Project Manager

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Pennsburg, PA 18073

Ronald Donnell

Objective - Seeking an opportunity in Engineering, Construction or Project Management where strong leadership as well as project, operational or general management knowledge in RF or Fiber to the Premise experience may be utilized.

Experience

* March 2010 – Present, Celerity Integrated Services, Quakertown, PA

Project/Engineering Manager

Oversee multiple project in aerial construction, underground construction, in-building wireless, pole line walkout, pole inventory and drafting/design for the entire lifecycle, from budget proposal/bid process, development of scope of work for our customers, through material acquisition, customer coordination, risk management, quality assurance/quality control, daily production tracking, budget tracking, red line verification, final job close out and invoicing. Have successfully completed several small projects since starting with the company; currently involved with a multi-million dollar WiMax project with Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) throughout Pennsylvania, for monitoring power usage, power consumption and controls for power outage re-routes.

* April 2008 – January 2010, MasTec North America, Warminster, PA

Regional Manager

Oversee and coordinate with five project managers, eleven supervisory level personnel who are directly responsible for the management and acquisition of property access agreements, site survey walkouts and pathway design drawings, construction cost estimating, material ordering request and bill of material creation, construction of MDU/MTU (Multi Dwelling/Multi Tenant Unit) microduct and fiber pathway, final quality control walkout and invoicing for the Verizon FiOS project in the Delaware, Southern New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets. Oversee office operation including nine design engineers and four administrative personnel processing daily production for all Verizon FiOS build out nationwide. Provide mentoring and training in areas of project, personnel and time management to achieve maximum work production with minimal waste of resources. Direct responsibility for ensuring quality training for all contract and in-house labor forces and assisted in establishing guidelines for job closeout packages and processes for invoicing to our customer. Assisted in developing and staffing an in-house engineering department to perform MDU/MTU walkout for this project, and assisted in getting several computer stations wired and networked to perform the drafting of field notes and drawings by this staff.

* July 2006 – January 2008 PrimeVision Communications, Weston, FL

Director of Engineering & Construction

Complete management of $10 million budget for a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) independent service operator performing: Conduit Layout, Fiber Design, Construction Project Setup, Vendor Selection, Capital Budgeting, P&L, Purchasing, Contract Negotiations, Contractor Selection, Construction Management, Material Tracking and Hiring. Worked on several Greenfield projects located throughout the United States providing RF & IP based digital video content, high-speed internet, voice (VoIP) and alarm monitoring services. Management, design and installation of Central Office facilities in Dayton, NV and Eagle Mountain, Utah, including all racking, wiring and interconnect of equipment, DC powering system to provide backup electrical service for 99.99% up time and bach-up generation system. Responsible for management of design and drafting department for all conduit & fiber system network, fiber optic matrix cut-sheets and all aspects of construction using the latest fiber Passive Optical Network (PON) activation/testing technology, fiber splicing and implementation. Responsible for complete project management of building fiber network monitoring and maintenance of 2 HFC systems, managed over 20 people at anytime from internal hires to Subcontractors onsite. Complete set-up and management of all documentation including daily production, fiber splicing, tracking as built maps and creation of job estimates and bill of materials (BOM) for each phase of build out as well as materials ordering, handling, usage and inventory. Developed and wrote all methods and procedures for construction of conduit/fiber network, fiber testing, emergency restoration priorities, material handling and safety awareness and adherence. Developed and implemented outage management and restoration procedures for both natural and manmade disasters. Worked directly with in-house and USDA personnel to produce documentation necessary to access and secure RUS funding for rural broadband development. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all FCC rules and regulations for the testing, maintenance and documentation of hybrid fiber/coax systems. Directly responsible for contractor RFP bids, contract negotiations, field budget analysis, tracking and reporting for all current and future construction projects. Consistently met project goals ahead of schedule and under budget.

* Feb 2003 - July 2006 Home Town Cable Plus Port Saint Lucie, FL

Field Operations Manager

Complete management of Design, Setup, Budgeting, Purchasing, Construction, Tracking, Installation and Quality Control in one of the largest Greenfield Fiber-To-The-Home projects in South Florida, providing RF video, IP video, voice, high-speed internet, telephony and alarm monitoring services designed fiber to curb for residential and commercial circuits as well as HFC design. Responsible for all SRO outages maintenance documentation and recovery, worked with broadband distribution systems in LAN, WAN, HFC, Microwave and built Fiber Rings. Principle in consulting with builders and developers to insure their construction practices will meet future technological changes for residential and business customers. Directly responsible for all system maintenance scheduling to ensure minimal disruption to the QOS for our subscribers, I was also directly responsible for the purchase and price negotiation of construction materials with national vendors. Responsible for design and drafting of conduit/microduct system, fiber optic system matrix cut-sheets and all aspects of construction using the latest blown fiber technology, fiber splicing and testing, Passive Optical Network (PON) activation/testing and installation of Network Interface Devices (NID) providing High-Speed Data, Switched Digital Video using IP addressable converters and Telephony service. Implement and manage all documentation including daily production, fiber splicing, tracking as built maps, create bill of materials (BOM) for each phase of build out and materials handling, usage and inventory. Directly responsible for the development of the scope of work for contractor RFP bids, field budget analysis and the reporting all current and future construction projects. I have consistently met project goals ahead of schedule and under budget.

* Feb 2001 - Feb 2003 MasTec North America Inc Ft Myers, FL

Project Manager

Setup and management of 870 MHz Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) sweep projects in Hampton VA and Denver CO, including ingress suppression, ordering and management of materials and quality control, certifications and documentation. Meeting with customer on construction project plans and projected completion dates. Controlled all aspects of tracking asbuilts, materials, manpower and documentation to ensure projected completion dates were met. I aided Comcast with the management of 400-mile extension project in Northern Vermont, including pole applications, utility ride-out, railroad and highway permitting, quality control of RF and fiber design. Setup of project schedule to meet customers and state mandated deadline for construction. Work closely with utility companies to ensure timely completion of make-ready requirements, had the responsibility of material management for all contractor requests, including inventory and reconciliation of contractor warehouses. Management and training of fifty-four (54) people for cable rebuild project, including in-home installation, single port interdiction units, bonding specifications, Cumulative Leakage Index testing, troubleshooting and repair. I assisted in increasing division revenue by 40%, directly involved in writing and job costing work proposals to customer. Management and training of quality control staff full warehouse management to ensure adequate materials on hand to complete assigned work for our customers. Meet with customer and assist in analyzing their needs and able to provide resources to meet and exceed those needs.

* Apr 1999 - Feb 2001 MasTec North America King of Prussia, PA

Regional Project Manager

Setup and training of walkout crews for 10,000-mile pole survey project in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. Including forms generation, meetings with local utilities to assure proper permit process is met. Direct control over three (3) project managers, and twenty-seven (27) walkout crews performing a 1,200 mile pole line survey in Northern New Jersey. Hired and trained quality control staff of one (1) field manager and three (3) QC personnel. I was directly involved in setup and management of 400-mile construction project in Hartford, Connecticut, including securing warehouse/office space, hiring contractors, meeting with customer to analyze their needs and ability to provide resources necessary to meet those needs. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Setup and management of 2,200 mile, 870Mhz Hybrid Fiber-Coax rebuild construction project in Harrisburg PA, including field engineering of cable design, ordering and management of materials and quality control. I attended meetings with township and borough officials on construction project plans and projected completion dates. Controlled all aspects of tracking design, materials, and manpower to ensure projected completion dates were met. Complete management of six (6) subcontractors, totaling 85 persons, including material deliveries to subcontract warehouse facilities.

* June 1987 - Apr 1999 Armstrong Cable Services Meadville, PA

Cable Television Troubleshooter (SCTE Member)

Supervise the installation, repair and maintenance of cable television transmission lines from headend to subscriber location, including forward and return amplifier operation, fiber & coax splicing, power supply maintenance and headend operation. Mastered cable system engineering including field survey of poles, 450/550/750Mhz coax cable design, pole permitting, fiber/coax layout, fiber/coax construction, fiber/coax splicing and residential and commercial installation. Supervise the installation, repair and maintenance of cable modem Internet access from the headend to personal computer, including installation and setup of network interface cards and software using Bay Network Broadband Equipment.

* July 1978 - Apr 1987 Department of Defense - US Air Force

Wideband Radio Communications Equipment Specialist

Supervise eight (8) Airmen in the maintenance, inspection, repair, modification and alignment of microwave and tropospheric scatter radio equipment, voice and telegraph multiplexes and high and low speed digital data systems. Using approved troubleshooting techniques and technical manuals repaired equipment to component level. Honorably discharged April 8, 1987

Software

* MS Word

* MS Excel

* MS Project

* MS Powerpoint

* AutoCAD 2005

* AutoCAD LT 2007

Education

* FIS Fiber Optic Training Course

* FIS Advanced Fiber Optic Training Course

* Calix - Passive Optical Network Design Certification

* Completed National Cable Television Institute Installer/Troubleshooter Course

* Air Force Technical Training Center (Keesler Air Force Base, MS)

* Graduated 1978 Cochranton Joint Jr/Sr High School.

*References Available Upon Request

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