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Wireless Career Summary

I have enjoyed much success as a Wireless Construction Manager from 10/2000 to the present. Supporting, directing & reporting on CX & Logistic activities for Lucent, Western Wireless, Cricket, Clearwire, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon & others. Meeting the demands of building & improving CU networks through CoLo’s & MOD’s, Macro & Micro hardware, RF & Fiber Optic configurations.

 

Work Experience

 

Construction Manager II

11/2012 – 12/2014, Project People - The Colony, TX.

Verizon Wireless LTE/AWS Project; Pleasanton, CA.

§  Manage CX activities for VzW’s entire NorCal & NV region

§  Conduct site audit/surveys while verifying AWS hybrid installation feasibility

§  Perform interim & post CX inspections to ensure VzW standards are met

§  Assume control over Hybrid design solution feasibility & logistic procurement

§  SPOC for all site material orders in excess of $10 million resulting in significant project savings

§  Process RMA claims for Ericsson materials & hardware

 

Construction Manager II

4/2012 – 11/2012, Vista Connections - Leawood, KS.

Black & Veatch/Sprint LTE Project; Walnut Creek, CA.

§  Improving Sprints coverage with Network Vision LTE

§  CDMA Consolidation & decommissioning

§  Direct & manage GC’s’ with SOW assignments & pricing

§  Perform bid walks to determine construction requirements, financials & potential issues

§  Identify & order BOM’s From NAL warehouse & Tessco

§  Monitor & manage GC’s daily activities

§  Drive milestone dates

§  Ensure all client construction standards, schedules & costs are adhered to

§  Daily use of B&V’s QuickBase as well as Sprint’s Siterra to complete site close-out & financials

 

Construction Manager II

3/2010 – 2/2012, Fusion Solutions - Dallas, TX.

AT&T UMTS Project; Pleasanton, CA.

§  Improving AT&T coverage with 1^st & 2^nd Carrier UMTS

§  Direct & manage ASP’s with SOW assignments & pricing

§  Perform SOV walks to determine construction requirements, financials & potential issues

§  Monitor & manage ASP daily activities

§  Ensure all client construction standards, schedules & costs are adhered to

§  Active daily use of Ericsson’s Site Handler to complete site close-out & financials

 

Construction & Market Logistics Mgr.

1/2010 – 3/2010, Tek Systems - Creve Coure, MO.

Clearwire Broadband Project; St. Louis, MO.

§  Provide technical insight for construction feasibility; Stealth Poles, HVTT’s, and more

§  Proving Clearwire High Speed Internet service

§  RF, MW & Fiber Optic transmission design along with Motorola, Dragon Wave & E-Band transmission hardware

§  Ensure all client construction standards, schedules & costs are adhered to § Design, schedule, manage & facilitate RF & MW materials for 320 sites

 

Construction Manager

11/2009 – 1/2010, CLS Group - Edmond, OK.

Cox Communications Broadband Project; Oklahoma City, OK.

§  Coordinate all construction activities w/BCI

§  Proving Cox High Speed Internet service

§  Huawei RRU & Fiber Optic transmission design

§  Ensure all client construction standards, schedules & costs are adhered to § Collect and provide all required close-out documentation

 

Construction Manager II

5/2007 – 8/2007 WFI - Chicago, IL.

§  Sprint/Nextel WiMax Project; St. Louis, MO. 

§  Oversee all aspects of cell site construction of approx. 25 sites. WiMax overlay

§  BTS Experience; Nortel installations 

§  Site Feasibility - Execute design recommendations to client

§  Site Design - Construction feasibility and cost effectiveness

§  Bid Walks - Prepare bid packages, compile them for review and awarding

§  Site Construction Supervision - According to permitted site design

§  Material Procurement - Produce site specific lists of materials from CD’s

 

Construction Manager II

3/2007 – 5/2007 WFI - Chicago, IL.

§  Sprint/Nextel WiMax Project; Kansas City, MO. 

§  Oversee all aspects of cell site construction of approx. 25 sites. WiMax overlay

§  BTS Experience; Nortel installations 

§  Site Feasibility - Execute design recommendations to client

§  Site Design - Construction feasibility and cost effectiveness

§  Bid Walks - Prepare bid packages, compile them for review and awarding 

§  Site Construction Supervision - According to permitted site design

§  Material Procurement - Produce site specific lists of materials from CD’s

 

Construction Manager II/Auditor

11/2006 – 12/2006 WFI - Chicago, IL.

§  T-Mobile UMTS Project; Huntington Beach, CA.

§  Perform site evaluations of more than 50 sites in the SoCal area

§  Site Audit – visually inspect and record vital cell site information. Render accurate site sketches

§  Identify any obstacles and/or areas of concern based on customers design criteria

§  Provide complete photographic evidence of site conditions and surroundings

§  Site Assessment – evaluate site audit information and identify specific needs to meet RF engineering design objective

§  Pre-Construction Planning – determine construction feasibility based on design objective. Identify all utility needs. Make initial site construction recommendation with cost analysis

 

Construction Manager II

7/2005 – 5/2006 WFI - Tukwila, WA.

§  Western Wireless/Alltel GSM Project; Rochester, MN. 

§  Oversee all aspects of cell site construction of approx. 30 sites. GSM overlay

§  BTS Experience; Nokia installations 

§  Site Feasibility - Execute design recommendations to client

§  Site Design - Construction feasibility and cost effectiveness

§  Bid Walks - Prepare bid packages, compile them for review and awarding

§  Site Construction Supervision - According to permitted site design

§  Material Procurement - Produce site specific lists of materials from CD’s § Set up & manage project material warehouse

 

Construction Manager II

3/2004 – 7/2004 WFI - Tukwila, WA

§  Western Wireless GSM Project; Helena, MT. 

§  Oversee all aspects of cell site construction of approx. 15 sites. GSM overlay

§  BTS Experience; Nortel installations 

§  Site Feasibility - Execute design recommendations to client

§  Site Design - Construction feasibility and cost effectiveness

§  Bid Walks - Prepare bid packages & compile them for review and awarding

§  Prepare close-out documents

§  Conduct project/site material inventory & inspections

 

 

 

Telco Coordinator/Designer

11/2002 – 1/2003 WirelessWerks USA Inc. Redmond, WA

§  AT&T/Bechtel - Liberty Project, Los Angeles CA. SPOC for my client to SBC/Verizon

§  Design and conceptualize Telco route

§  Oversee pre-inspection requirements and implementation

 

Construction/Utility Manager 

10/2000 – 2/2002 CLS Group Edmond, OK.

§  Cricket Communications Projects; Multiple Projects & Markets

§  Oversee all aspects of cell site construction of multiple sites, design types & geographic regions

§  Coordinator for all utilities; Early Telco and fast track power when available § Cell site tests; hard-line sweeps, fiber optic testing and grounding tests

 

Education

Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA 1993-95

Basic course work in Building Safety and Management Downey High School Downey, CA

1981 Graduate. 3.0 gpa  OSHA 10 certified

CPR/First Aid certification

Comprehensive training in Safety, Management, Procedure, Quality & Supply through Ericsson

 

Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as LE's & CD's

Oracle AP; Payroll, Per Diem, Expenses, Budgeting

Comfortable in self-directed environment or team atmosphere

High level of construction methods, materials and practices

Microsoft-Word, Excel, Power Point & Visio Proficiency

Minor Cad experience

Understanding of e-mail and the Internet

Understanding of Anritzu testing equipment