Sam Petty Email & Phone Number

Straughn, Indiana, United States

Quitman, Texas, United States

Vernon, Texas

• Oversee installation and maintenance of all copper and fiber outside plant over 4,800-square-mile territory for a telecommunication company providing maintenance, installation, and repair service to North Central Texas.
• Manage day-to-day operations of outside plant fiber network, working with upstream groups in engineering, permitting, contracting, designing, and maintaining new building adds and existing facility relocations.
• Direct and manage 23 employees (inventory manager, mapping & engineering manager, install & repairman foreman, cable locators, and construction supervisor) across five departments and four office locations.
• Recruit, interview, hire, lead, motivate, evaluate, and release employees as needed while gaining trust and respect.
• Oversee landscaping and building maintenance for four corporate locations and 32 central offices; ensure general upkeep, preventative maintenance and repair of water, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems.
• Lead and direct two Cable Locators who drive 6,000 miles per month to manage 60 incoming calls per day and locate over 8,000 tickets per year resulting in no major damage to any circuits.

Vernon, Texas

• Oversaw and directed 12-member construction crew responsible for overlaying six telco exchanges.
• Monitored project progress to ensure timely or ahead of schedule completion, and to keep costs within or under budget.
• Implemented process improvements and staff reorganization to address efficiency issues, resulting in increased productivity and manageable workloads, with a 50% reduction in staffing requirements.
• Maintained vehicle and heavy equipment inventory valued at $2.4+ million, including determining sell versus trade for used equipment, obtaining quotes and budget approvals, submitting to accounts payable, and.

Vernon, Texas

• Managed engineering department and oversaw design and implementation of fiber-to-the-home projects.
• Coordinated site visits, called in project locates, collected project details, and documented materials needed.
• Supervised group of three engineers, responsible for completion of redline sheets and as-built staking sheets.
• Managed customer inquiries regarding available services and created trouble tickets to resolve issues and outages.

Vernon, Texas

• Operated heavy equipment in the construction and repair of outside plant cable facilities.
• Specialized in horizontal directional drilling and operated backhoes, dozers, handplows, trackhoes, telehandlers, and forklifts.
• Reviewed complex schematic drawings and collaborated with team members in executing verbal/written work orders.
• Responded to customer inquiries, working to understand and achieve desired end goal.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

Certificate Of Residential Construction, Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector