William Lish
Leander,TX
Summary
Design Manager skilled in building relationships and communicating complex concepts. Leads design team strategy to develop and accomplish team goals. Drives initiative and demonstrates excellent organization and communication in fast-paced dynamic environment and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders for greatest potential impact.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Design Manager
Ledcor Technical Services
09.2017 - Current
- Revitalize struggling projects through innovative process enhancements
- Initiated and implemented three projects through process establishment, standard development, CAD template/block creation, and training document preparation
- Spearheaded design process to align with client specifications and budget.
- Lead end-to-end design engineering tasks for multi-million-dollar fiber projects across North America, including high-level designs, cost estimates, permit creation, construction prints, construction support, and as-built
- Conduct route optimization analysis for large-scale programs throughout North America
- Directed high-performing team and ensured completion of FTTH projects encompassing 85,000 homes passed per year
- Deliver assistance in onboarding and training of new employees in AutoCAD Map 3D, GIS, and design processes and standards
- Direct design team operations for multi-million-dollar projects across various markets in North America; overseeing work assignments, scheduling, design budget, and ensuring consistent design quality
- Achieved 50% boost in productivity through creation of design tools and automations
- Drove 40% increase in design throughput by leveraging AutoCAD & ESRI ArcGIS for AutoCAD Plugin interoperability
- Attained 40% increase in design throughput by developing and optimizing templates, dynamic blocks, and AutoCAD scripts
- Streamlined data schema and AutoCAD block layers; reducing basemap time by 80% and right-of-way permit design time by 30%
- Engaged with design team to mitigate health and safety risks.
- Chaired design team meetings and issued action items.
- Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Preformed quality control of finished designs to verify conformance with customer specifications and company quality standards.
- Educated employees on specific QA standards and confirmed maintenance of standards.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Design Coordinator
Advanced.1
09.2011 - 09.2017
- Drafted aerial and underground strand for outside plant communication redraft project
- Engaged with BAU team to draft aerial pole permit packages for submission to municipalities
- Led permitting department team, addressing drafter inquiries and executing quality control checks on drafter's output
- Developed CAD drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions, and site visits.
- Executed fiber design quality control on designer's fiber packages prior to client submission
- Excelled as lead member of design team, consistently delivering top-tier performance
- Advanced to BAU fiber designer position; designing fiber routes and formulating splice packages for fiber to the business projects
- Revitalized and spearheaded struggling project, orchestrating fiber reconstruction initiative in Manhattan, transforming it into successful project
- Elevated to coordinator role; maintained communication with municipalities, ensuring timely submission and approval of permits, and adhering to client deadlines
- Coordinated fiber redraft team within multiple regions, including Manhattan, Golden Triangle, Wichita Falls, El Paso, Banning, Gunnison, Telluride, and various South Texas areas.
- Preformed quality control of finished designs to verify conformance with customer specifications and company quality standards.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Sports Medicine
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TXSome College (No Degree) - Computer Science
Lamar University
Beaumont, TXA.A.S. Degree in Architectural & Engineering Computer Aided Design – Architectural Graphics Specialty - undefined
Austin Community College
Austin, TX12.2014
Skills
- Fiber To the Home (FTTH)
- Long Haul Fiber Build
- Fiber to the Cell (4G/5G)
- Team Leadership & Management
- AutoCAD/MicroStation
- Template & Dynamic Block Development
- ArcGIS Plugin for AutoCAD
- 3GIS
- MS Office Suite
- Bluebeam Revu
- Attention to Detail
- Forecasting & Scheduling
- Quality Control
- Vendor Management
- Cost Estimation
Timeline
Design Manager
Ledcor Technical Services
09.2017 - Current
Design Coordinator
Advanced.1
09.2011 - 09.2017
A.A.S. Degree in Architectural & Engineering Computer Aided Design – Architectural Graphics Specialty - undefined
Austin Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Sports Medicine
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Science
Lamar University
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