Richard Hernandez
Manville
Summary
Dynamic Outside Plant Engineer with Verizon, adept in project coordination and cost estimation. Successfully managed over 100 projects annually, delivering 95% on-time results. Proficient in circuit design and GIS, fostering strong relationships with local authorities to enhance public infrastructure. Committed to quality assurance and operational excellence in telecommunications.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Outside Plant Engineer
Verizon
Montclair
07.2018 - Current
- Managed 12 regions across northern NJ issuing over 100+ jobs each year involving copper and fiber facilities.
- Designed over 1,000 technical prints for construction crews on projects regarding capital growth of services, billable large scale plant relocations, public requirements for municipalities and counties.
- Conducted detailed cost estimations for large scale relocations ranging up to $500k for developers and internal Verizon executive level requests.
- Delivered 95% on-time for pending customer service orders that required engineering and major materials.
- Executed easements when placing facilities out of public right of way as well as permits for railroad crossings, local, county and state road ways.
- Coordinated with construction crews, vendors and other utilities in order to ensure projects were completed on time and within 5% of expected cost.
- Developed connections with local and state governing bodies for road widening projects, culvert repairs, and general public improvements.
Network Engineer Intern
Verizon
Basking Ridge
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Processed, tracked and validated the movement over 1,000 telecommunication equipment between Verizon and customer Cisco.
- Created reports on priority operations in providing necessary equipment to technicians the field and directors overseeing the project.
- Drove implementation of a transition process for technicians to adopt a new Android App for cataloging and tracking shipments of equipment along with conversion support for users.
Network Engineer Intern
Verizon
Basking Ridge
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Collaborated with a team of professionals to help manage the Fiber to the Cell Site program to track the progress and targets of more than 10,000 ongoing cell sites.
- Issued reports daily to track the progress of 5 regions in the program and present the results to the team.
- Recorded meeting notes while on calls with the team to distribute a summary via email with important details from the meeting. That included action items, target dates, and potential milestones.
- Acquired expertise in wireless network architecture and the facilities that connect each level of the network.
Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA01.2018
Skills
- Circuit design and drafting
- Project coordination
- OSP construction management
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Cost estimation
- Quality control
- Field operations reporting
- Telecommunication standards
- Quality assurance
- Project management
- Critrix Workspace
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Timeline
Outside Plant Engineer
Verizon
07.2018 - Current
Network Engineer Intern
Verizon
06.2017 - 08.2017
Network Engineer Intern
Verizon
06.2017 - 08.2017
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Liberty University