Jonathan Ellzey Email & Phone Number

United States

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Supervises and directs the activities of a team of 2nd Level Managers nationwide as part of the National Pole Team.In charge of the National Pole Inventory Program across AT&T’s 21 state wireline footprint.Leads the National Dead Drop Removal Program reducing rental expense and potential corporate liabilities from underutilized company assets.Provides pole strategy during Copper Decommissioning InitiativesSupplies business requirements and participates in the development of internal systems as a key stakeholderManages a team of vendors nationwide with management of an annual budget of seven figures.Collaborates with cross departmental national and regional teams to communicate and drive results Prioritizes pole transfers nationwide to comply with contractual timeline obligations driving unnecessary expense out of the businessInteracts and represents National Pole Team on internal calls with our legal and regulatory in discussions related to pole assets

Miami, Fl

Supervises and directs the activities of a team of 15 engineers statewide responsible for outside plant telecommunications facility design for legal mandate and pole projectsRoutinely interface with the Florida Department of Transportation and numerous municipalities during the development and execution of their road improvement projects across the state of Florida. Review and authorize work prints for economic justifications and quality compliance. Attend meetings with other utility companies in an effort to align resources for transfer work. Respond to customer complaints or municipality concerns involving defective poles or our attachments. Manages the NJUNS pole transfer work requiring engineering for the state of Florida.Interacts and represents Network on internal calls with our legal, regulatory, and joint use teams.

Miami, Florida, United States

Manage the Capital, Expense, and Force budgets for Construction and Engineering for the state of Florida.Tasks include: providing forecasts on spend rates and force needs each month; monitoring expenses such as contract engineering, fleet, contract plant labor, tech and design labor, material; providing 1st level, 2nd level, and Director level support on all budget issues.Main point of contact for issues pertaining to correct payment of contract resources. Monitor regional and national dashboards and acting on violations to ensure the state of Florida was in financial compliance.Issue reports and lead bi-weekly conference calls with the state managing regional production charts used by VP level to evaluate management of workload in key capital programs.Interacting with regional finance teams on various financial exercises in an effort to maximize our district's output within the capital and expense budgets given.

Palmetto Bay, Florida, United States

Lead Engineer/Project Manager for South Miami-Dade and Monroe County Engineering Group.Project managed the capital programmable type work (Feeder Fiber Relief, FTTN, FTTCS, FTTP). Tasks include: managing all contract engineering resources for the entire group, reviewing CAD prints for compliance with company practices ensuring the most efficient and cost effective design was achieved, coordination with outside vendors to ensure the safe placement of DLC equipment due to the Florida Key’s unique flood zone requirements, meeting aggressive time sensitive build plans required for this area, managing financial cost per living unit requirements on each job.

Miami, Florida, United States

Charged with the design of feeder telecommunications plant in the Miami-Dade and Monroe County area. Tasks include: performing complex designs via CAD systems, financial management of each job throughout its life cycle, managing the use of contract engineering resources, implemented designs for BAU (Metro-E, ASE, DS1, DS3, New Construction, Road Moves, Feeder Fiber/IOF Trunk, Manhole/Conduit placements, Complex Smart Rings) and Programmable work (FTTN, FTTCS, FTTC). Interaction with Local and Federal Municipalities through permitting and road move projects. Coordination with other utility companies was required for transfer work, roadblocks, and power coordination for DLC equipment. Interaction with customers and developers was necessary to identify needs and negotiate service intervals. Coordination with the Loop Capacity Management teams occurred daily as the company initiatives and customer needs were identified.