PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Completed over 200 3rd party special inspections, interfaced daily with jurisdictions disputing or correcting punch items.
• Utilized Siterra and Site Tracker program management tools to manage project work plans and issues.
• Responsible for Siterra migrations and uploads for antenna modifications, PCS, and AWS builds, managed and scheduled vendor payment using PeopleSoft to track and request production orders.
• Produced status reports and conducted status meetings to resolve issues and monitor risk management activities.
• Attended daily conference calls with construction vendors to discuss issues and schedule sites, tracked building permits and certificate of occupancy, and ensured upload of closeout documents within a 48 - hour window.
• Collaborated with Engineers and Technical Team to issue Work Orders and guarantee that all services and Materials are received and completed.
• Managed activities from pre-construction to post-construction and On Air activities including E911 and integration.
• Processed punch lists and documentation, close-outs, etc. using Siterra, Documentum and Microsoft Excel.

Confidential

Field Construction Manager

Responsibilities:

• Temporary Positions as Field Construction Manager in the Minnesota/North Dakota market, DAS Technician, Century Link Central Office Installation Technician, Minnesota/N Dakota Markets.
• Conducted work on the Confidential -Mobile Greenfield Project.
• Conducted work on the Goodman Networks LSU TIGER Stadium DAS build
• Gathered necessary field information regarding aerial, buried, or underground outside plant telecommunications cables for ethernet-to-cell Site and fiber-to-cell site operations. Monitored trenching work and conduit placementby contractors. Took photographs for quality/punch list checks & closeout documentation. Coordinated with LEC (Local Ethernet carrier)via face-to-face meeting, conference call, and email/cell phone toestablish fiber/ethernet runs from LEC Handheld to Confidential -mobile Hoffman box on site via Tmobile/Greenfield NOC to verify T1's and Confidential NIU in Hoffman box. Completed this task on 16sites.
• Goodman Networks Central Office upgrade project (Minn/ND) and LSU Stadium DAS build.
• Connected fiber cables via junction boxes to the main hub. Ay SU Tiger Stadium.
• Installed DAS antennas per Construction Drawings
• Fabricated support for fiber cables, junction boxes for DAS project LSU Tiger Stadium
• Used wax string and fish paper to secure fiber jumpers to overhead racks per Confidential & Confidential Telkore standards.
• Used Siterra to upload and download photos for review.
• Used Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Manager to Commission Radio’s and UMTS/LTE Technology.
• Took screen shots/snap shots of 3G and LTE technologies and uploaded software to radios.
• Conducted telco path verifications and provided market logistical support.
• Integrated site by bringing copper T1’s to router from NIU and loading updated software.
• Responsible for supervising crews performing installation, upgrades, commissioning, and integration in Century Link central offices.
• Coordinated construction with client and vendors to achieve success in all construction standards.
• Inspected power, transport and fiber cables using construction drawings to confirm were run to standard.
• Conducted weekly conference calls with client and vendor to manage projects.
• Supported Ericsson in the auditing of Sprint Network Vision sites.
• Supervised tiger teams, performed installation and troubleshooting of alarms, scripted alarms for on-air sites and completed all necessary paperwork to close-out site.
• Scripted SIAD's for installations completed by general contractors and changed cards in node B.

Confidential

Lead Construction Manager

Responsibilities:

• Began as Field Construction Manager in the North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota market for the Confidential & Confidential LTE build. Completed 30 sites.
• Promoted to Lead Construction Manager for Power/Shelter/Site Modification in November 2014.
• Supervised Ethernet toCell Site/Fiber to Cell Site Operations on 11 Confidential & Confidential LTE site upgrades in North Dakota. Ensured fiber/cell runs to Hoffman box on site was done within standard. Issued back charge notifications to general contractors when work was deemed substandard.
• Conducted Bidding Awards and Sitewalks and quality and safety inspections.
• Procurement Follow-up Full Audits of Vendors Invoices.
• Interface with Vendors and Internal Departments to Plan and Conduct Successful negotiations.
• Collaborate with Engineers and Technical Team to issue Work Orders and guarantee that all services and Materials are received and completed.
• Approve Labor Material and Equipment changes.
• Used NORAD to download Confidential & Confidential purchase orders, uploaded completed Driver Reports and Work Authorizations/Change orders to NORAD.
• Daily review of preconstruction documents (NTP, SOW, RFDS, safety guidance, QA standards, etc), NTP receipt verification, civil acceptance documents, close out document review.
• Negotiated and planned work conducted by general contractors for power/shelter-related work, attended coordination and progress meetings, initiated purchase orders, reviewed material work authorizations and drivers for accuracy, obtained Confidential & Confidential project manager approval for work authorizations and change orders, reviewed redlined and as-built construction drawings for accuracy, completed closeout documentation as necessary, initiated back charge notifications, ensured customer agreed materials were only materials used on site, coordinated with landlords and local municipalities to coordinate access to sites, and reviewed power plant method of procedures for compliance with OSHA and Confidential & Confidential standards.
• Responsible for proper interpretation and compliance of the civil design plans.
• Reviewed and corrected power/civil/telco work in archives to settle disputes between general contractor and turf vendor.

Confidential

Field Construction Manager

Responsibilities:

• Construction Manager for Confidential & Confidential LTE turf sites in the Minnesota Market.
• Responsible for the construction of 50 UMTS/LTE builds. Ensured all federal, local, and customer safety guidelines/construction procedures were enforced during the civil works phase of the project. Performed tasks including site pre-inspections, coordination of post-construction audits, site verification, and visual inspection of quality on site.
• Conducted site walks with local Ethernet carriers and general contractors to bring in Ethernet-to-cell-site from LEC handheld outside site compound and bid walks with general contractors for rooftop and water tank UMTS upgrades and LTE builds.
• Supervised several general contractor crews on ETTCS/FTCS builds in Iowa and Minnesota. Made field drawings of cell site(s) that were used to plan Ethernet/fiber runs from LEC hand held to the Hoffman Box on site or Carrier vault. Ensured trenching operations by General Contractor was completed to proper carrier vault. Ensured fiber drops and runs inside shelter were wrapped in fiber paper & wax string was used to secure fiber to fiber rack inside cell site. Took photographs and did punch walks with General Contractor to correct any sub-standard work.
• Coordinated pre-construction meetings between GC’s, City Public Works Directors and Engineering firms to facilitate LTE upgrades on water tanks.
• Processed punch lists and documentation, close-outs, etc. using Siterra, Documentum and Microsoft Excel.
• Coordinated and managed power plant swaps with general contractors.
• Responsible for advising the Lead Construction Manager on change orders based on examining construction drawings, radio frequency data sheets, and photos.

Confidential

Construction Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated site builds with Confidential & Confidential and Goodman Networks, processed work authorizations and scope changes, site bids, coordinated all on-site safety procedures with Safety Managers.
• Completed 13 site builds.

Confidential

Foreman/Lead Hand

Responsibilities:

• Supervision of 3 personnel in the Construction and upgrade of Confidential & Confidential cellular systems to include LTE. Installation of cabinets, main lines, connectors, and fabrication of support on rooftop as well as tower mounted systems.
• Set remote electrical tilts for antenna alignment.
• Color coding and cabinet setting.
• Primary operator for the JLG and scissor lift equipment.

Confidential

Tower Technician Foreman

Responsibilities:

• Constructed and upgraded cellular systems for Confidential & Confidential .
• Upgrades included beef ups, LTE, Lines and antennas installation and upgrades.
• Installed components for various wireless internet service providers.
• Remote electrical tilts setting in addition to tape drops, wind meter readings and the reading of blue prints and schematics.