RAY ANOBA
PROJECT MANAGER
San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: (760) 250-4840
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
• Wireless Construction Project Manager with over 10 years of civil,
A&E, supervision, fiber/power, Colocations/Mods/Relos, NSBs, and
zoning/permitting experience.
• Strong ability to track sites, create SOWs, BOMs and manage
contractors.
• Familiar with 3G/4G, FTTC, OSP, AWS, LTE, WI-FI, Microwave and
DAS deployments.
Jan. 2016 to
Present
Construction Manager- Site Selection Team
Mobilitie- SoCal
● Mobilitie’s national rollout; in support of Sprint’s Wi-Fi technology network build.
● Working with NRE & GIS staff; potential site candidates were identified for leasing, zoning, and
constructability throughout various markets across the U.S.
● Personally oversaw 2-3 individual teams during this initial phase of the project; which attributed
to Mobilitie’s success in the West region.
● Other responsibilities include; identifying existing pole ownerships (JPA) within Right of Ways
for local jurisdictions (small cell project) and GO 95 standards.
March 2009 to
Dec 2015
Project Manager- LTE/FTTC/Implementation
Verizon Wireless-SoCal
● Project manager for Verizon Wireless 4G technology in excess of 1000 sites in Southern
California; contributing to the overall success of the project in excess of 100 million.
● Project involved FTTC (Fiber to the Cell); OSP design & engineering; Fiber preps (including
fuse panels, fiber patch panels, T-1 Mux’s, DC power, single/multi-mode jumpers).
● LTE & AWS technology sites involved upgrading of existing antennas &
coaxial/hybrid cables, PPC connectors, RRU’s, Raycaps, Sweep/PIM testing.
● E Node B site preps involved site preparation for Ericsson equipment cabinets & radio racks.
● Additional projects include; COW/COLT deployments, site modifications & relo’s, drop & swaps,
site audits, generator adds, MW backhaul.
● Other responsibilities include; managing 30 General Contractors & A&E firms, QA audits &
fiber/power coordination with LEC’s.
● Provided QA inspection forms based on Verizon standards; for all three disciplines of the
project.
July 2008 to
Dec 2008
Construction Project Manager- Parsons
T-Mobile- San Diego, CA
● Responsible for 50 new build sites annually.
● Managed A&E site design & drawings; including landlord approval and redlines.
● Conducted feasibility walks, bid walks, utility engineering & coordination.
● Reviewed SCIP packages, contractors SOW’s, and bid documents.
● Filed land use and building permits tracking the entire process to permit issuance.
● Attended weekly site development meetings to ensure timely completion of projected
milestones.
● Site builds include- Right of ways, rooftops with FRP screening, collocations, TI’s.
RAY ANOBA
PROJECT MANAGER
San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: (760) 250-4840
July 1999 to
Jan 2008
Construction Project Manager-Independent Consultant
Sprint Nextel Communications-San Diego, CA
● Responsible for 60 (IDEN/CDMA) sites annually.
● Responsibilities include management of engineering, architectural, environmental, land use
planning, contractor disciplines, and site development.
● Additional duties include filing of land use and building permits, coordination of utilities, bid walks,
contractor SOW/SOV, issuance of PO’s/Change orders, ancillary/BTS/tower ordering.
● Construction oversight of Motorola/Lucent equipment racks/cabinets installations, SMS
tracking/monitoring site deliverables/milestones, management of site development vendors, quality
assurance walks, project site design from conception to construction complete/on air optimization.
● Ordering/tracking Phase 1 NEPA’s, SHPO, Geotechnical reports.
● Site builds include- Rawland, Right of Way, collocations, rooftops w/fiberglass screening and
Tenant Improvements. Special projects include UPS systems w/backup generators, OSHPD and
DSA sites, fiber upgrades, 3G synergy & 4G sites w/MW backhaul.
Program Manager- State of Florida Omnilink System Conversion
Pacific 17 Communications, Inc.
● Responsible for program planning, scheduling, and managing various contractors during the initial
programming phase prior to system conversion.
● The project consists of upgrading the existing state government 800 trunked radio systems to
omnilink, which involves the conversion of 8000 mobile & portable radios.
● Ensuring client and customer relations proved to be the vital key in the overall projects success.
Construction Manger- Pacific 17 Communications, Inc.
Alltel PCS-AL, Powertel PCS-KY, Triton PCS- VA
● Construction manager for approximately 150 PCS sites annually.
● Managed numerous general contractors from initial site development to system optimization.
● Duties included contractor’s administration, pre-qualification of contractors, coordinating the
engineering and architectural disciplines.
● Coordinating power and T-1 service to the site.
● Zoning and building permits, and land disturbance and environmental issues.
● Site builds include- Rawland, Tenant Improvements, Rooftop, and collocations.
● Coordinated with the owners of existing towers to ensure that work was done in accordance with
existing specifications.
● The project also involved supplying UPS systems W/generator backup for these specific sites.
Quality Assurance Manager
Pacific 17 Communications, Inc.
● QA manager for the Nortel-Sprint Miami, MTA project.
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Responsibilities included the establishment and preparation of the workmanship standards and
acceptance criteria per client specifications.
● Ensured the training and oversight of thirty individual technicians performing various integration
tasks were achieved.
RAY ANOBA
PROJECT MANAGER
Project Manager
Pacific 17 Communications, Inc.
● Overall field operations manager in support of Motorola’s system integration, which ranged
extensively throughout various projects.
● Working closely with Motorola’s project management team, ensured the timeliness and quality of
the finished product.
● Motorola projects overseen include: FNE installation for the Chicago- Detroit Nextel project, Mobile
radio & antenna/ transmission installation for Southern California Edison, Anaheim 911 radio
dispatch center, Los Angeles International Airport radio upgrade project (DAS), Santa Ana police
dispatch.
Telecommunications Project Manager
Pacific 17 Communications, Inc.
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Responsible for management and inspection, document and repair (where required) PCS cell sites
for Nortel in six major markets for multiple PCS licensees.
● Sites included rooftops, guyed towers, self- support towers, and monopoles ranging in height from
50 feet to 425 feet. Inspection of antennas, transmission lines, grounding and surge arrestor
installations was performed. Repair service included the replacement of antennas, transmission
lines, heliax connectors, grounding kits, jumpers, and cadwelds.
Telecommunications Construction Superintendent – Cable/Antenna
United States Air Force (Top Secret Security Clearance) Wiesbaden
Germany
● Member of the 1836 Engineering Installation Group (CAT).
● Responsible for the construction/installation/testing of five hundred communications facilities
throughout Western Europe.
● Sites involved the installation/testing of new antenna systems and microwave dish/waveguide
installations/tenant improvement builds.
● Outside plant involved installation, splicing, testing of telephone cable ranging from 25-2200 pair,
fiber optic cable installation splicing (manual/fusion) and testing-underground/aerial.
● Supervised five individual teams on guidelines and specifications regarding site development and
completion throughout project duration.
EDUCATION:
Courses:
PPC connector installation/Testing certification- VzW
Antenna/Coaxial Cable PIM Testing- VzW
Andrews Antenna Actuator/Software- Sprint
Sprint SITTERA Training- Sprint
Coaxial Cable Sweep Procedures- Hewlett Packard
Certification of coaxial cables & connectors- Andrews Corp.
Fiber optics & Telephone cable splicing- U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force
University of Chicago- Electronics
San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: (760) 250-4840