Joel adu5sx@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced Telecommunications Industry Project Leader with OSP_FTTH expansion experience establishing and performing management and oversight of all aspects that include: Engineer, Design, Procure, Permit, Construct, QA/QC Inspection, Fiber Splicing, Test and Acceptance, Close-out and hand-off to Client. Communicating and Working with all stakeholders including Senior Management, State and Local Municipalities, Internal and External Partners, Contractors, Craft Workers, and Clients.

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SOFTWARE

BUILT A TEAM OF 15 OSP POFESSIONALS FROM SCRATCH TO OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF FTTH MARKET EXPANSION IN OKLAHOMA SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERING LIT FIBER TO OVER 25,000 SERVICEABLE LOCATIONS ACROSS 15 MARKETS, TOTALING 2M FEET OF UNDERGROUND AND 500K AERIAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ANOTHER 60,000 LOCATIONS DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED FOR 2023.

5G BUILD-OUTSIDE DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM/SMALL CELL-CONSTRUCTION HOUSTON AREA, KATY CINCO RANCH, COLLEGE STATION, SPRING TEXAS

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER- AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN AND BUILD OVER 500 MILES UNDER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION POWER FACILITIES WITH ACCESS TO OVER 20 SUB-STATIONS,6 TOWER SITES, 10 SERVICE CENTERS, 1 POWER PLANT, 6 WIND AND SOLAR INTERCONNECT FACILITIES

HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE OF MONTANA (HIEM)-AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND FIBER OPTIC CONSTRUCTION OF 230 MILES WITH ACCESS TO 5 HOSPITALS, 6 CLINICS, 4 POWER SUB-STATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, 3 COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 4 MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

RURAL NEBRASKA HEALTHCARE NETWORK (RNHN)-AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND FIBER OPTIC CABLE OVER 500 MILES ACCESSING 10 HOSPITALS, 12 HEALTH CLINICS

VERIZON FTTH NORTHERN VIRGINIA-INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO OVER 20,000 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND MDU LOCATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE

TEAM BUILDER, MANAGER,ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PARTNER COLLABORATOR, MUNICIPALITY MANAGER, PROBLEM SOLVING PATHWAY CREATOR, LEADING MARKET EXPANSION EFFORTS DELIVERING REVENUE READY BROADBAND FTTH FACILITIES

ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONSISTENT AND CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH MUNICIPALITY MANAGERS AND STAKEHOLDERS PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING, PERMITTING,CONSTRUCTION STATUS, PROGRESS, DAMAGES AND SERVICE UPDATES

OUTSIDE AND INSIDE PLANT END-TO-END PROJECT DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, CLOSE-OUT CONSULTING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF AERIAL JOINT USE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENTS AND UNDERGROUND ROW PERMITTING TO CONSTRUCT FIBER OPTIC FACILITIES

NETWORK ENGINEERING, IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE INTERFACE AND HANDOFF

DEVELOP PROJECT PLANS, REPORTS AND SCHEDULES WITH INPUT FROM BUDGETARY TEAMS, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, PROCURMENT AND CONTRACTOR RESOURCES

AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND FIELD ENGINEERING, MAPPING, AND DESIGN OF PROPOSED CABLE ROUTES BOTH PRE AND POST CONSTRUCTION DATA

QUALITY ASSURANCE CONTROL, INSTALLATION INSPECTION, ACCEPTANCE AND CLOSE-OUT

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Earth

Visio

Adobe/Acrobat

MyWorld/SmallWorld

Trimble

Arc/GIS Mapping

FieldView

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Construction New Market Expansion Oklahoma Sept 2021-December 2022

Bluepeak Broadband

Regularly reviews timing/schedule, budget, risk, and project planning to ensure work streams within project and the program stay on track

Sets targets, objectives and responsibilities for any supervised staff

Accountable for ensuring program tracking mechanisms and processes drive construction goals and objectives and are capable of supporting organization-wide communication & reporting of the construction program’s progress

Performa in-depth analysis of the projects to deliver budget, metrics, and final deliverables to internal VAST/BLUEPEAK customers

Deals with contract disputes and mitigates the impact of any issues

Works with Design & Engineering as well as construction subcontractors to ensure their performance against plan is tracked, measured, and communicated

Supports Construction/OSP managers to proactively identify construction challenges and improve construction methods

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws; Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Occasional overnight travel is required

Other duties as assigned

Initial objective was to get municipality approved constructible permit design sets for FTTH aerial and underground pathway Construction in Perry, Enid and Stillwater Oklahoma.

By the end of 2021 Investors and C-Suite leadership determined that our new goal and objective was to bring on an additional 12 Markets in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Tonkawa, Blackwell, Shawnee, Norman, Moore, Yukon, Lawton, Altus, Elk City, and Clinton Oklahoma.

Myself and the Lead PE at the D&E firm went to every Municipality presenting our kick-off design and construction presentation securing franchise agreements, pole attachment agreements and ROW excavation permits and clear to proceed orders allowing Bluepeak to be first in Market and plant the FTTH flag in targeted locations. By year end of 2022 construction was underway delivering approximately 25,000 Homes passed in Oklahoma, combined with our Northern Markets delivering 70,000 revenue potential points of presence with over 4,400,000 feet of aerial and underground facilities with high level D&E for an additional 60,000 Homes Passed to start 2023.

I was also responsible for screening and interviewing candidates to support these buildouts including Construction coordinators, OSP Field Engineers, and Construction Managers taking the Team from (1) to 15, along with managing and interacting with Prime Construction partner and Design and Engineering partner as well as Procurement team to manage through difficult material shortage issues.

Construction/Project Manager Meridian, ID KGPCo April 2020 – June 2021

Manage the pre-construction and construction phases of the OSP project - deliver on time, on budget, and within quality and safety standards.

Manage relationships with jurisdictions and ROW contacts such as city, county, state and federal agencies, other utility providers, railroads and property owners.

Oversees timely submittal of permits and on time performance of engineering and construction vendor deliverables to ensure smooth project kick-off and construction start.

Design and Implement fiber solutions, of backbone and lateral builds to include site surveys, field engineering, permitting and construction methodologies and oversight.

Provides direct interface with customers, subcontractors, jurisdictional authorities and interoffice personnel. Supports customer meetings as necessary which requires in person meetings and travel to client and/or construction sites.

Monitor and Inspect OSP construction activities ensuring safety and quality standards are being followed, and production forecasts are realized making weekly adjustments to ensure goals and objectives stay on track.

Verify supplier invoices match the work actually performed in the field and ensure that all contractual specifications are met.

Responsible for performing, coordinating, and/or overseeing daily project management activities during procurement, design, construction, and close-out phases ensuring satisfactory transfer of custody and control of product upon hand-off, then close all project documentation and archive appropriate records

Performs other position duties when requested or as required for TEAM and Project success

OSP/ISP Engineer/ Project Manager Corpus Christi, TX AEP Texas December 2017 ̶ February 2020

Subject Matter Expert related to OSP project review, design, build, QA/QC oversight, management, and implementation and hand-off to service delivery between Power service centers, substations, power plants, and renewable energy facilities both underground and aerial construction or combination of both in existing easements and/or ROW on Distribution and Transmission structures with ADSS or OPGW fiber optic cable.

Worked with capacity planning to define routes, Engineer solutions, resolve Network capacity bottlenecks coinciding with Transmission department budgets and plans for 4 to 5-year forecast.

Life cycle project management engaged in the development of construction plans based on the scope of work to include Bill of Material, Permits, and Easements, develop RFQs and perform bid walks, awarding contracts based on both budget, safety record, and previous project delivery record. Priority one is always safety as well as ensuring that all work is performed meeting or exceeding all applicable engineering, financial, telecom construction, and transport operational standards, delivering a superior product to service delivery teams.

Responsible for entire oversight of project including contractor safety and performance review, Inspector reporting and documentation of field maps and asbuilts, start to finish activity including daily safety briefings, production reporting, and final punch list review and QA/QC inspection and sign-off.

End to end test and acceptance across long haul fiber networks from demarcation hand-off to Transport Operations for service delivery, review redlined asbuilts and project records for accuracy and deliver final documentation to GIS department as well as invoice verification and payment to all involved contractors.

OSP/ISP Engineer/Project Manager, Richardson, TX GXTLTD 2016 ̶ 2017

Performed utility engineering and design activities for multiple clients and government agencies, delivering both OSP/ISP design packages for permitting and construction.

Daily duties include ISP site surveys, OSP field survey, engineering, and QA/QC inspection activities for professional design packages of fiber optic pathway and associated facilities utilizing both aerial and HDD underground construction methodologies.

Excellent communication skills and experience managing project personnel and coordinating with subcontract firms.

A clear understanding of project timelines, monitoring status of milestones, and providing regular updates of such to the project team, local client, jurisdiction, and utility interface as needed.

Detail-oriented flexible and adaptable team player leading project teams within metropolitan and/or rural long-haul areas, including vendors and contractors.

Developed good working relationships and communications with the Engineering managers and AutoCAD/GIS staff, Construction Managers, Client representatives, and local jurisdictions and customers with the goal of delivering exceptional service utilizing industry experiences to exceed client's expectations.

OSP Field Project Manager, Google Fiber Austin, TX BlueNOC LLC May 2015 ̶ September 2016

Established and maintained a working relationship with the prime contractor building Google fiber Austin, Texas.

Setup and managed all staff operations and day to day processes and procedures, ensuring that all client deliverables are performed and tracked, providing complete accountability of 20 OSP aerial inspectors and surveyors.

Primary responsibility is QA/QC on aerial fiber route on pre-construction, strand placement inspection, measurement and documentation, and application close-out of aerial fiber build meeting NESC and Austin Energy joint use attachment standards on both transport and service drop buildouts.

Worked directly with client and peers modifying field personnel activities, strategies, and professional tasks to meet engineering and construction change orders as needed to meet short- and long-term goals, targets, and objectives.

Responsible for managing all time, daily, safety, and quality assurance of team members in order to meet and/or exceed customer expectations with a focus on open communications and operational efficiency, accuracy, professionalism, and accountability.

OSP Construction Manager, HNM Systems October 2014 ̶ March 2015

Managed all construction, implementation, and network delivery activities of multiple OSP aerial and HDD, trench, and pull through existing underground backbone build-out projects for the South Central Region supporting multiple carrier network deployments with fiber connectivity from head end fiber distribution panel to remote end fiber distribution panel.

Responsible for all OSP construction activities in ROW and PUE to include pre-construction make ready monitoring, placement oversight and inspection and close-out and acceptance inspection as well as route selection, route survey, route engineering support, material validation, power service review, selection, and delivery.

Ensured project roll-out is successful verifying all permits and support documentation in hand and confirmed with the contractor, ensure project KPI and performance targets remain on track keeping all parties updated of possible issues that may cause delivery dates to slip with detail mitigation reports, plan of action detailing solutions and options to modify or delay delivery dates.

Regional team member providing QA/QC oversight, site management, and coordination of contractors, utility crews, municipalities, and permitting agencies.

Responsible for managing vendor and/or contractor accountability by inspecting that the work performed meets all local, state, and federal standards and that invoicing matches actual production and is within the scope of work.

Ensured all work is performed professionally meeting or exceeding expectations with a focus on safety, site cleanliness, and operational readiness in mind throughout construction delivering and handing over equipment ready platform on time and on budget.

OSP Construction Project Manager, G4S Technology 2010-2014

FTTx Construction Manager, S&N Communications Verizon/FIOS 2009-2010

SR Network Engineer iDEN, Sprint/Nextel 1987- 2009

Network Engineer, Contract (Sprint) 1987-2009

Network Engineer, Contract (Sprint) 1987-2009

Network Engineer/Project Manager, GlobalOne 1987-2009

Network Specialist/Engineer, Sprint 1987-2009

EDUCATION

Business Administration - Midwestern State University - Wichita Falls, Texas

BSIT/Networking Technology - Strayer University – Woodbridge, Virginia

TRAINING

Cisco Systems – CCNA boot camp, BPX 8600, SS7 PSTN soft switch technologies.

Nortel Switch Training – SS7, Media Gateway protocols, UNIX, dial plans and telephony disciplines.

CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA 30

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