The Vice President, Project Management serves on the executive management team which leads and manages the organization’s Design and Construction functions for the Wireless Partners network. The VPPM oversees a staff of Project Managers and support staff in facilitating the design and construction of Wireless Partners and its affiliates. He contributes to Wireless Partners success by performing these functions in a timely, professional, effective manner and through contributions to organizational strategy, planning, budgeting, program execution and partnerships with Wireless Partners leaders and organizational partners. Business Process and Administration• Work with management staff to develop and manage Network strategies, plans, and staff to solicit and enroll leaders and institutional partners into the Wireless Partners Network through direct, peer-to-peer, and partner outreach.• Develop and oversee the strategies and plans for collaboration across all Teams within the Wireless Partners organization including team meetings, conferences, and other learning opportunities.• Develop and manage Network metrics/progress reporting, budgeting, project management systems, and continuous learning/best practices development and deployment across the department and the network. • Scope, recruit, develop, and manage Wireless Partners Project Management and Systems Design team.• Develop and conduct performance reviews and goal setting for each employee as formally required and on an ongoing basis.• Approve timesheets, vacation requests, expense reports, and make recommendations for promotion and compensation adjustments as needed. • Develop and manage protocols and processes for teams as required to enhance clarity, efficiency, efficacy, and morale.• Manage Equipment vendors and the overall procurement process.• Manage and approve Purchase orders for equipment and labor.• Oversee all Wireless Partners warehousing and logistics to include inventory of all assets.

Direct the planning, execution and delivery of the entire portfolio of Wireless Partners’ LTE wirelessnetwork build projects and enhancements in support of business objectives in accordance with deadlines and budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants, in order to deliver projects according to plan. Balances team administration tasks with portfolio/program/project execution to deliver predictable value to the business. Highly skilled in managing communications between sponsors, stakeholders, and technical teams. Serves as a technical team leader and consultant throughout the entire life cycle of multi-year, multi-phase programs/projects.

Responsible for managing the engineering and implementation of Edge (MME, SAE, CSR, AggR, EnodeB, MicroWave) and supporting N+1 Enterprise Network platforms for U.S. Cellular®’s VOLTE/4G/3G/1X customer network, including: VOLTE, Roaming, Presence, CALEA, CMAS, e911, as well as RAN and Core Software/Hardware and new product introduction. Responsible for budget creation/management, statement of work (SOW), method of procedures (MOP), test plan with test cases, lab validation, first office application (FOA) and ongoing reliability analysis. Ensure capacity and performance management of these platforms and interface with vendors to establish SLAs. Oversee design and engineering for SmallCell, DAS, and Cellsite data capacity additions. Supervise, train, and mentor staff, conducting periodic performance reviews and feedback sessions to promote and improve company culture. Competencies:• Support planning through launch phases of any service that resides on either an owned platform or is a customer-facing service that uses the wireless network.• Establish and maintain key relationships with partner organizations, with special emphasis on Architecture, Operations, Product Management, and Provisioning Teams.• Develop and implement effective vision and strategy to improve Engineering practices and processes to address evolving technology.• Effectively support large, complex projects in various states of completion to budget and schedule.• Ability to support technical teams with personnel in remote locations.• Ability to collaborate with other teams and develop innovative solutions when challenges are encountered.• Knowledge of applicable technical standards, FCC, OSHA, environmental compliance, and building codes.• Understanding of IP networking, specialized diagnostic, monitoring, alarm management, reporting, & trouble ticketing.

Supervise and oversee 9 Field Engineers and 225 cell sites throughout NH, VT and Southern ME- Supervise designated shift to ensure that cellular systems, associated microwave systems, data network elements, and transmission network elements for alarm indications are maintained and monitored.- Maintain, update and implement employee documentation logs and performance reviews as required.- Provide direct project analysis, design, documentation and implementation of various processes and procedures under the direction of the management staff. - Maintained a fixed operating budget and was able to find various ways of driving down costs within my team.- Manage Capital budgets to include various projects and network upgrades- Provided technical assistance as required.- Maintain personnel schedules, provide formal training to direct reports, initiate performance reviews, conduct feedback sessions with associates, and provide direct escalation to management and other departments.- Completed multiple Leadership courses within U.S. Cellular® to include Managers Development Forum and Servant Leadership. Completed AMA course on Coaching.- Selected to participate in U.S. Cellular’s Key Leader Program in 2011- Led multiple cross-functional Cost optimization Teams focusing on Utilities, Cell Site Rent, Warehouse Inventory Reduction, Maintenance and Spares Management.- Member of functional workflow teams focusing on Data Network Evolution, T-1 Quality and Preventive Maintenance Reduction

Maintained wireless base station equipment for optimum system performance. Responded to on-demand call-outs in a timely fashion to restore equipment to service within prescribed timeframes and ensure maximum system availability. Performed duties in support of network expansion to ensure new and upgraded equipment is operating to meet performance criteria within prescribed timeframes. Maintained cell site equipment for optimum system performance.• Responsible for assuring the health and care of the remote base station equipment. Remote equipment includes but not limited to the following; BTS equipment, power bays, batteries, generators, microwave radios, antennas, and associated network equipment.• Perform regularly scheduled preventive maintenance including night work and 24 hour emergency call out. Monitor cell site, network and system performance statistics daily.• Maintain company resources such as site inventory, tools, vehicle, test equipment and spares to insure proper operation and availability.• Receive, investigate, resolve and track customer trouble tickets as required.• Ability to understand, operate, calibrate, and interpret the test results for the various test equipment such as: T1 tester, Power meter, Air Interface System Analyzer, RF line analyzer, Conductivity meter, Earth Ground Resistivity meter, etc…• Recognize areas for procedural and process improvement and be able to recommend/develop necessary changes to implement on a region/company wide basis.• Drive specifically assigned projects to meet team initiatives and expectations.• Provide field support for new cell construction in the following areas: on site supervision, equipment delivery coordination, path alignment coordination, equipment installation, cell integration, and cell optimization.• Use alternate means of transportation to access cell sites when appropriate (walk, ATV's, snowmobiles, helicopters, etc… - only applies in specific circumstances).

Section Leader for Bco, 1stBn, 25thMarDiv

Repaired and maintained paging base staions