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Wisconsin, United States

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Project Manager for US Cellular

Chicago, Illinois

Greater Milwaukee Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Managed the L1900 and L700 upgrade project for T-Mobile in the South Region• Prepared and submitted bids for all site work to include: Civils, Electrical and Tower work.• Created Method of Procedures(MOP), Scope of Work(SOW) and Bill of Materials(BOM) for project upgrade work • Organized the application, pickup and payment of Building and Electrical permits from local Municipalities• Input Change Order Request for items that were unforeseen during the initial bids and site walks• Put together the Close Out Package (COP) for completed sites to include Redline CD’s, Pre/Post photos etc.• Oversee Construction/Project Management personnel• Selected the 3rd Party contractors for the site Upgrades/Build• Maintained contact with the customer T-Mobile with current and future projects• Conducted conference calls and face to face meetings with clients and build personnel

Waukesha Wisconsin

• Managed the Battery Upgrade project for US Cellular in the Midwest Region.• Processed and Maintained Purchase Orders, BOM’s and SOW for the battery upgrades.• Coordinated delivery of batteries to site and scheduled installation crews during the maintenance window.• Provided daily status to the US Cellular Management team via email and trackers.• Reviewed and compiled COP’s for the battery upgrades.• Managed LTE upgrades for US Cellular in the Midwest Region.• Assisted DAS Project Manager with DAS projects for US Cellular.• Managed the Logistics of materials in and out of the warehouse for all projects. • Performed Pre Construction walks, Quality Control (QC) Inspections, Final Punch and Site Acceptance walks.• Maintained close relationship with US Cellular Management to be kept informed for any future projects.

Schaumburg, Il

• Worked with the Ericsson AT&T Customer Unit in the Texas and New York Regions for Carrier Adds.• Produced Scopes of Work (SOW) and Bill of Materials (BOM) for AT&T Texas and New York Regions.• Reviewed NTP’s, Scheduled Site walks and reviewed/approved COP’s for all T-Mobile L700 and Modernization sites in the Philadelphia/Central PA market.• Managed Construction and Installation of Microwave for AT&T-Alltel in the Central and Southeast regions. • Configured, Integrated and Commissioned Ericsson MiniLink and ALU Microwave equipment.• Produced a SOW and design for the Microwave install.• Managed Construction of Verizon Wireless AWS build in Wisconsin/Illinois market.• Verizon AWS build included Installation of Hybrid Cable, RayCap/Squid, RRU’s and Antennas• Reviewed Construction Drawings for sites nationwide for the Sprint Network Vision (SNV) Project.• Reported materials required for Bill of Materials (BOM) for the SNV project.• Followed up with Market Project Managers and Construction Managers to obtain info required to complete front end requirements prior to construction of SNV sites.• Managed the construction of Fiber to the Cell Site (FTTCS) project for AT&T for the Wisconsin/ Illinois market.• Perform Site Walks to determine Scope of Works (SOW) and design of needs to complete works for the Fiber to the Cell Site.• Managed construction of DAS shelter and telecom equipment modifications required for AT&T• Liaison with Local authorities and Landlords when needed to resolve any Planning, Permits, Lease Agreements and any other Public Relation Issues.

Worldwide

Retired

• Managed Wireless Telecommunications Acquisition, Design, Construction and Upgrade Projects as the Master Service Provider (MSP) for Ericsson UK. This includes Greenfield, Rooftop and Street works sites.• Managed a team of Acquisition, Design and Construction (ADC) staff and contractors.• Managed the proposal for OSP FTTC (Fiber to the Curb) project with Huawei for over 25,000 British Telecom sites in the UK. • Created and maintained scheduling/timelines and planning programs of current projects.• Maintained and oversaw financial budget expenditures for controlled projects.• Attended Multi Skilled Site visits with Acquisition, Design and Construction contractors for sites that have complex planning, zoning and build issues.• Maintained relationship with site providers/landlords concerning their issues with ADC, site access, equipment on site, site location and rent issues.• Worked with RF and Implementation team of client to ensure site selections are suitable.• Reviewed/approved General, Planning, Detail Design and As-Built Drawings.• Managed the Wireless Business feasibility studies for Global Crossing and Verizon Business customers to create cost savings.

• Managed the Fit-Out Services Team at Terminal 5 Heathrow for Retail Units and common areas consisting of: Fixed and Wireless Telecommunications, Wireless Internet Services, Fire Systems, CCTV, Passenger Flight Information Systems and Security Systems.• Managed Service Delivery of Fixed Telecoms Networks from BT and Virgin Media into Terminal 5.• Managed the OSP in the delivery of fiber from the BT exchange into Terminal 5• Managed NTL in the delivering of copper and fiber circuits to customers within Terminal 5.• Managed the installation of the Mobile Communications and Radio Systems for Vodafone, 3, O2, T-Mobile, Orange, BA Radio, Airwave, Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance, London Fire, Customs and Aircraft Communication Systems.• Maintained/Reviewed budget cost modules and change orders to ensure project is kept within budget expectations.• Guided the Project Managers at Honeywell and NTL and to act as a Point of contact between them and BAA.• Chaired weekly and monthly meetings on site progress and current budget spend.

• Managed Design and Civil Contractors for 3 mobile Network Rollout.• Managed end to end site delivery to include: Design, Construction, Rigging, Power, Microwave/Lease Line and Node B delivery through to Network Integration. • Performed multi-skilled visits to determine build-ability prior to site acquisition to ensure RF coverage, design and planning.• Acted as POC for the Site Providers for Acquisition, Design and Construction issues. • Managed the upgrades of sites to include: Tower/equipment change outs, antenna additions, temporary to permanent site builds and Co-locations from other operators. • Selected construction contractors for site build using bid/ tender processing.• Reviewed/approved tenders and variation orders for sub contractors• Prepared build schedules, power supply, microwave and lease line programming.• Created purchase orders for design and construction costs.• Inspected sites for defects during and after build to ensure quality of sites.• Ensured site was built as the detail design drawings and handover pack complete.• Ensured site delivery was in a financially controlled cost effective manner.• Approved variation orders and agreements of final accounts.

• Managed civil construction of mobile communications sites for the BT Reach and UK Broadband projects to include: Design, Construction, Rigging, Power, Microwave/Lease Line and Node B delivery through to Network Integration.• Participated in the design of the site to insure during build issues are minimal.• Selected contractors on the basis of the tender processes.• Monitored variation orders to ensure standard pricing was met.• Prepared site build program schedules.• Performed Quality Audit visits to completed sites.• Ensured contractors performed duties in accordance to CDM and Health and Safety Legislations.• Organized and performed the repair and maintenance of sites.• Ensured all documentation was provided for Handover Pack

• Managed and implemented various civil/technical schemes to include: Variable Message Signs (VMS), Speed Cameras, Real Time Passenger Information Systems (RPTI) and Crosswalk Schemes.• Moved and built the new Traffic Control Centre in Northamptonshire• Managed installation of new CCTV camera equipment, rerouting of fiber data lines.• Managed the civil construction of Traffic control fixtures.• Selected contractors using tendering process methods. • Managed Telecoms construction to include cabin foundations, tower erection, antenna rigging, power delivery and BTS. • Monitored daily construction activities for sites in build for T-Mobile, O2, BT Airwave (Police Communications) and THREE. • Performed Quality Control Audit visits to ensure customer satisfaction.• Conducted Multi Skilled Site Visits with the Acquisition and Design Team.• Updated Wireless Carriers on progress and delays as they occur. • Developed Construction Management Procedures.• Ensured contractors carried out tasks defined to CDM and Health and Safety legislations.

• Managed the construction and upgrades of new telecommunication sites (Roll Out), switching center, retail stores, offices and warehouses. • Managed ongoing inspections, maintenance, lease modifications and landlord issues for in build and existing sites.• Participated in the integration of new telecommunication sites and switching center.• Conducted multi skilled site visits to determine requirements for new site builds. • Managed and interfaced with RF engineers, A&E firms, utility companies, microwave installation, equipment vendors and general contractors. • Completed and maintained purchase orders, contracts, and payment of vendors/ contractors.• Conducted the selection of contractors using the tendering process.• Managed construction contractors to ensure sites are built to drawing specifications.• Ensured implementation of regulatory, quality and safety standards at all sites. • Assisted in the marketing of existing sites for co-location revenue. • Managed implementation processes and documentation

• Managed, setup, designed, and maintained 8 warehouses/ outside storage locations with inventory valued at over $7 million.• Monitored excess equipment and materials resulting in the recovering of over $660K to be used for future site builds and maintenance.• Participated in the development, design, and material forecasting for new site builds and maintenance.• Coordinated with construction and vendors to ensure proper materials were ordered and available at time of site build.• Performed shipping, receiving, storage, inventory and issue of equipment and materials.• Created and maintained purchase orders for equipment and materials for the entire Midwest region.• Inspected sites, warehouses, and office areas to enforce safe work conditions as a member of the Safety Council• Participated in the development and integration of the initial site build rollout in the State of Wisconsin Market to ensure Cell sites were on line for launch date. • Developed and maintained Material Management procedures• Developed implemented and maintained the Purchase Order process for the State of Wisconsin Market. • Orchestrated material and equipment forecasting of over 200 cell sites for the Base Station change out project. This resulted in zero sites down time. • Developed a companywide Excess Inventory Tracking System to make use of materials and equipment on hand resulting in saving the company time and stranded capital.• Supervised warehouse personnel• Conducted job performance reviews and interviews