

Experience
June 2013 – July 2014 B&R Resource Solutions, Remote Office
Project Manager
Managed Cell Site OSP construction of over 300 locations in Eastern PA. Duties included Management of construction contractors, Engineering Firms and Dark Fiber providers. Assisted with contracts for Dark Fiber. Managed Splicing and Maintenance window operations. Tracked Permitting operations and managed escalation where necessary. Performed Field Engineering when required. Inspected finished work and approved final invoice packages with as-built drawings. Reported to higher Project management for corporate reporting. Forecasted engineering, permitting, construction, splicing and OTDR testing. Also created a Customized Database for tracking all tasks, centralized and web-enabled on a SharePoint platform. Development was completed in an MS Access platform. Created and maintained Sharepoint sites for individual customers, including the database, libraries, project e-mail boxes, work flows, and more. Maintained all Tracking and reporting information for use by customer project managers and executives.
Oct 2012 – Mar 2013 Focus Fiber Soluions Allentown, PA
Project Manager
Managed telecommunications projects in an area cover the western half of PA and Western NY State. Was responsible to material purchase, subcontractor services purchasing, profit on projects, timely execution of projects. Projects included, but were not limited to bringing additional fiber to cell sites, installing upgraded equipment at cell sites. Aspects of position included white-lining paths, one-call notification, flagger force service requests, and more.
Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 GE Transportation (on Adecco contract) Erie, PA
Project Leader
Lead multiple projects simultaneously for the Services Engineering Productivity group. Projects were of a technical nature to increase profit margin of Service Contracts while ensuring proper process flow is followed. Duties included project scoping, costing, schedule management and others. Value of the projects worked in the 1 yr contract term are scheduled to save approximately $15mil over the life of the service contracts. Utilized Access database to identify potentials, and track usage reports for actualization of savings. Tracked progress of projects. Presented projects to stakeholders via prepared presentations detailing the various aspects at different stages of the projects.
Experience (Cont)
Feb 2010 – Jan 2011 BMS Catastrophe Houston, TX
General Restoration Supervisor
Supervise crews of workers performing restoration and/or demolition of facilities following a catastrophic loss. Maintained paperwork for accountability of man-hours, equipment use, supply use, and tasks performed. Assure safety of crew and overall workspace. Perform Q.C. checks when tasks are completed.
Nov 2001–Dec 2008 NBD International Ravenna, OH
Project Engineer
Inspection and assessment of equipment located in a large (Tier 1) manufacturing plant, Hospitals, Hotels, Machine Shops, and other commercial sites subsequent to a major loss
Assessment of pre-loss condition
Provided technical requirements to restore equipment to pre-loss condition.
Assisted and supervised restoration of equipment and systems.
Equipment included (but not limited to): I.T Racks and equipment, PBX Systems and Telephony distribution systems, SMT and Thru-hole assembly machines and associated equipment, CNC Machine Tools and equipment, final assembly stations with tools and test equipment, General Office equipment, Medical Equipment, Injection molding presses
Dec 1999–Jul 2001 RCN Corp New York, NY
Project Engineer
Design of Telephone, Video and Data distribution systems to be installed in new residential buildings and Commercial Properties
Design of Sonet rings for commercial applications requiring high bandwidth or high reliability, including configuration of C.O. and Remote equipment.
Engineering support and Cost analysis and ROI estimates
Interfaced with Owners, Electrical Contractors, General Contractors, RCN Sub-Contractors, and other provider companies throughout design and construction of RCN Distribution systems
Interfaced with Network Design Group, OSP, Sales, Activations, and other RCN Departments to facilitate design and construction .
Dec 1998–Dec 1999 VXI-bus Associates. Boonton, NJ
Electrical Engineer
Project management and coordination with Mechanical Engineering
Design of Modular Power Supply standard
Writing of large portions of IEEE Standard proposal for SATS (Structured Architecture for Test Standards)
Managed other Electrical Engineers and contractors
Printed Circuit Board design
Experience (Cont)
June 1997–Dec 1998 Lambda Electronics, Inc. Melleville, NY
Associate Design Engineer
Design and testing of Switching mode power supplies including Including Acceptance testing, design verification testing, troubleshooting, repair, and recommendation and implementation of design changes
Design of test fixtures, and special test equipment
Compliance testing
Oct 1990–June 1997 Radio Shack Various, NJ
Sales Representative/Store Manager
Retail Electronics Sales and Management, Customer service
In Store Marketing and implementation of corporate marketing
Customer support and product suggestions and assistance
Inventory management
Manage profit margins
Sep 1992–Jun 1997 Stevens Institute of Tech. Hoboken, NJ
Teaching Assistant, lab Assistant, Lab Technician
Assisted Professors, held recitation classes, maintained grades
Assisted Students with design projects
Trouble-shooting and repair of Lab equipment
Jun 1986–Oct 1990 U.S. Navy Mayport, FL
Fire Control Technician
Maintenance and operation of Gun and Missile systems
Troubleshooting and repair of Gun and Missile systems
Systems included: Search and fire-control radar systems, Analog fire-control computer systems, Digital computer and control systems, Electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic systems
Education
Sep 1992–Jun 1997 Stevens Institute of Tech Hoboken, NJ
B.E., Electrical Engineering
Concentration in RF, Communications, fiber optics
President of IEEE Student Chapter, Officer of Beta Theta Pi Fraternal Society
Interests
Electrical Engineering, Design Engineering, computer hardware, telecommunications, management, project management, consulting
Additional Skills
Skilled with most Microsoft Products including all Office programs and MS Project and MS Access. Familiar with Lotus Notes. Skilled in OrCAD Schematic capture and Layout, Power Logic, MathCAD. Experienced with Windows NT, 98, 7, 8, as well as Autocad R14, 2000 and 2004. Have done some Web design, used Macromedia Dreamweaver. Have implemented, maintained and operated small enterprise Server environment using Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Also have some experience using and maintaining Unix systems.
Last Resume Update | November 18, 2014 |
Address | Erie, Pennsylvania |
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Resume File | Paul-Schonenberger-Resume.doc 34.5 kB |
Spanish Speaking? | No |
Willing to Relocate? | Yes |
Years Experience | 10 |