Civil engineer turned CEO — Julio built Draftech International from the ground up into one of the country's leading OSP engineering firms, now delivering fiber design across all 50 U.S. states.
B.S. Civil Engineering
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Civil engineer with deep expertise in telecom and outside plant engineering — spanning FTTH design, project management, and executive leadership across major fiber deployments nationwide.
Founded Draftech International and grew the firm to 600+ engineers delivering OSP design services across all 50 U.S. states with 44,000+ miles of fiber designed.
Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
FTTH high-level and low-level design, GIS-driven network planning, pole loading analysis, make-ready engineering, BEAD compliance, microtrenching vs. conventional trenching cost analysis, and construction package development.
Led engineering programs for Tier-1 carriers, electric cooperatives, rural ISPs, and BEAD-funded subgrantees across all 50 U.S. states — from initial feasibility through construction-ready deliverables.
Recognized as a leading MBE in telecom infrastructure engineering. Active contributor to broadband expansion initiatives and BEAD subgrantee technical standards at the state and federal level.
Julio's writing draws directly from project experience — the real decisions, tradeoffs, and cost consequences that come with designing and deploying fiber at scale across the continental United States.
Aerial vs. Underground Cost Analysis
Data-backed cost tradeoffs between aerial and underground fiber construction across terrain types, utility environments, and permit jurisdictions. Built from 200+ real project datasets.
Read: Aerial vs. Underground Fiber Cost →Fiber Network Design for Electric Cooperatives & Rural ISPs
The unique engineering constraints, pole attachment processes, and service area planning challenges that define fiber builds for co-ops and rural internet providers.
Read: Fiber Network Design for Co-ops →Field Survey Data & Construction Accuracy
Why bad field data drives 90% of construction change orders — and what OSP engineers can do upstream to prevent the rework that blows fiber build budgets.
Read: Field Survey Data Accuracy →GIS-Driven Fiber Network Planning
How GIS integration in fiber network design reduces deployment costs, catches alignment issues before construction, and accelerates permitting across multi-county projects.
Read: GIS Fiber Network Planning →Microtrenching vs. Traditional Trenching
Engineering and cost comparison of microtrenching and conventional open-cut trenching for urban and suburban fiber deployments — ROW conditions, speed, and long-term risk.
Read: Microtrenching vs. Traditional Trenching →Middle-Mile Fiber Network Design
Planning and design considerations for middle-mile fiber infrastructure — route selection, capacity planning, and integration with last-mile FTTH programs and BEAD-funded networks.
Read: Middle-Mile Fiber Design Guide →Technical guides and field-tested analysis on fiber network design, construction cost, and OSP engineering strategy across all 50 U.S. states.
Aerial vs. Underground Fiber Construction: Real Cost Breakdown From 200+ Projects
Data-driven cost comparison of aerial and underground fiber deployment across 200+ real projects — not vendor estimates. Covers terrain, permitting, and total installed cost per mile.
Read Article →Fiber Network Design for Electric Cooperatives and Rural ISPs
Engineering and business considerations specific to co-op and rural ISP fiber builds — pole ownership, make-ready complexity, and service area economics.
Read Article →Why Bad Field Survey Data Causes 90% of Fiber Construction Change Orders
The field survey failures that create downstream change orders — and the process controls that eliminate them before construction begins.
Read Article →How GIS-Driven Fiber Network Planning Cuts Deployment Costs by 30%
How integrating GIS into every phase of fiber network design reduces per-mile cost, speeds permitting, and catches alignment issues before they become field problems.
Read Article →Microtrenching vs. Traditional Trenching for Fiber: A Full Cost & Risk Comparison
When microtrenching saves money and when it doesn't — detailed comparison of methods, costs, ROW conditions, and long-term durability factors.
Read Article →Middle-Mile Fiber Network Design: The Planning Guide ISPs Skip
Route selection, capacity sizing, and design integration for middle-mile fiber — the upstream infrastructure decisions that determine FTTH program economics.
Read Article →Draftech International delivers OSP engineering services across all 50 U.S. states — FTTH design, make-ready, BEAD compliance, and construction packages. Reach the team directly.
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