DONALD J. deBLANC, JR.

15988 SW Cherrywood Lane, Tigard, Oregon 97224 

 

SUMMARY

 

Dynamic, results-driven professional with over 20+ year tenure of success in the telecommunications.  Cross-functional operations management and project management experience includes P&L responsibility and all aspects of cell site development from site acquisition through construction supervision, real property management of communication and other facilities. 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

MasTec Network Solutions-March, 2014-August 2014

Site Acquisition Project Manager

Ø      Manage Site Acquisition vendor firms assigned 475+ Microwave sites

Ø      Manage (in house) all utility company sites, i.e., BPA, Portland General Electric, Puget Sound Electric, etc. numbering 150+ sites.

Ø      Prepare certified consent /notice letters/amendments for landowners to ensure compliance per the lease

Ø      Assist construction managers in site walks to insure compliance with existing lease agreements/easements

Ø      Ensure compliance with all due diligence procedures for 2C Survey, FAA, NEPA and SHPO

Ø      Prepare and submit applications to comply with jurisdictional permitting

Ø      Ensure that AT&T CASPR database is updated with forecasted and completion data

Ø      Ensure all closeout documents are prepared and submitted timely.

 

General Dynamics-April 2012-August, 2013

Site Acquisition Manager

Ø      Negotiate amendments, access & utility easements with landlords and property owners for Sprint Network Vision 4G Upgrade project

Ø      Manage Site Acquisition vendor firms assigned 350+ sites

Ø      Prepare certified consent /notice letters for landowners to ensure compliance per the lease

Ø      Assist construction managers in site walks to insure compliance with existing lease agreements/easements

Ø      Ensure compliance with all due diligence procedures for 2C Survey, FAA, NEPA and SHPO

Ø      Ensure Sprint database Siterra is updated with all forecasted and completion data

Ø      Prepare and submit applications to comply with jurisdictional permitting

 

Champion Telecom June, 2011-April, 2012

Director of Business Development

Ø      Focus on building relationships with all wireless carriers and OEM companies.

Ø      Increased revenue by 2 million within 6 months by sales of COWS (Cells on Wheels)

 

 

Velocitel, Inc.- February, 2010-May, 2011

Site Acquisition

Ø      Negotiate amendments, access & utility easements with landlords and property owners on an AT&T Wireless Fiber to the Cell enhancement Project encompassing over 1,275 sites in OR, WA & ID.

Ø      Prepare lease audits after review of existing lease and related documents.

Ø      Prepare certified letters for landowners notifying them of project

Ø      Contact landowners/property managers to alert them to impending upgrade of Telco via fiber

Ø      Assist construction managers in site walks to insure compliance with existing lease agreements/easements

 

Powder River Development Services, LLC-December, 2008-November, 2009

Clearwire -Portland/Salem Market

Project Manager

Ø      Oversee all site development services including construction management for the Portland/Salem Markets encompassing 200+ new sites and 60+ adds and mod sites.

Ø      Oversee staff including site acquisition, zoning and permitting and construction managers.

Ø      Oversee all negotiations with various cities involving franchise agreements necessary to build sites in the ROW.

Ø      Oversee all development on sites with Clearwire MLA Partners; Portland General Electric and BPA. 

Ø      Ensure compliance with all due diligence procedures for FAA, NEPA and SHPO.

 

 

Ridge Communications, Inc., Portland, OR-January, 2007- October, 2008

Project Manager, Pacific NW Operations

Ø      Built a $10+ million revenue pipeline within one year and increased sales by 45%.

Ø      Closed contracts for site services with Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Pacific Railway (BNSF), and the City of Portland E911 Project.

Ø      Obtained approved vendor status with T-Mobile, ATT Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp, Alltel, MetroPCS, Nokia, Ericsson, Crown Castle and numerous Tier 1 vendors.

Ø      Implemented a sales/marketing program to track all potential clients and existing accounts.

Ø      Oversee all Pacific Northwest Telecom Projects including all site development services.

 

PB Telecom, Inc., Portland, OR-April, 2005-December, 2006

Site Development Manager

Ø      Increased revenue by 35% within first six months.

Ø      Successfully negotiated and executed contracts with Nokia, Ericsson, General Dynamics, Black & Veatch and numerous Tier 1 vendors.

Ø      Obtained approved vendor status with T-Mobile, Cingular, Sprint Nextel, MetroPCS, Crown Castle, etc.

Ø      Managed T-Mobile, Cingular new build project in Portland/Seattle area.

Ø      Implemented a sales/marketing program to track all potential clients and existing accounts.

 

Ericsson-September, 2004- March, 2005

Ø      Network Build Construction Manager, San Diego and Carolinas Markets.

Ø      Oversaw the entire AWS/Cingular San Diego and North and South Carolina UMTS projects for the following scope of work:

Field audits for ground and tower; File audit of all existing files and databases; all site acquisition, zoning and construction required for the site upgrades; installation and commissioning of 2,600+ sites.

 

Ø      Construction Manager, Site Development Group, Plano, TX

Ø      Oversaw construction of AWS GSM wireless sites in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.

Ø      Coordinate all field activity related to the construction and implementation of all sites within the above mentioned areas encompassing 150+ sites.

 

DONALD J. deBLANC, JR.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

 

 

Accelera Wireless, LLC, Needham, MA-March, 2001-August, 2004

Site Development Manager

Ø      Initiated and completed 1,150+ cell sites throughout the US and the United Kingdom.

Ø      Helped grow client sales from $3.5m to $40+m (from 25 employees to 150+).

Ø      P & L responsibility for 1,750+ sites for AT&T Wireless installation and commissioning projects in NY/Connecticut and Little Rock.

Ø      Assisted in the operational management of projects for T-Mobile United Kingdom, Cricket Communications, Independent Wireless One, State of Illinois P-25 Project and Carolina PCS.

 

Electric Lightwave, Inc, Vancouver, WA- March, 1998-January, 2001

Real Estate Manger

Ø      Responsible for all real estate functions nationwide, including acquisition and property management.

Ø      Assisted in company growth from $60m to $95m by opening sales and marketing offices in six new markets.

Ø      Managed all existing properties in a ten state area and a database of 2,000+ POP site locations.

Ø      Supervised negotiation of all franchise agreements with cities/jurisdictions for fiber installation in the Right-of-Way.

Ø      Negotiated all leases and managed permit applications for all ELI data centers.

 

Sprint PCS-January, 1995- February, 1998

Ø      Property Manager-National Site Development, Overland Park, KS.

Ø      Responsible for writing and implementing new property policies, negotiating over 35 National Master Lease Agreements with AT&T, McDonald’s Corp, Bank of America, Hilton Corp, Marriott Corp, Verizon, US Cellular, Western Wireless, etc.

Ø      Implemented a National Build to Suit Program that was executed by 35 national firms.

Ø      Assisted with the build-out of 15 switch locations in 10 states.

Ø      Managed a database of 25,000+ leases in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

 

 

Property Manager, Portland MTA, Portland, OR

Ø      Responsible for hiring and management of a site acquisition staff and consulting firms.  Successful in acquiring and permitting the MTA switch, office, numerous retail stores and telecom sites within 10 months.

Ø      Acquired and zoned 159 sites within 10 months.

Ø      Assisted in the selection and acquisition of the Hawaii BTA switch and all sales office locations.

 

DONALD J. deBLANC, JR.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree-- Political Science, University of Southwestern Louisiana

Graduate Seminars -- Land, Legal, Management and Sales, University of Southwestern Louisiana

 

 

Military

Army National Guard- Non-Commissioned Officer -Honorable Discharge