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Ryan Hayden

Owensboro

Summary

During my tenure at OMU, specifically in the Residential Fiber Internet Industry, I have excelled and thrived. I have rolled with the hurdles. I have adapted to new and challenging responsibilities. I have increased my knowledge. I have created and developed the Broadband Specialists procedures and changed them as necessary to adjust to the changes in our way of work. Whether it be development of a calendar for coordinating truck rolls with other employees, or dispatching employees in repair routes that save time, triaging priorities and charting them visibly for staff to view on white board, developing coexistence strategies with new XGS light in order to increase our bandwidth without under utilizing our initial investment in Gpon.


I currently manage my team well. As of 9/25/25 we have executed 2198 customer interactive tickets resulting in a average of 13.9 every work day this year. These are specifically customer interactive tickets via calling the customer and resolving issues remotely and/or arriving at customer residence to repair issue. My team still keeps up with that plus the operations of the contractors, meeting their daily needs. We are also managing billing related tickets like reviewing and closing installations, changing speeds, removing services, transferring services, etc. We also keep the contractors installs flowing by engineering the work orders, creating the plant connections for those service orders and creating weekly spreadsheets contractors. We do all this and more while keeping our overtime under budget.


I have a great team that I would love to lead and see expand.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Broadband Specialist

Owensboro Municipal Utilities
11.2019 - Current
  • Executed Operational tasks such as:

Service Installation, Service Removal, Repairing Service Issues, Repairing Service Outages, Oversee and facilitate Installation Contractors, Connecting all residential service connections between Gpon Optics and Distribution fibers leaving Hub. Coordinating with Warehouse team for ALL residential supply needs. Engineering residential installations and updating T&D System Support to maintain accurate data in FMS Software. Collect returned equipment from CSC. Reset and recirculate returned equipment. Coordinate regularly with customer services reps via emails, service orders, and phone calls. Handling direct customer calls (technical Q's, over-the-phone walkthrough repairs, department complaints, repairing wifi issues remotely etc.) Monitoring and maintaining 3 Calendars (Operations: scheduled truck rolls, FTTH Install: Contractor Installations XGS Upgrade: Swaps for Bandwidth increase)


  • Co Engineered XGS fiber rollout with Sr. Network Admin. Facilitated research to understand the new restricting limits observed with this new 1577nm wavelength through OMU fiber plant, implemented adjustments in fiber cleaning, medium placement, and tolerance acceptance to meet needs of XGSpon.
  • Assisted the Fiber techs with their responsibility toward residential plant repairs, expansion, and maintenance.
  • Collaborated with Network Admins to maintain our internal routing that provide routes for our residential customers so that congestion issues do not occur.
  • Learned to adapt quickly to new responsibilities and techniques while ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures because operations must change to meet new circumstances very quickly in this position.

Equipment Operator

Owensboro Municipal Utilities
08.2018 - 11.2019
  • Operated all the equipment needed to be operated daily for the Unit the shift was assigned.
  • Assisted Plant operator directly to ensure safe operation of powerplant.
  • Routinely checked working conditions of all equipment on assigned Unit
  • Implemented LOTO's as an authorized person
  • Responsible for racking out high voltage breakers
  • Sluiced Bottom Ash
  • Minor equipment maintenance
  • When short staffed operated Unit 1 and Scrubber in control room
  • Maintained significant awareness to hazards and safety
  • Cleaned Unit assigned when possible

Service Technician

AT&T
03.2014 - 03.2018
  • Installed phone and or internet for Business and Residential.
  • Extensive troubleshooting repairing phone and internet lines through service calls
  • Climb poles with Gaffs, Ladders, and/or Bucket Truck to reach plant
  • Repaired and Maintained plant fixing cut cable, placing new cable, bypassing bad cable etc.
  • Reported changes in facilities to engineering
  • Splicing Phone and fiber cables (underground and aerial)

Water Meter Installer

Vanguard Utility Services
08.2013 - 03.2014
  • Installed and calibrated water meters in residential and commercial properties.
  • Conducted maintenance and retrofitting on existing water metering systems.
  • Collaborated with utility companies to ensure timely meter installations and service updates.
  • Contributed to a safe working environment by following safety guidelines during all aspects of water meter installations and maintenance tasks.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
05-2011

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Expert problem solving
  • Technical intuition
  • Analytical thinking
  • Documentation management
  • Work related Memory
  • Malleability and adaptation
  • Proficient in communication mediums
  • Out of the box thinker
  • Solution integrator

Timeline

Broadband Specialist

Owensboro Municipal Utilities
11.2019 - Current

Equipment Operator

Owensboro Municipal Utilities
08.2018 - 11.2019

Service Technician

AT&T
03.2014 - 03.2018

Water Meter Installer

Vanguard Utility Services
08.2013 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication

Middle Tennessee State University