10+ years in OSP fiber design and technology leadership — from AT&T and Frontier network engineering to leading Draftech's full design production operation.
Architectural drafting foundation combined with deep telecom engineering expertise. Spent 10+ years designing fiber networks for AT&T and Frontier across FTTx/GPON architectures.
AutoCAD, Aramis, and GIS platform expertise. Has built production workflows that maintain quality across large teams delivering HLD, LLD, splice diagrams, and as-built documentation at scale.
AutoCAD · Aramis · GIS platforms
Established Draftech's design QC framework — the standards and review processes that ensure every construction package is buildable before it leaves the engineering team.
Deep expertise in GPON and XGS-PON network architecture, FDH sizing, splitter placement, NAP strategy, and the upstream HLD decisions that determine downstream construction cost.
Designed fiber networks for AT&T and Frontier — large-scale carrier programs that demanded precision in construction packages, splice diagrams, and low-level engineering documentation.
AT&T · Frontier Networks
Manages Draftech's design production teams across 22 states. Has overseen delivery of 44,000+ miles of fiber design — ensuring construction-ready packages at the pace FTTH programs demand.
Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Omar's writing comes from the design floor — the real decisions behind FTTH architecture, construction package quality, and the engineering choices that determine whether a build succeeds in the field.
The HLD decisions that set cost trajectories — splitter placement, FDH sizing, NAP strategy, and the mistakes that look fine on paper but create expensive field problems.
Read: FTTH HLD Design Mistakes →Where to place splice points in FTTH LLD — terrain, access requirements, optical budget constraints, and future capacity planning that field crews can actually work with.
Read: FTTH LLD Splice Point Placement →Every deliverable in a complete construction package — plan sheets, splice diagrams, cable assignments, BOM, permit sets — what each contains and what happens when one is missing.
Read: Fiber Construction Package Checklist →FDH capacity tiers, GPON vs XGS-PON split ratios, port utilization targets, and the placement decisions that affect both construction cost and long-term network scalability.
Read: How to Size Fiber Distribution Hubs →How cable reel sizes affect splice point count, construction sequencing, and overall project cost — and the midspan pull techniques that change the math on large aerial builds.
Read: Fiber Reel Length Planning →Engineering specs for overlashing fiber on existing strand — messenger capacity, J-lasher process, weight limits, and the load considerations that determine attachment viability.
Read: Overlashing Fiber on Existing Strand →Technical design guides and construction-ready engineering analysis from 10+ years in OSP fiber design for AT&T, Frontier, and independent fiber providers.
The five most expensive FTTH high-level design mistakes — wrong fiber counts, bad splitter placement, and the downstream cost cascades they create.
Read Article →Engineering logic behind splice point placement in FTTH low-level design. How to account for terrain, access, optical budget, and future capacity in your LLD.
Read Article →Every deliverable in a fiber construction package — plan sheets, splice diagrams, cable assignments, BOM, permit sets — what each contains and who uses it.
Read Article →FDH sizing for FTTH PON: 96/144/288/576 capacity tiers, GPON vs XGS-PON split ratios, 85% port utilization targeting, and placement strategy for ISPs and co-ops.
Read Article →Honest 2026 comparison of O-Calc Pro and SPIDAcalc from an engineer who uses both. Strengths, weaknesses, and when to use each.
Read Article →How fiber cable reel sizes affect splice point count and construction cost. Max reel lengths by fiber count and midspan pull techniques.
Read Article →How to build a fiber construction BOM: material categories, quantity estimation, waste factors, and mistakes that blow budgets.
Read Article →Engineering specs for overlashing fiber cable: messenger capacity, J-lasher process, weight limits, and load considerations.
Read Article →Have a question about FTTH design, construction packages, or GPON architecture? Reach out directly to the Draftech team.
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