Objective

Seeking a project management position in wireless-site construction, installation, maintenance and repair in and around the San Antonio & SW Texas area. Seeking employment at a reputable company with a professional atmosphere and room for growth.

 

Experience

*16.5 years of construction, maintenance, upgrade and repair of cellular/mobile phone, microwave, and Wi-Fi sites. 2 years at lead-hand level, 8 years at the foreman / superintendent level. 6+ collective years of experience in construction/project management.

*Installation of BTS equipment (Nortel, Ericcson, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Ceragon, etc), antennas, fiber optic cable, and 50ohm coaxial cable of all sizes on all types of communication towers including office buildings, rooftops, water towers, and billboards.

*Tower construction including waveguide ladders, various antennas and dish mounts.

*Connector attachment on all major brands of telecommunication cables in various applications.

*Completed cell sites from raw land condition to a finished product for customers including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, Cricket, FiberTower, Nextel, Clear, Motorola and others in major markets across the U.S.

*Trained and supervised crews of 3-4 throughout entire process of cell site construction in accordance with customer’s specifications and strict company safety policies as well as OSHA’s.

*Managed 2-4 crews regarding daily activity and operations. Kept crews trained and prepared for various scopes of work, for various vendors.

 

*Current duties as a project manager:

- Same as Sr construction manager duties listed below, plus:

- Seeking and setting up sub-contractors where needed.

- Seek projects through various customers to support current manpower and resources.

- Estimate cost for each specific job; calculate sustainable profit margins then schedule/award accordingly.

- Ongoing monitoring of job costs (labor hours, materials, change orders, etc) and making necessary adjustments to stay within profitable margins.

 

*Common duties as a Sr Construction manager:

-Daily meetings with the customer to update all project activities, including construction progress, alarm-clearing and “jeopardy” sites.

- Coordinate construction/scheduling as the primary POC to the regional director and/or corporate executives regarding progress, delays, and sub-contractor updates.

- Assist/fill in for the regional director in procuring sub-contractors, materials and PO’s, and accurately forecasting critical milestones for our customer.

- Leading, training, and helping a small team of construction managers or foreman (3-4) in regards to meeting construction milestones in a timely manner, and in order. Distributing the workload to ensure the team is working at maximum efficiency.  Keeping the team at least 3 weeks ahead of construction forecasts in order to clear up all LL pre-cons and potential scoping issues.

- Tracking production on a daily basis in regards to material delivery, sub-contractor scheduling, and site completion forecasts, including our customer’s OEM vendor for integration planning. Weekly reporting to the company’s internal quality/safety audit team for their scheduling purpose.

- Tracking trouble-shooting/repair crews daily on newly integrated sites for repairing any issues and/or clearing any alarms before the sites’ on-air date.

- Assisting the CM team or foremen in any way necessary to keep the workflow steady, and to hit forecasted milestones. (Ex: Covering for a CM or PM while they’re on PTO, help expedite sites with any construction roadblocks such as access, LL issues, up or down-scoping quotes to keep them trued-up in real time).

-  Conducting a weekly CM meeting to specifically cover milestone dates and any/all issues that the team may have, including closeout tracking. (LL closeouts, Punch walks, true-up PO’s, and ultimately handing off to the customer).

 

Employment History

1998-1999: CCI (Contemporary Constructors Inc). Tower Hand. San Antonio, TX.

1999-2006: WesTower Communications (Spectrasite) San Antonio, TX. Tower Hand/Lead hand until 2000.         (Foreman from 2000-2004.  Superintendent (tower crews' manager) from 2004-2006.)

2006-2010: Enertech Resources, San Marcos, TX. Tower Crew Foreman.

2010-2011: WesTower Communications San Antonio. Construction manager.

2011 – 2014: Goodman Networks-South TX, Sr. Construction Manager.

2014 – Present: SiteMaster Inc., Project Manager – Austin-San Antonio market (NSN-TMobile LTE)

 

Certifications

*Anritsu SiteMaster- coax and antenna testing using SiteMaster models 331A-D as well as the Handheld Software Tools.

*CommTrain certified instructor in personal fall arrest and rescue.

*OSHA 30 hour general construction safety course.

*Andrew Heliax products connector attachment training of all types and sizes.

*Commscope CellReach cable connector training.

*Eupen communication products connector assembly training.

*RFS coax connector attachment.

*PPC corrugated connector attachment.

*DragonWave microwave/RRU installation and software setup.

*EME / RF awareness

*EMS R.E.T. (remote electrical tilt) antenna systems. (Experience with PowerWave and Andrew as well)

*Forklift operation

*CPR / First Aid

*ETA International:

-Passive Intermodulation Testing, PIM148800

-Line and Antenna Sweeping, LAS148801

*”NSN-TMobile Rural-Americas” 1900 and LTE700 installation.

 

Personal skills

*Excellent computer skills

*Highly organized in a fast paced and deadline-oriented environment.

*Excellent site safety record in superintendent/foreman position.

*Excellent driving record.

*Took excellent care of company vehicles and equipment responsible for.

*Capable of working long days including weekends when necessary.

*Ability to learn new skills and procedures at a fast rate.

*Dependable and punctual

*Motivated

*Positive attitude

 

Education

*HS diploma

*2 years of basic academic studies including computer science at the University of Texas-San Antonio (1994) and Northwest Vista Comm. College (1997)

*Continuous on-the-job training, certifications and courses to align with rapid industry changes.