Engineer Design

Name: Ronald C. Newton

Address: **** ** ****

St. Joe, Ar. 72675

Phone: 870-***-****

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From construction, through design and management, the challenge of being a part of providing telephone service to an isolated area, which never had service, to today’s all-inclusive service has been an exciting and rewarding experience.

I begin my career in the telecommunications industry as a construction contractor installing aerial and buried plant. I was recruited by an established engineering firm in the Midwest and started as an inspector, technician, resident engineer and eventually managing all the outside plant operation for this company. This entailed the coordination of up to 25 resident engineers and at least that many inspectors at any given time on projects ranging across the Midwest. I am well versed in (REA) RUS specifications and regulations and was instrumental in upgrading the RUS 515,517 & 217 to include new fiber design and unit description, some of which are still being used. I have designed fiber rings, CSA’s, and CLEC’s for very large exchanges in over 15 states. Most of the projects were taken from conception thru completion and included assisting owners in obtaining financial aid from RUS.

I have extensive knowledge with RUS design (both fiber & copper), staking, permitting, contract administration and close-outs. My specialty is aerial, as I have years of experience in build, design and stake. I have some experience in COE (central office engineering); however, I prefer and am more qualified to work with OSP.

I have a national security clearance, along with Autocad and Micro Station experience. I am familiar with various CADD mapping programs and land base mapping.

Work History:

Feb. 2012 to Present: Design, stake and inspect RUS FTTP and FTTN primarily aerial

Apr. 2010 to Dec. 2011: Design, stake and inspect RUS FTTP and FTTN

July 2009 to Apr. 2010: Design and staking RUS FTTP.

Apr. 2009 to July 2009: Verizon MTU and Overlay

Aug. 2008 to Apr. 2009: Design and staking RUS FTTP project.

Sept. 2007 to Aug. 2008: OSP Engineering for AT&T in Kansas City. Working with FTTN Projects, field staking & drafting plans, including using Optint, Jams, Imagine, Mic, FET & FIT programs.

Feb. 2002 to Sept. 2007: Self-employed. Teleco Engineering Consulting to smaller engineering firms involved with RUS design and build. Along with our farming operation.

Sept. 1998 to Feb. 2002: OSP Engineering for CHR Solutions, Lubbock, Tx. I was a Senior Design Engineer for various projects in several states. Duties included design, field staking, construction inspection, and final closeout, Design, permit and implement Highway moves for numerous projects on state, federal and turnpikes. These clients were primarily CLEC’s and independent telephone companies using RUS funding.

Oct. 1996 to Sept. 1998: Self-employed. Telecom Engineering Consulting to smaller engineering firms involved with RUS design and build .Along with our farming operation.

Dec. 1981 to Oct. 1996: Employed by CH Guernsey & Co., Oklahoma City, Ok. Inspector, Resident Engineer, and Director of OSP Operations. Primarily REA (RUS) projects, Design, permit and implement Highway moves for numerous projects on state, federal and turnpike. Handled all facets of OSP engineering for this company for the last 8 years of employment.

Prior to Oct. 1996: Self-employed in construction of REA (RUS) telephone outside plant.

Name: Shirley M. Newton

Address: 1930 MC 5012

St. Joe, Ar. 72675

Phone: 870-***-****

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I begin working with (REA) RUS funded programs in 1992, after selling my business in Branson, Mo. I had owned and managed an abstract and title insurance company for 17 years prior to selling it. This was during the building and expansion boom in Branson. We also did construction inspection and loan disbursement for lenders along with all type of real estate closings.

My experience in the RUS telecommunications industry includes obtaining, purchasing, document preparation, and recording the leases or deeds for right-of-wa y and site locations. This was in conjunction with the telco’s tying their offices, exchanges and new customer serving areas (CSA’s) together based on our design for fiber to the nodes and upgrades of the copper plant to 56K. Working with area designs, I have also been involved with staking, testing, inspection, progress reports, CUP (construction unit placement) sheets, billing, and all close-out documents. Handling permitting in various states for federal, state, county, city, railroad, turnpike, Corp. of Engineers, BLM, and forestry has also been part of my duties. I am familiar with various CADD mapping programs and land base mapping .

For the last few years I have been working with FTTP, FTTN and FTTH primarily to implement triple play.

Work History:

Feb. 2012 to Present: Design, staking and inspection of RUS FTTP and FTTN Buried and Aerial

July 2009 to Dec. 2011: Design, staking and inspection of RUS FTTP and FTTN Buried and Aerial

APR.2009 to July 2009: Assist in staking and permitting on Verizon MTU and Overlay

Aug. 2008 to Apr.2009: Design and staking RUS FTTP project. Buried and Aerial

Sept. 2007 to Aug. 2008: OSP Engineering for AT&T in Kansas City. Working with FTTN Projects, field)staking & drafting plans, including using Optint, Jams, Imagine, Mic, FET & FIT programs.

Feb. 2002 to Sept. 2007: Permitting and drafting on RUS projects . Self-employed, Farming/cattle/ trucking operation.

Sept. 1998 to Feb. 2002: OSP Engineering for CHR Solutions, Lubbock, Tx. Duties included design, field staking, construction inspection, and final closeout. Assist in design, permit and implementation of Highway moves for numerous projects on state, federal and turnpike, along with easement procurement. Prepared easements for electronic sites and permit applications for governmental bodies. These clients were primarily CLEC’S and independent telephone companies and using RUS funding.

Oct. 1996 to Sept. 1998: Self-employed. Permitting and drafting on RUS projects . Farming/cattle/trucking operation.

Dec. 1981 to Oct. 1996: Self-employed. Did contract work for CH Guernsey & Company, Oklahoma City, Ok. In the telecommunications field. Primarily REA (RUS) projects included design, record research, field staking, drafting plans, assist in design, permit and implementation of Highway moves for numerous projects on state, federal and turnpike, along with easement procurement. Prepared easements for electronic sites and permit applications for governmental bodies.

Prior to Oct. 1996: Owned and operated a Title & Abstract Company in Branson, Mo. for 17 years. I also have 5 years experience as a legal secretary and was City Clerk in Branson, Mo. for 2 years.

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