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Robin Nelson

Robin Nelson

Napa,CA

Summary

Detail-oriented Outside Plant Engineer with over 30 years of Telecommunications experience in all outside plant design areas including Fiber and Copper Design, Hicap/T1, UG structure and Pole line. SME in all aspects of copper transmission. Organized and dependable, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Analytical design focused on applying sound engineering principles using both traditional and innovative methods. Proficient in analyzing customer requests in order to design and build within current customer objectives, budget parameters and deadlines.

Team Leader with experience delivering training, hands on coordination with various groups including Customer Operations, Construction, and engineering personnel.

Overview

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32

Years of OSP Telecommunication Design experience

Work History

Network OSP Engineer

Chc Consulting Llc
10.2012 - 03.2024
  • Responsible for organizing and managing outside plant and network engineering projects. Evaluate plant to determine needs of service for client. This includes both copper and fiber facilities, aerial and underground structures.
  • Typical projects include Downsizing, relocations, plant damages & thefts, commercial developments, Joint Pole, Copper Reclamation, Held orders, hicaps, FTTP, and FTTN.
  • Design and create Aramis drawings for new design of facilities, updating and maintaining existing facility documentation in all related systems.
  • Redline records to initiate fielding of pole line and substructures for creation of scaled substructure and pole line path for new cable installations for submission to various city and county jurisdictions for permit approvals.
  • Trained and mentored junior engineers, providing guidance and direction.
  • Provided quality control to facilitate customer satisfaction.
  • Systems Used: Aramis, JAM, TIRKS, LFACS, LEIS, DILEP, IMAGINE, TELCO 11I, CFAS, ORCA, PTGUI, CEOTT, MIC, WBCM, APEX.

MANAGER OUTSIDE PLANT ENGINEERING DESIGN

AT&T
08.1991 - 07.2012
  • Design and prepare outside plant copper and fiber projects to support and grow the existing network.
  • Perform loop studies and implement projects identified. Manage multiple projects to meet customer and company requirements.
  • Submit encroachment applications to State, County & City as required.
  • Review customer plans. Provide markups & specifications to customers.
  • Route responsibilities in local district, and Hicap/T1 provisioning in the Napa, Solano, Yolo, Ukiah, and Eureka areas. Design jobs as needed to maintain wire center requirements and also condition facilities to support the Hicap/T1 spans.
  • Trained engineers & engineer assistants on the transmission principles and design, utilizing DILEP. Established current T1 group practices to allow for efficient and timely processing of all T1 orders and jobs.
  • Coordinate and direct contract engineered projects.
  • Actively participate in construction workload management.
  • Jam Spoc responsibility during 2007 to 2012, for JAM conversion in the District. Provided training and support for approximately 25 engineers and construction managers. Continue to provide JAM support and training as necessary to engineers, construction managers, and to other specs as requested.
  • Work with our customers and intercompany support groups, i.e. tariff, joint pole, marketing, to resolve road blocks and conflicts.
  • Perform on call duty supervisor responsibilities for outside placing, splicing, and repair crews for afterhours plant damage and emergency call outs.
  • Participated in local school Career Fairs as a Pacific Bell representative.
  • BICSI certification.
  • Managed 1 Engineer Assistant & 1 contract Engineer.
  • Systems Used: Ares, JAM, TIRKS, AMOS, LFACS, LEIS, DILEP, AUTO CAD, TDS HICAP TRANSMISSION DESIGN SYSTEM, IMAGINE, TELCO 11I, CFAS, OCALC.

Supv-Technical/Network Operations

AT&T
01.1990 - 08.1991
  • Supervised 7 repair technicians and 3 maintenance splicers in a large, rural area.
  • Provided safety training, personal development training, administered the daily workload, time reporting and audits, safety and work inspections.
  • Daily coordination with the District maintenance center. Contributed to weekly Telsam customer satisfaction review, active in customer problem resolutions. Our crew received special recognition for most consistent and long term customer satisfaction this year.
  • Held building and floor warden responsibilities. Responsible for storage and shipment of hazardous materials at this site. Responsible for inventory of supplies, hazardous materials, and capital equipment. Perform on call duty supervisor responsibilities for outside placing, splicing, and repair crews.

Trainer-Technical/Network Operations

Pacific Bell Telephone
01.1989 - 01.1990
  • Was 1 of 5 trainers responsible for implementing the North Coast TAN training. 4 districts were our direct responsibility.
  • Responsible for capital equipment purchase, inventory, and control.
  • Scheduled and trained 800+ field technicians and their supervisors on the Tan equipment.
  • Provided follow up training for anyone requiring additional assistance.


Technician-Technical/Network Operations

Pacific Bell Telephone
11.1978 - 01.1989
  • Performed daily technician duties, including special assignments with large customer accounts.
  • Successfully completed large Centrex cutovers in Napa and Sonoma, including Queen of the Valley Hospital. Supported the cutover for Napa City/County government.
  • Was 1 of a few technicians qualified to install special voice circuits, including turn up coordination with testing centers.
  • Was senior technician for 5 years. Did crew time sheet audits and time approvals.

Education

Some College - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)

Napa Valley College, Napa, Ca

Skills

Outside Plant Engineering

Cable Design

Conduit Design

Pole line Design

Loop Studies

Quality Control OSP projects

Project Management

Project Tracking

Team Leadership

Training

Accomplishments

  • Achieved SME status through effectively staying current with telecommunication design and technology, and by providing continued support and training to other engineers as needed to understand the design and implications of change on OSP networks.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Network OSP Engineer - Chc Consulting Llc
10.2012 - 03.2024
MANAGER OUTSIDE PLANT ENGINEERING DESIGN - AT&T
08.1991 - 07.2012
Supv-Technical/Network Operations - AT&T
01.1990 - 08.1991
Trainer-Technical/Network Operations - Pacific Bell Telephone
01.1989 - 01.1990
Technician-Technical/Network Operations - Pacific Bell Telephone
11.1978 - 01.1989
Napa Valley College - Some College, Engineering (Pre-Engineering)

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