William M. (Mike) Besecker

10647 Lessona St

Las Vegas, NV

(702) 265-8505

MBesecker06@hotmail.com

 

SUMMARY:

 

Local wireless manager with more than 20 years of Cross-functional experience.

·                                       4G LTE/ 2G / 3G UMTS, fiber to site. Construction Manager, Decommission sites. RRUs. RETs.

·                                       Experienced in handling multiple subcontractors on multiple job sites. OSHA 10 safety trained.

·                                       Ensure project schedules are accurately forecasted from site acquisition & engineering through construction complete.

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

 

U.S. Army - 22 Years Retired, Sergeant First Class

·                                       Microwave Telecommunications Electronics Training

·                                       Organizational Management - Platoon Sgt, M/W Station Chief, S2 NCOIC,

·                                       Logistics Training

·                                       Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)

·                                       International Deployments - Germany (7 yrs.)  Korea (2 yrs.)

·                                       Desert Shield / Desert Storm - Ryhad, Saudi Arabia

 

·                                       OSHA 10 hr- General Industry (1926) Safety & Health, Ericsson, 2012

·                                       Tower Technology Training, MFS Network Technologies, 40 Hours, 1996

·                                       U.S. Army - Electronic Maintenance Schools, Leadership

 

University of Maryland, general curriculum

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Ericsson/ Century Link, Las Vegas NV

May 2015 to Oct. 2015

Project Manager

·                                       Supervised GCs installing Century Link fiber to the curb, FTTC.

·                                       Coordinated the utility services and city inspectors, resolving home owner issues.

·                                       Verified as-builds, workmanship onsite inspections and through CAM.

·                                       Performed site acceptance walks with Century Link

 

Ericsson/ Verizon, SC/NC

Sept. 2014 to May 2015

Construction Manager

·                                       Managed contractor’s construction Ericsson/ Verizon AWS 2100, PCS1900, LTE 700,  850

·                                       Developed SOW and ordered BOMs.

·                                       Performed QC/QA Inspections, final punch, site acceptance walks.

·                                       Coordinated Virtual Punch Walks

·                                       Ericsson's database Site Handler

 

 

Mycom/ Xerox, LA, CA

May 2014 to July 2014

Market Lead for General Contractor

·                                       Prepared and managed plans, scheduled construction managers / tower crews, assigned support personnel and funding for awarded projects.

·                                       Developed and maintained a tracker to actually show schedules, process, man-hours and funding for each project.

·                                       Reviewed resumes and conducted hiring interviews. Established and wrote monthly personnel work performances. Performed personnel disciplinary action reviews and terminations when required.

·                                       Reviewed each site work package with construction manager and crew lead to insure SOW, Scope of Work, was understood. Insured construction manager have all material required to complete site SOW. Followed up any clarifications or material to complete SOW.

·                                       Attended daily status meets with Mycom project manages.

·                                       Chaired daily morning meeting with construction managers. Site status, crew assignments and safely topics.

·                                       Reviewed construction managers’ daily reports and crew time sheets.

·                                       Supervised admin, warehouse and close out personnel.

·                                       Conducted site visits. Preformed safely reviews. Verified site personnel understood SOW. 

 

 

Bechtel/ AT&T, San Ramon CA

July 2012 to May 2014

Field Coordinator

·                                       Scheduled and supervised GCs for structural modification SOW and LTE / 2C / 3C / 5C & UMTS 2C

·                                       Reviewed construction, structural modification drawings, RFDS to develop Structural bid packages to submit for a bid request to general contractors.

·                                       Processed Environment Trigger Checklist, Phase 2, Phase 3 documentation.

·                                       Completed required documents of environmental abatements.

·                                       Processed POs for structural mods, inspections and building permits.

·                                       Maintained process tracker and Bechtel's WIZ data base.

 

Networkers Telecom/ Ericsson/ Sprint, Kansas City, KS

Feb. 2011 to July 2012

Construction Project Manager

·                                       Supervised the construction of 98 LTE / CDMA sites.

·                                       Coordinated and conducted Alternate Access Vendor, AAV (fiber to site), site walks with AT&T,  COX  and TWC.

·                                       Interfaced with RF engineers, Real Estate Associates, A&E firms, landlords and structural engineers from project start to completion. 

·                                       Forecasted construction milestones (Site Handler). 

·                                       Reviewed 90% / 100% zoning and construction drawings

·                                       Initiated POs, ordering BOMs and developing out of scope SOWs

·                                       Ericsson 6102, RRU, Microwave. Sprint Siterra

·                                       Ericsson's data base Site Handler/ WATTs/ Einstein

 

 

 

Kineticom/ Verizon, New Orleans, LA

June 2010 to Feb. 2011

Project Manager

·                                       Supervised the BTS RIP of 700 sites and total decommissioning of 350 of Verizon and Alltel cell sites.

·                                       Coordinated dismantling towers, removal of BTS, generators, DC power plants, batteries, equipment platforms, antennas and coax.

·                                       Coordinated SOW with Landlords, Site Acquisition, Transport and General Contractors.

·                                       Maintained decommissioning tracker, updating Environmental Management Information System data base.

·                                       Processed POs, invoices, recovered equipment and closeout documentation.

·                                       Defined SOW.  Requested GC quotes.  Tracked quotes, POs.

·                                       Created Excel spread sheet to track site process. To include equipment on site, equipment removal, disposition for equipment. 

·                                       Conducted SOW kick off meeting with contractors.

·                                       Daily face to face status meeting with Verizon management.

 

T-Mobile / Celcite, Louisville, KY

Oct. 2009 to June 2010

Construction Project Manager- AAV/ DAS

·                                       Supervised contractor construction of 63 UMTS T-Mobile sites.

·                                       Supervised construction of Alternate Access Vendor, AAV, Ethernet, fiber to site, 272 sites in Louisville KY, Nashville & Knoxville TN.

·                                       Coordinated AAV site surveys with AT&T Engineers.

·                                       Coordinated SOW with T-Mobile Site Development, Ops Manager and managing five general contractors.

·                                       Developed SOW and ordered BOMs.

·                                       Performed QC/QA Inspections, final punch, site acceptance walks.

·                                       Nokia UMTS Node B, AT&T CENIA 3911 equipment.

·                                       T-Mobile's Box.net.

·                                       Created PowerPoint showing AAV SOW, placement of AAV CENIA and additional equipment.

·                                       Developed Excel spread sheet to track UMTS and AAV projects.

·                                       Developed AAV QC checklist.

·                                       Worked with AT&T engineer, TMO Ops Manager and site techs to identify project issues and developed solutions.

·                                       Daily face to face process meeting with TMO Ops Manager.   Weekly conference call with PMs.  Daily status calls with CGs.

·                                       Onsite training with PowerPoint presentation with GC crews ensuring SOW and specifications were maintained.

·                                       Perform site walks with cell site land owners, Sprint, Crown Castle, Verizon, to ensure proposed construction drawings were approved and accurate.

·                                       Developed and maintained tracker for change orders, finance submittals and approvals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Mobile / AirCom International, Las Vegas, NV

April 2009 to June 2009

Construction Manager

·                                       Supervised contractor construction of T-Mobile sites.

·                                       Reviewed and processed UMTS close-out packages.

·                                       Performed QC/QA Inspections, final punch, site acceptance walks.

 

Ericsson / AirCom International, San Francisco, CA

July 2006 to April 2009 

Construction Project Manager

·                                       Managed contractors construction of 300 Ericsson/AT&T 850/1900, 1st & 2nd carriers UMTS/GSM sites (Turf Drivers, SRM)

·                                       Ericsson UMTS equipment, 3106, 3206, 3418, 3518 RRUs. RETs

·                                       Developed and ordered BOMs (Hutton)

·                                       Forecasted construction milestones (Site Handler)

·                                       Conducted bid walks, estimated job cost for change orders and Out of Scope Work

·                                       Processed change orders (FABs,Watts)

·                                       Reviewed and processing UMTS close-out packages (Siterra)

·                                       Coordinated and managed vendors, performed QC/QA Inspections, final punch, site acceptance walks.

·                                       Conducted RET inspections, download and reviewed CCU reports.

·                                       Conducted site surveys

·                                       Developed outline with Power Point and conducted kick off meeting.

·                                       AT&T's data base Siterra

 

Alcoa Wireless Services, Atlanta, GA

Sept. 2005 to July 2006

Project Manager

·                                       Managed Cingular/Bechtel UMTS sites in Orlando, FL

·                                       Managed Sprint new and co-location builds in Orlando, FL

·                                       Managed Cricket/ANB co-location builds in Louisville, KY

·                                       Responsible for tracking construction milestones. Maintained cost tracking, reviewed and processed change orders. Estimated job cost for In Scope and Out of Scope work.

·                                       Conducted site surveys and coordinated cranes operations.

·                                       Managed one to three civil and tower crews.

·                                       Completed as-built drawings, close-out packages, prepared punch list and conducted final inspections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics, Las Vegas, NV

Jan. 2005 to Sept. 2005   

Construction Manager

·                                       Managed 180 Cingular growth and overlay projects.

·                                       Responsible for tracking construction milestones. Maintained cost tracking, reviewed and processed change orders.

·                                       Liaison between Lucent (UMTS), Nokia (GSM) and sub-contractors for site BTS, T1 installations, antenna and line construction.

·                                       Interfaced with RF engineers, Real Estate Associates, A&E firms, landlords and structural engineers from project start to completion.

·                                       Coordinated microwave path alignments, COW deployments with Network Operations Personnel and MOPs.

·                                       Prepared, submitted and tracked material list, BOMs, with vendors. Andrews, Tessco, Commscope.

 

Wireless Facilities, Inc., Pueblo CO

Nov. 2003 to July 2004 

Project Manager

·                                       Managed 46 sites for Western Wireless CDMA/GSM Overlay Project to include site design, preparing bid packages, supervising tower crews and I&C personnel.

·                                       Maintained databases, produced daily and weekly status reports.

·                                       Ordered BOMs, written Scopes of Work.

·                                       Completed as-built drawings, close-out packages, prepared punch list and conducted final inspections.

·                                       Performed Warehouse Manager duties.

 

US Dept. of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Will Rogers Airport, OKC

Sept. 2002 to Nov. 2003

Transportation Security Screener

·                                       Performed a variety of duties providing security and protection for air travelers and aircraft.

·                                       Operation of electronic detection and imaging equipment.

 

Mercury Communications, MO

Sept. 2001 to June 2002

Estimator and Project Manager

·                                       Managed the construction of Sprint, Nextel, Voice Stream, SBA and American Tower wireless sites in OK, TX, MO and KY.

·                                       Attended bid walks, estimated job cost for new sites and mods, coordinated and qualified local  sub-contractors.

·                                       Ensured compliance by the construction/tower crews and sub- contractors for safety, quality, timeline and profitability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TNT Wireless, OK

Feb. 2001 to Aug. 2001

Project Manager

·                                       Supervised the installation of 85 Nortel Metrocell radio base stations for Sprint.

·                                       Designed and produced layout configurations for modifications to existing cell sites.

·                                       Supervised 8 technicians, 1 warehouse laborer.

·                                       Managed 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse and inventory

·                                       Developed basic material list, verified purchased orders and maintained inventory accountably.

·                                       Maintained databases, produced daily and weekly status reports.

 

Trinity Wireless Services, Irvine, TX

July 2000 to Jan. 2001

Project Manager

·                                       Supervised construction of 45 cell sites. Sprint, Voice Stream, AT&T Wireless sites.

·                                       Performed QA/QC reviews for the installation of site compounds, towers, antennas, coax, weatherproofing, grounding, T-1/POTS and power.

·                                       Coordinated delivery and offloading of towers, generators and shelters.

·                                       Conducted ground resistance testing and coax line sweeps. Reviewed and processed all documentation.

·                                       Maintained cost tracking, reviewed and processed change orders.

·                                       Coordinated microwave path alignments, COW deployments with Network Operations Personnel and MOPs.