OBJECTIVE

Experienced Telecommunications Industry Professional seeking a Management Role

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

Executive Level Business Professional with 16 years of Proven Industry Experience and Senior Leadership in the Management of Wireless Telecommunications / IT Projects to include DAS/Fiber/Core/RAN/LTE/UMTS

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Confidential University, Major in Real Estate,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant / Independent Contractor (Self-Employed-1099) Roles/Projects (4/2006 to Present):

Vice President of Engineering & Operations / Confidential (6/11– 11/11):
Responsible for the Engineering and Operations of 75 Communication towers-assets distributed over 19 states in the United States. 
Oversaw all Construction and Professional Services, New Tower Construction, Tenant Installs / Tower Modifications, Asset Engineering, Tower Operations / Maintenance, Leasing, Site Development, Data Integrity, Process Development, Regulatory, Sales and Senior Manager of all Operations “back-office” functions. Hired by and reported directly to the CEO of CIG, LLC.

National Project Director / Engineering & Operations - Confidential. (7/10 – 2/11): 
Senior Project Manager for the company-wide Implementation and Launch of “Siterra”, a web-IT based asset database and project work-flow/reporting tool. Responsible for project/resource coordination, task/time-line management, contract/SOW adherence, etc.
Hired by and reported directly to Vice-President of Engineering and Operations for Allied Wireless Communications Corporation.

National Program Director / Technical Operations - Confidential (5/09 – 1/10):
Hired by the EVP & CTO of Cricket Communications to provide “Executive Level” project reporting, forecasting and in-depth analysis of DAS and Wireless network build-out/launch projects such as the Cricket network launch of the Baltimore/DC Market. Reported directly to the Vice-President of Planning and Coordination / New Markets.

Regional Director of Program Management / Confidential (4/06 – 5/09):
Responsible for the infrastructure deployment, construction, integration and optimization of wireless telecom network build-outs/launches in new markets across the Northeast U.S and in addition to above managed multiple fiber/back-haul/microwave deployments, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and MSC/Core builds. Responsible for project reporting/forecasting, database integrity and compliance, process development, material procurement/warehousing, transport and carrier equipment deployment, integration, commissioning and optimization, managed a staff of Market Managers, Construction Managers, Contractors and OEMs.

Employee/Direct Hire Roles: (6/92 to 3/06):

District Manager / Confidential-Crown Castle USA (10/02 - 4/06, total tenure at Crown Castle: 7 years 9 months):
Managed a portfolio of 575 communication towers within district and located across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
Responsible for Profit and Loss of a 30 million dollar annual district budget related to tower lease and construction services revenues and managed new tower/all construction, tower operations, property management, district financials and project management services, managed a staff of Project Managers, Construction Managers, Project Coordinators, Field Operations Technicians and Contractors.

Regional Program Manager / Confidential- Crown Castle USA(10/01 – 10/02):
Responsible for P&L and execution of a 5 million plus annual budget related to customer project and construction management services 
Managed a staff of 20 employees with 4 Department Managers overseeing Site Development, Project Management, Vendor Management, Property Management and all Construction activities within region (i.e. new towers, tower/foundation mods, carrier equipment installs/upgrades) 
Managed numerous large turn-key service projects for AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Cricket Communications, T-Mobile, Sprint, etc.

Regional Sales & Business Development Manager / Confidential- Crown Castle USA (2/00 – 10/01):
Responsible for Business Development and Sales related to Tenant Leasing, Construction, A&E and Project Management Services 
Developed, managed and mentored a Sales department/staff of Sales Account Executives, Licensing Specialists and Sales Coordinators

Sales Account Executive II / Confidential- Crown Castle USA(7/98 – 2/00):
Managed/responsible for all telecom tower asset collocation leasing along with all sales related to tenant construction/A&E services

Property Manager / Technical Operations–Confidential– Orlando, Florida BTA Market(5/97–7/98, total tenure: 2 years 9 months):
Managed/responsible for all site development tasks related to the Sprint PCS wireless telecom network deployment and launch of the Orlando, Florida BTA market consisting of 200 new cell sites. Managed multiple employees and vendors related to market build-out

Property Specialist / Engineering & Operations – Confidential– Louisville, KY MTA Market (10/95 – 5/97):
Self-performed site acquisition and project managed multiple vendors performing site development tasks including site acquisition, legal, A&E, regulatory, zoning, permitting, utilities and cell site construction (related to network build-out of Louisville, KY/Southern IN)

Real Estate Appraiser / Associate – Confidential– Louisville, KY (1992 – 1995): Provided clients with written valuation analyses and reports on commercial, residential and industrial use properties using the sales comparison, cost and income valuation methods

Professional Telecommunications Industry Training/Notes

Basics of Radio and Wireless Services
Executive Introduction to Cellular Networks/Communications
Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition
Profiting from Strategic Integration of Telecommunications in Electric Utilities
AM Tower Detuning Overview
Proficient/experienced and course trained in use of Micro-Soft Office (Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.)
Trained in the use of Siterra and Share-Point, both hosted and web-IT based asset database & project workflow/reporting tool products
Currently investigating the requirements and courses offered in relation to Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
Real Estate Course Curriculum Completed: Real Estate Law, Real Estate Finance, Valuation of Real Estate, Computer Applications in Real Estate & Real Estate Principles
Private Pilot License – Awarded 1987