Experience

Telcom

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Planning & Architecture

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Planning and Design Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Oct 2022



CityFibre

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Planner

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  - GIS Smallworld - Planning Build Architecture - SalesForce - Site Surveys - Wayleaves - GIS Smallworld - Planning Build Architecture - SalesForce - Site Surveys - Wayleaves



Openreach

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fibre Surveyor / Project Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

  - Conducting site surveys designing Network infrastructure solutions (FTTP/FTTH/FTTC).- Client engagement - Supervising field production teams and contract partners to ensure project completion to agreed standards- Legal wayleave process, negotiating with first and third party landowners in the provision and augmentation of Openreach plant. -Working in the external underground network with knowledge of copper, fibre and civils infrastructure with an extensive understanding of all safety and signing lighting and guarding requirements. City and Guilds NRSWA Unit 2 (Signing, lighting and Guarding, Location and avoidance of underground apparatus)- Openreach planning systems, including PIPER, ORION, INS, COSMOSS, CSS, SCREEN BASED PLANNING, AUTOCAD and WAYLEAVES with training / gold user responsibilities.- installation of Ethernet products Experience (1G, 10G, EAD, MPLS, OSA) Show less

• Fibre Network Planner (Ethernet)

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2015

  - Plan and Design fibre network infrastructure, to provide integrated end to end solutions to internal / external clients.- Building Spine / Core Fibre networks - Building detailed industry standard job Packs and technical documentation- Managing KPI’s and budgets within defined projects. - fibre underground and overhead network design and project management, Including FTTP / FTTC - civils solutions including the use of civils avoidance techniques. - Effective project control of proposals through to completion for Tyne and wear fire services, Northumberland schools, NHS care trust, building client relations allowing repeat business. - Developing and maintaining relationships with both internal and external customers to Identify and manage key stakeholders at all levels, in order to negotiate a suitable outcome for both customer and business. Show less



BT Group

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network solutions Designer (Copper)

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  - Internal/External BT Copper network provisions and rearrangements (Residential)- Civil Engineering solutions- highways and local authority engagement - Overhead networks (poling, aerial cables)- legal wayleave issues (1st and 3rd party landownership)- Traffic Management solutions- Financial management - writing and presenting business cases managing supplier costs against stringent pre defined budgets to deliver a cost effective solution.- contract partner management - liaising with 3rd party suppliers to ensure solutions delivered on time and within budget, dealing with poor performance and introducing KPI's Show less

• BT Advanced Apprentice – Telecommunications Network construction and Engineering

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2008

  Fibre Splicing Jointing & Testing Transmission equipment installation and maintenanceNRSWA Unit 2 (Signing, lighting and Guarding, Location and avoidance of underground apparatus)Fibre fault finding and testing (OTDR)Civils processes, Techniques and methodologiesOverhead cabling and pole installation underground cablingILM Certificate First Line Management (including business analysis techniques, man management skills and Project management techniques)