PHILIP RIVERA

531 Sancado Terrace, Fallbrook, CA 92028

(760) 902-9353

philipa.rivera502@gmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Versatile, detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in Cell site Construction, Management and Testing.

I am eager to offer my knowledge and application of procedures toward supporting the employer optimizing operational

performance.

PROFILE

  Ø More than 10 years of experience in construction of cell sites, TI’s (tenet improvement), Mono Pole/Palms,

stealth/design, roof tops and stacking towers. Mobile cell sites on wheels (cows) and main switches.

KEY SKILLS

  Ø Good communication skills

  Ø knowledge of setting up wireless networks

  Ø Excellent presentation skills

  Ø Good managerial skills

  Ø Proficient with computer operations and MS Office

  Ø Good leadership skills

  Ø Good eye for detail

  Ø Good time management skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Construction Manager Telecom Division: PDC Corporation – 13225 Danielson St, Poway, CA. 92064

(01/2014 till date)

  · Crew development and training for Verizon Optimization LTE, Nike Verizon RET, Verizon Backup generator

Diesel and Propane.

  · Supervising tiger teams to cover optimization and drive testing.

Cell site maintenance department Manager: ProCell, 3020 West Harvard St., Santa Ana. CA. 8-2013 – 1-2014

  · Maintained Customer - Sprint/Ericsson-SMRT portal for trouble ticket request for Sprint, Verizon and AT&T

with 5 crews. Regional mapping, Arizona, Northern California and Southern California. MS Project updates

Install and Repairing DAS systems, fiber, RRU replacements, RF/VSWR- issues, Antenna and Microwave/RSSI

inspection/replacement of system utilizing scanners, sweep and spectrum analyzers.

  · Fiber Testing with JDSU, MP-60(Power) and P5000 (Visual/Optic) - power meters, optical test equipment.

  · Responding to Critical Cell site Power outages due to thefts and TX/RX failures.

  · Coordinated with Landlord, cell site technicians and subcontractors with scheduling and materials, to ensure

smooth operations and successful installation/repairs of respective components. On site copper thefts which shut

down TX, I also coordinated with Local police. Handled City permits and JCN sign off with Landlord’s satisfaction

for completion.

  · Maintaining materials on hand/inventoried for predicted waves of copper related power thefts (Site down hard not

taking TX), RF related repairs, Tower light replacement and cell site signage replacement/repair.

  · Crew Scheduling, Invoicing, Billing and SMRT portal updates on completions. Kept 100% site tech awareness on

all work progression. PO# assignment tracking with profit/loss percentage on manpower and materials.

  · Trained new hire GC 3rd party Vendors in scope of work, materials, tools, safety demands and Standards.

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Construction Manager: Techsico/Towers Unlimited, Denver, CO

11-2012 – 6-2013

  · RMR Denver, Colorado – Managed Pre Construction walks coordinated with Landlord and Site Tech to resolve

SOW legacy build issues. City permit compliance sign off. BID proposals, Driver identification

  · Managed in house crew schedule, time sheets and HR relations. Identified and collected BOMs.

  · Hands on control of inventory build materials not provided with BOM, followed out of scope work completions to

true up.

  · Safety enforcement and scheduling RF awareness, First Aid/CPR, Comtrain, OSHA10 and Anritsu training.

  · Handled QA/QC and COP quick base OCI uploads for the AT&T- LTE 2cnd wave.

  · Punch completions for JCN sign off.

Lead Field Engineer: Andrew/Comscope, VzW LTE, Amarillo, TX

01/2012- 09/2012.

  · Verizon LTE Amarillo, TX - BOM

  · Pre Construction Site walks for BOM preparation, contracted through SkyHawk Wireless.

  · Siterra uploads.

  · 250 sites pre construction walked and documented by project trackers, Cloud updates for Verizon LTE build.

Identified lease, zoning and access issues. Communicated with Landlord, site tech and city zoning/permits.

Field Construction Manager, MyCom North America, Inc. DSW.

10-2010 – 12-2012

  · LEC/ETTCS AT&T/Qwest Engineers pre-construction site walks for ETTCS start.

  · Coordinated with Qwest Engineers, Landlord, Sub-Contractors and city zoning/permits - Site Acquisition

directions. Managed construction time line crew scheduling, NOC trouble ticket and close-outs.

  · Civil construction from street Pedestal to cell site for fiber DMARC (NEMA-4).

  · BTS3901A install/cutover, telco, RF and DC power.

  · Coordinated Sub-Contractors for hire, schedule and close-out on BTS swap Huawei/Cricket – Texas

  · Crew development and trained 3rd party Vendors/GC-crews for DC power installs, Andrew connector training and

alarm punch down schedule. Ran Safety meetings and inspections. Responsible for delivering scope and

objectives identified on a scheduled timeline updated daily to customer war room phone conference.

  · Managed 100% safety awareness for JSA site access and crane operations. Scheduled two shifts for project

completion. Managed 36 crewmen for two shifts overlapping maintenance window.

  · Siterra uploads, MS project tracking, status reports and planning. Contracted through SkyHawk

Lead Field Tester: Broken Arrow Communications, Albuquerque, NM

01/2004 – 04/2010

  · Lead climber position in which I took on more tasks as work progressed.

  · Cell site construction – distributed antenna system (DAS) - Civil location and design of Equipment room

  · Cabling pathway, remote closets, coax to antenna and antenna mounting

  · UMTS/GSM 2.0 install, NOKIA WCDMA – BTS DC ■Ericsson – RBS

  · MOP writing for NOC maintenance window work.

  · Power install, T1, alarm 60/60 block punch down and sweep test trouble shooting all carriers system testing

utilizing scanners, Anritsu and spectrum analyzers.

  · Path Align-R Microwave and DragonWave installs.

  · COP, Siterra uploads, QAQC inspections and ATT002090502 (ND-51) Third Party Blind Audits.

  · Verizon UMTS, GSM, T1 (LOS) Line of Sight pre-construction.

  · Held RET/Andrew/Powerwave install and programing training for Vendor GC’s of DSW for AT&T.

  · Crew development, LTE install training. Managed 3rd party vender for scope of work training in - DC installs and

Line/Antennas. Held pre-con walk, material assessment and compliance (city inspections signed off).

  · Fiber Testing with JDSU, MP-60(Power) and P5000 (Visual/Optic) - power meters, optical test equipment

  · Site Acquisition for Raw land cell site builds, tenant improvements, stealth sites, vaults and co locates. Which

involved Landlord scheduling/communication for “Release to Construction” and “Sign off JCN”.

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Affordable Mufflers - Vista, CA.

08/1999 – 08/2003

Owner sole proprietor – Specialty welding, custom exhaust installs. General Auto Inspection and Repair, Managed 3 auto techs. I was

lead auto tech, handled my own payroll/accounting procedures, Hired, Fired and kept safety programs

Up to date.

Marina Dive Co., San Diego, CA.

05/1998 – 07/2004

Owner sole proprietor - Underwater inspections and repair. Established monthly in water inspections,

I employed - 3 two man teams. I had 100% safety at all times instilled in crew, handled my own pay/accounting.

Conam Inspections - Wilmington, CA

EDUCATION

PIM - Andrew/Comscope Certified

OSHA30- OSHA 30 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training, no expiration.

Anritsu - Certified Antenna Cable sweep and Testing /Wiltron Sitemaster S331A, S818A.

Andrew - Connector Certification

Comtrain - Climb Certified, Tower and Rescue – LLC, no expiration.

College of Oceaneering – Certifications in;

Level 11 Inspections, Ultrasonic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Dye Penetrate Testing,

Radiography, Welding and Hardhat Dive.

06/1995 – 03/1998

Level II inspector for Ultrasonic, liquid penetrate and magnetic particle inspections topside and underwater.

April 2014

Sept 2012

May 2006

June 2005

January 2005

March 1995

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