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Project Manager Osp Engineer

Location:
Louisville, KY
Posted:
January 06, 2025

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Resume:

Bill Shaeffer

**** ********* ******** ***.

Crestwood, Ky 40014

***********@*****.***

502-***-****

Key Accomplishments:

** ***** ** *** ********, Design Engineer and Project Manager for Private and Government projects.

Managed multi-million-dollar projects and brought projects in under time and under budget.

Team building, able to work with new and existing customers to increase product sales, customer expectations and profitability while managing teammates and quality of installation.

Taught certification classes for contractors on fusion splicing, OTDR, Power Light Source meter, category standards of UTP and Fiber, changing standards EIT-TIA, NEC, OSHA, new product design and operation.

Written strategic planning, business plans, Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), contracts, company handbooks, technical procedures, and related fields for quality control.

Project budgets and track project cost, maintain profitability, set-up vendor/distributor relations and create standards for manufacturers and products.

Aerial and Directional Boring Design, estimate, Project Manage projects,

Presented Company presentations for technical and high dollar projects.

Projects worked (in no order): National Roll outs, from Alaska – Florida, California – Massachusetts and the states in between, Government agencies like NATO in Afghanistan (Classified), and the US Federal courts.

Professional experience

Sept 2015 – Current day TEKsystems, OSP Engineer, contracted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, KCNA as an OSP Engineer for the Kentucky Wired Project.

OSP Engineer for the Kentucky Wired project. A Multi-Million Dollar project revamping Kentucky Telecom Infrastructure. Installing over 3,000 miles of 288 strands of SM Fiber to all 120 counties within Kentucky. This includes telecom Huts and Data centers and extenders/repeaters.

Responsible for- Review and approve all design, construction drawings, Fiber test results and deliverables.

Site visits to make sure construction was following the design, NEC Codes, EIA/TIA standards, quality, and safety standards.

Worked with the following software programs, MS Office, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Visio, Aconex, blue beam, 3GIS, Google Earth.

Worked with Kentucky Power companies, setting up power for the Huts, building power pathways, setting up contracts and construction.

June 2006 – Sept 2015 Owner, OSP Engineer, PM Shaeffer Telecom, Louisville, KY

National chain and installing new technology, topology, new infrastructure UTP and Fiber optic cabling.

Working as a subcontractor for AAP3 and AT&T on the National US Federal Court projects installing Cisco VIOP phone system thought-out the United States. PM for the PPO system of Kindred Healthcare. Worked with CEO/President as to the status of system.

August 2007 – December 2009 OSI, Military, NATO, Afghanistan and Other- Classified- Security, Interrogation, Overwatch.

December 2002 – June 2006 Owner, OSP Engineer, PM, UpLink Technology -Owner, Louisville, KY

Managed OSP, ISP technology divisions, maintained 48% profitability.

Managed security, telecom, engineering, and design staff, set up and managed subcontractors.

Managed, trained techs, designed telecommunication networks for Cabling, Fiber, PBX, NVR, Security, Cameras, access controls and IP systems, paging systems, nurse call, VOIP.

Managed inventory, sales reps, estimators, and office teammates

Managed and negotiated contracts with suppliers and subcontractors to maintain construction timelines.

September 2001 – November 2002 Design Engineer, Sales and Project Manager, Warren Technology, Louisville, KY

Sales and project manager

Managed 6 sales reps, reviewed quotes and project designs for accuracy and profitability.

Maintained sales level in a declining market (referring to 9/11)

Project Manager on larger projects, attended weekly meetings to provide updates.

January 1998 – September 2001 Manufacturers Rep, Brannon Sales Co., Crestwood, KY

Manufacturers Rep, Leviton, Fluke OTDR, Power & Light Source meter, Network Analyzer, Onetouch, Corning, Mohawk, Loraine Power, Reltec and other telecom equipment, managed territory for KY, IN, TN and SW Ohio. Worked with A&E firms with product design, changes to new products.

Increased sales 18-35% per year, Doubled territory sales (top performer in sales for the company)

Taught certification classes. Provided trouble shooting, training, and product demos for customers.

November 1993 – January 1998 OSP Engineer, PM. Fishel Technologies, Louisville, KY

Sales and Marketing – KY, OH, IN, TN, TX and Washington DC

Created (Was the engineer/architect) of the 1st telecom contract for the City of Louisville, (City fiber contract) generated $50,000,000. Directional boring, trenching, overhead line, installing underground conduit system into vaults, D marc, building topology and beyond.

Expanded contract(s) to cover all sections of the local government, City of Louisville, U of L, Baptist Hospital. Grew customer and distributor relationships while increasing profitability.

August 1991 – November 1993 Product Engineer, Englewood Electric Supply Co, Indianapolis, IN

Technical System Engineer/Marketing Manager for industrial automations and controls Square D.

Supported/Managed 4 locations and 12 sales rep. Reviewed quotes for sales reps.

PLC, motion control, sensors, switches Man machine interface SPC/SQC

Certifications and Activities Panduit, Leviton, Hubbell Lucent, AT&T, Mohawk, Fluke, Square D, PLC programming, Flowchart, and many others

2019 Judge for Louisville Speed Engineering School UofL

2004-2005 Grand Judge for Kentucky Science Show

2003 Grand Judge for Cleveland International Science Show

2002 Grand Judge for Louisville International Science Show

US Air force- 1981-1986 Law Enforcement, Honorable Discharge, Classified

Education 1987 – 1989 RETS, Louisville, KY. Associate of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering

References available upon request.



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