Edward Manford-Keen
Head of Fiber USA
Hi nice to meet you I'm Ed, a few facts about me...
- Aarrsseennaall
- I think I'm better at golf than I actually am.
- The first time I took off in a plane I didn't land in it.
Head of Fiber USA at Hamilton Barnes, focusing on recruiting talent across the FTTx and OSP construction market.
What We Recruit For
- Outside Plant (OSP) - FTTH/FTTx, long-haul, middle-mile and last-mile builds, aerial and underground construction, splicing
- Inside Plant (ISP) and Network Engineering - network build-out, FTTx planning, GPON/XGS-PON, Calix, Adtran, Nokia
- Design, Permitting and Project Management - fiber design, ESRI/ArcGIS, AutoCAD, permitting, make-ready, construction and project management
- Network Operations and Sales Engineering - NOC, network engineering, sales engineering, solutions architecture
- Critical Facilities - data center infrastructure, electrical, mechanical, utility construction
- Executive and Leadership - C-suite, VP, and Director hires across engineering, construction, sales, operations, and safety
Track Record
- As exclusive talent partner for a fiber provider's Midwest expansion, we onboarded 18 hires in just 3 months.
- We've made 26 hires for a fiber network provider across network operations, network engineering, sales engineering, and solutions architecture.
- We found and onboarded a new Chief Revenue Officer for a broadband provider within 5 weeks.
Whether you're hiring or looking for your next role in fiber, I'm always happy to chat. Feel free to connect with me here, or send me an email.