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Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Preconstruction Manager – Data Center Construction Developing scope of work and contracts for construction of new multi-billion dollar Meta data centers * Developing pre-construction budget estimates with support from the General Contractor and Trade Partners * Approving & tracking early site development work (i.e. permitting, energy, utilities, sustainability)* Working with EoR’s and internal CSLA and MEP design teams evaluating design changes and cost impacts* Developing site-specific risk registers, allowances and contingencies

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Supporting network connectivity design and construction for numerous data centers in Central U.S.* Managing scope, contracts and schedules for multiple fiber connectivity design contractors* Facilitating weekly design calls covering more than 40 design projects* Maintaining roadmap and providing forecasts for future fiber connectivity design projects* Overseeing design change management during design and construction phases* Supporting data center field teams and contractors with design RFI’s and escalations* Driving and supporting process change initiatives for improved scalability

Supporting the Facebook ENS Optical Deployment team through the OSP fiber delivery process. * Creating and maintaining a schedule for nationwide fiber characterization on acquired dark fibers* Working with fiber and collo providers to quickly handoff routes for optical equipment deployment* Improving fiber delivery and site readiness processes via targeted escalations and root-cause analysis

Monroe, La, Us

Leading a team of 10 Network Planners in domestic and international leased access cost optimization efforts. Accomplishments for the team in 2018 include: * Leading legacy CenturyLink international leased access optimization efforts by analyzing 1,300 leased access circuits and submitting more than 200 groom orders for $3.5M annualized savings* Leading domestic off-net, infrastructure-related grooms by reviewing 90 savings opportunities and realizing $1.3M annualized savings across 20 completed projects* Analyzing and modeling 15,000 divested circuits in 3 divested markets to negotiate billing status with new owners and prepare for cost optimization efforts* Providing quotes and funding approval for 70 3rd party leased access requests from ILEC affiliate* Creating National on-net engineering orders on behalf of the ILEC affiliate, average of 10 per month* Supporting CenturyLink Vyvx by providing off-net quotes and managing circuit turn-up for 12 nationally broadcast sporting events

Monroe, La, Us

Leading a team of 10 to 15 Access Planners that manages layer 1/2 shared leased access capacity from 3rd party providers and affiliate companies worldwide. Accomplishments for the larger Access Planning team include:* Optimizing leased access capacity to yield an average facility cost savings of $20M per year* Working with 50+ different carriers’ ongoing product, network and corporate changes* Supporting new CTL product initiatives (CE, MTU, CoS) and its impact on 3rd party carriers* Supporting Enterprise Sales teams on complex leased access requirements* Approving and servicing 3rd party dedicated access requirements in support of affiliate ILECs* Reducing Ethernet local access held order average by 70% from 2014 to 2016* Cutting affiliate NNI build cycle times in half by developing and a new multi-departmental process* Supporting integration of CTL and Level 3 leased access network footprint, products, & processes

Monroe, La, Us

Accomplishments include:* Initiating & completing hundreds of network augments to the national network transport platform (SONET, SDH, DWDM, Ethernet, Fiber, etc).* Spearheading Transport network integration between CTL, Qwest, OnFiber, and SAVVIS networks. * Serving as team lead on dozens of complex projects funded for more than $1M. Initiating the scope of work, tracking costs and timelines, and following through to test and acceptance and provisioning completion.* Serving as the subject matter expert for NNS Transport Engineering on several different vendor platforms (Ciena, Infinera, Cisco, Fujitsu, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel).* Serving as Transport Engineering liaison to Tech Management and Vendor Management to ensure that the Transport vendor equipment toolbox needs are met.* Recognizing useful yet unapproved vendor products or new applications for approved products, then working with the lab, Field Operations, NOC teams to get them approved.* Serving as team lead and Transport Engineering liaison on dozens of process changes (i.e. project cost tracking procedures, equipment databasing procedures, asset accounting methods, access planning policies, etc).* Working with Enterprise Sales, Product, IP Planning, Access Planning, Voice Planning, and Field Operations to fulfill their respective Transport needs.

Monroe, La, Us

Accomplishments include:* Managing a team of 3 engineers in international network build outs* Managing & engineering network builds for KPNQwest that accounted for more than 3 million new E1 kilometers in Europe.* Managing & engineering initial equipment deployments at international gateways and cable landing sites on the East and West Coasts.

Monroe, La, Us

Accomplishments include:* Providing high-level directives for dozens of network augments in the Eastern US.* Designing and managing the creation of the Tactical Implementation Plan for Qwest’s nationwide backbone growth in 2001.

Monroe, La, Us

Accomplishments include:* Managing network build-out projects that accounted for 3500 new domestic route miles. * Creating weekly and monthly department-wide KPI (Key Performance Index) reports. * Providing key support for engineering managers (i.e. assisting in site surveys, ordering equipment, scheduling contractors).* Managing the change management process for the entire PM organization.* Being named a Qwest Choice Award Winner in June 1999.

Managed multiple projects for a company that engineered and manufactured automated material handling devices for customers in the semiconductor, memory chip, and transportation industries. Responsibilities included:* Scheduling projects in the start-up phase using knowledge of existing cash flow and resource allocations.* Facilitating communication between customers, engineers, assembly personnel, purchasing personnel, and vendors to verify that scheduled projects were being completed on time.

Provided production data and mechanical engineering skills to a manufacturing facility in the metal closure industry. Assumed all facility responsibilities involving environmental regulatory issues. Responsibilities included:* Implementing long-term labor and material efficiency tracking by each individual production line. Result: a 4% increase in efficiency for the lowest performing lines.* Creating programs to track, target, and eliminate the root causes of downtime and spoilage for all departments. Result: a 0.7% decrease in overall plant spoilage. * Acting as primary contact for all environmental agency interactions on federal, state, and local government levels.* Managing all funds allocated to environmental clean-up efforts, permits, and hazardous waste disposal. * Maintaining all hazardous waste & air quality programs.

Engineered and supervised a manufacturing facility producing nationally distributed residential furnace filters. Responsibilities included:* Maintaining two shifts employing approximately forty production and office personnel.* Tracking and reporting the facility’s production efficiency and material usage. * Engineering and managing projects to reduce overall costs through changes in equipment, production methods, and product design. Estimated savings: $120,000/yr. * Acting as primary client contact for product development and manufacturing implementation of disposable pharmaceutical filters. * Costing the manufactured product lines and maintaining BOM data

Structural Engineering

High School