Alfonso Martinez, the director of access construction and engineering for the Houston/Beaumont area, has been with AT&T for 24 years. He has held various roles within outside plant planning, outside plant engineering, and construction and has seen the network evolve from a telephony network to a fiber-based broadband network that supports residential, business, and wireless networks. Martinez holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and lives in the Houston area with his wife, Cynthia.