Project Manager Design

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David M. Sowder RCDD/NTS

Objective To utilize the skills I have acquired in an efficient and productive manner.

Experience 7/2011 – Present Site Technician, URS

On-site person for engineering firm. Responsible for design follow through of low voltage designs, commissioning cable runs and building build-outs.

2/2010 – 7/2011 ITS Engineer, Beacon Solutions

Site surveys, design and implementation for optical fiber, Cat 6, Cat 6A and Cat7, Power feeds to closets, redundancy and reliability od data systems. Clients are both US and forgein.

2007 – 2/2010 Independent Contractor

Working as an independent contractor for a local engineering firm. Doing network designs, SCADA research and construction coordinator for installation of new 480 Motor Control Centers.

2002 – 2007 Alcoa, Inc. Newburgh, IN

Technical Advisor Computer/Fine Repair/Network Services

Responsible for the maintenance of ModComp process control computer systems hardware. Process control availability 99.99%

Assist in the design and installation optical fiber and copper cable systems

Responsible for the plant network and cabling. Network availability exceeds 99.99%

50 acres under roof, 36 network POPs, 2400 users including administration. Process control and WAN install

2001 - 2002 International Technology Solutions West Town, NY

Midwest Regional Manager

Responsible for Midwest cabling projects. Including design, conceptual and practical

Completed Sears renovation Peru, IL on time and under budget

Designed, bid and won while working for Avnet

Installed all of the cabling

Assisted in the set-up of POS terminals and WAN

Set up O‘Hare conversion for T1 lines and gate move

2001 – 2001 Kent DataComm/Avnet MSD Chicago, IL

Senior Project Manager

Lead Team for Token Ring to Ethernet conversion, converted 832 stores in nine months

Managed eleven divisions of Sears personnel for this project for:

Design and workability

Parts, tools required

Installation procedures

Testing procedures

Single point for Help Desk for cabling, testing and design

Help Desk resource for all divisions

Managed all test results from the copper and fiber testing

Verified and approved infrastructure design

Verified and approved parts needed for the infrastructure

Instructed Client’s personnel on use of copper termination, fiber terminations, test and verification and use of test equipment

1985 – 2001 Alcoa, Inc. Newburgh, IN

Process Technical Leader Computer/Fine Repair/Network Services

Conversion team from 4-wire to Broadband.

Conversion team from Broadband to optical fiber and copper

Approximately 30 miles of optical fiber and 2000 four port drops

Single point for ModComp, process control computer systems, CCTV, CATV, fire alarm and chemical warning system and access control

Developed department safety guidelines

Education

1996 – RCDD

1998 – RCDD/NTS

2000 – Cisco training for switches and routers

Interests Boonville Airport Board, computers and flying.

Major Projects • 1988 – Installation of 30 miles of Broadband cable for the plant’s network system.

• 1990 – Conversion from vendor maintenance to plant maintenance of Broadband cable plant

• 1995 – Start of design work for conversion of Broadband to optical fiber backbone and Cat 5 for in-house copper runs

• 1997 – Converted CCTV and CATV from Broadband to optical fiber

• Received an excellent for Safety Performance for 1995 – 1996

• 2001 - Member of Lead Team for Sears Token Ring to Ethernet conversion. Converted 832 retail stores in less than nine months.

• 2001 - Designed, bid and won nine of twelve remodels and new construction for Sears in various states.

• 2003 - SME for BICSI’s new LAN Specialists classes DA101, DA102 and DA200

• 2005 – Contributor writer and illustrator for BICSI’s new ESS manual

• 2008 – Construction Manager for Fluor for 480 Motor Control Center upgrade at WPP

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