Doug Schmidt, Mba, Ms Email & Phone Number

Lufkin, Tx

Grant writing machine - RDOF, Reconnect, NTIA, state grants, etc.Assistance with permits (state, county, BLM, state trust lands, etc.)Assist clients with their semi-annual BDC filings.Perform Universal Service Assurance Company (USAC) audits at telcos.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Upgrade trunk circuit between ALU 7750 router and Calix E7 from GigE to 10G circuit to transition DSLAMs and Ethernet customers to the new 10G path.Move remote Calix E7s from a Calix E7 in the central office to a remote Calix E7 to free up fibers.Migrate RAD-204/Cisco 3400 CPE from ALU 7750 routers in central office to a remote Calix E7 to groom fiber.Upgrade LAGs between ALU 7750 routers & Cisco 9010 routers.Upgrade software on the Ciena 3960 & 3916 platform to 6-13-00-0357. Along the way, we identified software bugs in Ciena's 6-13-00-0252 & 6-13-00-0357 software loads.Upgrade IOM2 cards to IOM3 or IMM5 cards in the Alcatel 7750 routers which involves doing a detailed audit to develop a list of Ethernet customers and DSLAMs that will be impacted.Reroute DSL traffic off older router networks onto our newer router networks. Special projects (moved Olive Branch, MS area DSLAMs to B-RAS in a different state).Create MOPs (Method of Procedure) for night maintenances. Add/Remove links to/from an existing Link Aggregation Group (LAG) as well as creating a new Layer 3 LAG from scratch by configuring the router interface, ospf area, MPLS interface, and rsvp interface. Test the various stages to make sure the LAG comes up and carries traffic.Physically move MetroE customers from an old ALU 7750 SR-1 router to a new ALU 7750 router. Prebuild all the circuits that can be built ahead of time and gather the information on circuits that have to be modified during the maintenance such as an epipe in the ALU 7750.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Supporting off-net National Ethernet quotes & Optimization opportunities.Order Access GigE and SONET circuits from various carriers for Louisiana, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Database fiber tie-down information and SONET circuits in TIRKS.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Provide quotes for Ethernet and TDM services per sales request.Support Synergy initiative by bringing circuits on-net versuses off-net.Helped with network optimization.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

• Assisted with gathering 10G quotes to connect legacy Embarq into the CenturyTel MPLS network for National Ethernet and Internet Peering.• Integrated the Madison River fiber network with LightCore’s fiber network from Atlanta through Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. $12 million per year cost saving by moving circuits on-net versus off-net.• Provided Method of Procedure (MOP) documents to the NOC for changes to the Core ATM.• Design circuit layouts, update records, and allocate costs by department for ATM and TDM circuits.

Sherman/Denison, Texas Area

Responsible for purchasing, provisioning, and installation of telecom equipment for transport and access.•Provided engineering support for technical personnel doing complex installations at customer sites (GTE collocation).•Created and maintained records for multiple switching systems and support hardware for telecom installations.•Responsible for on-time installations and cost control.

Richardson, Tx

Identified and assessed new and existing optical business opportunities. • Contract negotiator/application engineer for major customers, Electric Lightwave, Citizens, Frontier, and Allegiance Telecom, for optical equipment ranging from OC-3 (155Mbps) to OC-192 (10Gbps). • Conducted sales presentations of optical equipment overviews and applications to customers.

Responsible for planning & engineering all central office equipment, remote buildings, & cabinets.Managed a group of contractors who installed equipment in remote huts.Trained new engineers.Designed DS0, DS1, DS3, OC3, & OC12 circuits.(Note: CoServ Communications was purchased by Grande Communications).

Lufkin, Tx

Designed special circuits (DS0, DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48).Redesigned over 1000+ special circuits in the Conroe serving area to update records and saved money by optimizing the network.Responsible for purchasing line cards, remote switches (OPM & Access Nodes), & Nortel DMS-100/200 Switch upgrades (hardware & software).Created planning documents to: forecast line card & DS1 port usage in the Nortel Switches. justify placement of copper or fiber cable to relieve serving areas.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), 4.0 Gpa

30 hour MBA program. I used five of my MS in Engineering & Technology Management classes for my MBA. 3 hours of Information Resource.

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering & Technology Management, 4.0 Gpa

33 hour program that consisted of 9 hours of Electrical Engineering classes (related to telecom, fiber optics, and wireless), 3 hours.

Graduate Certificate In Communications Systems, Telecommunications, 4.0 Gpa

Completed 15 hour/ 5 class Graduate Certificate in Communications Systems 11/19/11. ELEN550C Special Problems Telecommunication Theory &.

Bba, General Business, 4.0 Gpa (Classes Completed At Sfa)

Bs In Electrical Engineering Technology, Telecommuncations, 3.22 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Tau Alpha Pi (TAP) Honor Society 1988-1990. TAP Treasurer 1989, TAP President 1990. IEEE Student Member.

High School Diploma, Math & Science