Rodger Thomas Email & Phone Number

PROVIDING SONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENGINEERING AND MAKE-READY FOR ALL NEW ATTACHMENTS IN THE BAY AREA USING GO95 AND GO128 PLUS WORKING CLOSELY WITH SONIC IN ORDER TO COMPLETE CONTRACT ON TIME AND HELP ASSURE ALL ATTACHMENTS MEET OR EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AND PROVIDE ENGINEERING IF NEW PATH IS NEEDED, THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA FOR FTTP PROJECT USING VARIOUS POLE LOADING APPLICATIONS FOR SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL PLUS PROVIDING COMPLETE MAKE-READY THEN OVERSEEING CONTRUCTION TO ASSURE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION , IN CHARGE OF ALL CREWS, OVERSEEING AND PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR CONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND AFL CREWS PLUS PROVIDING TRAINING TO THOSE IN NEED.• Certificate of completion for AT&T’s Records and Mechanized Inventory Suite (ARAMIS)• Utilized AT&T’s Automated Records and Engineering System (ARES) for OSP designs• Engineered and designed the following fiber optic job types: FTTB, FTTCS, ASE, OPTEMAN, GPON• Aerial, underground, and buried fiber optic engineering design and splicing practices • Manhole, hand-hold, barrel vault and conduit design for pre-post and final-post submission• Completion of designs according to the specific needs of the customer• Meeting and exceeding current AT&T practices and deadlines • Collaboration with AT&T and AFL Engineers for best design methods and practices• Collaboration with field engineers for current field structure mapping

California

PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SONIC COMMUNICATIONS FTTP EXPANSION IN THE BAY AREA, I AM LEADING A TEAM THAT IS PROVIDING ALL FIELDING ALONG WITH THE MAKE-READY AND LOADING TO MEET ALL GO95 STANDARDS IN ORDER TO ATTACH TO AERIAL LOCATIONS IN THE BAY AREA. WALK AND DESIGN FOR NEW ATTACHMENTS AND PERMITS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, USING GO95 AND 128 TO VERIFY PROPOSED PATH OR FIND ANOTHER WORKING CLOSING WITH CUSTOMERS, PLANNERS AND CONTRUCTION TO ENSURE PROPER AND SAFE ATTACHMENT.

Sacramento, California Area

ARES, CENTURYLINK, ARAMIS CERTIFIED DESIGN ENGINEER CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALL DESIGNS, EX. ASE, GIGALITE, FTTP, AND CELL SITES. FOR AT&T. FIELD, LOAD, DESIGN AND DRAW USING AT&T SPECS.

Sacramento

THIS JOB CONSISTS OF PROVIDING ENGINEERING AND LOCATIONS FOR VERIZON'S 5 G WIRELESS THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO REGION. I WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ACCEPTABLE LOCATION FOR PLACEMENT OF WIRELESS STANDALONE CELL SITES THAT ARE BEING ATTACHED TO CITY OWNED EQUIPMENT. THEN PROVIDING THE CITY AND VERIZON WITH PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THEIR REVIEW OF PROPOSED INDIVIDUAL SITES THEN WORKED WITH VERIZON ENGINEERS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE. I AM ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR BATTERY BACKUP FACILITIES AT CRITICAL SITES AND POWER PED LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE USED TO METER ALL SITES.

Rocklin

WALKOUT AND DESIGN FOR VERIZON, ZAYO, T-MOBILE AND WAVE BROADBAND NEW PLANT. I INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES WITH OLD SCHOOL KNOWLEGE TO ACHIEVE THE BEST PRODUCT. USING GO95 AND GO128 TO CLEANUP EXISTING TELECOM PLANTS AS I GO ALONG. CALLING FOR SOLUTIONS TO ANYTHING IMAGINABLE. DEALING WITH TRAINING PEOPLE IN THE ART OF FIELDING FOR ALL NEW ATTACHMENTS. I AM OSHA, RAILROAD AND LIGHTRAIL CERTIFIED FOR SAFETY. USING EZ-LOAD AND OR OCALC TO PREFORM SAFETY LOADING . COMPILING ALL NEW MAKEREADY AND MAPS PLUS INTENTS FOR ALL NEW ATTCHMENTS.

Northern California

PERMIT AND CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR, FOR COMCAST BUILD THROUGHOUT THE BAY-AREA, GREAT LEARNING EXPERIANCE BECAUSE I DEALT WITH THE POLITICAL SIDE OF NEGOTIATING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND STATE OFFICIALS. VERY CHALLENGING AS WE ALL KNOW. I WAS STILL ABLE TO DELIVER ALL PROJECTS ON TIME.

Northern California

COMPLETE WALKOUT AND DESIGN FTTP SUREWEST PROJECT IN SACRAMENTO. SO MANY OBSTICALS AND SO MANY CHALLENGES. I REALLY LOVED THIS JOB BECAUSE IT HAD EVERYTHING. NEW ATTACHMENTS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, FREEWAY, RIVER, CAL-TRANS, BRIDGES, LIGHTRAIL, RAILROAD, CITY , STATE, EPA, FISH AND GAME, POWER COMPANY'S, CONTRACTORS. LEARNED SO MUCH. WINDLOAD, INTENTS. THIS JOB HAD IT ALL.