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Richard Macias 

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RMTS – Client: Qwest Communications –Phœnix, AZ. Design Engineer, 03/2008-04/2009

Provide outside plant engineering services in support of the Fiber to the Node project in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Design new fiber routes from existing facilities to proposed new Equipment locations and develop permitting and construction drawing in AutoCAD 2008.

 

Tech USA –Project Manager, Client: Motorola –Phoenix, AZ. Project Manager, 08/2007- 01/2008

Provided Project Management services for Motorola in support of the Phoenix Regional wireless network project consisting of the design and construction of five (5) communication facilities for use by Police, Fire, and City Operations valued at 10.1 million dollars. Primary responsibilities were to manage the Site Acquisition and Architectural Engineering venders during conceptual and engineering phases of project and oversee venders (trades) on job sites during construction civil construction phase which consisted in dirt work, concrete, building construction, electrical, HVAC, fire suppression, and other related construction.

 

 

 

Independent Contractor – 09/2006 –04/2007

 

q      Client: SAES - Los Angeles County. Construction Manager, 02/2007 – 04/2007

Performed Physical Site Assessment Services for Nextel/Sprint 4G project. The purpose of Physical

Site Assessments was to identify and document current physical conditions of existing sites and equipment, identify and document proposed location of new 4G Ericsson Node B and Microcell cabinets as well as identify existing antennas and recommend new antenna configurations for standalone sites, DAS sites and Microwave sites. Assignment consisted of performing 120 site assessments in an 8 week schedule with daily PSA package submittal.

 

 

q      Client: Radian Corporation - Los Angeles & Orange County. Project Manager, 12/2006 –02/2007

        Scheduled and managed field crews tasked with final punch work and closeout package formation, review, and submittal to client (Bechtel) on Cingular / Ericsson UMTS projects. Also assisted in developing change orders and scheduling of crews on the Sprint EMS RET controller installation and final acceptance punch walks.   

 

q      Client: Top Tier Telecom/Metro PCS - LA/ Orange County, CA. Lead CM, 09/2006 – 11/2006

       Contracted to lead one of several start-up teams consisting of (5) construction managers responsible for construction activities in Orange County California. I was responsible for overseeing Site Acquisition and Architectural Engineering venders during site selection process, leasing, zoning, design, and building permitting processes. Reviewed and approved all structural analysis reports, geotechnical surveys, and oversaw bid process and final site bid selection approval, order towers and monopoles, and BOM review and approval. Developed and maintained construction schedules in Siterra database used as the clients primary source of reporting during site development and design process.  

 

Bechtel Corporation –OSP Engineer, /Sr. Construction & Project Controls Engineer, 10/2000 – 09/2006

 

q      Cingular Wireless - UMTS& Growth Projects: Los Angeles Market (District 4).

       Planned, scheduled, and monitored construction activities consisting of 560 UMTS and 50 growth sites to included DAS sites at local universities and business campuses and remote or inaccessible Microwave sites located throughout the Inland Empire area. Worked closely with site acquisition, engineering, and construction venders, as well as client (Cingular) and equipment vender (Ericsson) ensuring construction schedule stays on track and to discuss and recommend corrective action/workaround solutions. Other duties included schedule development, control, and analysis, and cost engineering functions to include cost control, and cost analysis. Also responsible for monitoring schedule and supervision of PC technicians maintaining projects database (ePM) used to provide project reports for Bechtel management and the client.

 

q      Cingular Wireless - UMTS Site Audits: Seattle WA.

       Quality Control Manager responsible for overseeing the UMTS engineering site audit review process. Managed (6) man quality control team responsible for the review of all site audit closeout packages to ensure that all required site and equipment information was captured and accurate prior to submittal to the client’s RF engineering group for site design of future UMTS sites and modification of existing DAS and Microwave sites.             

 

q      AT&T Wireless - E911, UMTS, New Build, 3G GSM, DAS, Microwave, and UMTS Trial Project, Built UMTS FOA Sites.

Provided construction management and inspection services on numerous wireless projects throughout the United States for AT&T Wireless. Responsible for project planning and baseline schedule development, Site Acquisition, A&E design, procurement, scope of work development, bid process, contract administration, ES&H and quality control, and onsite construction management of contractors and venders, equipment delivery, placement, integration, optimization, reviewed antenna sweeps, closeout package review, approval, submittal, and final acceptance review with client.

 

 

q      Metro Media Fiber Network – Sr. OSP Engineer, Phoenix, AZ.

       Managed local sub-contractor civil A&E firms providing OSP engineering of several fiber-optic rings, data Centers, Nodes, POP’s, and Customer connections. Other services rendered were route selection and feasibility studies, network planning, detailed design, permitting, 30% 90% 100% CD review and approval, construction scheduling, As-built drawings review and deliverables approval.

 

Network Development Consultants Inc., Sr. OSP Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, 03/2000 - 10/2000

       Provided A&E services to Bechtel in support of the MMFN project consisting of network planning, route selection, detailed OSP engineering of fiber-optic rings, Data centers, Nodes, POP’s, and Customer connections.

 

GST Telecom –Tucson & Phoenix, AZ. OSP Engineer & CM. 07/1995-03/2000

 

       Responsible for OSP engineering, construction management and inspection of new direct buried, underground, aerial fiber optic routes, laterals, , POP sites (point of presence), CO sites (central office), regeneration and microwave sites, cable installation, splicing, equipment placement, commissioning and documentation of new plant and expansion projects. Also responsible for all emergency restoration and disaster recovery planning, coordination, and response time management. Participated in original field design & construction of GST’s Tucson network, facilities, and Phoenix network expansion now owned by Time Warner Cable. Performed in-house field survey work to obtain relevant measurements and data to design and permit aerial and underground fiber distribution networks and customer connects. Prepared complete engineering field notes, plus associated documentation in compliance with company policies as well as applicable industry standards.

 

Current and Past Work Experience

 

Arizona Department of Economic Security, Human Services Specialist, Phoenix, Arizona, 1/2012 – 3/2012

OPM, Federal Investigative Service. Special Agent, Worcester, Massachusetts, 3/2011 - 10/2011

Network Development Consultants Inc., Sr. Outside Plant Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, 03/2000 - 10/2000

GST Telecommunications Inc., OSP Engineer/ Construction Manager, Phoenix, Arizona, 07/1995 - 03/2000

Network Development Consultants Inc., Outside Plant Designer, Tucson, Arizona, 03/1995 - 07/1995  

 

 

Education & Professional Training

 

Park University: Bachelors of Science: Social Psychology

Park University: Bachelors of Science:  Criminal Justice Administration – Law Enforcement

ITT Technical Institute: Associates Of Specialize Technology: Computer Aided Drafting and Design

Texas A&M – Basic Telecommunications Courses

Bechtel Corporation – Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification 

Bechtel Corporation - Environmental Safety & Health Awareness, QA, & wireless construction related training.

OSHA - 10 hour Construction Safety and Health course

 

Military Service

 

United States Marine Corps, 1984 -1989 CPL Military Police

United States Army - 1979 – 1984 SP4 Infantryman

 

Richard Macias

Contact: (602) 315-2328 Cell

E-mail: richardmacias@centurylink.net

 

 

Professional Summary of Qualifications:

 

        Career oriented professional with 20 years’ experience in Fiber Optic and RF Wireless Telecommunication Construction Management. I have over 8 years working with fiber optics as an outside plant engineers, six of those years were with GST and MFN local startup CLEC’s designing and building their network in Tucson and Phoenix Arizona. My knowledge consists of aerial and buried OSP design and FO construction management and inspection, FTTP, FTTN, FTTCS, data center, POP’s, customer connects, participating in several long haul projects and joints builds with other carriers in the telecom industry. Responsible for emergency restoration and disaster recovery planning, coordination, and response time management. I also have 12 years RF Wireless PM & CM experience consisting of multiple technologies to include LTE and fiber to the cell site, New Build, Growth, Co-Location, Microwave installations and cell site decommissioning. Experienced installing telecommunication equipment from leading equipment manufacturers to include power systems, DC cabling and battery string placement. Management goals include but not limited to the achievement of the client’s strategic, timeline and financial objectives in the construction and deployment of new communication sites and facilities, interfacing with the Clients management staff, A&E team, operations staff, and deployment team. In addition, I provided strategic input and oversight during design and construction as well as interfaced with the designated ‘turn-key’ vendor and sub-vendors. I oversaw Site Acquisition activities during site selection process, leasing, zoning, SHPO, THPO, and NEPA compliance, attended zoning hearings, participated in contract negotiations activities and participated in the preparation of final design and SOW. I reviewed and approved zoning, permitting, and construction designs, structural analysis, bid process and final selection recommendations, sweep test review and BOM submission process. I developed and managed project construction schedules and tracked construction activities by daily communication with General Contractors and other parties involved. Provided weekly scheduled updates to client with explanations for any deviations from agreed upon schedule. Conducted site visits during site construction to verify contractor compliance with construction permit drawings, client’s specifications and governing building codes. I coordinated the delivery and placement of client equipment, integration, optimization, closeout package review and approval, and final acceptance review with client. Provided written weekly status reports to Client and updated company databases on all projects assigned to me and attend status meetings. I am Certified as a Six Sigma Yellow Belt. I also have a strong working knowledge of Project Controls, planner/scheduler Sub-Contract Administration, ES&H, Quality Controls, and Project Startup, Closeout, and Motorola R56 standards. I am Proficient in MS Office professional (Word, Excel, Access, project) PowerPoint, Adobe, AutoCAD, Siterra, IDDS, OSP-FM, Forte & FACS, CAM, Site Handler and other telecom related data bases.

 

Professional Telecom Experience

 

Ericsson – Client: Sprint NV Florida, Alabama & Mississippi Markets, Decom CM 03/2014-1/30/2015

 

My last assignment with Ericsson was as the CDMA Decom CM for the Ericsson Sprint Vision project in Florida, Mississippi and Alabama markets. I managed nine Ericsson approved SP’s in the decommissioning of 2,995 Sprint Legacy CDMA sites. My duties consisted of managing the daily decom project tracker, holding weekly project meeting with SP’s, identify decommissioning issues and resolution of issues, working with landlords/owners, local government jurisdictions, and MLA partners to obtaining LL consents/NTP’s to decom sites. I also worked closely with other Ericsson CM’s managing other ongoing Sprint projects like the new LTE equipment CX and 65MHz upgrade project to reduce duplicate cost involving crane and environmental study cost.  

 

Ericsson – Client: Sprint NV New Mexico Market, Back Haul PM 12/2012-3/2014

I was assigned as a CM for the Ericsson Sprint Vision project in New Mexico and El Paso markets. I oversaw the back haul construction of 129 AAV site for my market. My duties are to schedule site walks for AAV design and bid walks, prepare and submit NTP documentation to MLA partners and LL to obtain AAV NTP’s/consent, direct site acquisition to obtain new easements as needed, schedule construction for AAV work and manage Ericsson’s ASP’s/ SP’s, ensure AAV providers on schedule bring fiber to the cell site and MMP placement and extending fiber to the Sprint location. Hold weekly meetings with Sprint and AAV providers to discuss construction and circuit deliveries, hold weekly meetings with Ericsson ASP’s/SP’s to discuss construction activities and BH readies, oversee and maintain the AAV project schedule, tracking all milestones from design to civil construction leading to delivery of fiber optics cable from the Meet Me Point (MMP) to new RBS equipment. Interaction with multiple parties including Sprint, AAV providers, ASP’s/SP’s, Ericsson Construction Management and other key players which are necessary for meeting the project objectives.

 

Networkers - Client: Ericsson New Mexico Market, CM/Back Haul Coordinator 05/2012-12/2012

I was assigned to the Ericsson Sprint Vision project in New Mexico / El Paso markets. My current duties are to oversee backhaul construction of 129 AAV site in New Mexico and El Paso Texas by coordinating with Ericsson/Sprint and the Alternative Access Providers (AAV) to ensure that fiber optic cable if brought from the AAV providers MMP to the cell site and the circuit is delivered.

 

Kineticom - Client: T-Mobile –Tempe, AZ. Project Manager, 11/2010-03/2011

I was assigned to the T-Mobile AAV/ HSPA project in the Phoenix market responsible for the completion of 144 sites. Primary responsibility was project controls overseeing and maintaining the project schedule, tracking all milestones from design to construction leading to the delivery of fiber optics cable from the node to the cell site and installation of necessary equipment. Interaction with multiple parties including T-Mobile, Qwest, General Contractors (GC), construction managers and other key players which was necessary for meeting the project objectives. Responsible for tracking progress of the design and installation of Microwave equipment, lines and dishes over 20 sites that could not be feed by T1 or fiber optic service due to cost or rural location of sites.

 

T-Systems - Client: Ericsson –Northern CA. Lead Construction Manager, 12/2009-06/2010

As lead CM I oversaw the site audits of 1,706 cell sites in Northern California.  I managed 10 sub-contract companies and 8 quality control technician. The audits were for AT&T and the purpose was to provide the accurate and reliable data for the RF team to develop a RF design to accommodate new 850 MHz and 1900 MHz UMTS cabinets to support the Iphone and Ipad technology as well as LTE & WIFI. Despite winter weather conditions we were able to complete the project on time.  

 

Kenton Group – Client: Verizon –Southern, CA. OSP Engineer, 04/2009-06/2009

Provide outside plant engineering services in support of the Fiber to the Premise throughout Riverside County. Design MTU fiber laterals from existing facilities to proposed new single and multiple tenant buildings. Develop permitting drawings in AutoCAD 2008 and construction drawing in IDDS in Micro Station 2004.



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Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)

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