Todd Westfall Email & Phone Number

Carencro, Louisiana

Use Mapcom to design and estimate potential fiber builds. Secure required permits needed for a fiber build. Maintain fiber records and splicing notes in GIS software. Work with field personnel to update any existing fiber records that are incorrect in GIS.

Natchitoches, La

Enforced standards set by design department by reviewing and approving FTTH, carrier fiber, hybrid fiber/coax & cell tower CAD designs from three design contractors covering Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri & Texas.Used AutoCAD, Bentley Microstation, Lode Data, and construction field notes to design carrier fiber, hybrid fiber/coax, fiber optic node segmentation, and infrastructure modification design maps for both residential & commercial areas in all Louisiana & southern Arkansas service areas. Generated bill of materials and cost estimates for project cost approval.Supported design contractors by providing correct specifications for varying individual system designs and by contacting appropriate system personnel to get information necessary for design completion.Supported construction planners by providing rough designs to determine cost feasibility and researching project databases to find missing documentation for plant that is active in the field, but not shown on current maps.Gave a short speech to field personnel of the cloud based fiber documentation and management system OSPinsight; showing how it could calculate fiber break locations by entering footage determined by OTDR tester.Successfully moved design submission process from email to the online project management software Workfront, allowing more visibility and accountability. Provided educational support to construction planners and design contractors for the new system.Maintained project cost estimate database and approval system by entering materials and labor then submitting for cost approval. Provided construction with approved maps in digital and hard copy format.Facing a deadline for cost submission of only one day, I worked with a construction manager to provide an accurately estimated design to provide video & data service for Grambling State University.

Natchitoches, La

Helped initialize GPS/GIS system that is used to keep track of all utilities provided by the city of Natchitoches.Provided maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of network and computers.Scanned old and damaged drawings and maps to be redrawn and categorized digitally. Contacted area design firms with access to maps to locate missing pages. Completely restored sewer stub out maps.Provided plots of aerial photographs to be used for utility layout.Digitized logo on to grid drawing to be used to construct Christmas light set pieces.

Natchitoches, La

Created improvement, residential, and topographic surveys from field notes and instrument point files.Created construction site plans, plan and profile sheets, cut and fill reports for civil engineers.Created location data sheets for construction stakeouts.