Garry M. Critchlow
Summary:
Supervisory manager with more than 15 years’ experience centered on organizational leadership and relationship building with Verizon Wireless, Sprint, At&t and T-mobile, senior executives and team members
Dynamic leader able to bring energy, enthusiasm, and humor to motivate team members to achieve potential and meet objectives
Detail-oriented, accurate, and dependable, with an uncompromising work ethic.
Active listener with strong interpersonal skills able to understand client needs and provide exceptional results
Superior performer in a broad variety of management and leadership positions with resource/fiscal management responsibilities
Skilled orator before senior leadership and groups of any size
Personal Skills:
Project Management
Technology Evaluation
Telecommunications
Systems Integration
Program Management
Customer Management
Field Engineering Management RF Engineering and Optimization
Technology Planning Construction Engineering Data Base (EDB), Bill Of Material (BOM)
Schematic Capture
PCB Layout
Designing and Implementation of Compaq netelligent Networks
HP Windows NT ASE track
Designing and Implementation of Fiber Channel Solutions
Bell Atlantic SLC loop carrier
T1, DS0, DS3
Microwave
Technical Skills:
Hardware / Software
Fiber, Ethernet, and Gigabit channels.
Cisco routers, Compaq Netelligent networks, Netvantage smart switch and repeaters.
Windows NT (ASE) Accredit System Engineer
Designing and implementing Fiber channel solutions.
Designing and implementing Compaq Netelligent
Quality Commitment Training.
RF design tools
PeopleSoft
XNG, EMIS, Oracle, Siterra
Education:
Computer Information Systems University of Houston
Licensed Texas Real Estate agent
Licensed Notary
Professional Experience:
GMC& Associates consulting Houston TX
10/31/2014 to Jul 2015
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the interrupting designs and construction needs pertaining to the f RFDS
Red line construction drawing as needed
Managed the installation process for vendors and client
Work closely with construction personnel and upper management to meet client standards
Consult for five different companies
Work with construction to Procure material ordering, and deliverable to sites
Estimated projects and performed bids; organized job sites and ordered and coordinated the delivery of materials and equipment
Record keeping of all documents including but not limited to budgets, materials, FAA,FCC
Maintained site development goals, conducted design walks, bid walks, facilitated permitting issues, provided problem solving, effectively managed general contractors.
Prepared RFQ’s,RFP’s,proposals,bids,submittals, schedules and necessary construction documents & contracts. Generated, updated and maintained a sub - contractor bid list. Managed, assisted, advised and consulted site superintendents.
Review RFDS for accuracy before submitting for leasing and zoning
Reported progress to upper Management
Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation.
Managed and scheduled progress in associated databases
Monitored progress of the work for the assigned cell sites and reported daily status.
Engineering Support.
Assigned work to crews for construction, Real Estate and Transport
Work with local jurisdictions on required permits
Lesion between construction, Real Estate and upper management for reporting projects
US Cellular Urbandale IA- Contract 6/9/2014 to10/31/14
Project Manager / Construction Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the Central IA, WI LTE upgrade on wave 4 with numerous vendors to meet installation time limits as dictated by Management
Managed the installation process antennas and all related equipment related to wave 4 upgrades
Worked closely with other market PM to ensure all goals are met
Managed 5 plus contractors and met schedule
Worked with Procurement on material ordering, and deliverable to site location to meet installation goals
Contacted landlords and tower owners to mitigate issues associated with wave 4 LTE installation
Reported progress to upper Management
Responsible for overseeing engineered drawings for mistakes, omissions and to make revisions to the contract design documents
Assist the Regulatory Team with filing, tracking, and submitting FAA & FCC regulatory documents through the company’s filing process.
Managed and scheduled progress in associated databases
Monitored progress of the work for the assigned cell sites and reported daily status.
Engineering Support.
Managed site costs, requested proposals, awarded bids and managed constrcution process.
Coordinates assigned MW and hardware work with other technical personnel as
needed to support the construction team’s workload.
Updated all data bases internal to US Cellular to meet teams time lines
Lesion for NSN and Ericsson RAN vendors
MasTec Florida/ Texas 4/ 2010 to 3/ 2014
Project Manager/Construction / Site Acquisition
Responsibilities:
Performing all aspects of the Site Acquisition process from site identification and qualification through the completion of construction.
Build and foster strategic relationship with the client
Responsible for over 10 million in revenue for Texas
Managed the build out of NSN 3G and LTE project in Houston and Dallas
Managed the Build out of Ericsson Minilink and LTE in Texas, NM and AZ
Manager the cell-One build out of 3G and LTE in Arizona and New Mexico
Create yearly budgets and forecasting to achieve company results
Manage Real Estate team to achieve leasing, permitting and Zoning goals
Manage groups expense and capital budgets
Managed all bids, contract negotiations and budgets.
Managed construction build out for 3000 projects, UMTS, NSB, LTE and MODS in SFL
Managed the team to a 536 LTE site build in 6 months from Real Estate and Construction
Managed 47 employees in various positions - UMTS, NSB and Real Estate.
Teams includes over 20 + outside vendors for Zoning, permitting,Real Estate and construction
Manage transport group T1/microwaves and Ethernet on 500 plus sites
Review RFDS for accuracy before submitting for leasing and zoning
Review SCIP candidates and choose best candidates for new site builds.
Meet with land owners and negotiation lease terms that are cost effective to the client.
Use siterra to upload documents after completion.
Attend zoning hearings and use applicable designs to discuss with jurisdiction the need for cell towers in their area.
Adhere to strict compliance of documentation related to all projects.
Communicate all plans to upper management.
Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).
Build and foster strategic relationship with the client
Managed the Build out of Ericsson Minilink and LTE in Texas
Manager the cell-One build out of 3G and LTE in Arizona and New Mexico
Create yearly budgets and forecasting to achieve company results
Manage Real Estate team to achieve leasing, permitting and Zoning goals
Manage groups expense and capital budgets
Managed construction build out for 3000 projects, UMTS, NSB, LTE and MODS in SFL
Verizon Wireless Houston, TX 2007 to March 2010
Project manager/Real Estate Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the Gulf Coast West Region Real Estate and construction team.
Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation .
Worked on license and unlicensed MW hops
Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.
Managed construction build out of 300 cell sites in Alltel Verizon wireless and Verizon merger
Spear headed the addition of over 500 cell sites adding EVDO high speed data to the network
Key role in the construction of LTE as it merged into the Verizon wireless network to support the 700 MHz spectrum.
Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property owners
Managed 21 employees in various positions - construction, BTS engineers and Real Estate team
Teams included over 30 outside construction vendors that build and install various hardware and software into the network
Managed teams that installed T1 DS3 dark fiber and microwaves to multiple locations to support backhaul requirements for VZW cell sites
Hardware included Alcatel Lucent, Emerson, CSS Andrew and other large distributors of wireless equipment.
Worked closely with microwave and transport team to secure regulatory, lease and hardware installation.
Manage budget and resources for microwave projects
Generate and drive teams to reports scope of work for internal and external customers.
Define system design and generate equipment list from engineering and manufacture
BECHTEL New Orleans Louisiana 2001 To 2007
Project Manager / Construction Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana build out of 450 UMTS sites
Worked with a 10 million budget plan directed for the southern region for new cell sites and overlay
Managed the installation process for E911 using Tru Positioning for 450 cell sites
Worked closely with contracted personnel to accomplish installation time lines
Conducted concrete break test and guide wire tension test on cell towers
Managed over ten different contractors and met schedule
Worked with Procurement on material ordering, including generators and HVAC units for the Gulf coast
Met with landlords and tower owners and worked out locations and lease agreements
Reported progress to upper Management
Extensive scheduling and coordination of the engineered drawing documents and revisions
Conduct bidding phase, negotiated and wrote contracts for subcontractors/suppliers, processed RFI documents, subcontractor change orders, approve payment applications.
Managed the schedule and progress database used for statusing project execution and reporting.
Monitored progress of the work for the assigned cell sites and reported daily status.
Engineering Support of over 20 markets throughout the United States
Trained Bechtel new employees on processes and procedures
Conducted training and certified Bechtel employees to interpret sweep test procedures
Supported the construction process as required in preparation of materials requisitions
Coordinates assigned work with other technical personnel as
needed to support the construction team’s workload.
COMPAQ Houston Texas June 1998- April 2001
Manager of Reliability Engineering
Responsibilities:
Managed twenty lab technicians in support of the communication products group
Liaison between the new product design teams and manufacturing
Performed root cause analysis and provided feedback on possible customer impact
Worked with divisional organizations to compute ROIC evaluations for design choices
Developed budget plans for OEM products flow
Worked with budget analyst on cost factors in developing warranty reserve
Provided timely written and oral presentations to upper management with resolutions
Managed assembly line in manufacturing to deliver products on schedule
Nextel Houston Texas June 1997- June 1998
Field Engineer
Responsibilities:
Designed wireless network for Texas market
Supported Real Estate at zoning hearings in Texas and Louisiana.
Supervised ongoing coordination and support of Motorola equipment vendor.
Met with land owners to determine best location for cell site installation.
Drove test and optimized network using R Sat equipment
Reported to Director of Engineering progress of network
Worked with team to complete build-out of San Antonio, Dallas and new Orleans
Houston cellular Houston Texas July 1995- May1997
RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
Designed, installed and optimized CDMA, TDMA and CDPD wireless network.
Installed Microwave systems using link budget to calculate line loss.
Supervised ongoing coordination and support of vendor relations.
Developed business plans for the strategic direction of joint-development activities.
Accurately forecasted and distributed project equipment needed to accomplish job
Extensive knowledge in Ericsson and Siemens 850 and 1900 GSM
Extensive knowledge on Ericsson UMTS systems
BELL ATLANTIC, Newark NJ June1980- July1995
Repair Technician
Responsibilities:
Managed new and existing projects through manufacturing to full implementation
Repaired and installed copper and fiber in manholes and poles
Monitored supplier inventory to mitigate risks and negative cost impact
Performed switch cut over on trunks
Supervised and coordinated efforts of project staff members Evaluated and tested emerging hardware at Western Electric manufacturing
Developed and reviewed operational procedures prior to global distribution and implementation.