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Nicholas Price

Telecommunications Engineer
Auburn,NY

Summary

Highly motivated Telecommunications Engineering professional offering foundation in engineering project management and design. History of success in performing OSP/FTTH designs, drafting and leadership roles. Detail-oriented with strong knowledge of Telecommunication systems and capabilities. Seeking to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Scaled Fiber Drafter

Volks Resources
06.2025 - Current
  • Drafting nonscaled Aramis AT&T prints to scaled prints via AutoCAD.
  • Review construction plans and asbuilts to verify ROW and utility placement, for correct fiber path.
  • Collaborate with city/TXDOT to meet design regulations.
  • Upload utility data into AutoCAD to show fiber optic crossings and bore separation.
  • Create bore profiles showing fiber optic bore depth, utility separation/crossing, and road crossings.
  • Placement of aerial, underground, buried facilities to customer.
  • Create SSTCP to assist with construction.

OSP Drafter

Wade Trim
08.2024 - 06.2025
  • Drafting of engineered construction prints via AutoCAD.
  • Design ROW for placement of underground, buried, aerial and utility lines.
  • Callouts for make ready engineering.
  • Upload and verify pole data from Katapult.
  • Review/update engineering designs in ArcGIS.
  • Quality check designs from engineering team throughout drafting process.
  • Collaborated with clients to ensure drafts are cost efficient and within budget.
  • Communicate between engineering team and drafting team to meet deadlines.


OSP/FTTH Designer

Luck Grove Telecom Inc
07.2021 - 11.2023
  • Comprehensive knowledge of OSP/FTTH systems and engineering designs throughout 11 states.
  • Team lead on creation of master templates for drafters and designers, in both QGIS and AutoCAD.
  • Retrieve and upload household data into QGIS via Veraset.
  • Retrieve and upload pole data into QGIS via Katapult.
  • Verify most efficient and cost effective paths for fiber optic cables.
  • Knowledge of equipment cost to ensure efficient designs.
  • Engineering design prints via QGIS.
  • Drafting of designs via AutoCAD.
  • Verify copper networks via Veraset.
  • Permit requests based on state regulations.
  • Make ready engineering when needed.
  • Quality check engineering designs.
  • Training of new employees on proper procedures, QGIS/AutoCAD software.


Education

Bachelor of Science - Geology

State University of New York
08.2015 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Geological And Earth Sciences

Cayuga County Community College
05.2001 - 05.2015

Skills

  • AutoCAD
  • FTTH design
  • OSP design
  • Team lead
  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Docs
  • QGIS
  • ArcGIS
  • 3-GIS
  • Global Mapper
  • Google Earth
  • FROGS
  • Katapult
  • Veraset
  • Aramis
  • Permit requests
  • Make ready engineering
  • Splice schematics
  • Bore profiles
  • SSTCP
  • Design/Engineering QC
  • Aerial, buried, underground paths
  • Problem solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Self-driven
  • Dependability
  • Efficiency
  • Communication

Timeline

Scaled Fiber Drafter

Volks Resources
06.2025 - Current

OSP Drafter

Wade Trim
08.2024 - 06.2025

OSP/FTTH Designer

Luck Grove Telecom Inc
07.2021 - 11.2023

Bachelor of Science - Geology

State University of New York
08.2015 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Geological And Earth Sciences

Cayuga County Community College
05.2001 - 05.2015

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