Duane Anthony Email & Phone Number

Overland Park, Kansas

I oversee eight field construction managers, monitor progress, and track site completions. I provide clear instructions on scope of work and expected completion dates with weekly status meetings. I issue drawings/tools and assist in resolution of landowner issues, changes to project specifications, and weather challenges. I also conduct site visits, assess equipment, report findings. and identify/mitigate risks to schedule and budget. I execute quality and safety audits, enforce safety procedures, and support safety investigations. Highlights thus far:* Promoted to lead construction manager from contingent field construction manager within two months.* Orchestrated Sprint IDEN demolition project to remove Nextel equipment/buildings coming in 35% under budget and persuaded 90% of building owners to retain rooftop shelters generating significant savings in time and money.* Monitored Google fiber project bringing control and accountability to former chaos of open-ended change orders, overbilling for 300K feet of fiber/unfinished tasks, damage to gas lines, and threats to other vendors' fiber.* Directed subcontractors to install E911 equipment for Airbus including creation of sit-rep to show daily accomplishments and scheduled tasks to client.* Spearheaded largest fiber optic project in company history for Kentucky Information Highway serving as PR representative to homeowners and municipalities for issues of property damage or ROW violations.* Collaborated with utilities to devise creative solutions to make room for attachments and streamline installations.* Served as Make Ready Lead Construction Manager to synthesize disparate specifications and guidelines of 200 pole owners and facilitate rearrangement of facilities to attach to or replace poles.* Selected to relocate to western Kentucky to open and run office/warehouse with accountability for OSP builds resulting in completion of 6M feet of fiber in 18 months by team of four professionals.

Acworth, Ga

I headed the cellular tower construction for AT&T/Goodman and performed project management duties for the Southeast Region. I reviewed blueprints, analyzed projects, and prepared pre- and post-construction documentation. I also selected sub-contractors, purchased materials, scheduled projects, and held accountability for a $300K budget and twelve employees. I ensured compliance with building codes, established safety and quality control procedures, and certified occupancy. Some highlights:* Played key role in building new Acworth office training electrical workers in commercial building standards.* Delivered 20K builds and upgrades in < two years including a senior living facility and mall requiring helicopters to lift steel beams.* Dispatched to Washington, D.C. market to assist with difficult rooftop builds requiring controlled descent down towers and complex negotiations with landowners to allow access to roofs.* Conducted PIM testing, sweep testing, and troubleshooting of VSWR and RSSI issues recognizing spike readings as normal or indicative of problems.* Monitored multiple crews ensuring project requirements and expectations met with regards to craft.* Earned Anritsu Line Sweep Certification and Kaelus PIM Level 1 Certification.

Oneonta, Al

I steered planning, organization, and implementation of cellular tower construction for T-Mobile, Verizon, Cellular South, AT&T, Sprint, and other smaller carriers representing the Southeast Region. I reviewed blueprints, analyzed projects, and prepared pre- and post-construction documentation. I selected sub-contractors, purchased materials, scheduled projects, and held accountability for the budget and seven employees. I ensured compliance with building codes, established safety and quality control procedures, and certified occupancy. Some highlights:* Nurtured relationship with T-Mobile account carrying out 10K builds over five years.* Spearheaded completion of 500 Verizon sites requiring mastery of PIM testing and keystone wall builds.* Inspected multiple crews and trades providing guidance to ensure complete and optimal installations.* Trained and mentored employees to operate backhoes, skid steers, and excavators.* Directed daily operations for T-Mobile warehouse with stewardship of over $1M in equipment and efficient shipping, receiving, material disbursement for job sites, ordering, and assembly of items sold by Gulf to multiple carriers.

Lawrenceville, Ga

Responsibilities included:Managed the overall cellular tower construction for various carriers (Voice Stream/T-Mobile, Verizon, Metro PCS, AT&T, Cingular, Sprint, Nextel and Cricket). Blueprint review and analysis of projects, preparation of pre and post construction documents, sub-contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, building code compliance, project development, safety and quality control and certification of occupancy. Supervise and inspect various crews and trades to insure the installation is completed correctly. Work with and trained employees to operate backhoes, skid steers and excavators. Senior Project Manager for the construction and design on three main cellular switch rooms, one for Cellular South and two for T-Mobile. Responsibilities included being main point of contact and working day to day with the architects and engineers making on site decisions and changes. Worked with Auto CAD to make the changes and forward the changes to the architects for them to make the permanent changes, this alone saved the projects thousands of dollars on travel for the engineers and architects.

Marietta, Ga

CAJ/AirWave purchased Circle R/Prestige Electrical to become their in house electrical department. Responsibility included:The overseeing of the electrical department, plan, organize and manage the overall cellular tower construction for various carriers (Powertel, Bellsouth, Sprint, Nextel and other smaller carriers). Blueprint review and analysis of projects, preparation of pre and post construction documents, sub-contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, building code compliance, project development, safety and quality control and certification of occupancy. Supervise and inspect various crews and trades to insure the installation was completed correctly. Work with and trained employees to operate fork lifts, backhoes, skid steers and excavators. Trained employees electrical installations, inspected and called in for the inspections.

Marietta, Ga

Class 2 Master Electrician (Unrestricted)IBEW Electrical Apprenticeship (Class A Journeyman)

Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians

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