finish

·  Direct communication with customer engineers on a daily basis including conference calls, site surveys, and general construction/engineering coordination

·  Competitively bid and quote fiber optic cable placement, splicing, and testing projects

·  Engineer and permit underground facility installation throughout New England. Which includes grant of location application, town/city public hearings and obtaining permit to the specific requirements of each city/town

·  Pole and conduit licensing for multiple customers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

·  Responsible for budgeting and ordering all material for each project.

·  Obtain street occupancy permits through state DOT agencies and individual city/townships

·  Single point of contact for Level 3 Communications and Last Mile Solutions engineers for Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

·  Produce turnover documentation to fulfill contractual requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

G4S Technology LLC, West Springfield, MASeptember 2011 to November 2013

Outside Plant Specialist

 

The purpose of the Mass Broadband 123 Federal and State funded telecommunication project was to bring broadband internet access to rural communities. The project started in the scope and design phase through to the final inspections before releasing to our client. The project consisted of 1200 miles of aerial and underground fiber optic cable placement which would serve over 1000 emergency operations, educational facilities, and other community anchor institutions in Western Massachusetts.  Day to day responsibilities include: 

· Responsible for full project life cycle including, design, reviewing make ready applications, construction scheduling, construction supervision, final check through a quality assurance/control ride out procedure.

· Design Work including aerial and underground fiber optic cable routes

· Acted as first line of defense for up to 28 line crews to quickly answer questions, resolve hindrances, problem solve, and redirect contractors in order to effectively meet project deliverables, deadlines, and to stay within budgetary limits  

· Supervise and provide direction to contractors performing aerial and underground construction

· Holding crews accountable to fully executing tasks according to the scope and standards of the project

· Weekly construction schedule including, contractor work locations and assigning inspectors to each location

· Inspector quality assurance/control

· Manage clerks in police detail ordering and tracking

· Verifying proper scheduling, police detail ordering, and tracking through email and verbal confirmation to assure there are no gaps in communication

· Document and create spreadsheets with daily, weekly and total production of contractors

· Pre-ride aerial routes to verify design drawings and make-ready progress

· Use Excel spreadsheets to track various progress and issues throughout the project

· Use SharePoint to retrieve/store essential documents necessary to execute tasks and project initiatives

· Use Google Earth to measure quantities and plan routes

· Assess work locations for any permitting requirements

· Attend and participate in regular safety meetings with internal and external staff

· Interface with clients

· Final quality control assurance for final turnover of project

· Responsible for final turnover documentation including as-built and completion checklist items