About BDG
Our Story
At BDG, we have been providing top-quality broadband construction services to clients for over 20 years. Our Leadership Team has a combined experience of well over 100 years in the industry, and we pride ourselves on our attention to detail and exceptional customer service.
Our Services
As a full in-house turnkey provider, we offer Aerial Placement, Underground Placement, Plant Survey, Network Engineering, Fiber Testing and Certification, Network Optimization, Network Consulting, Fiber Optic Splicing, Coax Splicing, Permitting, and Network Troubleshooting.
BDG Leadership Team
Seth Digby
Owner / CEO
Chief Architect and Deal Maker
With nearly 30 years of experience in Telecommunications, Seth's hard work and ambition fueled his need to learn all that he could about the industry. His knowledge encompasses everything from fiber to the home, Hybrid Fiber Coax and a myriad of wireless communication methodologies and their respective construction and deployment. He has spent a great deal of his career on the construction of Central Offices and optimization, certification and management of Optical, HFC and Wireless networks, as well as aerial and underground construction. He has traveled the country both as a contractor and has owned several of his own successful businesses over the years before settling down and working for multiple ISPs in Washington State. He now owns and operates multiple companies including Broadband Development Group LTD.
Vanessa Digby
Vice President
Vanessa has accumulated 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry starting from the ground up. She enjoys expanding her knowledge and the ever-changing technology behind it. Her experience covers a range of skills including work in the field and warehouse, fiber splicing, flagging traffic, fleet tracking and management, office work, and Customer Service for a small ISP. She moved on to BDG in 2018 when it started.
Luis Cuevas Arias
Field Operations Manager
Prior to 2019, Luis worked for a local ISP company where he completed fiber-to-home upgrades to a majority of the network while maintaining a Docsis 3.0 and cable system for the remaining network. Luis joined BDG in 2019 and often manages multiple jobs in various locations and states at one time. Luis now manages Underground, Aerial, Pole Climbing, Coax and Fiber Splicing, Testing, Fiber Certification, Pole Violations, and C.O. work. In addition, he manages all outages and emergency situations that occur.
Anthony Nordholm
Operations Manager
Started his career in 2013 as a Solutions Engineer with JDSU providing training and education to a number of large accounts like Facebook and the New York Stock Exchange. Transitioned to OSP construction as the supervisor for all fiber splicing in Charlotte and Raleigh for Google Fiber. Eventually, Anthony made his way into ISP construction as a supervisor for all cabling including data, security, fire, wireless, and DAS systems in Seattle for Amazon. He started with BDG in the founding year of 2019 where he helped build the business, train new employees, develop customer relationships, and bid contracts. Anthony took Western Washington and Oregon as other managers were hired to cover the rest of the state. Currently, he focuses on turnkey solutions for new and existing contracts which can involve other managers and their teams - all while maintaining continued service in the U.S. Army Reserve as a commissioned officer and aviator.
Shawn Digby
Manager - Drill/Bore Team
In 2008 Shawn gained experience in pipelining, bores, utility, fabrication, grade, and restoration. He also received General Foreman certification in ISSO procedures and forms, as well as a number of other safety certifications such as confined space, fall arrest, H2s Alive, CSTS, PCSTS, and ground disturbance level 2. During this time, Shawn managed multi-million-dollar jobs and crews up to 150 members. For approximately 5 years, Shawn was a sub-contractor for BDG doing aerial work. He joined the BDG team in 2021 as a fulltime employee and worked his way up to a management position where he now manages all aspects of underground work.
Alvaro Covarrubias
Manager - Underground Team
With 30 years of experience in Telecommunications, Alvaro understands all aspects of Communications from Coax to Fiber, as well as Underground and Aerial construction. He has managed teams of 5-100+ members and multiple large contracts in 42 of the 48 contiguous states. In addition, he specializes in river, railroad, and highway crossings. Alvaro joined BDG in 2023 and brings his knowledge with a focus on cross training our employees in underground, aerial, and pole climbing with an emphasis on safety for a broader scope of understanding.