Joe Barrett

 

2320 Wakonda View Dr.                                                                                                                              Phone: (515)333-8383

Des Moines, IA 50321                                                                                                         E-mail:  jmbarrett8474@msn.com

 

 

I am an ethical, experienced professional seeking a career in which I can utilize my extensive skills in management and project completion. I enjoy learning new ways to do the same old thing and I’m always looking for more efficient ways to execute my job while maintaining a high level of quality.

 

 

Work Experience

 

Construction Inspector                                                                                                                                                      April 2013 – July 2013

T-Staff                                                                                                                                                                              Iowa & Nebraska

·         Temporary “contract” project.

·         Inspected construction crews building fiber optic cable to cellular towers.

·         Created and maintained Excel quality control reports and photos.

 

Construction Manager                                                                                                                                                 March 2008 – March 2013

Unite Private Networks                                                                                                                                                  Des Moines, IA

·         Worked independently from my home based office and drove over 30,000 miles per year.

·         Created OSP construction estimates utilizing Excel Spread Sheets.

·         Developed construction routes, hired and supervised engineers to draft maps and submit permits.

·         Met with City Officials and utility owners to obtain permits and approval of construction plans.

·         Hired and supervised OSP construction contractors, and verified all invoicing.

·         I independently completed over 120 construction projects with 400 end sites in 4 states.

·         Ordered and maintained inventory as well as, maintained fiber optic assets in the field.

 

Regional Manger                                                                                                                                                        July 2004 – March 2008

Vision Systems                                                                                                                                                                            Urbandale, IA

·         Installed and maintained CATV, INET, & CCTV Service in apartment complexes in the Des Moines, area.

·         Engineered routes and drafted maps for new apartment complexes.

·         Installed wireless internet in Super 8 Hotels in 8 states.

 

OSP Specialist                                                                                                                                                              June 1996 – May 2004

McLeodUSA (Now Windstream)                                                                                                                                         Urbandale, IA

·         Supervised emergency fiber optic cable cut repairs.

·         Planed and directed new installations & relocation of aerial & underground cable.

·         Developed routes for new projects, compiled cost estimates, determined material needs, compared bids and awarded contracts, obtained permits, supervised construction and verified invoicing.

·         Coordinated several crews to complete numerous construction projects of various sizes across Iowa simultaneously.

·         CAD drawings / maps with Visio software.

·         Develop (MOP), “Method Of Procedure” for projects.

 

System Technician                                                                                                                                          May 1988 – June 1996

TCI (Now Mediacom)                                                                                                                                                  Des Moines, IA

·         Installed and maintained CATV in homes and businesses.

·         Worked on a system rebuild where I was responsible for quality control of construction mapping, fiber route engineering, and supervised crews.

·         Managed the customer drop replacement and coordinated the removal of the old system.

 

Project Manager                                                                                                                                                          Aug 1982 – April 1988

Time Warner Cable                                                                                                    Austin, TX                Denver, CO   Chanute, KS    Wallingford, PA    

·         Coordinated the replacement of the customer drops.

·         Ordered & Maintained inventory.

·         Coordinated the removal and salvage of the old system.

·         Coordinated crews, mapping quality control, material management, verify and approve invoices.