As a Sr. Project Manager at T-Mobile, I oversaw the site development process for wireless network expansion and modernization projects across the Baltimore-Washington market. I have more than five years of experience in this role, and over 24 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, serving clients such as Verizon Wireless, Sprint-Nextel, AT&T-Cingular, U.S. Cellular, SAIC, and the United States Coast Guard.My core competencies include site acquisition, zoning, permitting, regulatory compliance, construction management, project budgeting, lease management, and decommissioning management. I have directly managed over 4000 sites, delivering turnkey services that meet the clients' needs and expectations. I have also led and mentored teams with up to 100 employees and contractors, ensuring their professional development, performance, and satisfaction. My mission is to provide high-quality, cost-effective, and timely solutions for the wireless industry, leveraging my PMP certification, negotiation skills, and site development expertise.
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Sr. Project Manager - Site DevelopmentT-Mobile 2016 - 2023Bellevue, Wa, Us(includes tenure is same sole through Site Link Wireless, Baltimore, MD, 12/16-05/18)Drove 50+ vendor staff entitling 1.2K + new site, integration, site relocation, lease renewal, venue, generator hardening, and site decommissioning projects in the Washington D.C./Baltimore market. Ran project meetings, realigned activities, resolved obstacles, reduced timelines, secured all required market and regional approvals.• Authorized $56M of design, leasing, permitting, and compliance spending to complete make-ready work.• Transformed struggling NSD program into best market in region and consistent quota exceeder by changing team culture to resolve project obstacles rather than move to new site candidates.• Enabled $250M+ CAPEX investment in network enhancements by rapidly entitling over 1.2K new macro sites, post-merger integrations, venues, relocations, renewals, and generator installs.• Delivered uninterrupted customer experience during network conversion by steering program to 99.5% on-air rate before legacy network shutdown.• Audited T-Mobile and Sprint network portfolios, enabling site retain / divest decisions to generate over $300M in OPEX savings from divested sites.• Navigated complex US Dept. of Justice divestiture requirements for over 4K divested sites, resulting in zero divestiture fines being issued for market.• Shortened project timelines by streamlining RF-design options, standardizing alternative lease language, securing zoning amendments, creating templated environmental action plans, innovating generator sharing / housing solutions, resolving structural issues, and reducing approval processes.• Protected network from coverage loss by relocating or renewing over 150 sites in jeopardy of lease termination and eviction or premises demolition and redevelopment.• Developed comprehensive regulatory compliance training documentation, led market training, and monitored regulatory deliverables, resulting in zero regulatory violations by market. -
Director - Program ManagementS&N Communications, Inc. 2013 - 2016Louisa, Virginia, Us(includes tenure as Vice President in same role with predecessor-in-interest SCE, Inc., Chantilly, VA, 07/13-10/14)Supervised 50+ employee team entitling and installing over 1K new build, site modification, venue, small cell, and DAS projects in the Washington D.C./Baltimore market. Provided budgetary guidance, project direction, training, and subject matter expertise to project managers and team. Integrated programs and teams into new corporate structure following company’s acquisition by S&N.• Enabled Verizon Wireless (“VZW”) client to invest over $150M CAPEX in network enhancements by driving team to outperform all other client vendors in every key deployment metric.• Leveraged VZW program’s $20M labor revenue portfolio to secure company’s acquisition by S&N Communications, exceeding EBITDA profit margin targets set by leadership.• Integrated VZW program into S&N structure by drafting position descriptions, formalizing project processes, creating training modules, and designing 3rd-party project management software (Siterra).• Enhanced financial accountability by partnering with CFO to convert bookkeeping from cash-flow to earnings management system and incorporating A / P and A / R functionality into project software. -
Project Manager - Verizon WirelessSce, Inc. 2004 - 2013Chantilly, Va, Us(includes tenure in same role with predecessor-in-interest Wireless Enterprises, Ltd., Baltimore, MD, 02/04-09/09)Served as company’s primary point of contact Verizon Wireless client, supervising team performance of over 2K projects, reporting project progress, addressing client needs, and ensuring client satisfaction. • Grew VZW projects’ annual labor revenue from $300K to $6M while consistently exceeding profit-margin targets by accurately tracking and completing project deliverables, aligning associated revenue forecasts, and timely processing client invoices.• Recruited and staffed projects with high performing employees, resulting in SCE’s presence with VZW expanding from 3 leasing specialists to a turn-key team of 50+ employees.• Leveraged team’s performance to solicit new work, securing over 1.2K antenna modification projects and 750 new site build projects, along with 100 venue, small cell, and DAS projects.• Delivered leasing, permitting, regulatory approvals, and construction SOWs consistently, thus enabling VZW to invest over $300M CAPEX in network enhancements.• Earned client’s trust in construction management team’s expertise with complex projects, resulting in client awarding SCE a $10M CAPEX upgrade of client’s network switch centers.• Assumed management duties for all new subleases, formalized subleasing rates and processes, and reduced subleasing timelines from over a year to under 6 months.• Resuscitated stalled communications with a major local utility provider, negotiating a bulk pricing plan and MLA amendment that enabled VZW to double its portfolio with that landlord.• Managed installation of network equipment in key venues such as Camden Yards and the Metro subway system, enhancing network performance and uninterrupted customer service.• Leveraged client in-building systems to secure highly desired rooftop leases with national real estate developers which client had deemed impossible to lease.
Robert Neely Education Details
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Regent UniversityPractical Theology -
Oral Roberts UniversityU.S. History / Government
Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Neely
What is Robert Neely's role at the current company?
Robert Neely's current role is Project Management Executive - Propelling Projects and People to Peak Performance.
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Robert Neely attended Regent University, Oral Roberts University.
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