Project Manager / Construction Manager

Additional expertise in the following areas:
Leadership Problem Solving
MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint Quality Assurance
Verbal/written communications Training
Project Analysis/Development/Implementation Business Policies & Procedures
Scoping of Jobs Standard/QA implementation
Development and Retention of Contractor Relationships Purchasing Materials
Safety Protocol Estimating Job Cost and Submitting Bids
Scheduling Customer Relations
Closeout Completion and Submittal Review all COP Deliverables for accuracy
Work Experience:

General Dynamics 2/15-4/15 - Construction Manager -LARICS
*Build new raw land LTE site for EMS Systems for LAPD, LACF, & LACS
*Review CDs, perform job walks
*Redline CDs, develop and assist in Change Order Process according to design
*Constant interaction with AE forms for plan changes or corrections
*Daily scheduling and updates of site progress
*Coordinate Tower, Materials, and Generator deliveries
*Confirm all inspections, SI, and Environmental monitoring needs
*Closeout Processing
*True Up PO and pricing according to scope performed
*Work with contractors on walks and bid submittals as well as Authority/Client
*QC standard enforcements and audits
*Safety Standards and audits actively on site during construction process

Norris Tower Inc 8/14 - 1/15 - Tower Technician Riverside CA- Southern Cal Edison Contractor
* Upgrade and install communication equipment on Southern California Edison towers and facilities.
* Installs included but not limited to Antenna and mounts, Coax, Bring all grounding up to specs
* Inventory control and materials pick-ups. Assist in Job Scoping and installation methods.

CellTecks Communications Inc - 2/14 - 8/14 Project Manager / Business Development
Secure and Develop relationships with Turf Vendors, GCs, and Subcontractors to include MSA documents, payment terms and invoicing agreements
Quote future projects to include material ordering, build schedules, margins and closeouts
Hiring of all positions to include interview, rate negotiations, assisting HR in onboarding process and development.
Manage all builds in market and out of market to include crew placement, site walk, build schedule, and closeout process generating invoicing accordingly.
Capture all in scope items and develop and submit change orders for out of scope items prior and during build.
Order and outfit all crew trucks with proper PPE, Tools and Test Gear according the project scoping.

STC NetCom - 8/13 - 1/14 Construction Manager, SF/Bay Region Northern California
Directly managed Verizon new build sites Phase one directly reporting to Crown acting as the PM for Crown and inciting bid walks, schedules, awarding of bid to winning GC and managing all aspects of the phase 1 build aspects before handing off the other Crown Castle rep responsible for the phase 2 aspects of the build related to carrier specifics
Bid walks with customer on all projects
Scoping and estimating for all aspects of new or optimized construction on all projects
Organized and logistics for crews, in house or contracted, to include ordering, purchasing materials, scheduling of all work, material allocation
Maintained budget and cost efficiency on every project to achieve desired estimated margins
Tracked and brought to resolution all project issues/concerns
Reporting to Operations/RF managers as well as clients Market and Regional Managers
Facilitated communications for all crews on every job to achieve client standards
Improved company Quality Assurance through regular inspection, seeking input, and tasking employees to stringent safety regulations
Facilitated and led communications with major accounts to include AT&T Operations managers & RF Engineers as well as tower landlords and property owners
Managed deliverables: closeout packages & supporting documents for permits, testing, redline drawings, photos, and supporting documents)

Broken Arrow Communications - 3/2012-7/12/13 Project Construction Manager, Los Angeles Region
Broken Arrow is a Telecommunications construction based company with 9 market specific locations in the South West. We specialize in building and maintaining new and existing cellular locations for all carriers. We are a turnkey operation able to complete any size project.
Bid walks with customer on all projects
Scoping and estimating for all aspects of new or optimized construction on all projects
Organized and logistics for crews, in house or contracted, to include ordering, purchasing materials, scheduling of all work, material allocation
Maintained budget and cost efficiency on every project to achieve desired estimated margins
Tracked and brought to resolution all project issues/concerns
Reporting to Operations/RF managers as well as clients Market and Regional Managers
Facilitated communications for all crews on every job to achieve client standards
Developed and reviewed excel spread sheets to improve process, analyze needs, and maximize productivity
Improved company Quality Assurance through regular inspection, seeking input, and tasking employees to stringent safety regulations
Facilitated and led communications with major accounts to include AT&T Operations managers & RF Engineers as well as tower landlords and property owners
Managed deliverables: closeout packages & supporting documents for permits, testing, redline drawings, photos, and supporting documents)
Have led teams to 0 lost time hours and 0 safety related incidents
Verizon AWS training Via Ericsson
Local Office Safety Manager

South Carolina Tel-Con - (1/2002-2/1012) Project Manager, Southeast Region
South Carolina Tel-Con is industry leader specializing in all aspects of new cell site construction and maitneance. SCT was one of l of only 5 companies awarded AT&T-s prestigious Super Turf Vendor status. This award was primarily due to my efforts and resulted in an AT&T exclusive contract authorizing SCT to be the one of the sole service provider in the Carolinas. This was a result of efficiently managing all jobs and exceeding the standards by consistently achieving project due dates and timelines early with little to no adverse network effecting outages.
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Managed all aspects of field technical force to include 12 crews covering Southeast Region. Also responsible for financial results (expenses), productivity, and training. Responsible for build out of LTE of non-core sites still. Strategic contact for A&L Contractors and 3rd party sweep techs. Managed run rates, scheduling, status reports, materials, and closeouts.
Managed over 400 job sites
Scoped and organized all logistics for crews to include ordering, purchasing material, scheduling of all work, and material allocation
Improved quality of operations resulting in zero AT&T network effecting issues from my portion (SCT) of the LTE build out and only had .004% jobs that had to be corrected throughout the project. At the same time there were 900+ other jobs 99.996% negatively affecting other AT&T network from the LTE build out. My crews led the pack in quality.
Led my operations to number one metric ranking in the company with less than 6% of 65 build outs negatively affecting the build outs.
Tracked and brought to resolution all project issues/concerns)
Reporting to Operations/RF managers as well as turf vendor SR. PM-s
Led 12 plus crews including sub-contractors to success (top performance in repair timeliness and days between repair metrics)
Facilitated communications for all A&L crews on every job
Developed and reviewed excel spread sheets to improve process, analyze needs, and maximize productivity
Improved company Quality Assurance through regular inspection, seeking input, and tasking employees to stringent safety regulations
Trained in-house crews and sub-contractors on all new standards as directed by corporate
Facilitated and led communications with major accounts to include AT&T Operations managers & RF Engineers as well as tower landlords (I.E. Crown Castle, American Tower, and SBA)
Facilitated daily/weekly inter-organization conference calls with Corporate Sr. Management to discuss and resolve issues with run rates, mile stones and deliverables, and concerns
Managed deliverables: closeout packages & supporting documents for permits, testing, redline drawings, photos, and supporting documents)
Field construction manager for T-Mobile and AT&T Carolina UMTS build out 2007-2010.
Tested new sites in tri-state area with extremely high quality assurance ratings
Performed trouble shooting, repair, and maintenance for all cell sites
As crew leader, successfully led crew on new and expansion sites-recognized for quality, time management, and productivity
Trained sweep crews on Anritsu and trouble shooting methods
Participated with and supported bid walks with clients and construction managers in all markets
Performed lighting maintenance with both Honeywell and Flash Tech systems
Demonstrated working knowledge of Nokia BTS Manager
Anritsu certified
Directed/managed all in house A&L crews as well as all Sub Contractors hired by SCT in all aspects of A&L as well as build outs of new and expansion of cell sites
Certifications in all coax brands, CPR, Com-train tower rescue, Dragon Wave
Demonstrated expertise in responsibility for all repeater installation and maintenance, knowledge of mini-cells as well as RFS mini-echos and other repeater systems and design
Received training in RF theory and design
Proficient in all types of Microwave and T1 hops and alignment

Pacific Bell - (5/1997-11/2001) Network and Service Operations Representative, Riverside CA
Team lead for a group of 32.Responsible for training, safety and emergency preparedness.
Implemented and processed Centrex systems, lnp, trunking, T1 & T3 line share, and DSL type orders.
Assisted management with training of team members
Managed performance issues related to my teams metrics and key performance indicators and production
1 of 20 people responsible for building safety and emergency preparedness for 900+ employees in an eight story building, which included CPR and first aid training

Other Positions Held:
National Telephone & Communications - (3/96-5/97) Customer Service Representative, Irvine CA
Daily phone communications with customers addressing their service and billing needs. As Floor Supervisor responsible for a 12 member team. Trained all team members and QA monitoring. Resolved escalated customer issues. Became head Network trouble shooter in charge of working with parent company, Willtel Communications out of Chicago, in clearing all national and local service outages and any problems related to our products and other customer effecting issues.

Tri-State Auto Glass - (01/1995-02/1996) Auto Glass Technician, Greenville SC
Performed mobile auto glass installs and repairs. Responsible of collection of billing and sales to outside customers. Ordered parts and maintained inventory as well as routed daily calls

University Copy Systems - (3/1994-12/1994) Parts Department Coordinator, Irvine CA
Responsibilities included inventory control, billing, and customer service via phone and also tending to will call customers. Filled orders for both in-house and external field technicians. Worked with various computer systems to log existing inventory as well as ordering from Vendors in different markets

United States Marine Corps - (03/1990-03/1994) Hydraulic Technician on CH43E and CH43D transport helicopters, Tustin CA
Worked on hydraulic systems for both CH43E & D model cargo helicopters. Trouble shot and repaired system failures as well as performing routine maintenance. In charge of training, implementation, and maintenance of all hazardous materials for entire squadron. In charge of keeping detailed reports of all parts and any maintenance involving all equipment used or in stock in hydraulic department. Responsible for
Assisting with training and assigning work details for all current and new members of work group

Certifications and Training:
OSHEA 10,
Tower Safety and Rescue
CPR,
PPC,
Andrews,
RFS,
Comscope certified
PIM and Fiber Testing Knowledge
Anritsu certified
AWS Install Certified Via Ericsson Training Center
Dragon Wave
Certifications in all coax brands,
Com-train tower rescue certified
Received training in RF theory and design
Quick Base Training
FST
Sittera
Ericsson AWS certified
Certified Rigger and Crane Signal Person
MicroSoft Office

Last Resume Update May 12, 2015
Address Placentia
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Spanish Speaking? No
Willing to Relocate? No
Years Experience 15+

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