John Bridge, PMP, DTM
• 949-310-2035 • johnbridgester@gmail.com • Irvine, CA •
www.LinkedIn.com/in/johnhbridge
Twenty-year progressive professional experience in the wireless communications industry:
• Six-years corporate level program/project management in network technology upgrades, AEC standards
development, policy creation, vendor management, new site equipment design expert, B2B process
development and special projects;
• Four-years construction management leading design/ construction/ deployment teams;
• Five-years project management/superintendent/trainer over tower erection-installation crews;
• Five-years as crew foreman/tower technician/trainer performing installation of paging, broadcast and
cellular systems
Professional Experience
BLACK DOT WIRELESS LLC – Mission Viejo, CA
Project Manager / Cricket Wireless Reverse Entitlement and Deconstruction
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250 sites Zoning/Permitting & Lease recommendation packages submitted.
250 leases worked, with a 22% lease conversion in 60 days - meeting client financial objectives.
250 sites walked (BAWA market) and SOWs submitted. Set up real-time tracking and reporting system.
Site Deconstruction activities pushed out by client until 2016 (project inactive).
DELICIOUS CONCEPTS LLC – Houston, TX
Project Manager / Construction Manager / Organizational Improvement Manager
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12/2013~12/2014
• PM/CM responsible for permitting and construction of two new restaurants in Houston, TX.
- “The El Cantina Superior” Mexican restaurant and bar, 602 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77009, raw land build.
- “Pinks Pizza – Washington” pizza restaurant and bar, 1009 Moy St, Houston, TX 77007, a tenant improvement.
Organization Improvement Manager – Identified critical operations gaps and implemented solutions including:
- Bixtrix24 (task creation, delegation and tracking tool deployed and adopted by top and mid-level management team);
- Google Business Apps (domain branded email; shared virtual files; global admin management);
- Emergency Company Hotline (private virtual calling system allowing all employees to instantly reach key contacts in
case of business emergencies using a single phone number).
ERICSSON - Irvine, CA
Project Manager, AT&T Customer Unit
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06/2013~11/2013
110 major MODs projects: RAD changes, Antenna Swaps, 4th Sector Adds and Radio Adds. Assigned as PM of this new
Ericsson project on the 1st day after hire.
Ericsson War Room PM (brand new group). Led a team of UTRAN engineers and coordinated with Integration Managers
and Construction Managers in the resolution of AT&T site issues allowing the integration and launching of new LTE
carriers. Identified new troubleshooting methods that reduced GC site troubleshooting visits by over 50%.
Introduced and implemented a new ‘real time’ 3rd party tracking tool that enabled stakeholders access to live tracking and
reporting data.
T-MOBILE USA INC (Corporate) - Bellevue, WA
Senior Project Manager, National Development
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12/2007~05/2013
National Development - Vendor Management program: PM responsible for data governance, validation, report
development – tracking over 600 development vendors nationwide. Led SharePoint and database dev teams in developing
and publishing over 50 new live reports and managed quarterly RFI questionnaire updates.
Developed multiple SharePoint portal and collaboration sites for National Development, B2B, RF/RAN, Finance, and
Channel Investment resulting in effective communications, automated workflow, collaboration, reporting, issue tracking,
virtual training, budget management and cost controls.
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12/2014~05/2015
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Created and implemented cell site construction design/build best practices, standards, specifications and quality
requirements. Major achievements included the creation and rollout of a national A&E drawing template designed to
leverage all stages of the site development process reducing jurisdictional review times and improving the communications
of engineering requirements to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Authored and published national development policies and guidelines including: Lease Exhibit policy, Allowable Use of
Aluminum Wire policy, Vendor RFI policy, Notice To Proceed policy, Geocoordinate policy, Site Power Design policy.
Led the national site development branch of the engineering Idea Exchange program that included Regional and Market
Development, Network Engineering, RF Engineering, Switch and Field Operations.
T-MOBILE USA INC (Corporate) - Bellevue, WA
Senior Project Manager, National UMTS Deployment
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03/2007~12/2007
• Authored and published the UMTS Quality and Site Acceptance document that provided Ericsson and NSN the
specifications and processes needed for effective and efficient close out and acceptance of newly upgraded 3G sites
nationwide.
Key contributor and influencer in technical specification updates including: grounding and bonding; lightning protection;
sweep testing; and other areas. This resulted in national cell site design/construction requirements that were simple to
follow and accepted by all cross-functional teams.
Developed data-driven rules and structures between suppliers and T-Mobile corporate, regions, and markets to ensure
effective program tracking and reporting.
T-MOBILE USA INC - Santa Ana, CA
Senior Manager, Construction & A&E
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09/2004~03/2007
• Multiple roles/responsibilities included: Standardization of A&E, Manager of construction PMs, Database tool
development and support, Material Ordering, Cost reduction initiatives, bid process development, general process
development, Quality assurance development. Extremely active in every aspect of development from search ring through
On Air.
Trained and managed a team of direct reports whom were responsible for pre-construction activities of 100s of sites
including: A&E, utilities, site material and equipment ordering (e.g. BOMs), structural designs, geotechnical survey
interpretation, foundation designs, permitting, bidding, supplier management, quality control, closeout, accounting and
closeouts.
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Created and integrated new site development processes to reduce A&E design risks by allowing for invasive structural
exploration of building structures (Primary candidates only) that resulted in precise structural steel designs, reduced
ordering lead-times, cost reductions and elimination of post-construction change orders.
Created and led a specialized cross-functional design tiger team to convert non-buildable (‘extreme costs’) sites and make
them economically feasible to build. 15+ such sites thought to be unbuildable for years were redesigned, constructed and
placed On-Air within reasonable cost expectations.
Changed standard utility design practices and methods resulting in 75% faster delivery of commercial electrical service
installations. Changes include: placement of meter fitting within or adjacent to right-of-way; utilization of utility
authorities’ 3rd party inspection contractor to perform utility installations; and intentional MPOE placement in existing
utility closets (previously against T-Mobile standards).
Created and implemented electronic A&E drawing review process using Adobe Professional with customized (electronic)
mark-up and approval stamps. Successfully partnered with RF Engineering resulting in total adoption, reduced review
times, and effective document management and control.
TIERRA LIMITED INC - Chicago Ridge, IL
Regional Manager
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Trained and managed (4) Field Supervisors and (20) field technicians in cell site construction.
• Voted as one of the top two best overall performing general contractors in the Chicago market by T-Mobile, USA.
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Fast-tracked necessary operations and business development changes resulting in unmatched performance and customer
satisfaction.
Yielded great results from on-site resource management tactics that resulted in ultra-fast high quality site construction.
Initiated and development best-in-class subcontractor relations resulting in becoming the preferred general contractor to do
business with throughout Chicago market. Achieved this through 100% accurate material supply, providing seasoned onsite
supervision at job start-up phase, punch-list resolution (so that subcontractors did not have to mobilize back to site to
resolve superficial punch list items) and responsible AP processes.
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11/2001~09/2004
T-MOBILE USA INC - Chicago, Il
Construction Supervisor
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01/2000~11/2001
• Managed one of four aggressive teams of (4) Project Managers, (4) Field Engineers, (2) Utility Coordinators and
administrative personnel responsible for the design and construction of over 550 new wireless sites in the Chicago land
area.
Instrumental in developing and maintaining interdepartmental communications and relationships between RF, Zoning,
SAC, Field Ops, Construction, Network, Warehouse, Finance and Leasing, resulting in a true market-team synergy.
• Approved by the Market Director to take full responsibility and manage the market-wide quality assurance program,
becoming solely responsible for site acceptance of high-quality site construction resulting in the timely payment of all
general contractor resources. As a result, suppliers looked upon T-Mobile as a preferred partner amongst all others.
HIGGINS TOWER SERVICE - Milwaukee, WI
Field Supervisor
BROOKSTONE TELECOM INC (General Contractor), Schaumburg, Il
Area Manager, Construction
SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTORS INC (General Contractor), P, Il
Superintendent / Tower Erection Foreman
DEERFIELD CONSTRUCTION INC (General Contractor), S, Il
Tower Technician
1999~2000
1998~1999
1996~1998
Lead Tower Technician
STAN STANN ASSOCIATES INC (General Contractor), Park Ridge, Il
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Army (6 Years Active Duty), Multiple duty stations in U.S. and Korea
98C Signal Intelligence Analyst; 71L Administrative Specialist
• Service status: Honorable discharge, voluntary separation
• Clearances: Top Secret and SCI (Special Compartmented Information)
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10/1986~10/1992
1994~1996
1993~1994
• Duty stations: Fort Jackson, SC; UiJongBu and AnJungNi, South Korea; Fort Ord, CA; Presidio of Monterey, CA,
Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX; Fort Devens, MA.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Project Management Institute (PMP certification # 1217391)
Project Management
Toastmasters International (DTM – Distinguished Toastmaster certificate # 1001607605)
Advanced Public Speaking and Leadership
Toastmasters International (Leadership Excellence certificate)
High Performance Leadership Program (HPLP)
T-Mobile, USA, Magenta Leadership Training Series Program
Leadership and Management
Rapport Leadership International (Class # 528 )
Leadership and Team Building
2008
2011
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2009
1998
Training: 71L Administrative Specialist, Fort Jackson, SC; 98C Signal Intelligence Analyst, Goodfellow Air Force Base,
TX
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COMPUTER – SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Excel:
I consider myself intermediate using Excel. It is a constant learning experience that I enjoy very much.
Most common formulas/features/utilizations used are:
Vlookup: for quick/accurate data merging between sheets and workbooks, and also for master sheet data
updates.
CountIf: conditional counting of anything based on criteria.
Pivot Tables: typical create several on a single sheet to act as a dashboard. Also great for GAP reports.
Aging: in days, weeks, months.
Filtering: by cell content, by cell color, etc…
Grouping: quick column hiding for large spreadsheets.
Conditional formatting: ID duplicate values, auto-cell highlighting based on various criteria.
Most common keyboard shortcuts I use include: ctrl-x, ctrl-c, ctrl-v, ctrl-a, ctrl-home, alt-d/f/f, alt-e/a/a.
I also create auto-populated forms and trigger fill by pick-list reference.
Data validation: to create picklists and also validate date based on specified conditions/criteria.
Relative and Absolute cell ranges: basically to lock-in ranges when things move around.
Macros: I avoid these unless I have a lot of repetitive processing with many steps.
SharePoint: I spent a lot of time working with SP for reporting (charts) publishing, and also
creation/maintenance of Team Work Sites (Wiki, Lists, etc…).
Project: I consider myself fair using this. 2013 has the best reporting features. If I needed to use this on a
daily basis, I would require some refresher training. My preference for instant Gantt chart creation and
tracking is through the use of a 3rd party app called SmartSheet.
MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook: I consider myself good using these.
Word: can create documents, track changes, use MailMerge, etc..
PowerPoint: can create effective presentations from scratch, set-up/use animation (not preferred for most
business presentations), integrate Excel graphs/charts, embed images, save in presentation file type, etc…
Visio: I have created detailed schematics, process flow charts, work flow diagrams with swim lanes, etc…
Outlook: I leverage “search folders” so that I don’t have to create/maintain a ton of tree folders. I also use
‘Rules’ and ‘Flags’ in effective ways.
Closing note: I love, use and create websites, collaboration tools, and anything that automates (and is
simple to use and powerful).
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