KENNEDY SKAGGS
Winston Salem,NC
Summary
RESULTS DRIVEN, RELENTLESS, MOTIVATED PROFESSIONAL with 6 years of experience in AutoCAD and telecommunications drafting and design. Adept at producing detailed construction drawings, maintaining quality control, and mentoring team members. Skilled in AutoDesk, Power Design, and Fiber Design, ready to leverage a dynamic skillset for future business opportunities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Designer/Drafter
Engineering Associates LLC (Dycom Industries, INC. Subsidiary)
Remote
01.2020 - Current
- Lead CAD drafter for all North Carolina markets (Winston Salem, Greensboro, and Charlotte), also assisted in completion of work in Atlanta, Utah, Colorado, Florida and Arizona markets for multiple OSP customers
- Produced detailed construction drawings and multiple types of permit drawings in AutoCAD using field survey data for aerial and buried fiber designs
- Maintained quality control regarding design standards on construction/permit drawings
- Created low level designs for fiber to the home networks based on high level designs in 3-GIS
- Guided and mentored other team members regarding AutoCAD, 3-GIS, and drawing standard knowledge.
DAS Solutions Network Designer
American Tower Corporation (Smartlink LLC. Contract Employee)
Cary, NC
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Created and maintained technical drawing sets, using AutoCAD software, for the DAS (distributed antenna systems)/iCN systems and equipment rooms
- Designed fiber and power systems to satisfy specific customer needs
- Communicated with RF, construction, and deployment teams to update DAS drawings to as-built state
- Familiarized with Commscope ION-B, ION-U, JMA Teko, Corning, small cell, and Voltserver products
- Created, validated, and finalized bill of materials per customer design specifications
- Assisted in training new employees on processes, standards, and AutoCAD design.
Continuous Improvement Intern
Pratt & Whitney Engine Services (UTC Subsidiary)
Bridgeport, WV
06.2017 - 10.2017
- Observed cycle 1 of the facility using root cause analysis, time studies, and employee interviews to determine bottlenecks and areas in need of improvement
- Created and implemented standardized part layouts resulting in 40%-time reduction in the clean area and a forecasted savings of $1 million in 2018 using Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Implemented visual cues to turn facility from push system to pull system to reduce engines waiting to enter an area from 13 to 0
- Created standard work using Microsoft Word to follow new cart layouts
- Collected data from various sources to analyze and look for trends in order to track improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering -
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV12.2017
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Matlab
- Visual Basic
- Rockwell Arena
- SAP
- AutoDesk
- Siterra
- Polaris
- Fiber Design
- 3-GIS
- IQGeo
- NDS
- TIP Projects
- Power Design
- Bill of Materials Creation
- Quality Control
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Cost Analysis
- Visual Management
- Failure Mode Effects Analysis
- Risk Assessment
Timeline
Designer/Drafter
Engineering Associates LLC (Dycom Industries, INC. Subsidiary)
01.2020 - Current
DAS Solutions Network Designer
American Tower Corporation (Smartlink LLC. Contract Employee)
06.2018 - 12.2019
Continuous Improvement Intern
Pratt & Whitney Engine Services (UTC Subsidiary)
06.2017 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering -
West Virginia University
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