Kenneth Hollinger
Harrisburg
Summary
Project management professional with track record of delivering high-impact projects in diverse environments. Adept at driving project timelines and ensuring quality outcomes. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to team success and client satisfaction.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager/Safety Officer/Foreman
Merlin Communications
Etters, PA
01.2026 - Current
- Responsible for low voltage and fiber optic installations. Manage crews time and materials for government and education customers. Supervise and document safety topics and meetings.
Manager
FiberTel Inc
Edwardsville, PA
01.2017 - 01.2026
- Supervised crews installing copper and fiber network infrastructure. MDF/IDF build outs for healthcare, education, government, commercial and industrial customers. Managed company safety policies, reports and documents. Advanced troubleshooting of layer 1 and layer 2 networks. Installed door access, access points, cameras, computers and accessories. Specialized in communication rack makeovers and clean ups.
Contactor/DC electrician
Maicom
Boston, MA
12.2015 - 12.2016
- Installed DC power systems and cable for Cox Communications in North Carolina market. Built out new -48V power systems, tested, night cut over, removal of old system. Required night and weekend work.
Field Operations Supervisor/Safety Officer
Sting Communications
Lebanon, PA
11.2007 - 11.2015
- Responsible for statewide microwave and fiber network consisting of 300+ sites. Responsible multiple tower and field crews. Duties include: Raw land construction, co-location sites, demolition of old sites, maintenance and upgrades of DC power systems and microwave radios. Subcontractor for local tower owners providing repair, installation and maintenance of RF communications. Responsible for company Safety Program.
Superintendent
Telkore Inc
Mechanicsburg, PA
11.2004 - 11.2007
- Responsible for daily operations and 30+ employees. Superintendent of 4 four man tower crews. Site walks, material pickup and delivery coordination, Line and Antenna installations, Site Safety, and UMTS Site Closeouts.
Lead Field Technician
ECI Wireless
Dillsburg, PA
03.2003 - 06.2004
- Provide technical services to clients in the wireless field. Responsibilities include: Cable sweeps on towers providing Cellular/PCS/UHF/VHF. Testing and troubleshooting of copper and fiber circuits from site location back to the switch. Line and antenna installation. Tower construction and maintenance.
Network Engineer/IT Manager
AeroComm Inc./International FiberCom
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
10.2000 - 05.2002
- Provide wireless solutions for corporate clients. Project manager and lead engineer for infra red products providing voice and data. Responsibilities include: Management of company LAN/WAN, site surveys, installation and troubleshooting of wired systems, cell site construction, tower construction and roof top installs. Fiber optic, CAT5 and coax layouts. Lead engineer for disaster recovery throughout Ground Zero in lower Manhattan during 9/11. Installed AM/FM/Cell/PCS rebroadcast system in all NY tunnels, Seattle tunnels and Boston tunnels.
Project Manager/Field Technician
WireCraft
Ft. Lee, NJ
03.2000 - 10.2000
- Manage commercial category 5, Fiber and Coax installations. Responsibilities include: site survey, price quote, ordering materials, write warranty, and customer service. Authorized Panasonic Dealer.
Field Engineer
Volt Telecom/Lucent IW
Farmingdale, NJ
10.1999 - 03.2000
- Authorized AT&T contractor. Data, Voice and Wireless Solutions. Install and config. CSU/DSU, Router, T1, DSL, 56k circuits. Extend demarks from LEC to 66/110 blocks for data and voice. Patch panel setup and installation. Commercial CAT5 install and certification. Approved Comcast@Home Contractor for cable modem installs. Pole to PC coax install, modem installation, troubleshooting and configuration.
Education
Associate of Science - Microelectronics
Lincoln Technical Institute
Allentown, PA08-1993
Associate of Arts - Elementary Education
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PA12-1991
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United States Army Reserves
06-1992
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Project planning and development
- Project scheduling
- Team collaboration
- Relationship building
- Schedule management
- Client relations
- Customer relations
- Staff management
Certification
- Factory Trained and Certified by technical/sales staff from manufacturer
- Leviton Certified Installer, Alcatel Lucent Level III Subject Matter Expert MPR; Alcatel Lucent MDR8000; Alcatel Lucent MXC9500
- Anritsu Certified; ComTrain Certified Instructor, Certified Climber, Advanced Climber,; Macom Base station repair; OSHA 30; OSHA Confined space training; NJ Radio: MROP certification.
Timeline
Project Manager/Safety Officer/Foreman
Merlin Communications
01.2026 - Current
Manager
FiberTel Inc
01.2017 - 01.2026
Contactor/DC electrician
Maicom
12.2015 - 12.2016
Field Operations Supervisor/Safety Officer
Sting Communications
11.2007 - 11.2015
Superintendent
Telkore Inc
11.2004 - 11.2007
Lead Field Technician
ECI Wireless
03.2003 - 06.2004
Network Engineer/IT Manager
AeroComm Inc./International FiberCom
10.2000 - 05.2002
Project Manager/Field Technician
WireCraft
03.2000 - 10.2000
Field Engineer
Volt Telecom/Lucent IW
10.1999 - 03.2000
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United States Army Reserves
Associate of Science - Microelectronics
Lincoln Technical Institute
Associate of Arts - Elementary Education
Luzerne County Community College