Daniel Powell

About Daniel Powell

Within my current role as Manager at Lumen Technologies, I lead a national tactical engineering team focused on the Long Haul ILA Network. My work emphasizes infrastructure design, vendor execution, and the implementation of engineering standards. I collaborate with my team to deliver major program milestones in Shelter Builds, OSX, and project engineering while enhancing operational efficiency through robust documentation, data integrity, and data-driven workflows. My mission is to optimize processes and scale engineering delivery, supported by the successful establishment of a team of nine engineers managing infrastructure initiatives exceeding $2 billion in capital. I am committed to driving advancements in mechanical, electrical, and civil design review processes, while ensuring quality, consistency, and on-time delivery of construction drawing intervals.

Experience

1. Manager - Cns National Engineering

   Lumen Technologies

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Established a national scale tactical engineering team for Lumen’s Long Haul ILA Network, overseeing infrastructure design, vendor execution, and engineering standards while delivering major program wins across Shelter Builds, OSX and project engineering while improving operational efficiency through strong documentation, data integrity, and data driven workflows.• Built a team of Nine Engineers to engineer and plan several large infrastructure initiatives totaling over 2 billion in capital. • Met 100% of dates for Construction Drawing Intervals• Established Process for review of all Mechanical, Electrical and Civil designs for consistency and accuracy • Scaled engineering delivery and equipment strategy to meet increases in customer requirements scaling 700 jobs to 3500 jobs in 2026• Established Data Driven protocols for RFP and SOW Quality control • Institutionalized task cadence and governance• Elevated new workflows with cross-functional acceptance for Construction Drawing Packages, CAD File structuring and Inventory management• Accomplished 100% of team engagement in career advancement and training programs.

Education

• Murray State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Telecommunications Systems Management

  2007 — 2009

• Henderson Community College

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Information Technology

  2004 — 2007