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Carlsbad, California, US

CalComm is a customer-focused engineering and consulting firm with a passion for connecting the world. We offer a wide range of value-added solutions to telecommunications providers and general contractors. Our core values position safety and customer success at the helm. We pursue unique challenges and hire the industry’s best talent, who draw on a.

Coral Gables, Florida, US

- Responsible for the timely and profitable delivery of optical distribution networks in the Bay Area- Manages day-to-day operations of self-performed and subcontracted activities between construction and engineering- Developed initiatives for network design process improvements, and worked cross-functionally to make decisions about priorities..

Mountain View, CA, US

- Directed and coordinated self- performed and subcontracted MRE activities for the project.- Lead meetings and subsequent coordination activities with pole owners/utilities regarding make-ready submittals, design, and construction requirements and activities.- Managed flow of information required from third parties to assure timely progress of MRE work.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Review existing structural information and determine make ready needs for each pole attachment.
• Create required documentation for filing with associated joint owners.
• Perform the O-Calc PLA that is required for the MRE filing, determining viability of pole usage or need for replacement.
• Review and collated data from utility maps to ensure proper documentation is gathered and reflected on the MRE filing.
• Where required, conduct field visit and inspect lines to apply data to PLA.
• Develop engineering prints for pole line construction drawings.

Duncan, SC, US

• Managed day-to-day operations of all OSP/ISP Fielding/Design projects (i.e. FTTH, VRAD, OCalc, ARES, JPA) for AT&T and other clients.
• Planned and implemented fiber connectivity solutions projects that adhere to approved plans, budgets and schedules.
• Initiated the first departmental QC process to produce a value-engineered design, ensuring both accuracy and customer satisfaction
• Leveraged internal and external resources to affect the timely completion of over 400 monthly projects.
• Created and tracked project budgets in relationship to Network Operations to support the sound financial, operational and competitive position of the company.
• Utilized CAD/GIS systems to create detailed engineering and construction documentation.

Alpharetta, GA, US

- Directly managed AT&T OSP/ISP, VRAD, FTTH, and JPA projects in the Pacific West. - Planned time, cost, and resources to successfully execute all aerial design/construction projects - Developed scope statement, deliverables, and work breakdown structure using Quickbase. - Performed Quality Control of all fielding and ARES design projects to ensure.

Iron Mountain, MI, US

- Coordinated all commercial telecom projects (MDU, BAU, FTTx, SONET, DWDM, DAS, and others) for Time Warner in the Ventura County - Leveraged the use of SalesForce and D.O.C.K to initiate, monitor, and finalize projects. - Acted as Project Coordinator and a single point of contact for internal departments - Facilitated continuous communication to.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

- Designed outside plant work orders, feeder and drops to commercial and residential customers. - Utilized expertise with aerial construction, span lengths, pole loading, anchoring, guying, attachment heights, and joint use regulations. - Developed plan for FTTH deployment taking into account the existing infrastructure. - Handled permits and coordinated.

• Procured all necessary field information, record verification, Pole Loading Analysis (PLA), and prepared the Make Ready and updated maps for all Aerial or Buried telecommunications facilities
• Executed site survey and design of aerial and underground (OSP/ISP) communications facilities.
• Performed Pole Loading for all aerial projects using OCalc Pro
• Designed projects for Verizon FiOS installations
• Engineered future aerial and underground construction projects
• Designed and detailed FTTP fiber distribution from HUB to premise