Tate R. Smith
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Objective
Looking to obtain a challenging position offering career growth opportunities with an ambitious company that exhibits the philosophy of customer support and complete satisfaction.
Education
PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY – A.A.S., T.C., C.P. DECEMBER 2009-2010 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - MORRILTON
Major: Petroleum Technology
oAlso received an internship with Desoto Drilling during the summer of 2010.
GENERAL STUDIES 2006 – 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Completed all general studies courses at the University of Central Arkansas before transferring to UofA-Morrilton to gain the knowledge necessary to pursue a career in the natural gas industry.
Skills & Abilities
MANAGEMENT
5+ years’ experience Program/Project Management
oExperience ranges from managing projects pertaining to Inside Plant Engineering to Outside Plant Engineering.
COMMUNICATION
5+ years’ experience with Client/Customer relations.
oProgram/Project Manager on capital programs with Centurylink, Windstream, Adtran, and AT&T.
LEADERSHIP
3+ years’ leadership experience
oAside from my responsibilities as they relate to my position, I strive to help guide new employees by creating training tools based off my personal experience with clients and customers.
oAlways creating ways to work smarter by utilizing Microsoft tools to increase quality and complete jobs prior to their deadlines.
Experience
OUTSIDE PLANT ENGINEER TRITECHNE C&I (CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION) AUG 2017 – PRESENT
Responsibilities included:
oHand drafting engineering prints for Metro-Ethernet/Fiber to the business solutions as well as FT3 (Fiber to the tower) solutions including buried, aerial, and underground fiber design.
oApplication of units to engineering prints for pricing.
oCommunication with Arkansas Highway ROW and Permitting offices.
oQuality Assurance for AutoCAD team to ensure proficiency of field to desk accuracy.
PROGRAM MANAGER TRITECHNE, INC JAN 2016 – AUG 2017
Responsibilities included:
oTracking/Providing status updates for job progression on projects for Centurylink within the BEI (Bandwidth Exhaust Initiative) Program for Inside Plant work orders.
oTracking/Providing status updates for job progression on projects for CenturyLink within the Service Delivery Program for Inside Plant and Outside Plant work orders.
oEngineering cost effective solutions to provide Ethernet service utilizing multiple equipment manufacturers such as Adran, Calix, Tellabs, RAD, Ciena, and Fujitsu.
oQuality Assurance for work orders designed by Project Engineers.
oPersonally responsible for assuring Project Engineers have information and resources to perform their job.
oData Entry in Fireworks/Bidmaster (Centurylink billing systems) for material and labor.
oClient/Customer interface.
ISP DESIGN ENGINEER TRITECHNE, INC FEB 2015 – DEC 2015
Responsibilities included:
oTracking/Providing status updates for job progression on projects for Windstream within the CAF (Connect America Fund) Program for Inside Plant work orders.
oEngineering cost effective solutions to provide Ethernet service utilizing multiple equipment manufacturers such as Adran, Calix, Tellabs, RAD, Ciena, and Fujitsu.
oData Entry in Jobtrac/Winbuy (Windstream billing systems) for material and labor.
PROJECT MANAGER OSMOSE COMMUNICATIONS OCT 2014 – FEB 2015
Responsibilities included:
oTracking/Providing status updates for job progression on all projects within the National Pole Program. This project was initiated by AT&T to replace telephone poles across the entire United States.
oField visits/surveys on poles believed to be rotten or needing to be replaced.
oRoute planning for pole surveyors.
oRe-design poles needing to be replaced in Ocalc (Osmose Pole Design Program).
OSP DESIGN ENG ASSISTANT/PROJ MANAGER OSMOSE COMMUNICATIONS JUL 2011 – OCT 2014
Responsibilities included:
oTracking/Providing status updates for job progression on all projects within the CAF (Connect America Fund) Program for Outside Plant work orders.
oQuality Assurance for rake sheets/engineering prints for errors with RUS units.
oData Entry in Fireworks/Bidmaster (Centurylink billing systems) for material and labor.