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Kirkland, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

•Manage, train, & lead six employees and three contractors•Hire Frontier employees, Time & Expense Contractors, and Scope of Work Vendors•Implement new Grant FTTH planning processes for a brand new, standalone Grant organization•Provide technical support for FTTH ISP & OSP architecture to Grant Planning and Admin teams•Gather data & geospatial analytics to Frontier Regulatory for PUC & PSC constituents•Guiding Turnkey vendors on the FTTH design guidelines in conjunction with grant application requirements•Review and understand Grant guidelines on Federal/State/County/Municipality/PPP subsidy programs and ensure deadlines are met•Partner and process grant initiatives with VP of Grant Administration

Dallas, Texas, Us

FWB, P2P, FTTP, CAF2, RDOF, & State Grant HSI Grants are some the initiatives we work on.

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Equipment Consolidations: Planned office equipment consolidation and removals to help reduce power footprint and increase floor space for next generation ethernet equipment. • Lease Expense Reductions: Identified Frontier locations where existing leases were no longer needed, drastically reducing Frontier’s expenses.• Connect America Fund (CAF) Planning: Took lead to support network expansions in Frontier’s NW operations by maintaining budget limits and deadlines• California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Planning: Leading contractors to find best areas of network expansion that both benefit Frontier and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)• Contract Management: Directed contractors to plan and implement CASF, CAF, & equipment consolidations.

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Customer Service: Took the lead understanding Frontier systems and how they related to Verizon’s systems. Translated the similarities and differences to other employees.• Connect America Fund (CAF) Planning: Detail planned FIOS and High-Speed Internet (HSI) network extensions for mostly rural households to support at least 10 mb speed• California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Planning: Detail planned FIOS and High-Speed Internet (HSI) network extensions for mostly rural households to support at least 6 mb speed• BLM & Tribal Utility Negotiations: Conducted meetings with Frontier Regulatory and tribal reservations such as Yurok, Karuk tribes on network extensions where dial tone and/or broadband is not present• Contract Management: Took lead aiding contractors supporting CAF and CASF initiatives

• FIOS OLT Planning: Implemented Central Office GPON Equipment & Data Routers to support FTTP broadband throughout Southern CA.• Frontier Communications Acquisition Lab: Implemented FIOS/HSI testing lab to help test circuits prior to cutover• Verizon Participation Preparation Hearings (PPH): Prepared Network diagrams/maps to help California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) understand current network• Director Mentoring Circle: Participated in career advancement mentoring meetings with other competitive employees

• OSP/CAF Planning, including Digital Loop Carrier (DLC), High capacity, i.e. DS1, DS3, OC3• High Capacity Bandwidth Planning: DS3, 1G, 10G, OC192, ROADM, Dark Fiber• Customer Service: Trouble shoot network congestion in conjunction with OSP Engineering & OSP Construction.• FTTP Smart Planning: Design and lead FIOS planning for Southern CA. Consists of designing FIOS OSP fiber optics throughout neighborhoods using MapInfo GIS software.• K-12 Ethernet Upgrades: CA education system implemented statewide internet upgrade, using Verizon to provide speeds at 1G and 10G.

• OSP/CAF Planning, including Digital Loop Carrier (DLC), High capacity, i.e. DS1, DS3, OC3• Access Design: Copper and fiber optic designing in Bentley MicroStation• OSP Engineer: Three-week FTTP on the job training in Santa Monica, CA• LEAD Program: Two-year college hire, mentor program• Customer Service: Trouble shoot network congestion in conjunction with OSP Engineering & OSP Construction.

• OSP/CAF Planning, including Digital Loop Carrier (DLC), High capacity, i.e. DS1, DS3, OC3• LEAD Program: Two-year college hire, mentor program• Customer Service: Trouble shoot network congestion in conjunction with OSP Engineering & OSP Construction.

Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Science

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Logistics Management

Associate Of Science - As, Business Administration And Management, General