For this venture capital- funded company, I oversee the implementation of small cell projects for wireless carriers, Public Safety organizations, and commercial ventures. I managed project P&L (including developing quotes and maintaining cost control), resource management (internal and external), scheduling, and QC (from site survey through the life of the warranty). Projects are nationwide and include both commercial venues and leased network sites. Specific functions include developing and maintaining a schedule, coordinating with Site Acquisition, design generation (based on RF predictions/testing and site audits) locating and hiring contractors, creating Scope-of-Work documents, creating BOMs and placement/approval of orders, coordination of backhaul (either purchase or coordinating with owner or carrier), coordinating Integration and Optimization activities, organizing, reviewing and distributing close out documents, and driving invoicing. • Created and implemented several PM tools for company use, including site audit forms, BOM templates, and a scheduling tracker for in-house personnel. • Located appropriate contractors and created methodologies for them to be successful in their efforts, while greatly reducing historical costs. • Participated in various large scale Services’ quotes, as well as MSA documents with various carriers. • Resolved many design challenges to improve quality and lower costs on specific projects.

Oversaw Site Acquisition activities for Sprint’s “Network Vision” project, which was created to rip and replace legacy ALU equipment, add LTE capabilities, and upgrade the network’s backhaul. Utilized a Tier 1 vendor to upgrade over 1200 sites in the San Francisco and South Bay markets. Responsible for monitoring and reporting vendor progress, obtaining assistance from the client, resolving landlord issues, obtaining/providing RF information, expediting sites for cluster launch, approving financials, and assisting in design issues.Ran a design team tasked to review sites with design issues or to present them to the client for selection of a “best option”. Resolved hundreds of issues and salvaged many sites from relocation or being deployed without LTE, by finding creative solutions. All told, over 400 sites were reviewed.

Managed a large team responsible for Site Acquisition tasks related to AT&T’s roll out of LTE in Northern California. Project was very high profile, very high pressure, and close interaction was required with the client and all levels of leadership. Coordinated efforts amongst a long list of groups (management, staff, other departments, carrier’s staff, carrier’s management, competitors, and vendors) to obtain NTPs. Participated in countless meetings with all levels of the carrier’s management team to report results and develop new ideas to increase production. End result was a successful LTE launch in the San Francisco market.

Managed Site Acquisition and Construction activities and ensured completion of integration and tuning functions for a 1C UMTS project. Project Plan of Record was over 300 sites throughout Northern California and Nevada. Project revenue was over $10 million. Managed a team of 11 direct reports and several “dotted line” resources. Responsible for the project’s financial and operational success as determined by Ericsson financial goals and client expectations. An additional 370 site 2C UMTS overlay project was added in 2011.

Manage Site Acquisition activities for 1st Carrier UMTS projects. Worked thru Tier 1 contractors, vendors, or self-performed all steps from file audits thru closeouts. Responsible for organizing project “ramp up” functions, selecting vendors, managing work process, obtaining funding/issuing bids, tracking work progress and reporting results. Worked closely with Construction, EFI, and Finance teams (as well as the client), to achieve “On Air” results which met AT&T’s schedule. Also performed Site Acquisition services for new site build and managed Compliance functions. Strong working knowledge of processes and people within Ericsson and AT&T.

Managed Site Acquisition activities for an 80- site Cingular UMTS project. Worked thru sub-contractors or self- performed all steps from “site scrubs” thru RTC (release to construction). Worked closely with Construction and RF to bring sites to NTP in the most expeditious and efficient manner. Sites were located in both the Valley and San Francisco markets. Also, assisted in analyzing alternative solutions.

Led a Site Development project (thru NTP) for T-Mobile, involving 70 new build cell sites in the Bay Area market. Recruited, hired, and managed a staff of Site Acquisition Specialists to develop sites up to NTP. Self- performed many functions including leasing, zoning, and permitting. Exceeded leasing and ZAP goals. Responsible for Site Acquisition’s profit and loss.Led a turnkey project for Sprint involving 60 new build cell sites in the San Francisco, and Sacramento Markets. Managed Site Acquisition vendors responsible for leasing, zoning, and A&E, as well as a team of Construction Managers. Managed P/L, forecasting and purchasing services. Frequently self-performed tasks to achieve milestones.

Led Site Acquisition efforts for an overlay project for AWS, adding 850 GSM to over 100 sites in the San Francisco and Monterey markets. Performed or managed all functions including file review, site surveys, work classification, leasing, zoning, and property issues. Also, assisted with UMTS overlay, where 850 and UMTS projects overlapped.

Performed various functions for Site Acquisition firms and carriers involving file audits, site mapping, and public opinion surveys.

Led Site Development teams managed by Property Specialists responsible for developing cell sites within the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento markets for Sprint’s Phase III and Phase IV rollouts. Hired and managed vendors to locate, lease, design, permit and build sites to fulfill the corporate cap plan. Coached Property Specialists, approved development estimates, forecasted major milestones and managed conflicts. Negotiated vendor contracts, leases, cost-sharing agreements, and MLAs.

Supervised a customer service team that provided localized operational support to hundreds of engineers and technicians (in the long distance and local divisions) throughout the western states to resolve service lapses and provide training on self-help tools (e.g., Peoplesoft, Ariba, and other web-based tools). • Facilitated issues between employees and 3rd party providers by negotiating process improvements and problem resolution.• Supervised Contract Administration, auditing contractor invoices and resolving quality issues.• Provided various logistics and inventory services, including forecasting of field inventories and consulting on inventory control and physical distribution practices.

Managed all aspects (shipping/receiving, inventory control, facility and budget management) of regional Distribution Centers, providing support for worldwide staff of Engineers and Installers. Consistently met extremely aggressive schedules designed to “rush to market” important products such as SONET, WDM, and Internet Backbone. • Improved operating efficiencies in two Distribution Centers. Raised productivity 490% in the San Francisco Distribution Center by implementing value-added services. Increased inventory accuracy from 94% to 99% in the Dallas Distribution Center by re-organizing teams and implementing inventory control procedures. • Project managed the establishment of a new 40,000 sq. ft. Distribution Center, conducted site searches, negotiated tenant improvements, obtained permits, and added trade fixtures. Brought project in on budget without downtime.