Tom Hodges

tommhodges@yahoo.com

Summary

M 762 ABBEY LN

ILFORD MI. 48381

248-787-1888

Energetic entrepreneurial Telecommunications professional with practical experience in and solid understanding

of a diverse range of the industry from applications, including uploading into vendor software programs, zoning

and building permitting, lease negotiations, facility construction and production with regional, national and

independent companies. Demonstrated ability to identify and establish contact with key people and decision

makers. Excellent interpersonal writing, oral and written communications skills. Spearheaded significant build

outs, built strong teams, motivated employees, and initiated effective programs. Proficient with Microsoft Excel,

Word and Power Point, Siterra, Filenet, Millenia, Caspr programs and many other data-bases. Excellent trouble

shooter to see a project through completion.

Career Experience:

Faulk and Foster March – 2014 to Present

Zoning Building Permit Specialist US Cellular LTE, AWS, PCS Overlay and Generator Adds Projects

Develop preliminary zoning analyses; locating and evaluating potential sites; checking building schedules;

reviewing wireless requirements.

Obtain use and building permits by researching requirements; gathering information; completing zoning and

land use applications; obtaining and providing information to municipalities and agencies; verifying land

entitlements; making presentations to commissions and boards; preparing information packets; providing

guidelines to zoning officials for land use ordinance revisions.

Lease properties by establishing contact with landlords; preparing Site Leases; negotiating terms; examining

proposals; exploring options; concluding agreements; negotiating with other telecommunication carriers

regarding lease agreements and collocation antenna sites.

Maintain relationship with landlords by listening to and resolving concerns; providing information.

Sprint 2.5 MHz Project

• Responsible for all site audits, site acquisition, zoning and regulatory for the Sprint 2.5GHz Project for

sites in the Minnesota market. Starting from the RFDS (Radio Frequency Design Sheet) to NTP

• Coordinated construction schedule to align with 2.5 team and cluster release dates

• Submitted and tracked all AAV applications to MLA partners

• Drafted and sent notice/consent letters to private landlords

• Filled out all application for American Tower, Crown Castle, SBA and other major tower companies

• Order the structural analysis and mapping if needed per site

• Completed BOMs (Billing of Materials) for all AAV sites

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• Scheduled and lead AAV team meetings

• Redlined drawings and verify SOWs for each AAV site

• Create and maintain various trackers for all aspects of the MN 2.5GHz project

• Upload all documents to Sprint Siterra

Issue work orders and POs for all AAV sites

Alcatel-Lucent ETTC MW Project

January 2013 – February 2014

Site Acquisition Manager: Alcatel-Lucent for AT&T’s microwave collocation initiative in MNP/OH/PA

markets.

• Responsible for overall forecasting of project milestones, site audits, approving and adhering to

budgets, and weekly status reports. Completing all tasks in Siterra and Filenet to bring sites with all

pertaining documents to NTP and the pass along site to construction ready for build. Managing 2

vendors on the project and far exceed any of my peers with sites being site acquisition complete

and construction ready. Well versed in Caspr and File-Net software program one replacing Siterra.

I brought in 160 to Site Acquisition Completion and they are all built or under construction. Filled

out all application for American Tower, Crown Castle, SBA and other major tower companies on

their websites. (On-Air-Acess, CCI and more)

Ju Samsung: Site Acquisition Manager – Phase 10 Wave III

ly 2012 – January 15, 2013 (Project completed-contract)

• Have a strong wireless background and the ability to work in a site modification/upgrade team

environment.

• Direct and oversee land/tower/building telecommunication locations for Sprint.

• Pursue the leasing and site locations required for the telecommunication installations from my vendors,

following strict forecast timelines.

• Responsible for 1000 plus sites and manage four (4) vendors, I oversee their overall regional real estate

acquisitions, timelines and document uploads to acquire and secure sites.

• Evaluate current project management support and have daily deployment calls to ensure the success of

the project.

• Report to Project Manager or Market Lead who are responsible for the overall management of my

region and he reports to National.

• Possess an in depth knowledge of my markets (Minnesota, Central IL, The Dakota’s, Iowa and

• Understand the timelines related to these practices and can provide accurate forecasts for the scope of

work.

Nebraska) and local jurisdictional requirements and processes along with fee schedules for obtaining

zoning and building permit approvals.

• Well versed in Siterra, Caspr, Excel, Powerpoint, Word, NSITE and Clearvision to name a few.

Ja SAC Wireless: Site Acquisi tion Manager

n 2012 – July 1st 2012 (Completed Project-contract)

• Documented all site information and tracking of project deliverables by project staff to ensure timely data

entry for real time status reporting to the VP & Director, Subcontract Administration through Contracts

Manager, NTX & STX Market(s).

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• As directed by Contracts Manager I prepared status reports for management, client, personnel or

others, and modifies schedules or plans as required.

I was responsible for setting up records, files, and supplies required for maintaining a project office.

• Strict control, maintenance and distribution of Subcontractor Share point files, including but not limited

to all agreement forms, pricing matrixs, records, and licensing as needed.

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• Record and distribute minutes for all meetings as requested. The control and maintenance of project

trackers through MS Excel or MS Project.

I attend, organize and distribute required material for any meeting, presentation, conference call and/or

training session as directed by the Contracts Manager.

• Additional database management Updating weekly in the required databases, internal or external via

Oracle, VPM, UA, SPRINT SITERRA, NORAD SiteHandler or any required system.

• Maintenance and posting of project Safety records, files, reports and documents required by company

procedures.

• Assisted and follow up as directed by the VP & Director, Subcontract Administration.

• Served as a single point of contact between Markets Vendor Database and Market Turf Team Providing

administrative assistance to the each Market(s) Contract Manager as required.

Goodman Networks – Site Acquisi tion Coordinator/Manager/Specialist

September 2010 – October 2011 (Completed contract)

• Route all leases & signature docs and track

• Maintain log for document status

• Assist managers with preparation of justifications

• Obtain jurisdictions’ (in project area) applications, price sheets. Set up database, record & maintain for

teams

• Facilitate AT&T inclusion on all jurisdictional planning commission hearings, for receipt of Jurisdictional

• Agendas, schedule, etc.; post and communicate to teams

• Maintain leasing & zoning file integrity

• Route leases to Property Management

• Route leasing & zoning files to Property Management

• Obtain notice lists for mailings & prepare and/or communicate to vendor for preparation

• Maintain leasing & zoning milestone checklists

• Maintain jurisdictional expiration permits/zoning on all sites and set up flagging system for renewals and

notification

• Database Entry and shared drive working in Goodman Siterra ,Caspr and Savvion.

D SMJ – Site Acquisition Specialist

ecember 2008 –July2010 (Clearwire Project)

• Completion of site candidate identification packages and/or lease and zoning audits.

• Coordinate site walks, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning,

Construction Project Manager and A&E Departments as required

• Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property

owners.

• Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client

• Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations

which would affect the development of a site.

• Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning procedures, communications regarding the

sites, and actions taken on each site assigned.

• Preparing and ensuring completeness of all necessary zoning applications and supporting

documentation including written site description, justification for site, plans and sketches, maps, and

photo simulations.

• Daily interaction with the RF Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure compliance with all

client, landlord, jurisdictional, governmental and industry standards.

• Accurate daily and weekly reporting to the Project Manager / Team Lead and/or client, as required.

Project accurate lease dates and attend status meetings.

• Complete all site file documentation.

• Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by

local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).

Education

Business, Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan

References: Upon Request