ANTHONY J. TADDONI0

PO Box 598 

Chester, South Carolina 29706 

anthony559@operamail.com

803-379-1114

 

PROFILE

Comprehensive hands-on experience in all aspects of project management in a wide variety of wireless and telecommunications industries. Also other business environments, including manufacturing, construction, automotive and sales.

 

Profitably coordinate new business development, job scheduling, contract negotiations, bidding, estimates, business proposals, blueprint reading, team participation and staff supervision.

 

Successfully develop and implement plans to increase productivity, reduce costs, and enhance market position and meet strategic goals.

 

Develop training processes for employees and contractors to meet the quality requirements of the client.

Develop and implement the quality control and punch walks for the project at hand

 

Effectively plan and conduct detailed presentations in a professional manner; quick learner in highly technical and mechanical situations; skilled in in-house construction and renovation projects.                                               

 

RECENT TRAINING:

 

Nokia, T-mobile project training

06/2012 Nokia flexi install training

06/2012 Nokia Flexi Commissioning and integration training

03/2012 Nokia site survey training

11/2011 CPR course

11/2011 First aid course                           

10/2011 AT&T LSO Training, Supplier Awareness

10/2011 AT&T LSO Training, Ask yourself

10/2011 AT&T LSO Training, Methods of Procedure

10/2011 AT&T LSO Training, TP73600

 

Nokia 3G Basics,                                                                                        

2008 Nokia flexi Boot camp (level 2 - Installation, Commissioning and Integration)

2008 PTID# 001AVN03511

 

EMPLOYMENT:

 

TeleTech Team

Nov 2013 thru March 2014

 

Fort Wayne, IN

Project Mgr. /Construction Manager/Trainer

Trained and managed Antenna and line crews for the AT&T LTE project.

Performed site walks, crew training, climbed tower, punch walks, trained crews on all aspects of equipment installation Both Tower and Ground, Managed all aspects of project from managerial position to actual hands on field management daily.

 

TNT

AUG 2013 thru Sept 2013

Cleveland, Ohio 

 

Construction Mgr. / Auditor

Completed Ground surveys (audits) for the for the AT&T LTE project

 

 

TeleTech Team

June 2013 thru July 2013

 

Corpus Christi, Tx.

Construction Manager/Trainer

Trained and managed Antenna and line crews for the AT&T LTE project.

Performed site walks, crew training, climbed tower, punch walks, trained crews on all aspects of equipment installation Both Tower and Ground, Managed all aspects of project from managerial position to actual hands on field management daily.

 

Took the crews from 12 to 15 day installation to 3 to 5 day completion of installation

 

Synergy

March 2013 thru May 2013

 

Chicago, IL 

Field tech on T-Mobile/Nokia FSMB swap out project

 

 

Lemcon

September 2012 thru February 2013

 

NY/NJ,

Lead field tech/software installer

NY/NJ AT&T 2C upgrades, Hurricane Sandy relief installations and troubleshooting.

NY/NJ, AT&T 4C and 5C Nokia consolidation and upgrade.

Dallas, T-Mobile system module software installation

 

 

TNT

August 2012 thru September 2012

Auditor

 

Cleveland, OH. / Pittsburg. PA

T-Mobile site audits (Surveys)

 

 

Lemcon

April 2012 thru July 2012

Field Tech/ Auditor

 

New York, NY. / Houston, TX.

New York market: field tech AT&T 4C and 5C consolidation and new build project. Consolidate Nokia 2G Ultrasite cabinets, commission and integrate, and install, commission, integrate and troubleshoot new build Ultrasite Cabinets

 

Houston, TX. Market: T-Mobile Site Audits (Survey)

 

TNT

November 2011 thru Feb 2012

Installer/Auditor

 

Cleveland OH: Installed AT&T FIF racks for the LTE equipment, ran and terminated the -48V power ran the fiber optic cable to the rack and secured in the cable management tray, installed ground leads.

 

Columbus OH/Pittsburg PA: AT&T Site audits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lemcon

February 2010 thru November 2011

Construction Manager/Lead field tech

 

Dallas, TX: Level 3 installer, Lightsquared Test Lab,

                  Installed Nokia, Sun and other equip for the test lab

 

Michigan/Indiana: Lead field tech, AT&T/Centennial 850 2G overlay, Installed, commissioned, integrated and     

                             troubleshot the Nokia Ultrasite equipment.

 

Houston, TX: Construction Mgr., for the LightSquared Backhaul site audits, Visited sites, made drawings, took photos,

                       traced fiber routes, gathered required information, made recommendations, converted all info

                       and drawings to “Viso” for submitting to client.

 

Orlando, FL: Lead field tech, T-Mobile Optimization, commissioned, integrated, troubleshot Nokia flexi,

                     RETS and Mast head amplifiers.

 

 

Memphis, TN:  Lead field tech, T-Mobile Optimization, commissioned, integrated, troubleshot

                       Nokia flexi and the RETS and Mast head amplifiers.

 

 

Puerto Rico: Lead field tech, T-Mobile UMTS, Installed, commissioned, integrated, call tested and troubleshot Nokia   

                       Flexi equipment including troubleshooting the RETS and MHA’s and T-1 systems            

                    

Nashville, TN: LTE Prep for Verizon, Installed GPS antenna mount and coax, terminated both ends,

                      Ran alarm cable, ground, and inside gps cable to new proposed equipment location to Verizon specs     

                      with Lacing, Made and ran jumper coax. Ran new power cables and terminated them in the existing

                     “Hot” DC power cabinet and installed new breakers with safety lock outs.

 

Pittsburgh PA: Lead field tech, T-Mobile expansion, Installed, commissioned, integrated, call tested and troubleshot

                        Nokia flexi and T-1 systems also did the HSPA prep.

 

Clearwire, (Tech systems)

Construction Manager/Field tech

October 2009 to January 2010

 

Oversaw the crews decommissioning the old Clearwire network

Installed new equipment.

Did service call and troubleshooting at customers houses

Installed systems in apartment complexes and hotels.

 

 

EXI Parsons

Construction Manager

September 2009

(Project overstaffed, last in, first out)

 

Performed bid walks with contractors in the Ottawa Market for Globallive/Wind.

Oversaw contractors to assure quality on time completion of projects.

Continually assessed project to ensure they remained within budget guidelines.

Performed pre punch walks and final punch walk before turnover to client.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prithvi-Protech

T-Mobile

Commission, Integrating, and call testing

July 2009 (Short term project, Market Complete)

 

Commission and integrate Nokia Flexi 3G WCDMA sites.

Troubleshoot T-1, Software and Hardware issues at the site.

Perform call testing for site acceptance.

Perform E-911 call testing on new sites.

Complete Certificate of Completion for each phase of BTS acceptance. (Commissioning, integration, call testing)

Worked with war room and T-Mobile switch to help resolve problems

Clean up and rework poor quality installation workmanship and install jumpers.

 

 

AT&T

Tower audits

Michigan Market

June 2009 (Short term project, Market Completed)

 

Preformed tower top audits for AT&T thru Morrison Hershfield/Jtec enterprises.

Identified AT&T equipment on towers (Antenna’s, Microwave dishes, Coax)

Took Photo’s of all equipment and equipment info (serial numbers, etc.)

Performed center line tape drops to supply RF Engineering with an accurate height of their “rad” centers

Verified antenna down tilts and azimuths were accurate as per RF Engineering requirements.

 

 

 

Verizon/Alltel

Site Auditor

Greenville, SC Market

March-April, 2009 (Short term project, Market Completed) 

 

Perform in depth audits and final quality checks on existing Verizon and Alltel sites.

Identify and record all equipment accurately so Verizon has an accurate inventory of their equipment at that location.

Make scale drawings of the cell site (inside shelter) so Verizon can determine space available for future equipment.

Make a scale drawing of entire compound so Verizon can determine space available for future equipment.

Submit reports using Microsoft Excel, Word and Streets and trips(used to verify lat and long)

Use rangefinder to determine height of tower and antenna placement.                                

 

 

Glotel, Philadelphia, PA

Installer

December, 2008 (Short term Project, Goals met, Project Complete)

 

AT&T jumper change out project

Assessed jumpers to be changed out, figured out routing of jumpers.

Custom made jumpers to fit and installed

 

 

 

Avion Systems, Roswell, Georgia (Independent Contractor)

Commissioner/Integrator

June-October, 2008

 

Performed call testing of the T-Mobile 3G flexi (Nokia) in the Atlanta, Chicago and Birmingham markets.

Performed fault analysis and repair as necessary on BTS and T1 issues.

Performed Manual Commissioning and training for the Nokia 3G flexi for Guamcell, on the island of Guam.

Troubleshoot and make recommendations to repair the Nokia 2G cabinet corrosion and top cover latch issues on the island of Guam 

 

 

 

Westower/T-Mobile, Miami, Florida

Installation, Commissioner/Integrator

March-June, 2008

 

Responsible for the Installation, Commissioning and Integration of the Nokia Flexi (3G)

Troubleshooting Flexi and T-1 issues

Coordinating efforts with multiple control centers and vendors

Site surveys

Completing and updating site reports

 

 

Nokia Siemens Networks, (thru Lemcon) Orlando, FL.

Construction Manager

December, 2007

 

Perform pre construction walks for T-Mobile UMTS project

Put together closeout documents

Worked with contractors to ensure they new the scope of work and instructed them on how to fill out the required documents

Conducted weekly safety meetings and Quality Control

 

 

BaranTelecom, Orlando, Florida

Construction Manager

August-December, 2007

 

Perform pre construction walks for T-Mobile UMTS project

Put together closeout documents

Worked with contractors to ensure they new the scope of work and instructed them on how to fill out the required documents

Conducted weekly safety meetings and Quality Control

 

 

Prince and Associates, Charlotte, NC

Construction Manager

January-August, 2007

            

Oversaw installation of Battery Backup system for AT&T

Perform site visits for Cingular Battery Back-Up installation

Plan scope of work and met with contractors to review and award work  

 

 

Ericsson, Columbia, SC

Construction Manager

August-November, 2006

 

Oversaw installation and Integration of UMTS equipment on Cingular sites

Performed site visits with local phone companies for installation of new T1 lines

Worked with “Tiger Team” to solve problems that arose after Integration

Performed site visits to insure work was performed correctly by the contractor

 

Compass Technology Services, Columbia SC

Construction Manager

May, 2005 - June, 2006

 

Oversaw Cingular generator project      

Performed site visits to determine feasibility and location of generator,

Made sketches of sites and forwarded info to engineers       

Worked with General and sub contractors to insure the proper

Installation of generators and the collection of close-out documents

 

 

Regenerated Resources, Bentonville. AR

Project Superintendent

October, 2004 - April, 2005

 

In Charge of field activities for the reconstruction of a fertilizer plant

Supervised in house labor in the demolition of existing equipment and in the rehab and fabrication of the used and new equip

Worked closely with the engineers to help design the new facility, Ordered materials, tools and equipment as needed for the project, Put together and held weekly safety meeting and oversaw daily tailgate meetings        

                             

 

Westower Communications Inc., (Formerly SpectraSite Comm. Inc.,) Charlotte, NC.

Project Manager /Superintendent

May, 2000- July, 2004

 

In charge of field activities for the construction of tower sites for the wireless industry

Supervised in house labor and subcontractors in the construction of grass-root sites, collocates, rooftop and build out installations

Worked on average 8-12 sites at a time, and as many as 15 at once

Worked with representatives from AT&T, BellSouth (Cingular), Cricket, Lucent, Nextel, Sprint, also Management Companies, (Bechtel, CompassTS, Morrison Hershfield)

 

 

Brooks Builders, Miami, Fl.

Project Superintendent

February, 1999 - May, 2000

 

In charge of field activities for a $3.5 million Emergency Operations center for the South Florida water management district

Worked closely with engineers and sub contractors to develop construction means and methods for this hurricane resistant building

 

 

 

O'Brien & Gere Technical Services, Syracuse, NY

Project Manager/Site Superintendent

April, - December, 1998

 

Directed construction activity for a $2.5 million wastewater recycling facility In Cowpens, SC with a team of ten professionals and up to 60 employees

In charge of purchasing, quality control, materials handling, shipping/receiving and Planning/Scheduling

Promoted to oversee this assignment within six months after successfully turning this operation around                  

 

 

 

Lewis County Dairy, Lowville, NY

Maintenance Manager/Project Manager

1997-1998

 

In charge of all aspects of plant operations, including facility maintenance, production equipment repair & selection, vendor contact and capital purchasing with a staff of eight

Successfully turned production operations around to reach new levels of productivity and efficiency

Oversaw in-house renovation of a facility to serve as a warehouse, as well as conversion of storage tanks, sanitary hook-ups and installation of stainless steel piping for production applications

Personally designed a water treatment plant, along with a sewage treatment system         

 

 

 

 

Independent Mechanical Contractor, Watertown, NY

Owner/Operator

1987-1997

 

Responsible for the sale of maintenance and repair services involving all types of commercial equipment, such as various forms of production/ packaging machinery, small engines, small plants, heavy trucks and cars. Handle all billing, invoicing, purchasing and scheduling functions, along with quality control, final inspections and general troubleshooting

Worked closely with a well-drilling company in the repair and maintenance of heavy equipment

Assisted North Operations in the maintenance and upkeep of a sewage treatment plant, as well as the installation of a computer-controlled ground water reclamation project