Project Manager
Resume:
Erie, PA *****
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Paul Schonenberger
Career Summary I am an experienced Electrical Engineer and Project
Manager with excellent computer skills and mechanical
aptitude. I have exposure to a wide range of
technologies as well as having sales and management
experience.
Experience June 2013 - July 2014 B&R Resource Solutions, Remote
Office
Project Manager
Managed Cell Site OSP construction of over 300
locations in Eastern PA. Duties included Management of
construction contractors, Engineering Firms and Dark
Fiber providers. Assisted with contracts for Dark
Fiber. Managed Splicing and Maintenance window
operations. Tracked Permitting operations and managed
escalation where necessary. Performed Field
Engineering when required. Inspected finished work and
approved final invoice packages with as-built drawings.
Reported to higher Project management for corporate
reporting. Forecasted engineering, permitting,
construction, splicing and OTDR testing. Also created
a Customized Database for tracking all tasks,
centralized and web-enabled on a SharePoint platform.
Development was completed in an MS Access platform.
Created and maintained Sharepoint sites for individual
customers, including the database, libraries, project
e-mail boxes, work flows, and more. Maintained all
Tracking and reporting information for use by customer
project managers and executives.
Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 Focus Fiber Soluions Allentown,
PA
Project Manager
Managed telecommunications projects in an area cover
the western half of PA and Western NY State. Was
responsible to material purchase, subcontractor
services purchasing, profit on projects, timely
execution of projects. Projects included, but were not
limited to bringing additional fiber to cell sites,
installing upgraded equipment at cell sites. Aspects
of position included white-lining paths, one-call
notification, flagger force service requests, and more.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 GE Transportation (on Adecco
contract) Erie, PA
Project Leader
Lead multiple projects simultaneously for the Services
Engineering Productivity group. Projects were of a
technical nature to increase profit margin of Service
Contracts while ensuring proper process flow is
followed. Duties included project scoping, costing,
schedule management and others. Value of the projects
worked in the 1 yr contract term are scheduled to save
approximately $15mil over the life of the service
contracts. Utilized Access database to identify
potentials, and track usage reports for actualization
of savings. Tracked progress of projects. Presented
projects to stakeholders via prepared presentations
detailing the various aspects at different stages of
the projects.
Experience (Cont) Feb 2010 - Jan 2011 BMS Catastrophe Houston, TX
General Restoration Supervisor
Supervise crews of workers performing restoration
and/or demolition of facilities following a
catastrophic loss. Maintained paperwork for
accountability of man-hours, equipment use, supply
use, and tasks performed. Assure safety of crew and
overall workspace. Perform Q.C. checks when tasks are
completed.
Nov 2001-Dec 2008 NBD International Ravenna, OH
Project Engineer
Inspection and assessment of equipment located in a
large (Tier 1) manufacturing plant, Hospitals, Hotels,
Machine Shops, and other commercial sites subsequent
to a major loss
Assessment of pre-loss condition
Provided technical requirements to restore equipment
to pre-loss condition.
Assisted and supervised restoration of equipment and
systems.
Equipment included (but not limited to): I.T Racks and
equipment, PBX Systems and Telephony distribution
systems, SMT and Thru-hole assembly machines and
associated equipment, CNC Machine Tools and equipment,
final assembly stations with tools and test equipment,
General Office equipment, Medical Equipment, Injection
molding presses
Dec 1999-Jul 2001 RCN Corp New York, NY
Project Engineer
Design of Telephone, Video and Data distribution
systems to be installed in new residential buildings
and Commercial Properties
Design of Sonet rings for commercial applications
requiring high bandwidth or high reliability, including
configuration of C.O. and Remote equipment.
Engineering support and Cost analysis and ROI estimates
Interfaced with Owners, Electrical Contractors, General
Contractors, RCN Sub-Contractors, and other provider
companies throughout design and construction of RCN
Distribution systems
Interfaced with Network Design Group, OSP, Sales,
Activations, and other RCN Departments to facilitate
design and construction .
Dec 1998-Dec 1999 VXI-bus Associates. Boonton, NJ
Electrical Engineer
Project management and coordination with Mechanical
Engineering
Design of Modular Power Supply standard
Writing of large portions of IEEE Standard proposal for
SATS (Structured Architecture for Test Standards)
Managed other Electrical Engineers and contractors
Printed Circuit Board design
Experience June 1997-Dec 1998 Lambda Electronics, Inc. Melleville, NY
(Cont)
Associate Design Engineer
Design and testing of Switching mode power supplies
including Including Acceptance testing, design
verification testing, troubleshooting, repair, and
recommendation and implementation of design changes
Design of test fixtures, and special test equipment
Compliance testing
Oct 1990-June 1997 Radio Shack Various, NJ
Sales Representative/Store Manager
Retail Electronics Sales and Management, Customer service
In Store Marketing and implementation of corporate
marketing
Customer support and product suggestions and assistance
Inventory management
Manage profit margins
Sep 1992-Jun 1997 Stevens Institute of Tech. Hoboken, NJ
Teaching Assistant, lab Assistant, Lab Technician
Assisted Professors, held recitation classes, maintained
grades
Assisted Students with design projects
Trouble-shooting and repair of Lab equipment
Jun 1986-Oct 1990 U.S. Navy Mayport, FL
Fire Control Technician
Maintenance and operation of Gun and Missile systems
Troubleshooting and repair of Gun and Missile systems
Systems included: Search and fire-control radar systems,
Analog fire-control computer systems, Digital computer and
control systems, Electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic
systems
Education Sep 1992-Jun 1997 Stevens Institute of Tech Hoboken, NJ
B.E., Electrical Engineering
Concentration in RF, Communications, fiber optics
President of IEEE Student Chapter, Officer of Beta Theta
Pi Fraternal Society
Interests Electrical Engineering, Design Engineering, computer
hardware, telecommunications, management, project
management, consulting
Additional
Skills Skilled with most Microsoft Products including all Office
programs and MS Project and MS Access. Familiar with Lotus
Notes. Skilled in OrCAD Schematic capture and Layout,
Power Logic, MathCAD. Experienced with Windows NT, 98, 7,
8, as well as Autocad R14, 2000 and 2004. Have done some
Web design, used Macromedia Dreamweaver. Have implemented,
maintained and operated small enterprise Server
environment using Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Also
have some experience using and maintaining Unix systems.
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