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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

San Ramon, California

United States

• Drive “Integrity Management-Flagged” projects to ensure compliance with California Public Utilities Commission and National Transportation Safety Board guidelines.• Execute projects from inception to completion by working with all departments (environmental, permitting, right-of-way, damage prevention, legal, public affairs, engineering) to secure all deliverables in a timely fashion. • Create and maintain Project Management Plans (including: identifying stakeholders, scope-of-work, cost, durations, critical path, etc.) and Risk Registers (each department evaluates risk related to the project).• Manage tasks such as budget forecasting, scheduling, project closeout, change orders, and various project related tasks. • Lead stakeholder meetings, prepare meeting minutes, confirm durations, assign action items, and follow up on committed actions to ensure deliverables are met.

Pleasanton, Ca

Managed the installation of LTE network for AT&T in the Northern CA market to achieve client objectives and meet strategic business deliverables by project scope, timelines, budget and success measures while ensuring company objectives for product quality and financial profitability. Led development teams through all project phases from strategic conception to implementation and QA for all scopes and initiatives including rent negotiation, jurisdictional entitlements, site builds and compliance.

Concord, Ca

Spearheaded the implementation of AT&T’s Generator Project; in response to Hurricane Sandy, 300+AT&T sites in the Northern CA/Nevada market were updated to include the installation of diesel, natural gas, propane Generac generators, or Relion hydrogen fuel cells to ensure emergency backup power. Influenced an internal team of (5) five direct reports and vendors in Site Acquisition to ensure the execution of milestones such as negotiating of additional lease space, obtaining local, state, and federal jurisdictional zoning and building permit approvals in a timely manner. Established strong rapport with tower and Ground landlords to obtain Notice to Proceed (NTP) for construction release. Initiated processes to improve communication and work flow between partnering management. Analyzed and closely monitored $200 million project budgets to ensure profitability at required levels. Collaborated with other departments in performing site walks; worked with compliance vendors to assure all sites were in compliance. Attended weekly client deployment meetings to provide comprehensive status reports, closeout packages and escalation of conflicts requiring resolution.

Concord, California

Oversaw the successful deployment of UMTS, LTE 1C/2C, DAS, and Sprint/Nextel IDEN Network Decommission development projects, including scoping, planning, and execution of site acquisition, leasing, zoning, construction, and Architectural & Engineering services. Produced and managed accurate projection of AT&T milestones, scope, budget and timelines. Guided a team of (10) ten in-house Site Acquisition Specialists by monitoring performance and providing continuous training for deficiencies. Established rapport with tower aggregators, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T towers, PG&E and Crown Castle to obtain numerous Notice to Proceed (NTP). Preserved every project under budget while ensuring a minimum profit margin of at least 70% on all completed and current projects. Managed vendors to ensure success in project timelines and deliverables. Correlated site visits with RF Engineering, Construction team and A&E vendors for project scoping. Proven track record at successfully completing the Sprint/Nextel IDEN Network Decommission Project (700+ sites) at 100% and AT&T Turf (550+ sites) at 98%.

Albany, California

Managed office staff and facilitated Senior Project Manager for 800+ electrical engineering projects within the San Francisco Bay Area. Provided support to Senior Project Manager in regards to timeline management, cost and scope processes and change orders. Assisted in the creation and maintenance of project objectives. Produced project status reports, presented project status reports in weekly resource allocation meetings. Performed administrative duties for Chief Executive Owner (CEO), including creating and maintaining Accounts Receivable/Payable and invoices. Managed daily schedules and calendars for CEO and Senior PM. Direct liaison between clients, vendors and Senior Project Manager.