Samual T. Curtis, P.E.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
May 1995
University of Central Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science-Physics Engineering, Minor in Applied Mathematics
May 2002
August 2003
August 2003
August 2003
August 2003
November 2003
November 2003
December 2003
July 2004
August 2005
October 2005
Optical Solutions FTTH PON Design Certified Level 3
V160-1E EWSD Architecture
V160-1E EWSD Terminal/User Interface
V160-3E EWSD Documentation
V162 EWSD Switch Maintenance
V183 ONEUP Delta
V189 EWSD Smart RSU
V150-OE EWSD Digit Translations.
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Design and Implementation,
Mikrotik RouterOS Certified
Registered Professional Engineer – Oklahoma License Number 22174
(Electrical Engineering – Computers, Control Systems and Electronics)
Work Experience
March 1987April 1992
ACRS, Inc.
Manager CADD/Drafting
April 1992September 1995
ACRS, Inc.
Comptroller
September 1995October 1997
ACRS, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer/Project Manager
October 1997July 31, 2008
ACRS 2000 Corp.
Executive Vice President
August 1999-
Teledigm Technologies, Inc.
January 2005
President
January 1, 2004 –
Present
Specialty Telecommunications Services, LLC
Owner
January 2005 –
Present
@Link Services, LLC/@LinkWifi, Inc
President
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Licensed Professional Engineer
Instrumental in developing a computerized drafting department within ACRS
Experience utilizing CADTEL; an AutoCAD-based drafting tool for utilities
Extensive knowledge in all REA-RUS nomenclature and procedures
Responsible for all of ACRS’ banking and financial functions since 1992
Experience with running a family owned telecommunications consulting firm
Experience running a family owned construction company
Responsible for installing approximately 200 miles of buried and aerial fiber optic
cable throughout various regions of the United States.
Experience estimating and bid preparation for various projects
Experience in design and construction of large optical SONET, FTTH & HFC
networks in rural and metropolitan areas.
Experience managing installation of pipeline and pump stations.
Expert Witness Testimony Preparation.
Member of TASA
Member/Officer of OSPE
Member of NSPE
Member of the Association of Communications Engineers (‘ACE”)
Member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.
Expert Witness Experience:
1. Levy & Craig; “Williams Communications, Inc v. Underground Installation, et al.”
and Dorsey & Whitney, LLP;
2. “Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona v. Edward J. Caywood and Allison Caywood et al.”
3. AT&T CORP. AND AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST, INC.
[PLAINTIFFS], VS.QWEST INTERNATIONAL OMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC., SP CONSTRUCTION INC. AND C&S
DIRECTIONAL BORING COMPANY, INC. [DEFENDANTS}
4. Docket No: 01-CIV-5554 United States District Court, Southern District of New
York Plaintiff(s): Remee Products Corp. Defendant(s): Sho-Me Power Electric
Cooperative & TM Sales, Inc.
5. Written and oral testimony before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
a. CAUSE NO. PUD 200300771 “AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Dobson
Cellular, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular and Western Wireless v. Hinton
Telephone Company”
6. Written Expert Report and Testimony in The United States District Court for the
Western District of Oklahoma – CASE No: CIV-04-0577-R; Broadwing
Communications, LLC vs. Greg Tucker Construction Co.
7. Oral Testimony before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
8. Patent Research and report for FENNER INVESTMENTS, LTD (PLAINTIFF) v.
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY and DELL, INC. (DEFENDANTS), CIVIL
ACTION NO: 6:08cv273
Detailed Work Experience
January 1996 to January 1997 Project Manager/Construction Manager Associated Communications and
Research Services, Inc; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for the design of a $2MM 50 mile fiber optic SONET (“Synchronous Optical Network”)
connecting Eastern Oklahoma State College with five rural school districts to serve as an Interactive
educational Television Network (“IETV”). This project consisted of placing 24 fiber optic strands
underground over treacherous landscapes prevalent in southeastern Oklahoma. Responsibilities included
route design, right-of-way acquisition, construction management and implementation. Also responsible for
development of plans and specifications per 7 CFR 1755.93. Interfaced with owner on a daily basis
reviewing project progress and adherence to plans and specifications. Also assisted with the installation of
fiber optic SONET lightwave multiplexing terminals to provide connectivity throughout the network. This
project enabled five rural school districts in Oklahoma to prevent consolidation and share valuable
resources. This network ultimately became part of the Oklahoma OneNet network.
January 1997 to December 1997; Executive Vice President; Associated Communications and Research
Services, Inc; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for company work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included
preparation of plans and specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755. More specifically
Central Office Design, Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a
team of four Engineer Interns and fourteen Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted
of rural independent telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange
long distance carriers. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized
engineering/construction firm. Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic
facilities. Projects included:
Fiber optic cable installation for Brooks Fiber. These projects totaled over $200k interconnecting several
large buildings in downtown Oklahoma City to the WorldCom network. Had responsible charge of the
construction of building risers, underground horizontal directional drilling, trenching fiber optic splicing,
and preparation of “as built” plant records.
Responsible for installation and const. of a thirty mile fiber optic network connecting wireless Personal
Communications Systems (“PCS”) towers for Kansas Personal Communications Systems. Interfaced with
the Kansas Department of Transportation, assisted with development of plans and specifications.
Responsible for $1.3MM construction budget for this particular project.
Responsible for installation and construction of a fiber optic “overbuild” within the city of Talihina, OK.
Interconnected a local Hospital, Vo-Tech Center, and High school. Responsible for a $300k project
budget. Assisted with plans and specifications and preparation of “as built” plant records. Interfaced with
different permitting agencies such as ODOT, BIA and the City of Talahina. Interfaced with owner on a
weekly basis.
December 1997 to December 1998; Executive Vice President; Associated Communications and Research
Services, Inc; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized engineering/construction firm.
Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities. Responsible for company
work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included preparation of plans and
specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755. More specifically Central Office Design,
Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a team of four Engineer
Interns and fourteen Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural independent
telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long distance carriers.
Projects included:
Assisted with the design of Plans and specifications to overbuild the town of Afton, Wyoming for a
telecommunications carrier. This project consisted of a complex Coax, Copper and Fiber Optic Outside
Plant Design balancing the RF characteristics of an HFC network.
Assisted with the design of Plans and Specifications associated with an USDA RUS Loan of over $5MM
for an Independent Local Exchange Carrier located in Idaho to overbuild certain urban and rural areas in
Idaho. This project consisted of detailed plans and specifications and project management for over 100
miles of buried fiber optic and copper cable plant.
Assisted with specific engineering needs for 27 Independent Telephone Companies located in Michigan.
This included the development of detailed plans and specifications along with Present Worth Annual
Carrying Charge (“PWAC”) studies for deploying two Signaling Transfer Points (“STPs”) for a CCITT
SS7. This consisted of deploying a number of network nodes, termed Signaling Points (SPs), interconnected
by point-to-point signaling links based on a 64kbps channel. This network provided supervision of
provision of intertoll circuits, address signaling, carry call progress signals, and Alerting notification to be
passed to the called subscriber.
Responsible for development of plans and specifications intended to assist a Native American Tribe in
Michigan to deploy Personal Communications Systems (“PCS”). This project’s efforts consisted of
coordinating the construction of wireless PCS towers, site acquisition, inter-tower transport design, radio
frequency propagation studies, and digital switch network design.
December 1998 to December 1999; Executive Vice President; Associated Communications and Research
Services, Inc; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized engineering/construction firm.
Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities. Responsible for company
work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included preparation of plans and
specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more specifically Central Office Design,
Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a team of four Engineer
Interns and fourteen Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural independent
telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long distance carriers.
Projects included:
Developed a set of Plans and Specifications to interconnect a digital switching center with an interexchange
carrier via fiber optic transport facilities. This project was located near Tucson, AZ and was funded by
USDA RUS loan funds. This project included interconnecting a negotiated meet point located near Tucson,
AZ with Sells, AZ and the observatory located at Kitt Peak owned by the US Government. Developed
plans for the first self supporting dielectric aerial fiber placement for an RUS funded project. Assisted client
by preparing RUS specifications for buried plant (Form 515). Tasks included route design, survey, field
verification, optic transport loss budget design, detailed AutoCAD design and construction management.
Also assisted with the preparation of Central Office Digital Switching Design for two CLASS 5 digital
offices.
Responsible for miscellaneous construction projects throughout the year. These projects included
underground fiber optic transport between small businesses, schools and hospitals in Southeastern
Oklahoma.
Performed expert witness assistance with the preparation of testimony for: Levy & Craig; “Williams
Communications, Inc v. Underground Installation, et al.” and Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; “Pascua Yaqui
Tribe of Arizona v. Edward J. Caywood and Allison Caywood et al.” Responsible for evaluating fair
market value of damages and work product.
Prepared plans and specifications for a metropolitan fiber optic transport and distribution project for
Level(3) Communications and Flour Daniels within the Denver, CO metropolitan area. This project
consisted of field surveying, preparation of staking sheets, bill of materials, and detailed AutoCAD design.
December 1999 to December 2000; Vice President; ACRS 2000 Corp; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized engineering/construction firm.
Marketed company services and was responsible for $1MM of additional consulting and construction
revenues. Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities. Responsible for
company work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included preparation of
plans and specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more specifically Central Office
Design, Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a team of three
Engineer Interns and twenty Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural
independent telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long
distance carriers. Projects included
Installation of Digital Subscriber Line (“DSL”) equipment for Bechtel Corp within five States. This project
included development of detailed Method of Procedure (“MOP”), construction management, and “as built”
plant records. Project included two racks of NEBS 3 compliant equipment collocated in 71 Southwestern
Bell and US West Wire Centers in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas. Had responsible
charge for 14- 2 person installation teams.
Prepared detailed plans and specifications for a metropolitan SONET fiber optic transport networks for
Williams Communications, Inc. Projects included developing and designing economical routes,
underground plan and profiles, coordinating with City, State, and County permitting agencies, and
construction management. Projects included metropolitan cities Oklahoma City and St. Louis.
December 2000 to December 2001; Vice President; ACRS 2000 Corp; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized engineering/construction firm.
Marketed company services and was responsible for $1.3MM of additional consulting and construction
revenues. Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities. Responsible for
company work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included preparation of
plans and specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more specifically Central Office
Design, Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a team of three
Engineer Interns and twenty Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural
independent telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long
distance carriers. . Projects included
Developed detailed plans and specifications for a 30 mile underground fiber optic transport facility
connecting the final leg of a large SONET ring for an independent local exchange telephone company.
Responsible for project from inception to completion including but not limited to economical comparison of
various plans and recommendation of the final design. Tasks included route design, right-of-way
acquisition, coordination with City, County, and ODOT permitting agencies, construction management,
quality control, and preparation of as built plant records.
Performed expert witness assistance along with preparation of testimony for TASA.
December 2001 to December 2002; Vice President; ACRS 2000 Corp; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized engineering/construction firm.
Marketed company services and was responsible for additional consulting and construction revenues.
Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities. Responsible for company
work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product included preparation of plans and
specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more specifically Central Office Design,
Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Had responsible charge of a team of three Engineer
Interns and twenty Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural independent
telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long distance carriers.
Projects included
Responsible charge for the construction of a 12” and 16” water pipeline for the City of Guthrie. This
project included the installation of a booster pump station, water pipeline and standby generator.
Developed detailed plans and specifications for replacing six digital switching centers for an independent
local exchange carrier in western OK. Tasks included explicitly illustrating existing switching
infrastructure along with current call traffic density calculations. Prepared trunking diagrams, traffic flow
diagrams, CCS/line calculations, power studies, and growth analysis. This design was for Stored Program
Controlled Central Office Equipment. Established minimum performance requirements and capabilities for
digital central office equipment.
Responsible charge for the construction of a Passive Optical Network for a Fiber-To-The-Home project in
western OK providing distributed optical plant to 476 subscribers. The FTTC system consists of an Optical
Network Unit (ONU), an optical fiber Passive Distribution Network (PDN), and a Host Digital Terminal
(HDT) :
Developed detailed plans and specifications to upgrade a clients switching network to be in compliance
with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement requirements (CALEA). Lawful access services
exist to satisfy a legal obligation on the part of a
Telecommunications Service Provider (TSP) to support and aid authorized agencies, such as law
enforcement and national security, in obtaining subscriber information and, where necessary, intercepting
electronic communications. Lawful access services satisfy two types of basic legal requests: subscriber
information requests and intercept requests. Subscriber record information provides the authorized agency
with specific information about the subscriber’s account and service profile. An intercept request provides
the authorized agency with access to the call-identifying information and, possibly, the electronic
communication of a particular subscriber as directed in the court order.
Developed plans and specifications for converting a clients existing analog subscriber circuits to a
concentrated integrated digital DS-1 circuit per TR-303. The introduction of digital switching systems
made it possible for the DLC COT to be eliminated by integrating many of the COT functions into the
switching system. In an Integrated Digital Loop Carrier (IDLC) system, the Remote Digital Terminal (RDT)
has a direct interface to the digital switching system. The switching system provides all the functionality
associated with terminating the digital facilities. These digital facilities may be a DS1 or higher-rate digital
facility on a metallic or optical fiber transmission medium. The switching system also provides capabilities
for an IDLC system to interface external systems or equipment for surveillance, provisioning, and
maintenance operations.
Developed plans and specifications to assist a client becoming an internet service provider utilizing existing
copper 24 gauge plant and providing high-speed ADSL broadband internet service. This included
retrofitting an existing Digital Loop Carrier network to accommodate ADSL broadband service.
December 2002 to December 2003; Vice President; ACRS 2000 Corp; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible charge for company work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product
included preparation of plans and specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more
specifically Central Office Design, Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Managed a team
of one Engineer Intern and ten Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural
independent telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long
distance carriers. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized
engineering/construction firm. Marketed company services and was responsible for additional consulting
and construction revenues. Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities.
Successfully designed a five switch network upgrading an ILEC customers current switching platform to
Siemens EWSD. Negotiated original quote from $2.9MM to $1.8MM. Implemented design and oversaw
installation.
Designed and oversaw the installation of a 6 node OC-12 fiber optic SONET network. Negotiated contract
with manufacturer and managed project’s installation. Assisted client with funding and vendor evaluations.
Developed a network design which would allow the client to maximize current regulatory cost recovery.
December 2003 to October 5, 2007; Vice President; ACRS 2000 Corp; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK 73105
Responsible charge for company work product prior to final review by licensed P.E. This work product
included preparation of plans and specifications for telecommunication networks per 7 CFR 1755 - more
specifically Central Office Design, Special Equipment Design and Outside Plant Design. Managed a team
of one Engineer Intern and ten Engineering Technicians. Interfaced with clients who consisted of rural
independent telephone companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and larger interexchange long
distance carriers. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a mid-sized
engineering/construction firm. Marketed company services and was responsible for additional consulting
and construction revenues. Responsible for the construction of underground and aerial fiber optic facilities.
Designed and installed three different fixed wireless networks in Oklahoma implemented over IEEE 802.11
technology. Compiled and engineered a cost effective solution for last mile Ethernet for three different data
service providers. Managed a construction budget of over $1MM
Design and feasibility studies surrounding a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) IP Core network.
Prepared traffic engineering for VPN tunnels and Label Switched Paths (LSPs) to several ILECs. Assisted
in the preparation of detailed business case to deploy encoded IP video (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) as an
application to the Core network. Managed a construction budget of $3,750,000.
Designed and installed Voice over IP (VoIP) gateway interfaces for two separate CLECs. Implemented a
SIP protocol solution with G.729 compression successfully. Tested and deployed VoIP on fixed wireless as
well as HFC transmission mediums.
Oversaw the design and construction of a two hundred foot communications tower in southeast Oklahoma.
Presented plans before local government and obtained permits and zoning variance. Project included a
fiber optic transmission service of approximately one mile. Project total $400,000
Implemented and tested Local Number Portability and CALEA functionality on client switching
infrastructure.
Designed and implemented a FTTH network upgrade. This project included RF video engineering as well
as GR303 integrated digital trunk design and configuration.
Prepared written testimony before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission responding to testimony from
CMRS carriers forward looking cost analysis.
October 6, 2007 to July 31, 2008; President/CEO; Teledigm Corporation; 817 N.E. 63rd Street; OKC, OK
73105.
Elected Chief Executive Officer of Teledigm Corporation Inc, a holding company for ACRS 2000 Corp
(www.acrsokc.com), Teledigm Technologies Inc (www.teledigm.com), and Vidia Communications, Inc.
(www.vidiacom.com). Resigned position as of August 1, 2008.
January 1, 2004 to present; Owner; Specialty Telecommunications Services, LLC;
Professional Engineering Firm specializing in telecommunications design and litigation support.
December 2004 to present; President/CEO; @Link Services, LLC (www.atlinkwifi.com) ; 817 N.E. 63rd
Street; OKC, OK 73105
Elected President and CEO of a growing IP Centric LLC owned and operated by four independent local
exchange carriers.
@Link Services, LLC, an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company is formed by a consortium of individuals
and entities with expertise in the telecommunications industry, with the ability to provide value-added
services to independent telephone companies. By combining the resources and experience of its members,
the Company provides excellent telecommunications services at very competitive prices. @Link provides
end-to-end network solutions with a full range of products and services, including broadband data, voice,
video, VPN, municipal and security surveillance services.
@Link is a telecommunications provider employing high quality and secure networking utilizing what is
known as MPLS core infrastructure, enabling high quality services for the ILEC industry necessary to assist
in maintaining a competitive edge. @Link also provides a revolutionary competitive telecommunications
application in existing telephone serving areas, providing IP-based voice, data and video delivery, primarily
by utilizing wireless technology. @Link is utilizing wireless 802.1x technology and has designed the
network with much needed redundancy as well as carrier quality of service.
Our voice product offers quality local and long distance services at competitive bundled prices. We have
connectivity to Emergency 911 centers, where available, as well as directory assistance and operator
services, making @Link the answer to IP-based voice emerging providers. Our voice product can be used if
you are currently a wireless customer, but the service is also available with any high speed internet
connectivity.
Currently, @Link is working on the provision of video services over our network. By utilizing new wireless
technological breakthroughs, video over wireless is coming and will be offered either al a carte or bundled
with our other service offerings.