Richard Stoven
Clovis,CA
Summary
Richard Stoven Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Operation Manager
Cablecom
01.2019
- Responsible for all administrative tasks for the assigned project(s) job setup, all logs, submittals, design Maps and drawings, prime contract change orders, subcontract change orders
- Manage the relationships between the client and subcontractors, Asset’s etc
- Manages overall billing processes and procurement of payment, direct, and monitor project schedule, submittal process, provide as billing for projects on a digital overlay with various layers.
Upgrade Project Manager
Comcast
01.2005
- Managed a multi-million-dollar corporate grounding project and all grounding compliance issues for the company’s in-house and contracting firm’s employees throughout the South Valley area.
Metro-E Supervisor
Cablecom
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Supervise Metro-e operations to ensure that all construction operations are completed in accordance with customer and industry specifications; this includes ensuring that all employees working on project are working safely and productively
- Assign daily production to laborers and crews
- Requisition, assign and track materials needed for the daily operations
- Perform audits of construction operations to ensure work is being completed in compliance with project specifications and monitor safe work practices
- Resolve any issues in areas where our personnel are working
- Review daily production reports, material usage sheets, keep track of work hours, complete and maintain accurate 'as-built maps' for areas built electronically
- Reconcile all issued parts and materials to ensure accurate material usage counts
- Verify submitted daily production reports for accuracy and approve recorded production for billing purposes.
Metro E Construction Coordinator / Engineer
Cablecom
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for managing all engineering and GIS information and construction activities associated with expanding and maintaining the OSP network infrastructure
- Leads large scale projects, driving productivity through use of vendor resources to meet deliverables
- Engages appropriate internal and external organizations with professional written/verbal communications to accomplish required tasks
- Coordinates project activities with contractors, developers, municipalities and consultants
- Proposes solutions supported by sound engineering and operational productivity to achieve goals in creative and effective ways
- Recognizes vulnerabilities in network infrastructure and makes intelligent decisions to ensure reliability – within financial constraints
- Prepares detailed cost analysis, project specifications, spend forecasts, route mapping, requisitions, and business justifications
- Processes reports, vendor invoices, material receipts, and other administrative duties
- Receives general instruction, otherwise performs independently with minimal supervision, exercising latitude to achieve daily objectives and approaches to critical/complex assignments
- Multi-tasks to effectively manage a wide range of simultaneous activities often interrupted by other demands
- Responds immediately to network outages, coordinating necessary resources and activities for prompt and appropriate restoral.
General Forman
Pioneer Construction
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Responsibility for safety meeting, Estimating, customer satisfaction, reliability and environmental corporate goals as they relate directly to Distribution, Construction and Maintenance
- Interfacing with, all levels of management, multi SCE departments and external customers regarding daily work activities as well as short- and long-term projects; and other duties as directed
- Creating and maintaining a safety conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow safety protocols and safe work practices.
Reginal Special Construction Coordinator
Comcast
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Responsible for all construction activity in the Central California Valley
- I managed all commercial construction along with schools, cell sites, and fiber projects to major commercial properties along with apartment complexes within the region
- My group was responsible for all permits and budgets for each project as well as doing fiber and commercial estimates for all sites and quality control on all projects.
Project Manager Grounding/Compliance
Comcast
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Responsible for upgrading city, county and state fiber I-Net construction projects
- Managed and monitored internal and external contractor coordinators in the construction group
- Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, tracking and working with and communicating to a group of employees and contracting firms.
Quality Control Supervisor
AT&T Broadband / Comcast
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Responsible for the workmanship from our 16 contracting firms in the Twin Cities area by doing a full inspection of the contractors work and to ensure to uphold our high safety standards
- Supervised in-house personnel along with worked closely with other departments within AT&T Broadband.
Construction Supervisor
Media One / Comcast
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Supervise all operations to ensure that all construction operations are completed in accordance with customer and industry specifications
- This includes ensuring that all employees working on project are working safely and productively
- Provide OJT training for employees working under your direction on construction practices and methods to ensure a safe and productive work environment
- Assign daily production to in-house and subcontract laborers and crews
- Requisition, assign and track materials needed for the daily operations
- Perform audits of construction operations to ensure work is being completed in compliance with project specifications and monitor safe work practices
- Resolve complaints with property owners in areas where our personnel are working
- Review daily production reports, material usage sheets, keep track of work hours, complete and maintain accurate 'as-built maps' for areas built
- Reconcile all issued parts and materials on a daily basis to ensure accurate material usage counts
- Verify submitted Daily Production Reports for accuracy and approve recorded production for billing purposes
- Willingness to work shifts as assigned, Provide verifiable evidence of experience in CATV construction field and prior supervisory experience in construction or related field.
Lead Fiber Construction Technician
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1995 - 01.1997
- Responsible for all fiber activity in the Northern Dakota County rebuild, crews, storage location, fusion splicing, lashing, changes and tracking of project
- Single point of contact for management of OSP fiber projects to include coordination of design, creation of budgets, creation of schedules, planning and contractor resource assignment and tracking contractor performance to include billing against budget and contract
- Manage proposals, SOWs, bids, scope definition, engineering design cycles and design review and approvals and contract closeout.
Service Technician / Maintenance Technician
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Trouble shooting and fixing of all coax and trunk system problems from the head end to subscriber’s homes
- Also fixed CLI problems throughout the system
- Responsible for splicing, balancing and grounding to system specs.
Lead Installer
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1991 - 01.1994
- Inspected the work completed by both in-house and contracting firms
- Did custom installs and trained installers on pole climbing, ladder safety, install procedures and vehicle inspections.
Installer
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1986 - 01.1991
- Trained and responsible for installation of data receptacle converters and various types of coaxial cable
- Used installation techniques with efficiency to ensure customer satisfaction as well as using interactive selling and saving skills to increase sales.
Installer
Dynamark Security Systems
01.1984 - 01.1986
- Responsible for all security system installs for seven offices in the Metro Area
- Commercial hardwire, residential and auto alarm security systems
- Ordered all of the material for the work to be performed that I scheduled in the upcoming weeks.
Education
High School Diploma -
Henry Sibley High School
West Saint Paul, MN06.1984
Skills
- Performance Improvement
- Employee Development
- Schedule Management
- Inventory Management
Timeline
Operation Manager
Cablecom
01.2019
Metro-E Supervisor
Cablecom
01.2018 - 01.2019
Metro E Construction Coordinator / Engineer
Cablecom
01.2016 - 01.2018
General Forman
Pioneer Construction
01.2011 - 01.2016
Reginal Special Construction Coordinator
Comcast
01.2006 - 01.2011
Upgrade Project Manager
Comcast
01.2005
Project Manager Grounding/Compliance
Comcast
01.2004 - 01.2005
Quality Control Supervisor
AT&T Broadband / Comcast
01.2000 - 01.2001
Construction Supervisor
Media One / Comcast
01.1998 - 01.2000
Lead Fiber Construction Technician
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1995 - 01.1997
Service Technician / Maintenance Technician
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1994 - 01.1995
Lead Installer
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1991 - 01.1994
Installer
Continental Cablevision / Comcast
01.1986 - 01.1991
Installer
Dynamark Security Systems
01.1984 - 01.1986
High School Diploma -
Henry Sibley High School
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