Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Gary D. Casteel
Colleyville, TX 76034
Summary
• Thirty-seven years experience in Telecommunications OSP/Design Engineering
• Areas of expertise: Project Management in copper/fiber optics cable applications and area network planning
Employment
2011 – Present Killion Communications
Groom and condition copper cable pairs for CenturyLink Comm. In order to provide internet and high speed communications.
Inspector with AT&T certification in underground fiber optic location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Resident Engineer with Findley Engineering in West Liberty, KY.
2000 - 2009 OSP Planner/Engineer/Sr. Engineer/Project Manager TX, FL, VA, NJ Kenton Group, Cendera Solutions, Ameriss, Truevance
Windstream, Hedgcoth Consulting
While performing contractual telecommunications engineering for the above companies, planned and designed Verizon’s FTTP work orders in various states. Responsibilities included:
• Field work, measurement and documentation of aerial and buried plant, field measurements for FiOS cable, bore details, hand holes, distribution hub placements.
• Site surveys were performed when required and included placement of fiber hubs, underground utilities and right-of-ways.
• Partnered with cities, private communities and apartment complexes in determining their future needs as well as with local, county, state and federal agencies insuring proper permitting procedures were followed.
• Lead 12 man engineering team in planning, designing and engineering major fiber feeder routes, HUB locations and distribution projects related to FTTP while with Ameriss.
1972 - 2000 Planner/Senior Engineer /Supervisor Lewisville/Irving, TX
GTE/Verizon
• Identified areas of needed relief and provided the most economical designs for those areas.
• Prepared budgeted projects/plans while supervising others in the engineering of those projects.
• Tracked and maintained budgets of allocated funding by keeping schedule requirements, labor/material resources and milestone dates in check.
• Designed and worked extensively with T-1’s (HDSL), repeaters, ISDN’s and other special circuits in grooming those cable pair for use in these applications.
• Utilized GTE/Verizon’s cable record system ICGS, IDDS work station and AAIS cable pair records.
• Worked extensively in providing copper/fiber optic facilities and technologies to residential and commercial networks (i.e., aerial, buried and underground).
• Negotiated with property owners in obtaining private and utility easements for underground and aerial plant.
• Worked with developers and utility contractors in placement of entrance facilities for cabling purposes.
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• Served as project manager in insuring timely material ordering and shipments, verified all permitting issues were in order, and dealt with manpower needs.
• Worked with CLEC and ILEC companies in insuring workable interfacing capabilities.
Education
Attended two years at Texarkana Jr. College and University of Arkansas.
Bachelor’s Degree equivalent in telecommunications/technology training and course work.
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