JAMES M. EASTMAN

571-***-**** **** Flatlick Branch Drive

ad3wv4@r.postjobfree.com

ad3wv4@r.postjobfree.com Chantilly, VA 20151

TECHNICAL MANAGER SKILLED IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DATA ANALYTICS

Technical manager and engineer. Expert in planning, designing and facility maintenance. Excellent technical, analytical and communications skills, managing over 50 team members and supervisors. Over 19 years of experience leading the deployment of engineering solutions in various technical applications.

Skills

Engineering Design and Implementation in Electrical and mechanical applications

Municipal, State and Federal (FCC) Regulations and Compliance

Material Resource Planning

Managing multiple projects, teams, and contractors

Using Data analytics for preventive and predictive maintenance

Highlights

Projects

Experienced at managing cross-functional teams, ensuring project compliance, and delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget. Led the successful execution of multiple transmission and distribution projects, ranging from Network extensions to network repair and rehabilitation.

Led the design and engineering over 500 fiber network architectures interconnecting enterprise customer sites. These architectures covered various parts of the US and Virginia particularly. Customers include Data Centers, IBM, Boeing, Target, Capital One, Citibank, Giant Food Stores etc. and several Federal sites. Managed the strategic planning, implementation, network buildout and deployment of Network Infrastructures.

Led the development and internal project management strategies to improve business controls, productivity, scheduling, delivery timing, cost, and quality.

Acted as liaison between Engineering/Technical Services and the Executive Management team for the development to implementation of Technical Programs.

Led the identification, evaluation and development of project management methods and procedures that are effective and meet company practices.

Led the system integration between Engineering and purchasing for product ordering, monitored shipping, and receiving, materials allocation, and on-site inventories.

Created project accounting and tracking system utilizing project management discipline yielding program execution within planned budget.

Work Experience Verizon, Various Roles

Manager Network Planning and Engineering (2011 – 2022)

Managed a team of 25 direct reports and 4 contractors responsible for designing fiber optic, SONET, Ethernet solutions for over 2000 distributed enterprise systems. Supported Network expansion and transition including budgets of more than 50 million dollars. Provided performance evaluations annually for associates; working with each member to develop Individual Development Plans (IDP) aimed at supporting their career growth.

Lead the planning and engineering enhancement of Verizon’s Outside Plant Infrastructure and Central Office consolidation in Northern Virginia; formalized the distributive planning process; developed projects in accordance with corporate governance; created a consolidation program with documented savings of over $20 million dollars in the first two years.

Led the planning of 1000+ sites for RAN optimization (Fiber to the Cell) projects for the major wireless carriers Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile; established programs to decrease Service Level Agreement delivery times by 20%, improving network quality and performance.

Established effective processes and operational controls aimed at improving Field operations performance levels and increasing revenue growth. Cultivated team dynamics and built a stronger service delivery that consistently reflected improved and higher results in annual metrics.

Outside Plant Planning and Engineering (2005 – 2011)

Designed and coordinated multi-dwelling and multi-tenant fiber optic (PON) telecommunications projects. Produced precise working drawings and plans for the implementation of fiber installation. Plans included cost, labor, bidding, placement/arrangement of conduit, buried cable, manholes, closures, CEV and electronic telecommunications equipment and devices.

Planned and designed telecommunications infrastructures and systems; researched and developed strategies for plant extensions, replacements and rearrangements to accommodate growth; coordinated and supported internal and external workgroups, engineering managers, planning engineers and construction personnel. Consulted with local municipalities, state and federal agencies and other utilities and private parties.

Liberia Electricity Corporation

Engineer-in-Training T&D Department (1986 – 1990)

Developed and managed workload and schedules for maintenance and repair teams, ensuring optimal operational efficiency. Coordinated load balancing and switching activities to enhance overall performance. Played a key role in planning and executing transmission and distribution projects, acquiring valuable hands-on experience in project management. Collaborated closely with the project team to formulate project schedules, diligently monitored progress, and provided regular updates to senior management. Coordinated Substation activities.

EDUCATION & TECHNICAL SKILLS

Stevens Institute of Technology, May 2013

Graduate Certificate Management of Broadband and Converged Networks

Stevens Institute of Technology, June 2011

Graduate Certificate Management of Wireless Networks

Johns Hopkins University, August 2009

MS Information and Telecommunications Systems

Villanova University, October 2006

Master Certificate in Applied Project Management

University of Phoenix, October 2005

MBA Technology Management

University of Liberia, February 1990

Mathematics

SONET GPON ATM MPLS LTE UMTS CDMA TCP/IP LANS WANS

NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS

Certified in Management of Wireless Network, Fiber Optic Network Design and Engineering, Information and Telecommunication Systems, Cisco Networking and Computer Technologies, Project Management and Six Sigma Green Belt.

Technologies; Wireless Gateways Networking, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, UDP, xDSL, ADSL, SHDSL, ISDN, Ethernet, Directory Service, SSH, DNS, FTP, HTTP, TML, XML, Email, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, RS-232, NAT, VPN, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, H.248, H.323, SIP.

Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, DNS, STP, RSTP, IPSec, LWAPP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF

Wireless Technologies and Modulation Techniques: GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, CDMA, LTE, FHSS, DSSS, OFDM, 5G, MIMO, Antennas (Omnidirectional/Dipole)

Experienced in the Africa continent, culture and negotiations techniques.

Fluent in English, French, Amharic and some Spanish

References Gladly Provided Upon Request

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