Robert J. Knopf, Jr., P.E.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Engineering Certifications in Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and West Virginia.

Experience in various computer applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office Suite, CityView. Autocad, SWMM, HEC RAS, Visual Basic, Oracle, Python, Open CV, Linux OS, Sequel Server, ArcInfo, Map Objects, SDE, and ArcIMS.

Excellent mix of practical business experience with technical knowledge.

Worked in public office or as a consultant for the government for 14 years.

Extremely knowledgeable within the Telecom industry in Site Acquisition, Environmental, Regulatory, and Site Creation. Continually exceeded goals in receiving over 500 permits in over 60 different jurisdictions in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Comptia CySA Plus certification and Network Plus Certification.

Productive manager who can accurately assess the skills of his team and knows how to motivate them to their full potential

Proven ability to make the tough decisions necessary to improve/enhance productivity, efficiency, and promote a quality service. This has been proven through success in running my own companies and being profitable.

Solid presentation and communication capabilities coupled with hands on experience guiding teams of technicians and professionals to achieve the group goals.

Experience in talking to community groups and city councils, along with wide range of technical to labor-oriented personnel.

Broad based technical abilities – knowledgeable of numerous hardware and software applications.

Know how to resolve problems with clientele so that they feel pacified and satisfied, along with being highly experienced in change management procedures.

Managed multiple $1 million dollar plus projects throughout my career, with the largest being $24 million (not including property acquisitions)

Extensive design, study, and construction management experience

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management Cleveland, OH

Masters of Science in Management Information Systems, May 2001

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering, May 1992

St. Ignatius High School Cleveland, OH

Graduated 1987

EXPERIENCE

Watchdog Securities Owner

March 2020 - Present

Performed risk assessment / vulnerability analysis for private clients to determine security risk of their current network

Created Lessons Learned document for each client, citing vulnerabilities based on CVSS scoring and potential mitigation efforts to reduce risk to acceptable levels

Create neural network via tensorflow and/or from scratch for data analysis and predictive modeling as required. Typically utilized ReLU and Softmax activations with two or more hidden layers. Utilized Numpy, Panda, Beautiful Soup, and Matplotlib as needed.

Essentia, Inc. Site Acquisition Manager

May 2019 – March 2020

Managed and coordinated the Site Acquisition team, A&E team, the deployment team, and contractor to ensure project was finished without large delays.

Meet with jurisdictions, accompanied by client staff,and make personal contacts with people in key positions

Performed all steps of site acquisition process: site walk and location decision, permitting, environmental, regulatory, and others as required for construction. Inputted all information into client software.

Understand permitting process and obtain any permits required for construction

Review drawings for correctness and deal with A&E vendor concerning revisions required

Review all permitting paperwork for correctness

Engineer of record for all underground Fiber work designed for company

Mobilitie, LLC Permitting Manager

May 2016 – May 2019

Managed and coordinated the Site Acquisition team, A&E team, the deployment team, environmental team, regulatory team, and contractor to ensure project was finished without large delays for each of the 500 sites I permitted.

Met with jurisdictions and made personal contacts with people in key positions, mainly Mayors, Law directors, city engineer, building officials, and Planning Directors.

Understood complete permitting process and obtained any permits required for construction

Performed all steps of site acquisition process: site walk and location decision, permitting, environmental, regulatory, and others as required for construction. Inputted all information into client software.

Met with JX staff, contractors and others to resolve issues with permitting or construction

Reviewed drawings for correctness and deal with A&E vendor concerning revisions required

Perform site walks with JX Staff and power company staff to verify viable locations

Reported weekly updates on progress

Attend jurisdictional meetings (Planning, Zoning, Council, etc) as required for the permitting process

Exceeded quota every month with 500 permits in 60 jurisdictions in a 3 year period with no outside assistance except for outside counsel when mandated for a territory that included all of Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio.

JGD ASSOCIATES, INC. Engineering Manager

February 2015 – May 2016

Supervised 2 Engineers and 6 draftsmen.

Managed all aspects of construction drawing creation for our clients, including managing five drafters.

Updated owner and clients on project status for BJ’s and Sheetz

Created proposals for new clients

Coordinated projects from layout to bid

Performed due diligence on projects and understood what permits were needed on local, state, and federal level:

CITY OF AVON, OH City Engineer

January 2010 – January 2015

Reported to the Mayor and City Council concerning all engineering and construction activities in the city

Prepared all construction documents for bidding, performed the bidding process, reviewed the bids, and recommended the lowest and best bidder to the Mayor and City Council. Oversaw all aspects of construction for all capital projects including assurance that design was followed, approved all pay requests, managed change orders and project close-out.

Oversaw all public relations concerning capital projects.

Created short and long term capital projects list, which was approved by City Council annually.

Coordinate with Street Department on potential infrastructure issues and assist the Street Department Superintendent in prioritizing of internal projects. Acted as assistant Service Director and was acting Service Director during time away and retirement.

Reviewed state and federal compliance for all contracts and ensured environmental compliance for entire city

Performed data modeling and data analytics

Created and began implementation of a Stormwater Utility

CITY OF GREENVILLE Engineer II - Capital Projects

May 2008 – December 2009

Oversaw the preparation of drawings (either internally or via consultants), created bid documents, performed bidding process, oversaw all aspects of construction for all capital projects.

Prepared engineering designs, reports, and estimates for a variety of related projects;

Supervised updating of City mapping program, and related map development and maintenance;

Supervised Engineering Division personnel as deemed appropriate by City Engineer.

BALDWIN AND ASSOCIATES Senior Engineer

November 2006 – May 2008

Managed team of 4 Engineers in training and 10 drafters.

Met with clients to create scope of work details

Project manager on various site design projects that included residential subdivisions, elementary and high schools, and commercial developments.

Prepared engineering designs, reports, and estimates for a variety of related projects;

Talked in front of various city councils and other public forums concerning projects

KATANA ENGINEERING (Sole Proprietorship) Owner

November 2001 – November 2006

Performed business consulting for wireless communications company in which I evaluated and re-engineered their present daily procedures and operations to make them more efficient and profitable.

Performed flood analysis and flood prevention design for numerous private clients that were in violation of their NPDES permits. I design solutions for them that eliminated the violations.

Prepared engineering designs, reports, and estimates for a variety of related projects;

Talked at various public forums and city council meetings

BROWN & CALDWELL IT Manager

August 1997 – November 2001

Project Manager on first large-scale IT project for a major private client. Team consisted of 3 technical managers and 75 staff. Project was finished on time and under budget. The project budget was in excess of $3 million dollars.

Managed the development, implementation, and change management of an Information Management System for a large client.

Managed application development that used Visual Basic, Map Objects, ArcInfo, Oracle, SDE, ArcIMS, along with a custom MPG viewer application in Windows 2000, NT, 98, and 95 environments.

Talked at various public forums and city council meetings

WESTERN RESERVE ENGINEERING & SURVEYING Project Manager

May 1995 – July 1997

Managed numerous construction projects averaging $5 million – handled all contractor negotiations on change orders. Managed teams consisting of approximately 35-50 people per project.

Handled all residential complaints for the City of Maple Heights and Garfield Heights while acting as assistant City Engineer for those cities.

Formed the company’s first IT group to coordinate IT services within the company’s main engineering services department resulting in a 20% increase in project revenue and a 50% increase in customer satisfaction.

Project Engineer on a city-wide flood study for the city of Berea. Five major sewer improvements for the city of Berea that reduced basement flooding to zero complaints up to a 20 year storm were designed as a result of the project.

Talked at various public forums and city council meetings

HAVENS & EMERSON/MONTGOMERY WATSON Project Engineer

May 1990 – May 1995

Began the modeling department with Havens and Emerson that generated $150 thousand in revenue its first year.

Engineer for the City of Lakewood, Ohio, combined sewer overflow control operational and maintenance plan. Major responsibilities included data collection; field measurements; development, verification, and analysis of computer models (SWMM); sensitivity runs; and writing the report.

Engineer for two storm water projects in Northeast Ohio: Cuyahoga Falls and Bay Village. The studies included data collection, field measurements; development of computer models (TR-20 and SWMM), sensitivity runs, and writing report.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

In charge of the United Way program for the Engineering department for the City of Greenville. Initiated, oversaw, and coordinated a “motorcycle run” to benefit United Way for two years. Created a raffle for one free year of curb-side garbage pickup with the proceeds benefitting the United Way of Pitt County.

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