Clay Turner
Joshua,TX
Summary
Committed Outside Plant Manager with strong production background. Focused on maintaining team safety and meeting challenging performance targets. Experienced Outside Plant Manager adept at improving output, maximizing quality and boosting employee and member satisfaction with hands-on management style. Proudly working and gaining knowledge with one of the largest coops in Texas that consistently leads the nation in ACSI (customer satisfaction) scores.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Outside Plant Manager
United Cooperative Services
12.2019 - Current
- Responsible for orchestrating the construction, day-to-day operations, maintenance, and repair of United Cooperative Services fiber optic infrastructure, the foundation of United's internet service and smart grid capability
- Organize consultant fiber design, design new fiber extensions/subdivisions, and arrange external transport provider meet points that provide diversity to United's robust infrastructure
- Supervise an internal OSP team as well as up to 200+ contractor/sub-contractors
- Provide oversight for all aspects of United's multi-year fiber to the home project
- Develop tactical and strategic approaches for construction, maintenance, and growth with budget restrictions
- Closely monitor project to identify trends, and mitigate risk and costs savings
- Provide exceptional service and value to United's membership
Outside Plant Coordinator
United Cooperative Services
04.2019 - 12.2019
- First employee of the broadband project
- Spearheaded selection of contractors
- Guided and managed partnership with consulting company
- Developed processes and procedures for staking, make ready, and vegetation management
- Letter following utilities code 181.048 passed June 7 2019 by legislator
Field Engineer
United Cooperative Services
10.2012 - 04.2019
- Staked for new power line circuits, residential and commercial developments up to 1500 lots
- Built cost estimates, obtained easement, and agreements
URD Inspector
United Cooperative Services
05.2011 - 10.2012
• Inspect, and maintain Underground devices
• Create and assign WO/SO to appropriate departments or contractors for repairs or replacement of equipment
• Run queries and completed inspection of all 3 phase pad mount transformers system wide to assist in finding and replacing any leaking Ermco transformers.
General Contractor
Self
Jan2002 - May2011
• Operated entire business independently which included employment and management of up to 5 full time employees
• Hired and managed sub-contractors to complete projects under my management
Skills
- Managed design and construction> 8,500 miles of fiber optic cable to include backbone, distribution, and drop across 14 counties in central Texas to serve >75,000 non-served and underserved households, businesses, and schools in 4 1/2 years
- Managed revocation of protested easements per utility code Sec 181048 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE BROADBAND FACILITIES for letters sent to 18,000 members
- Managed load calculations, staking, and change out of 5,000 poles for clearances and loading
- Managed an internal OSP team and was responsible for communication across all departments within a cooperative that serves over 100,000 electric meters and >28,000 internet accounts
- Successfully managed 200 contractor/sub-contractors, and internal OSP team for fiber optic cable construction, and splicing >50 miles a week
- In a transitional period successfully managed scheduling and in home installs up to 210 per week, to achieve a monthly goal of >800 per month
- Managed all quality analysis inspection for backbone, distribution, drop, and interior installations
- Managed approval of construction/maintenance invoicing from contractors for all fiber construction and installation
- Managed the process of closing out work orders to achieve funding which included gig completion, approval of splicing/testing documents, and completion
- Created and manage a maintenance and repair procedure that surpasses industry standard repair times exponentially
Accomplishments
- Communication
- Strong leader with hands on management
- Conflict resolution and attention to detail
- Proficient in platforms such Arc GIS, Partner, Salesforce, Daffron, and Monday
- Innovative and driven mindset
- Self motivated
Timeline
Outside Plant Manager
United Cooperative Services
12.2019 - Current
Outside Plant Coordinator
United Cooperative Services
04.2019 - 12.2019
Field Engineer
United Cooperative Services
10.2012 - 04.2019
URD Inspector
United Cooperative Services
05.2011 - 10.2012
General Contractor
Self
Jan2002 - May2011
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