-Vendor onboarding and management- Evaluation, RFP, contract execution, project funding and vendor provisioning for network infrastructure and physical security in both greenfield and brownfield deployments.-Capture stakeholder needs and expectations, gaining and maintaining stakeholder support-Develop and foster relationships with stakeholders, including sponsors to improve communication and enhance their support for the program -Manage multi-million dollar regional annual vendor labor program-Analyze variances and trends in costs, quality, and risks by comparing actuals and forecast with planned values in order to identify corrective actions or opportunities for improvement-Work with partners to address any gaps in scope details and requirements to validate assumptions (BOM reviews, Audits, etc) -Secure product concept approval to cut-in (includes requirements and interfaces)-Support complete technical constructability review and risk assessment of early product design / prototype cut-in. -Primary liaison across multiple manufacturers providing network connectivity equipment. -In close collaboration with site operational Program Managers, manage regional network-infrastructure programs, budgets, productivity, quality, cost, and schedule-Establish processes and procedures for maintaining proactive program management oversight and decision making support for applicable policies and practices throughout the project lifecycle -Identify and apply lessons learned in order to support and influence existing and future program or organizational improvement -Monitor key human resources for programs and project roles, including subcontractors, and identify opportunities to improve team motivation and negotiate contracts to meet and/or exceed benefit realization objectives. -Acting manager providing necessary training and system onboarding to new OR/PM resources

-Fiber team lead responsible for meeting team’s quarterly objectives -Fiber portfolio manager managing dozens of projects simultaneously-OSP/ISP infrastructure subject matter expert-Maintained one of the largest private OSP networks-Managed a private utility locator responsible for all mark outs-Program manager responsible for complete OSP design build process including building deployments, backbones and life cycle management-Designing ISP conduit and fiber cabling-Quality control for completed design packages for both conduit and fiber-Vendor manager responsible from RFP through construction close out -Responsible for completing all close out activities to include as-built review and acceptance, construction quality control, final checklist and invoicing-Experience hiring OSP vendors, civil engineers and environmental consultants-Experience executing projects in superfund environmental sites-Experience working with general contractors, electrical contractors and OSP contractors-Responsible for coordination with city public works departments, water districts and department of fish and wildlife-Fluent in the permitting process to include license agreements and easements

•Project Manager responsible for large scale fiber optic build for wireless small cell project througout California•Customer single point of contact•Coordinates project details with sales, construction managers, permit technicians, fiber splicers, enterprise business services and accounting•Coordinates and acquires specific project elements with external customers and permitting agencies•Responsible for reporting financial variances for the duration of the project•Coordinates project resources to keep critical activities on track and develop recovery plans to offset delays•Responsible for project closeout including customer closeout packages, coordinating with accounting and working with construction managers verifying all as-builts and necessary documentation are recorded in the company asset system

• Outside Plant Engineering Manager and Technical Project Manager.• Project Manager for AT&T service order driven metro ethernet fiber optic services• Project Manager for AT&T FTTH projects in California and Illinois• Supervisor for (25) engineers

• Loop Transport Planner responsible for research, planning, costing and design for loop fiber optic demand• Loop Electronics Engineer in charge of engineering, ordering and inventory of fiber optic-based electronics for high-speed service order demand• Fiber Design Engineer designing fiber optic-based services upgrading hundreds of cell sites for major wireless carriers in southern California • Design Engineer-Hicap conditioning the copper and fiber network for T1 service

• Conducted comprehensive research, planning and design for loop transport fiber demand in areas of responsibility • Planned, costed and designed fiber-based SONET electronics and high-speed network and internet services including DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192, MAN services, dual entrance, alternate wire center diversity, dedicated SONET rings and central office provisioning• Project Manager for dozens of multi-site projects, e.g., wireless carriers, water authorities, school districts, healthcare systems and Naval and Marine Corps military bases• Mastery of Nortel, Alcatel and Fujitsu loop-deployed transport equipment• Designed customer premise builds including conduit structure/cabling, and minimum point of entry requirements• Maintained inventory of dozens of outside plant loop fiber backbone rings• USPTO PATENT NO.:7,233,658 B2 Flexible Ring-Tone ServiceSubmitted design to the USPTO and was awarded a patent in July 2007• Installation & Repair and Pole Climbing School(Strike Duty), San Diego, CA • SAFT Battery Training, San Diego, CA

• Project Managed all DS3 and higher service orders for San Diego and Imperial Counties• Coordinated with Outside Plant Construction, Installation, Inventory and Testing • Supervised nine Loop Electronics Engineers when Area Manager was out of the office • Acted as local subject matter expert on DS3 provisioning and electronics system design • Involved in research and rollout of Galaxy, a service order tracking database for Pacific and Nevada Bell • Met all DS3 and higher service order dates • Escalation Manager for all DS3 and higher service orders• Statewide Customer Desired Due Date Project- Statewide process improvement team member charged with shortening DS3 customer due dates, saving the company $3 million• Statewide DS3 Process Improvement Team-Quality Assurance Team resulting in a cohesive statewide service order process • “Hidden Hero” Management Excellence Award, 2001

• Engineered, ordered, implemented and inventoried state of the art telecommunications electronics for growth and service order demand in the customer premise, e.g., Sheriff’s Department 911 Call Center , remote terminal, e.g. CEV, and central office environments• Coordinated with contract vendors for necessary field and central office work completion• Met all service order due dates in areas of responsibility• Working knowledge of Nortel, Alcatel, Fujitsu, UMC, FDF and DSX equipment• Nortel Optera Metro Training, Montreal, Quebec • AFC-Tellabs UMC 1000 Training, Petaluma, CA

• Coordinated, scheduled, researched and designed for T1, DSL, ISDN and 56kb services• Designed jobs to condition outside plant for construction to meet very short intervals• Worked with Planning, Engineering, Construction, Installation, Testing and Marketing • OSP Engineering Training, Pacific Bell, Riverside, CA