Broadband Connectivity Platform

For over 80 years, Michael Baker International has been a leader in engineering and infrastructure. We support all levels of government and community organizations through broadband project identification, access to funding, and initiatives designed to provide affordable and equitable access to broadband and related digital devices.

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We bring broadband programs to life.

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The Digital Equity Atlas informs locations that would benefit from broadband equity programs, such as affordability, digital literacy, and digital navigator programs.
Fixed-Broadband-Speed

This application contains three tabbed dashboards to support the process of locating unserved locations. Fixed Broadband Speed displays four categories of broadband speed thresholds so you can understand the existing conditions related to download and upload speeds. Fixed Broadband Technology demonstrates the availability of fiber, cable, fixed wireless internet service (WISP), VDSL, and other broadband technologies. These GIS datasets are overlayed on top of location datasets such as your NG9-1-1 data, businesses, and community anchor institutions.
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Track status of field efforts, including the number of door hangers placed, pole inventories performed, and understand the mobile broadband speeds being tested in real-time.
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The Broadband Connectivity Hub is a full-service website template developed by Michael Baker International. The Hub is used for public broadband education, virtual workshop engagement, and displaying important information to constituents regarding your broadband program.

Michael Baker International supports the entire broadband life cycle — from developing your five-year roadmap to managing broadband public-private partnership buildouts to completion.

Collect Data

Our team is able to identify the exact number of unserved locations within your jurisdiction

Engage Stakeholders

Our team develops five-year broadband roadmaps, required to support capturing federal dollars

Identify Projects

Our team develops broadband projects and objectively supports you in identifying the best technology and partners

Implement Initiatives

Our team integrates Digital Equity into every aspect of your broadband program

Let us help you deliver 
connectivity 
broadband equity 
broadband infrastructure 
affordable broadband options 
to your constituents

Meet our Broadband Team

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Ms. Compitello is an experienced Planner with a focus on building equitable community-oriented systems through public engagement, visual storytelling, and smart policy. She led the Southwest PA Connected Steering Committee and Regional Stakeholder Engagement while also serving as the primary author of the Broadband Connectivity Roadmap for the 10-county region.

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Mr. Schneid is an adaptive team player with expertise in broadband wireless equipment operation, customer service, and process improvement. His expertise in managing teams through all project phases, from implementation to construction, enables compliance to project timelines and budgets.

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Ms. Doran directs a full-service strategic communications and engagement team dedicated to broadband planning and program implementation. She specializes in outreach, consensus building and facilitation with more than 30 years of experience. Her broadband approach is holistic leading to the successful delivery of several broadband projects with relationships built on trust and respect in the communities and with the clients she serves.

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Ms. Field is a GIS specialist with technical experience encompassing requirements development and design for custom software tools, software testing, data processing and spatial analysis. Ms. Field has worked on projects addressing a range of industries including disaster mitigation and emergency management, transportation via pipelines, and broadband infrastructure.

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Ms. Garfinkel leads broadband assessments, develops comprehensive reports, and facilitates project planning and progress across the nation. She has a strong background in community engagement, telecommunications, and public policy administration within global information technology. Through her previous experience as the Executive Director of a nonprofit Wireless Internet Service Provider, she collaborated with a diverse set of stakeholders, including state and local governments, higher education institutions, other providers, and community activist groups, to increase low-cost digital access solutions in unserved and underserved Pennsylvanian communities.

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Mr. Scampone has two decades of work experience with clients on the federal, state, and local level. He has experience working on numerous broadband projects within all government levels and private sector. His experience includes broadband program management, feasibility study development, ISP coordination, stakeholder engagement, broadband data collection, broadband surveying, and infrastructure development.

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Mr. Zamora is the Business Development Manager, overseeing the firm's client relationships with broadband entities. He has extensive experience in the telecom industry serving in a variety of roles ranging from engineering, sales engineering, consultant, and regional sales director. He has managed numerous wireless projects and lead various telecom client contracts within the private sector.

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Ms. Rodgers is a multimedia project manager with 15 years of communications experience including extensive experience at the media outlet, Trib Live. She specializes in coordinating with communities and managing all aspects of branding, marketing, advertising, multimedia creation needs, and budget management.

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Mr. Lewis Foster holds more than 35 years’ experience in the direction, planning, development, and implementation of broadband projects in the Southeast United States. He has gained valuable knowledge through his service in his various management roles, and in the completion of extensive broadband and fiber projects, IT projects, and grant project management.

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Mr. Kammer is a GIS Specialist with experience providing programming, GIS data processing, file format translations, data analysis, data manipulation, thematic output generation, and quality control services. His GIS software skills include the use of ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Mobile, SQL Server, MicroStation, and AutoCAD.

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Ms. Darr works with a wide array of broadband software and tools to test, analyze, develop, or improve websites and web applications. She also creates or updates existing technical documentation for website and web application development.

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Mr. Bates has more than 28 years of experience providing technical and project management support alongside business engagement development services focused on broadband, telecommunications, technology strategy products and services for state, municipal, and public safety government clients. His experience includes roles as strategic advisor to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance Cabinet and the State of Louisiana CIO’s office on public safety broadband and public safety stakeholder engagement for building broadband communications and defining user and technology requirements.

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Mary Cadena is a GIS professional developing GIS tools and web applications using programming languages. She has several years of experience creating and managing spatial and tabular data and developing GIS applications for various industries and clients.

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Mr. Goldcamp brings many years of experience to Michael Baker. He is a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) and an Outside Plant Designer (OSP). As department manager for the telecom systems in engineering projects with multiple branches of the US Military, Mr. Goldcamp designed pathway infrastructure planning and programming, coordinating with all engineering disciplines to ensure our clients’ designs fulfilled their needs.

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Mr. Carlton is a GIS Specialist with a passion for technology, information communication, and complex geospatial analysis.  He has over 13 years of geospatial experience where he has managed high-level/high-risk projects, training, data processing, analysis, and working together with all levels of government, non-profits, and other entities. Mr. Carlton specializes in broadband and land acquisition, and has expertise in ESRI products, Autodesk Products, and open-source software such as QGIS.

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Ms. Richardson is an experienced Urban Planner with a comprehensive background in community-based planning, project management, policy, and program development according to community needs and regulations and communicating with leaders to attain permission and approvals by delivering detailed and engaging presentations outlining proposed projects. Before joining Michael Baker, she worked with several local government planning and zoning departments in the Metro Atlanta area and Jackson County, OR. Her projects included comprehensive plan updates, neighborhood revitalization plans, zoning ordinance rewrites, downtown strategic plans, community engagement, wildfire recovery, and more.

and creative and relatable community engagement efforts.

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Mr. Crites is Michael Baker’s National Broadband Services Consultant and offers industry knowledge to projects for the design and installation of large-scale Broadband projects.  His experience ranges 37 years in the telecommunications industry and design and build for large scale projects in both government and private sectors. His experience includes outside plant and inside plant engineering and installation of cabling systems, fiber optic installation, splicing, terminating, and testing, cyber security governance, field service group management, site surveys, and project management.

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Ms. Snerling serves as Lead Digital Equity Strategist for Digital Opportunity Planning. She possesses a diverse background in both Digital Equity and Project Management. She has over 20 years of experience developing scope, budget, planning, resource management and project implementation. She has a strong knowledge of Digital Equity and working with non-profits to identify and alleviate disparities in communities.

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Timothy Mack focuses on both local and statewide broadband and digital equity projects, performing a whole menu of associated community planning and public engagement services for our clients. Prior to joining the Michael Baker team, Tim served as a senior-level municipal planner for local governments in Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky, where his principal duties consisted of current planning management and administration, facilitating public meetings, and making strategic and advisory land use and zoning recommendations.

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Ms. Crow brings 30 years of experience crafting impactful partnerships between community organizations and non-profits to benefit under resourced communities.  Working for a major telecommunications provider she served as the digital equity expert addressing internet adoption in income-constrained populations through digital literacy skill-building and digital navigator programs.

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Ms. Accurti is a seasoned communications professional specializing in advocacy, public relations, coalition building, stakeholder engagement, and community relations activities. She has extensive experience working with government entities, nonprofits, associations, and businesses. Ms. Accurti fosters strong working relationships with clients and implements effective public engagement strategies.

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Mr. Hunt has over 8 years of progressive planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience in municipal, university, and multidisciplinary consulting settings. Uriah facilitated community outreach events on housing rights and community resources to equip residents with the tools they need to thrive in a growing city. As a Broadband and Digital Equity Planner at Michael Baker International, Uriah is well positioned and prepared to aid clients bridge the digital divide for community members through his experience with strategic planning, community outreach and federal regulation compliance.

We have more than twenty years of experience in the successful implementation of broadband projects. Our 993 professional engineers (PE), 74 certified planners (AICP), 64 project management professionals (PMP), 43 certified public land surveyors, and 29 geographic information systems professionals (GISP) continually coordinate with our Registered Communication Distribution Designers (RCDD) and Professional Scrum Product Owners (PSPO) to develop custom broadband solutions to guide your program.

Our team of experts provide the full life cycle of broadband services

These services can be utilized together or in a custom delivery option handpicked by you, specific for your needs to bring digital infrastructure to your community.

Whether it’s expanding broadband access in rural areas, providing affordability programs throughout a geographical region, implementing connected smart city technology such as Internet of Things (IoT), or coordinating broadband infrastructure implementation with surface transportation improvement projects we have the team and the experience to help you realize your goals.

Learn more about each of the offerings our team can provide to help you in developing your broadband program.

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