RCDD - Consultant, Designer, Engineer, Project Manager
Resume:
Daniel Pellegrino
Ayden, NC *8513
Objective: Consulting, design, engineering and project management involving structured cabling systems (cabling for data, video, voice, security and building automation), leveraging the depth and diversity of my related industry experience.
Background: Key Roles Across Industry Sectors:
> Engineering/Consulting – Providing fee-based design and project management services
> End-User Facilities – Cabling Systems Architect and Program Manager at Cisco Systems
> Installation Contracting – Engineering Manager and Lead Technical Support to Sales .
> Manufacturing Sales – Senior Technical Consultant for Global Accounts at Panduit Corp.
> Utilities (Deregulated) – Lead Engineer at Sprint Structured Cabling Service
Summary of Experience:
- Active RCDD, ongoing since 1990
- Extensive experience providing detailed design of cabling systems and related pathways and spaces
- Development of progressive cabling architectures, including for converged networks supporting data, voice, video, security and building automation systems through a structured approach
- Design for and management of projects of all sizes – from small offices in shared tenant spaces to major campus systems, involving outside plant distribution, data centers and labs
- Successful planning and management of enterprise programs – defining global strategies, programming deployments and managing new technology rollouts and system upgrades
- Authorship of detailed corporate standards, RFPs and project specifications suitable for governing procurements and incorporation into contract documents
- Estimating projects of all sizes, organizing multi-crew work flow and materials procurement and recovering from unforeseen delays to maintain project schedule and budget
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and Visio for producing overviews and highly detailed drawings
- Customer-oriented – able to listen first and then devise appropriate solutions to foster adoption and ensure client acceptance and satisfaction
- Team-oriented – able to motivate others, obtain consensus and drive initiatives
- Flexible approach – “thinking outside the box” where called for and adhering to established norms where appropriate
- Effective portfolio management involving multiple, concurrent, large-scale projects
- Satisfying formal requirements of government and major construction projects, including preparation of submittals, schedules of values, and reporting through Microsoft Project
- Providing technical sales support, including both written and audio-visual presentations (e.g., PowerPoint) to customers, including ROI/TCO analyses, capacity studies, design narratives and drawings, budgetary estimates, and technical justifications.
- Trained and experienced project manager, accustomed to formal reporting methods
- Collaboration with manufacturers to influence product development, features and functions (patent holder)
Employment History:
> Fluent Technology Consultants Greenville, NC (2009 – present)
Senior Consultant (fee-based)
- Provide complete telecommunications infrastructure design and engineering services to end-users and architectural/engineering firms – including detailed drawing/spec packages
- Assist contractors’ performance in design-build opportunities and specification compliance
> Panduit Corp. Tinley Park, IL (2007 – 2009)
Senior Technical Consultant for Global Accounts
- Focus on data center strategy and design for major global companies
- Develop system solutions to satisfy customer requirements
- Assist customers with the crafting and documentation of corporate standards
> Cisco Systems Research Triangle Park, NC (2000 – 2007)
IT Project Manager, Cabling Systems Architect
- Develop and maintain internal global cabling standards
- Devise innovative cabling solutions for modern work spaces and networking environments
- Manage design and deployment for a project portfolio totaling tens of millions of dollars
- Technical lead for territory covering the US, Latin America, Europe and Emerging Markets
> Sprint Structured Cabling Service Greenville, NC (1998 – 2000)
Lead Engineer
- Provide detailed design and engineering of structured cabling systems for clients
- Generate detailed bills of materials to govern procurement
- Produce drawings and instructions to direct activity of installation crews
> Green Hill Associates Wake Forest, NC (1991 – 1998)
Senior Consultant (fee-based)
- Design complete telecommunications infrastructure solutions for major clients
- Reconcile project objectives to established schedules and budgetary constraints
- Produce RFPs and detailed bid packages for wide industry response and procurement
- Provide construction management and field inspection services
> EEA (Telecommunications Infrastructure Installation Contractor) Raleigh, NC (1986 – 1991)
Engineering Manager
- Manage all estimating and design activity for the installation of cabling infrastructures
- Prepare project submittals for issue to general contractors, architects/engineers and clients
- Provide technical sales support, including customer presentations
Education:
> DeVry Technical Institute
Graduate, Electronics Technology Program
> Project Management
Company-sponsored PMP study at Cisco
> Facilities Cost Estimating
Course conducted by R.S. Means
> BICSI Courses
Ongoing to maintain RCDD credentials
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