Telecom Engineer - RETIRED

RECRUITMENT DEPT:

As you will see below, I have been in the Telecom Industry all my life. It forced me to travel constantly.

(looking at Certificate Training). I am open minded to all opportunities which will not require relocation.

I am confident that I can meet your Job Requirements.

I have prepared myself for the eminent drop in salary since I’m starting fresh in a new industry.

Please, let’s sit down to coffee and discuss opportunities within your Company’s framework.

LAWRENCE L. WOODS RETIRED

Project Coordination / OSP Project Planning & Design Engineer

Forward-thinking, results oriented professional, continually propelling the growth and productivity of leading organizations within the Telecommunications Industry through the skillful synthesis of full lifecycle project management and hands on technical design experience. Successfully completes projects, adhering to strict specifications and satisfying the needs of diverse internal and external stakeholders. Customizes viable solutions in collaboration with executive leaders, vendors, and end-users resulting in quantifiable, real-world results. Expert level understanding in emerging technologies including Digital Loop Carrier, Broadband Deployment Architectures, Gigabit Ethernet, Layer 1 Infrastructure/all environments, Project Administration and Safety Regulations.

Natural leader with extensive technical background coupled with an innovative resourcefulness used to execute complex initiatives, skillfully toggling between technical details and project overview to achieve objectives within budget and time constraints. Conflict identification and resolution insuring project goals and objectives.

Powerful communicator and presenter adapting to multi-level audiences and able to translate project expectations across various disciplines. Keen analytical skills buoyed by an innate curiosity and responsibility to the Telecom Industry, specializing in wide ranged research of emerging technologies; digestion and application of Architectures & Configurations.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Gigabit Ethernet

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

Time Division Multiplexing (TDM): Add/ Drop Access & Transport Configurations

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Wave Division Multiplexing: CWDM, DWDM

Ring Topologies: UPSR, BLSR, Star, Token, Mesh, Collapsed

FTTx: FTTB, FTTH, FTTT, FTTN & GPON Broadband Deployments

RUS - Rural Utility Services

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SELECT QUALIFICATIONS: RETIRED

Project Coordinator Network Infrastructure Plan, Design, Build Team Leadership

Training & Development Liaison to Municipalities, Agencies, Vendors & Invested Entities

Performance and Quality Assurance & Control ROW, Permit, Easement Acquisition

Safety Administration OSPE

Broadband Network Architectures- Plan, Design, Build

GigE Network Architectures - Plan, Design, Build

GPON Network Architectures- Plan, Design, Build

SPECIFIC CAPABILITIES:

Cost Analysis & Bid Preparations – Market Development

Quality Assurance & Control – Administration of Quality Requirements as per Project Goals and Objectives

Safety Assurance & Control - Administration of Safety Requirements as per Project Goals and Objectives

Right of Way / Easement Procurement: Research, Negotiations, Acquisition, Documentation

Construction Permitting: City, County, State, Coordination with Team and governing entities to insure Approved Permits, with no Construction Delay.

Construction Inspection: Verification & Documentation of As-Built Specs

Facility Verification: Central Office, Remote Terminal, Manholes, Co-Location, Outside Plant

OSP Engineer Plan / Design: Long & Short Haul Transport Fiber Deployment; Fiber & Copper / DLC Deployment; Access Feeder Route Analysis, Copper Feeder & Distribution Cable Deployment, Fiber Ring Deployment, SAC Rehab / Distribution Area Planning & Design, Facility Verification, Extension, Replacement, Conflict, Review / Plant Relocation (UG, Buried, Aerial), Metro Ethernet & Assoc. BICS

Loop Electronics Design Engineering (LED): Placement & Provisioning, DLC Central Office / Remote Equipment

Transport & Access Network Analysis: Plan, Design, Build

Infrastructure Plan, Design, Build – Aerial, Buried & Underground; Copper & Fiber Optic Cable Deployment

Broadband Architectures and Configurations - Plan, Design, Build

FTTx: FTTP, FTTH, FTTT, FTTB, FTTN & GPON Broadband Deployments - Plan, Design, Build

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RETIRED

Career Longevity : 35+ years

Project OSP Plan & Design Engineer- Project Management & Coordination 1978-2015 USA

Plan / Design / Build OSP Deployment Projects; Access & Transport; Fiber & Copper; Buried, Aerial, Underground.

Southern Bell, South Central Bell, Pacific Tel, Southwestern Bell, General Telephone, USWest/ Qwest, Verizon, AT&T, Windstream, CenturyLink,

OSPE – Project Coordination / Construction Management CENTURYLINK

FTTN Project: Fiber backbone and laterals to facilitate placement of 53 Adtran Nodes/ Retro SAI’s/ CutOver Exist Service.

OSP Planner – FTTx: Fiber to the Tower QWEST / CENTURYLINK

Planning Package Preparation: Cost Analysis, Fiber Loss Budgets, BOM, Coordination between Initial Field Survey Teams & Design Engineering Teams.

OSP RUS Resident Engineer – FTTN: Fiber to the Node / FTTT: Fiber to the Tower WINDSTREAM

Fiber Optic Cable, DLC deployment. Detailed Construction Drawings, Permits, Power Coordination. Xbox &Copper Cable Placement for establishment of CSA’s (Carrier Service Areas). Provided detailed ISP & OSP Fiber Optic Cable / Equipment placement drawings and details for reinforcement to Cell Towers.

Project OSP Engineer – Fiber to the Cell Site (FTTCS) AT&T

Detailed OSP Design of FTTCS & Metro-Ethernet Projects e/w related BICS.

Project Manager – Mini-Master Contract - Business as Usual (BAU) AT&T

Office Procurement, Staffing, Employee Training in Field Techniques & Computer Programs assoc. with any and all Business as usual (BAU) Engineering Support to AT&T Engineering Staff. Coordination with AT&T Engineering Staff, Regional Project Managers & Contractor Management to insure Goals & Objectives of Mini-Master Contract.

Project OSP Engineer, FTTN Broadband Deployment, AT&T

Engineered the placement of Fiber Backbones and Laterals, SAI retrofits, and VRAD components within the strict FCC mandates of the governing LEC. Complied with applicable permit regulations, capably fulfilling capacity management procedures encompassing OSPCM, LFACS, PMTOOL, and BSTCAD.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RETIRED

(Cont’d.)

Project OSP Engineer/ Disaster Assessment & Restoration, ( Hugo, Andrew & Katrina ) AT&T

Seamlessly served on numerous restoration-focused groups tasked with such functions as evaluation of Network Destruction; Solutions Determination & Implementation; UG/ Buried/ Aerial Transport & Access Network Restoration; Fiber and Copper plant extensions/replacements, new construction. Metro Ethernet (GigE) facilitating Healthcare & E-Government Agencies.

Project OSP Planning & Design Engineer- GPON Broadband Deployment (FTTP/FTTH) VERIZON

Development of Fiber overlay network for Fiber-to-the-Premise Broadband Deployment. Outlined the field and design requirements necessary to architect the placement of Feeder Backbone and Fiber Distribution Hubs. Mapped the logistics to separate Wire Center feeder routes into Fiber Distribution Areas and detailed design of subsequent fiber placement to residential and enterprise End Users.

OSP Project Coordinator - VDSL Broadband Deployment (FTTN) – Construction Mgmt. QWEST

Designed backbone & lateral Fiber Cable placement to Network Nodes. Detailed Cabinet Placements & Xbox Retrofits. Performed daily tasking in direct support of Project Manager. Coordinated and administered Project Directives between primary client and outsourced Engineering & Construction Contract Entities. Consistently monitored Quality and Safety Adherence. Liaison directly with City, County & State officials to secure necessary permitting for the construction of Client designated Goals and Objectives.

OSP Tactical Planner QWEST

Responsible for coordination with Executive leadership, Marketing leadership, Vendors, and End-Users resulting in quantifiable Tactical Planning and Capacity Provisioning. Customizing viable solutions in collaboration with AMC’s, Team members and all concerned entities to insure that the network is pre-provisioned to meet all customer requests for service and reduce cycle time for Tactical Planning/Collocation and Production . Real world results: Forecasting of types and quantities of Service requests per geographic area, analysis of existing Network Capacities, Costs Analysis per Solution Set and Deployment of required Network Upgrades. Utilization of Emerging Technologies in coordination with legacy architectures maximizing embedded investments.

QRE- Quick Response Engineer - HICAPS QWEST

Assessed available access network; administering required reconfiguration, reconditioning and capacity upgrades to deliver Special Services on a “due yesterday” basis. Common service requests included: ISDN, HDSL1, HDSL2, DS1, DS3, T1, OC3, etc.

Project Management - NDTT/ New Development Tracking Tool QWEST

Coordinated with Land Developers, QWEST Engineering & Construction Managers, Superintendents, etc. to accurately assess breadth of current and future Projects, phasing & actual Network Capacity Upgrades required to meet desired service dates. Conflict assessment and resolution were daily requirements. Co-created, as Team effort, an updated computer tracking mechanism enabling Team Objective of tracking all Service Requests generated by Residential and Commercial Developments throughout the state of Arizona.

References available upon request.

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