John R. O’Neill

oneill_johnr@yahoo.com

(484) 804-0105

 

Summary

 

As a Project/Construction Manager, I have 15+ years of experience in Construction Management, Telecommunications, Residential/Commercial, Hotel and Resort renovations. With Superior organization and time management skills, I have a well-earned reputation for integrity, hard work and dedication. A high level of professionalism, quickly leveraging every potential advantage to complete projects on-time, within budget, and with the highest intent towards exceeding the client’s expectations. I am seeking a positon with a company that will allow me to utilize my extensive experience and knowledge. One that will allow me to expand and add to my professional experience.

 

Experience

 

T-Mobile         April 2012-May 2015

Project Manager, LTE Network Modernization Project                     Parsippany, NJ

·   Conduct design visits with the AE’s in verifying all existing equipment types for the proposed upgrades

·   Perform “Scoping” meetings, whereas the field data is reviewed allowing the team, closely examined existing tower structures to ensure for adequate supports of proposed aerial equipment.

·   Review AE CD’s for a site specific, proposed build plan, identifying, communicate discreteness for corrections for secondary submittals for

·   review or create BOMs for equipment procurements, reviewed final versions, based on the proposed configuration to ensure there are no oversights, make corrections & resubmit, escalating any changes to the Logistics team

·   Mediate on site troubleshooting with Techs, Tower crews, TMO-NOC and RF-Performance team

·   Work closely with the leasing team where special Land Lord authorizations are needed

·   Conduct construction pre-walks with the sub-contractors to ensure clarity towards the Scope of Work.

·   Review and accept proposed build plans for special performance outages, materials and field resources.

·   Coordinate logistically, the de-installations and retirement of obsolete ground based or aerial equipment

·   Perform field acceptance verifications as needed, review vendor resource levels, site readiness progress, QA/QC levels, and field logistics and drive and distribute lesson learned for process improvements as needed.

·   Work closely with the NJ Fish & Wildlife where endangered species were discovered nesting i.e. Ospreys

·   Evaluate project deliverable balance and insure steady & consistent progress - watch out for spikes & back-loading of various project related elements, mediate & resolve field, coordination, access acceptance issues and escalate as needed.

·   Perform daily audits within the Insite database to ensure the team are keeping with the schedule.

 

Ericsson North America                          December 2011-April 20112

Nation Site Development Manager, Sprint Network Vision Project                                         Overland Park, KS

 

•       Evaluate and create deployment schedule, market launch plans, segment and categorize site development needs in accordance with site type, Backhaul/Deployment requirements, lease/permit status and priority level

•       Publish/update regular site development risk register, develop contingency/mitigation plans, project management regiment to monitor, track, measure, and drive successful deployment readiness

•       Identify/oversee Quality Assurance program to conformance with key construction standards, towards quality documentation compliance/operation readiness requirements

•       Develop equipment decommissioning project plan and logistic tracking for equipment retirement

•       Drive planning and prioritization of site development to align with microwave/wired BH, RAN deployment, cluster optimization and launch objectives

•       Review/assess site development plans for completeness, confidence, resourcing, delivery & logistics, manage project schedule for leasing, zoning, A&E, permitting, regulatory, construction, ancillary equipment, antenna/MW Dish installation and acceptance verification

•       Review vendor resource levels, site readiness progress, QA/QC levels, field logistics and EMS readiness

•       Oversee RACI & WLA effectiveness and drive lesson learned improvements as needed, develop QA/QC management program, oversee vendor health, safety practices and reporting

•       Assess site development funnel and deep dive into key risks/misses to ensure timely delivery, evaluate project deliverable balance and ensure steady & consistent progress, watching out for spikes & back-loading of deliverables

•       Mediate & resolve field, coordination, access acceptance, issues and escalate as needed, Provide weekly deployment forecasts, progress against goals and variance reports

 

 

 

RMCI Communications/ETTCS/LTE Construction                                                                April 2010-Dec 2011

Project Manager                                                            Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC/Richmond, VA

      

•       Monitor process for room ready status, coordinate with C&E division for migration scheduling, communicate with local exchange carriers on out of franchise service request for NID and Collector Circuit completions

•       Track, coordinate program efforts through NAM, ESNAP, Granite Works and ACAT Databases

•       Conduct regular status calls with Ethernet Stakeholders to assess project milestones, discuss potential and existing process/roadblocks, monitor process progression for timely uploads of ACAT SIAD Script files

•       Communicate with FNP team for non-typical routing designs, construction manager covering phase I, II, III LTE sites

•       Manage special projects; Generator adds, HVAC upgrades, and rooftop resurfacing projects, track budget and manage schedule throughout the Antenna modification project

•       Conduct site surveys for LTE project, identify layout for AE design team, coordinate with Verizon contractors in scheduling LTE construction, publish regular scope of work statements for contractor request for proposals packages, process, submit purchase order requests and contract field change orders

•       Interface with Verizon managers, performance team and members of the site acquisition, initiate the replacement of faulty equipment and ensure products are returned to the manufacture

•       Interface with BG&E members, tower crews and Verizon performance managers to request network outages for power transmission tower sites, coordinate/correspond with land lords and property owners to obtain access for construction and troubleshooting crews

•       Supervise Verizon approved contractors throughout LTE construction, service affecting customers, conduct regular status meetings with the clients for the purpose of progress reporting

•       Review contractor post construction documentation for quality and submit turnover package deliverables, create construction schedule, SOW and submit contractor COI for NTP requests at American Tower and Crown Castle sites

 

Alutiiq                                                                                                                                                                        June 2009-April 2010

Deputy Program Manager                                                                                                                              Vienna, VA/Washington, DC

 

•       Developed and maintained standard operating procedures

•       Provided professional support for 160 Government Contract Employees, state-side and overseas, encompassing all facets of the project lifecycle

•       Assisted Program Management team with various operational tasks, Employee relations, Client relations, disciplinary actions, project tracking, process development and process improvement

•       Reviewed and approved employee timesheets, Travel and Reimbursement Reports to reflect company travel policies and FAR Government regulatory guidelines

•       Implemented and maintained organizational charts for the immediate team and Government Contractor positions covering 32 contracts and 475 position descriptions

•       Coordinate with Foreign Embassy to expedite Passport Applications for overseas, New Hire Candidates and existing Contractors

•       Interface with Various Homeland Security Government Clients in addressing resource and administrative matters

•       Process New Hire on boarding documentation and lend support throughout the orientation process

 

NextG Networks                                                                                                                                                           Oct 2008-June 2009

Project Manager                  Baltimore, MD /Washington, DC

 

•       Inner city DAS installations for Cricket Communications, address performance issues created by the high rise building structures

•       Inner city site surveys to identify viable pole candidates, calculate the various fiber routes for proposed micro trenching paths between existing “line of Site” pole assignments

•       Micro-Cells were installed in a “line of sight” manor on a variety of existing pole structures, communicated regular project status, forecasted site construction dates to client stakeholders, corresponded with Baltimore and Washington City Council members for proposed design approvals

•       Strict/precise attention to each build intent to avoid jeopardizing the operations of the already existing Fiber Optic infrastructures, coordinated final optimization efforts to enhance system performance

•       Conducted final site inspections for Quality Assurance focusing on performance longevity in every install, scheduled, coordinated with local authorities for proposed street closures in an effort to stay ahead of the crews as established geographically throughout the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bechtel Telecommunications                                                                                                                                         May 2003-Oct 2008

UMTS Field Coordinator Lead Manager

 

•       Area Lead Coordinator for UMTS ASK/RXAIT program (Manhattan & New Jersey)

•       War Room Coordinator responsible for daily tracking of site status, addressing performance issues, performed site assessments for proposed equipment placements, perform DC and AC power audits for electrical upgrades

•       Terminate alarm cabling to 66 blocks for outdoor power cabinets and RXAIT alarming, coordinate with Transport Team and monitor Back Haul Construction and/or other T1 related scopes

•       Managed 3G Multi-Carrier High-Power Amplifier Sectorization project, including site surveys for proposed UMTS growth/overlay in Manhattan, NY/Long Island, NY, NJ, Connecticut, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD markets

•       Interface with performance team in conducting regular call testing for site optimization purposes, Field Coordinator for Philadelphia PA/Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC/Columbia, MD UMTS markets; managed site construction and other special projects SOW

•       Troubleshot RX diversity and performance issues (ASK, MCPA, E911, 850/1900Mhz & UMTS), processed documentation for turnover deliverables and final site acceptance 

•       Manage “Turfing” SOW for cell site upgrades and other non-typical site construction, perform project required close out Sweep Tests for UMTS sites, obtain pre-lift documentation, schedule and monitor crane lifts for rooftop cell site construction

•       Conduct regular spot checks for compliance towards AT&T ND51 Quality Acceptance checklists

 

Apache Telecom                                                                                                                                                            Aug 2000-May 2003

Tower Forman RF Technician Quality Control Manager

 

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless 3G (Arkansas, Michigan, Oklahoma markets)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless 3G maintenance and warranty (Dallas TX, Austin TX markets)

•       Verizon Wireless tower audits (Dallas TX)

•       Voice Stream (T-Mobile) E911/3G upgrades (Dallas TX market)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless UMTS trial (Dallas TX market)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless ETOD/E911 (Dallas TX market)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless TDOA E911 phase 1 & 2 (Dallas TX market)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless AOA/E911 (Dallas TX and Houston TX markets)

•       SBA/Bechtel/AT&T Wireless 3G upgrades (Houston TX market)

•       Bechtel/AT&T Wireless 3G markets (Dallas TX, Austin TX, Oklahoma, Sacramento CA and San Francisco CA)

•       CCTV Security Surveillance Installations, Maintenance and Troubleshooting (Houston TX market)

•       Hands on new build and colocation related tower and cell site construction, installations, tower audits and troubleshooting, perform AT&T independent ground based cell site and Tower Quality Assurance audits

•       Numerous tower reinforcement modifications to comply with the additional proposed tower loadings

 

Williams Communication                                                                                                                                                Jan 1998-Aug 2000

Level III Inspector

 

•       Site locations include Arbuckle, Clearlake, Ukiah, Yorkville, Windsor, Shellville, Elmira, California

•       Duties included the observation and supervision of sub-contractors, ensuring that all phases of civil and site construction was carried out within the correct quality specifications and per plan, layouts, elevations, slope, grade, compaction, drainage and grounding

•       Work closely with environmental monitors to stay within specific guidelines set forth by California State Cultural Resource Departments

•       Maintained a positive relationship with the Union Pacific “Right of Way” Railroad Safety Coordinators to ensure workers had the required training prior to working on site, enforced safety policies and procedures while working within the railroad right of way

•       Maintained accurate redline drawings and site specific documentation for the purpose of submitting reliable turnover deliverables, mix designs, soil compaction tests, ground meg test results, concrete cylinder break tests, with the locations of all underground utilities and fiber inner duct

 

Diversicom Site Development                                                                                                                                     August 1996-Jan 1998

Project Manager

 

•       Houston to El Paso Fiber Optic Route – Phase II – Civil Construction of 6 “Raw Land” Fiber Optic Regeneration sites for Williams Communications, sites consisting of 4 Andrew shelters, emergency generators, A.T.S, electrical, and telephone connections with one 97ft x 30ft building per foundation and 10ft x 20ft generator pad (within a 1/8” tolerance) throughout the entire equipment pads 

•       New Mexico to Phoenix Fiber Optic Route – Civil Construction of 3 Raw Land Fiber Optic Regeneration sites for Williams Communications

•       North Houston Fiber Optic Route – Civil Construction of 3 Raw Land Fiber Optic, Fonorola Fiber Optic Route Phase I-Civil Construction of 7 Raw Land Fiber Optic, Wisconsin and Minnesota Fiber Optic Route – Civil Construction of 8 Raw Land Fiber Optic Regeneration sites for Williams Communications, conduct regular pre acceptance quality assurance visits with crews, clients and inspectors

Construction Management America, Inc.                                                                                                                      June 1993-Aug 1996

Project Coordinator Superintendent Foreman

 

•       The Warwick Hotel in Houston, TX -12 story, 308 guest room hotel renovation from 3 to 4-star quality

•       Hawthorn suites in Scottsdale, AZ conversion of a 1962 apartment complex, modernized, to a 109 room extended stay facility

•       Carefree Conference Resort, Carefree, AZ superintendent during renovation on 208 guestrooms

•       Hawaiian Village Resort in Kissimmee, FL renovation of 400 guest rooms, public areas with food and beverage outlets

•       Beach Club Village Condominiums, Gilbert, AZ ground up construction of a new condominium complex

•       Home owner’s demands, Warranty and Quality Superintendent for the Beach Club Village Project, implement a warranty program, to address the new home owner’s, various construction quality, design concerns, schedule, supervised warranty sub-contractor performance evaluations for submittal to the various home owners

•       Multiple residential and commercial projects, new construction of 6 custom homes in Wiakoa Kai Estates, Kehei, Hawaii, ground up construction of 210 tract homes, in Hokulei Estates, Puhi, Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

Post University   September 2010

Associates Degree in Business Management                                                                                                                         Waterbury, CT

 

Certifications & Additional Training