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Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa, Fl, Us

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Manage team of developers supporting our wireless field teams performing all CAPEX and OPEX activities across the network assurance domain. Production support, SAFe agile development cycles, high availability, wireless configuration management, vRAN, CBand, 5G, mmWave, alarming, in-building.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Development of strategic end to end network systems solutions that support and scale various business strategies and integrate people, processes, and data in alignment with the Network Systems North Star Systems Architecture. Currently, wireless planning domain lead and support e2e wireless network architecture strategies like VRAN, CRAN, NFV, public/private MEC, & fixed wireless planning, engineering and optimization. Also serves as the co-lead of Verizon’s OSP/Access Network Systems domain and Fiber planning and engineering SME as well as supporting the many intersects with other Domains such as RAN, service assurance, intelligent edge network, etc. Foster and deepen the strategic alignment between the business and technology teams as I continue to drive an access engineering standard operating environment across VzB, VzT, VzW, both domestically and internationally.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Lead of Verizon’s OSP/Access Network Systems domain and Fiber planning and engineering SME as well as supporting the many intersects with other Domains such as RAN, service assurance, intelligent edge network, etc. Develop North Star systems roadmap to directional applications. Perform build vs buy analysis to develop strategic solutions & reduce time to market. Mentor newer architects of the future.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Manage team of principal engineers / product owners tasked with continually injecting value into the business to transform fiber access, RAN engineering and operations. Lead team in OSS product development and integration of solution-based services, enterprise-wide, enabling strategic 4G densification and 5G@Scale deployments across the nation.• Defined and own the business architecture and delivery of an entire ecosystem of web and mobile applications to support the access network lifecycle. The ecosystem traverses network planning, field survey, engineering, supply chain, field build, inventory and asset management, financial transactions, network in-servicing, and provisioning. • Driving convergence of wireline/wireless network engineering, fiber infrastructure and RAN (radio access network) engineering enabling IoT and edge computing capabilities• Owner/author/editor of all process documentation and training content for fiber access network and infrastructure design engineering throughout Verizon. • Partnered with third-party solutions provider, 3-GIS to enhance their core geospatial network inventory tool. Created all technical specifications, logical network modelling and managed delivery of all features transforming from a mere inventory tool into a geospatial network design environment with necessary validations and controls to render network inventory aligned with Verizon’s network architecture.o 2019 - Completed nation-wide rollout to 3000+ engineering and operations users to scale Verizon fiber deployments in support of 5G @Scale strategy. o Currently performing activities to support international rollout in 2021.• Embraced service oriented architecture fundamentals in order to drive new stream of consciousness and action for product owners surrounding business process as a service (BPaaS) to drive IT development efficiencies and create re-usable services that can be scaled to support new entry points.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Principal engineer and product owner for all fiber access network and infrastructure design/inventory related features and business processes throughout Verizon.• Value stream mapping, epic, feature, user story pipeline management across multiple domains targeted at business process transformation and optimization with integrity in all transactions. Mobile and desktop solutions. • Manage entire development lifecycle up to and including testing, implementation & training.Business process optimization BPO and business process mapping and notation, technology transformation of all Verizon global engineering of fiber optic networks.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Managed engineering team for Suffolk County, NY for the design of optical distribution networks (ODN) to support strategy for FiOS 10 year build out. • Sought funding, monitored and maintained budgets for the $5M/month fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP)• Met with local municipal leaders and politicians to present Verizon FiOS initiative from and engineering and construction perspective to support ongoing local franchise agreement (LFA) negotiation. Partnered with IT department to specify, develop and deploy web based engineering work order management system, vBuild, while ensuring adherence to Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Received an Individual Verizon Telecom Leaders Circle Award for achievements. Also responsible for all high bandwidth engineering design and provisioning and engineering fiber-to-the-cell-site (FTTC) program.Led the survey, engineering and recovery of network facilities on Fire Island following super-storm Sandy. Engineered FTTP as well as distributed antenna system (DAS) wireless networks.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Managed in a bargained for labor environment, a team of 30 technicians responsible for the delivery of high-speed access services (T1's, T3's, & SONET based circuits) across Suffolk County. Accountable for the turn up, test and maintenance of all network equipment, remote terminals and electronics outside of the central offices. • Managed all construction, electronics turn-up, test, and in-servicing activities for Verizon’s fiber-to-the-cell-site (FTTCS) program. 3G/4G LTE transport systems• 24x7 on call maintenance support of all above systems, infrastructure and high-bandwidth subscriber circuits • Created and managed fabrication shop for customer handoff network equipment, racks, cabinets.• Designed, constructed and maintained various telecommunications power plants, battery backup and trialed the first hydrogen fuel cell site in seeking sustainable alternatives.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Responsible for high capacity circuit administration for Suffolk County. Designed cable, conduit and fiber systems as well as the design and project management of remote terminal turn up and distribution. • Contributed to the training and development of new engineers on boarded to our team. Served as a point of reference for fellow engineers as to actual outside plant conditions and job workability. • Participated in task force to specialize the Suffolk County engineering department into a sub-group responsible for all circuit provisioning, electronics deployment and the design of a comprehensive fiber network.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Working knowledge of the outside plant with an emphasis in splicing. Worked in many of diverse outside plant conditions including, manhole environments and working aloft. Performed many different work activities including, fiber optic splicing, copper splicing and cable throws.

Created processes for the assembly of military grade electronics, transformers, printed circuit boards and communication circuits. • Military specification certified, service quality initiative (SQI), total quality management (TQM) certified. • Programmed robotics from CAD designs to perform surface mount circuit board assembly. • Managed equipment and processes for all environmental testing of all military circuits. • Remained on staff as contractor for last two years to write all documentation and to meet compliance criteria to acquire ISO-9000 certification, received in Aug 1996.

Mis - Management Information Systems, Cyber Security

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems