Kenneth Murray Email & Phone Number

Yacolt, Wa, Us

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

TDN Consulting Services, LLC provides expert services in the following areas:• Network design/engineering• Business Continuity• Underground and aerial construction, network relocation support• Contract negotiation• Negotiate fiber acquisitions, joint build and fiber exchanges• Expert support for MRE/MRC, pole transfers and QA/QC• National network designs requiring diversity to meet SLAs and customer expectations• Extensive knowledge in network infrastructure design, construction and operational support in the Renewable industry to include network budgeting and tracking of leased services• 24/7 emergency response • Telecom network auditing• Support with respect to city, state and local agencies

Western Region/Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Manage daytodayengineering functions within the Portland market.▪ Increased Make Ready Application (MRA) production by 487% an increase from 477 poles to over 2,300 polesper month.▪ Decreased MRA approval time from 36 days to less than 4 days.▪ Decreased MRA rejected from 68 days to 8 days.▪ SME on NESC standards and work directly with the pole owners on design, engineering and construction ofGoogle Fiber networks.▪ Track and evaluate processes to ensure they me expected goals and provide tangible results.▪ Manage multiple vendor relationships and established standardized processes to improve communications andproductivity.

Portland, Oregon Area

Manage the day-to-day telecommunications for our US facilities. Responsibilities include, support on all telecommunication issues, develop/implement new standards, processes, and procedures. * Oversee the telecommunications OPEX budget of nearly $5M. *Manage the Radio, Microwave, and Wireless, Voice and Data services and maintenance nation wide. * Expertise in virtually all aspects of communications network construction including Ethernet, copper/fiber, wireless, microwave, Radio, MPLS, and SACDA. * Provide strategic direction for go-forward products to enhance growth and success of the business. * Process monthly financial to ensure budgets are on track and we meet year end targets. Manage multiple vendor relationships to ensure Iberdrola receives competitive pricing and retain the highest quality of service available during construction on maintenance projects.

Portland And Us Market

* Implemented new construction standards, processes, and procedures during the project construction phase. * Improved network reliability while reducing costs to construct communications networks. * Established working relationships between each department to ensure network design, installations and quality met operational needs at transition from construction through operations. * Monitored the quality of the work while evaluating the success or failure of each new procedure.

* Provided consulting services for the daily activities of a communication network, including fiber network design/engineering, project management, underground and aerial fiber relocation, agency permitting, negotiate fiber acquisitions and/or fiber exchanges, pole transfer/management (NJUNS) and 24/7 network support for Oregon and Washington markets. * Provided 24/7 disaster recovery support with respect to city, state and all local agencies to ensure construction projects did not disrupt or adversely impact customer service and city or state projects.

* Ensured network reliability and monitoring of the telecommunications infrastructure for mid size CLEC/ISP that provided internet services, VoIP, TDM and P2P data for the greater Oregon area. * Negotiated all network contracts reducing annual costs by 32 % a saving of over $100K annually. * Renegotiated internet transit price per Meg slashing annual cost by 30%. * Reduced trouble on the network 100%, resulting in increased network reliability, reduced labor cost, and improved customer support and response time for customers.

* Oversaw all phases of engineering permitting and construction in Oregon and central Washington. * Designed fiber networks in Los Angeles CA and Phoenix AZ. * Responsible for the daily activities within a major metropolitan city, (Fiber networks design/engineering, construction PM, relocations, permitting, negotiations with respect to fiber acquisitions and fiber swaps, Pole transfer/Management (NJUNS) and 24/7 network support. * Led the construction phase of the company’s largest build for Direct TV in OR and WA, on-time and under budget.

Portland, Oregon Area

* Designed and constructed PGB’s 58-mile broadband network, resulting in the successful development of core products including short and long-term leases and data services over multi-service platforms. * Successfully marketed and negotiated the first series of dark fiber sales on PGB’s network, including contracts that enabled PGB to expand its network backbone by 75% within the first six months after network launch. * Negotiated a fiber swap expanding the network backbone from 58 miles to over 105 miles resulting in the doubling of the service area and created two additional sub rings providing PGB more diversity and reliability.* Developed contract templates resulting in streamlined and expedited contracts negotiations by 25%. * Spearheaded the redesign and rerouting of the fiber network to meet both PGB and the customer’s needs.

Portland, Oregon Area

* Increased profitability and operational efficiency for the business line through day-to-day hands-on management resulting in the successful sale of the business providing a significant return on investment for PGBW’s investor. * Negotiated contracts with contractors and customers to lower costs and improve profitability. * Developed contract templates resulting in streamlined and expedited contracts negotiations by 25%. * Managed development activities including site acquisition, engineering, construction, permitting, economic analysis, and pricing, resulting in increased profitability and operational efficiency of the BL.

Portland, Oregon Area

* Managed the day to day telecommunications support activities for PGE’s technicians statewide. * Supported all departments within PGE on construction and coordination of projects requiring communications infrastructure adds, moves or changes, including the installation and repair of microwave, phone systems, fiber and radio networks.

Portland, Oregon Area

* Performed installation and repair of all major residential and business accounts. * Worked on high speed data circuits and related test equipment needed for turn-up and repair.