Kory Rosenow
Patagonia,Az
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Construction Manager
HyperFiber/Ripple Fiber
03.2025 - 09.2025
- Responsible for the initial startup and Construction Management for HyperFiber/Ripple Fiber in the Southern Arizona market.
- Worked in tandem with local Regional Executive to set up local Tucson office in preparation for initial Construction builds in the Tucson metro and Green Valley areas.
- Met with local construction contractors to plan out timelines and build responsibilities and review expectations once construction begins.
- This included providing any training or guidance with materials, proprietary tools, tracking software, safety compliance and expected Code of Conduct.
- Also met with local electric utility (TEP) for preliminary assessment of tie points for ROW cabinet power considerations.
- Drive out all 8 designed build areas in order to assess problem areas, cabinet placement, backhaul tie points, access issues and possible redesigns.
- I also was a participant in initial meetings and conversations with local municipalities and HOA’s in order to obtain approvals and permissions to proceed with construction.
OSP Construction Supervisor
Optimum Inc
02.2022 - 02.2025
- Responsible for new cable plant construction, aerial and underground, coax and fiber, commercial and residential. Also, existing plant augmentation and repair, to include, vaults, pedestals, conduit, cable repairs/upgrades, riser replacement, pole transfers, strand replacement, etc.
- Primary responsibilities are to walkout and assess the Engineering and Design Package when received and verify it for accuracy and achievability, then white line and submit for Utility Locating to begin construction.
- Also, when necessary, to work with the Engineering and Design teams if modifications are required.
- In addition, I also work with local new residential development contractors to schedule open trench conduit drops, pedestal placement, and fiber/coax placement and splicing.
- Other Responsibilities:
- Scheduling and prioritizing workload and resources, job tracking, and quality control
- Office Tools Used:
- Excel, Word, PP, Adobe, Google Maps, Google Earth
OSP Construction Supervisor
Cox Communications
10.2008 - 11.2021
- Responsible for all new cable plant construction both aerial and underground, coax and fiber, both commercial and residential with a primary focus on fiber placement and splicing.
- This includes FTTH (Fiber to the Home) backbone and distribution, PON (Passive Optical Network) Overlays where Coax already exists, Rfog (Radio Frequency Over Glass), Node Splits for capacity augmentation, ROW cabinet placement and commercial pathway construction, splicing and termination.
- Additionally, my team is responsible for the construction and placement/splicing of coax commercial services and all Construction maintenance related activities.
- These include, coax cable repair and replacement, fiber optic cable troubleshooting repair and replacement, pole transfers, pedestal replacements, strand replacement and repair, relashing of aerial plant, and all other maintenance and preventive maintenance as needed regarding existing cable and fiber plant.
- Office duties include, coaching, mentoring, job tracking, budgeting, quality control, approving work orders, approving invoicing, and building/running reports using various tools, such as, Optix, Remedy, Oracle, Excel, Word, PP, and Tableau.
- Other Responsibilities:
- Scheduling and prioritizing workload and resources, both Contractors and In-House in order to facilitate the timely completion of assigned work.
- Additionally, coaching, mentoring, job tracking, budgeting, quality control, approving work orders and approving invoicing.
- Office Tools Used:
- Excel, Word, PP, Adobe, Google Maps, Google Earth
Plant Maintenance Tech
Cox Communications
08.2003 - 08.2008
- Primary duties were the troubleshooting and timely repair of known issues on the cable plant, including cracked cables, bad fittings, defective taps, splitters, amplifiers, nodes and associated electronics.
- Some redesign and re-splicing as required.
- Regular use and operation of bucket truck and extension ladder for aerial work.
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Foothills College
Skills
- Project closeout
- Labor management
- Health and safety regulations
- Construction estimating
- Subcontractor management
- Change order management
Timeline
Regional Construction Manager
HyperFiber/Ripple Fiber
03.2025 - 09.2025
OSP Construction Supervisor
Optimum Inc
02.2022 - 02.2025
OSP Construction Supervisor
Cox Communications
10.2008 - 11.2021
Plant Maintenance Tech
Cox Communications
08.2003 - 08.2008
Associate of Applied Science -
Foothills College