Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
Francis (Gus) Voigt, RCDD
jof3gs@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Over 35 years of experience in telecommunications design and engineering gained through increasing levels of responsibility and a broad spectrum of hands-on experience. Excellent communications skills necessary for determining client needs and directing activities of personnel and contractors, a thorough knowledge of installation practices, and familiarity with technology, materials and equipment. Involved in numerous diverse projects in both the field and at management level, including several demanding the highest levels of security in government. Active Top Secret clearance.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Apptis, Inc. Chantilly, VA Apr 2011- present
QA/QC Engineer
Provide QA/QC for ongoing and new PM-P2E projects.
Make sure quoted materials or equivalent approved substitutes are installed.
Ascertain installation adheres to engineered design.
Provide red-lines to drawings to show field engineering changes.
Deliver documents for job closeout and turnover to customer.
Mission1st, Inc. Shrewsbury, NJ Feb 2009-Apr 2011
Project Engineer
Produce design and provide engineering oversight for ISP/OSP cabling and wireless connectivity throughout the Afghanistan theater under contract for US Army.
Produce design for ISP/OSP cabling and wireless connectivity at Camps Arifjan, Beuhring, KNB and Virginia under DoD contract for Kuwait Ministry of Defense.
Design, engineer and oversee central office installations throughout the Middle East theater based on current AT&T standards.
Design, engineer and oversee installation of equipment/wiring closets and structured cabling including fiber optic, coax and twisted pair.
Design, engineer and oversee installation of all electrical components including DC power cable, BDFBs, fuse panels, battery banks, UPS systems and standby generators.
Design, engineer and oversee installation of manholes, handholes, duct banks and direct buried cabling.
Make network component recommendations to customer based on equipment performance and delivery timelines.
Oversee material procurement, contract labor, logistics and project supervision.
Provide QA/QC and security certifications on all base locations under contract.
Insure OSHA, NEC, all applicable US Government, US military and Kuwaiti safety regulations and guidelines are in compliance.
Maintain contact with military personnel and contract personnel to insure timely and cost effective project completions.
Prepare documentation including redline drawings, as-built drawings and test/turn-up data to turn over ownership at project completion.
DES Solutions, Inc. Birmingham, AL Apr 2008 - November 2008
OSP Engineering Manager
Maintain continuous contact with AT&T management to meet changing needs for engineering
services.
Manage 9 designers and draftsmen to produce BST CAD aerial and underground drawings used by AT&T contractors for fiber optic and copper OSP construction and rehab.
Insure OSP engineers provide adequate and correct field notes and drawings to meet and maintain AT&T OSP design criteria.
Provide Q/C of drawings to insure all AT&T standards are being met.
Insure OSHA, NEC and AT&T safety requirements are met and maintained.
Dynamic Industries, Inc., Bahrain, UAE Feb 2007- Apr 2008
Middle East Operations Manager
Start-up and manage day to day operations for installation and maintenance of fire, toxic gas and safety systems on oil platforms and commercial buildings throughout the UAE.
Initiate and maintain standardized cable labeling system for all structures.
Produce design for wireless connectivity between offshore installations and land based support facilities.
Manage logistics for all manpower, materials and tools.
Insure OSHA, NEC, NFPA fire code and US Coast Guard standards are met and maintained.
Clearance upgraded to Top Secret.
Dataline, Inc., Al Asad, Iraq Mar 2006 - Feb 2007
Project Manager
Manage technical staff installing all ISP/OSP copper and fiber plant for equipment rooms, horizontal cabling, riser cabling and handhole/manhole and duct bank system.
Create standardized design criteria for all US bases to provide uniformity of cable and jumper installation and ease of trouble shooting.
Design, engineer and oversee multiple central office installations throughout the Iraqi theater based on current ATT standards.
Design, engineer and oversee installation of point-to-point wireless connectivity to support outlying troop encampments.
Initiate and maintain circuit records and cable labeling system on all US military bases throughout Iraq.
Define testing criteria and standards for all new installations.
Interface with military representatives and contract personnel.
Maintain chilled water cooling systems and boilers, HVAC, generators, UPS and electrical distribution switchgear.
Manage logistics for all manpower, materials, tools and machinery.
Insure OSHA standards are maintained.
MAR, Inc, Arlington, Virginia Mar 2005- Mar 2006
Cable Engineer
Responsible for channel solution NIPR-SIPR cabling, building PDS integrity, inside fiber and copper upgrades including ABF and OSP fiber connectivity between Pentagon, Pentagon reservation buildings and leased space.
Create RFP/RFQ deliverables schedule for all contract labor, wire and cable, rack and tray systems, patch panels, jacks, copper and fiber terminators and miscellaneous consumables. Review and analyze responses to determine contract award.
Insure adherence to all NEC and fire codes.
Provide final QA/QC and final project acceptance.
Clearance upgrade to Top Secret initiated.
Northrop Grumman, Pascagoula, Mississippi Sep 2003- Mar 2005
Cable Engineer
Design and install inside and outside copper and fiber optic cable plant at ship building facility.
Create document/deliverable schedule defining scope of work, equipment room layout with rack elevations and architectural drawings detailing room dimensions and environmental requirements.
Maintain circuit records for copper and fiber infrastructure and manage contract installation-maintenance personnel. Insure labeling conforms to existing standards.
Manage purchase, installation and maintenance of UPS systems, generators and communications room environmental control systems for all Northrop sites in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Initiate RFP for contract construction of new equipment rooms and installation of communications cabling and equipment. Review responses and advise purchasing.
Houston Associates, Inc., Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Jan 2003- Sep 2003
Network and Communications Project Engineer
Managed 1000+ seat NMCI rollout including contract labor management, material acquisition and distribution, Cisco router and switch high end design, inside and outside copper and fiber design-implementation, circuit allocation and records
Maintained project costs, timelines, quality assurance and customer satisfaction.
Initiated campus wide jack and patch panel labeling scheme and standardized circuit records.
Obtained Secret clearance.
Second Finish, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Feb 2002-Jan 2003
Self owned automotive refurbishing company.
EPIK Communications, Miami, Florida Oct 1999-Feb 2002
Project Engineer
Responsible for multiple simultaneous CLEC buildups from Atlanta to Miami.
Acquire, arrange transport and oversee installation of prefab concrete POP site structures, acquisition and management of right-of-way, material acquisition and staging, contract labor bids and management
Design and manage installation of ISP/OSP fiber and copper, network components, patch panels, rack-tray systems, test-turnup, electrical and mechanical systems including HVAC, closed loop chilled water systems, AC/DC power, UPS, generators and switchgear, PDUs and BDFBs.
Design, engineer and oversee installation of wireless backhaul equipment used to facilitate ‘last mile’ connectivity in metro areas
Provide design layout of switchgear, patch panels, network components, relay racks, wire/cable management, fiber tray-ducting, power cabling and grounding as required in AT&T Central Offices.
Submit requests to AT&T for power requirement and cable path from building entrance to proposed equipment locations.
Write MOPs for all work to be performed in AT&T Central Offices, POP sites and communications facilities.
Provision circuits DS0 to OC192, create and maintain circuit records, manage equipment distribution and tracking, originate horizontal cabling and labeling schemes, perform quality control and final inspection-acceptance of new and existing sites.
Insure all onsite personnel adhere to all OSHA regulations, NEC specifications, Fire Codes and site regulations.
Louisiana State University, Office of Telecommunications, Baton Rouge, LA 1993- 2000
Network Project Specialist
Directly responsible for determining strategic need for installation of new and upgrade of existing departmental network systems in new and existing structures.
Interface with key stakeholders to assess user needs and develop a least cost approach with minimal outage.
Provide assurance cable installation and labeling is consistent with existing campus facilities.
Project coordination from initial proposal through final completion and acceptance including material acquisition and contract labor management.
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1988- 1993
Upgrade, install/moves/add/changes IMACs, repair of PBX communications equipment, paging, network communications, video teleconferencing,
Install, maintain and calibrate telemetry equipment and remotely operated switchgear, security and video surveillance equipment used at HQ, annex, generating plants and remote data collection points.
Centel Communications, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1978- 1988
IMACs, system upgrades and repair on Rolm, Stromberg Carlson, Northern Telcom, Harris and ITT PBX systems as well as ITT, Tie, Vodavi, Telrad and other key systems.
Wells Construction, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1966- 1978
Progressed all phases of residential and commercial construction while attending LSU. Final position: project superintendent.
EDUCATION
Graduated Robert E. Lee High School in 1966.
Attended Construction Technology curriculum at LSU.
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