Manager Real Estate

THOMAS J. MCGRATH

**** ******** ***** 917-***-****

Mahwah, NJ 07430 ************@*****.***

Professional: Real Estate Specialist with a strong background in site acquisition, modification and development of wireless site development infrastructure. Strong skills in real estate entitlements acquisitions and negotiations, managing vendors, tracking progress, contract/lease negotiations, legal entitlements and project implementation. Risk Management Professional. Business Development and increasing revenue. Personal Characteristics: Leadership, Diligent, Dynamic, Initiative, Energetic, detail & result oriented, relationship builder with inside and outside clients, accomplished track record of success. Areas of Expertise: Project Management / Site Acquisition/ Communication / Problem Solving / Negotiations / MS Office/Excel/MS Project/Visio / Multi-Function Project Management Coordinating & Tracking Generating Proposals. Managing and Coordinating, Negotiating and Account Development. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wireless Project Consultant- Mahwah, NJ 2011 – Present Site Acquisition Specialist/Manager North East Region: AT&T Wireless (NSB) New Site Builds and Lease renewals

● Identify and qualify properties for site acquisition development, work and negotiate with Land Lords/Attorneys, RF, A&E, Legal, Zoning and Municipalities. Manage, schedule, monitor & track progress of acquiring wireless telecom real estate leases/entitlements, A&E, Compliance Documents, Zoning /Permitting, Acquire Wireless Facility equipment modifications and upgrades by negotiations, managing & driving vendors and coordinating with wireless carrier(s), issue PO’s, turnover packages, monitor budget. Coordinate with the Carries and Telecom/Utility companies to Ordering and complete Telecom provisioning. Run regular deployment meetings with vendors and clients. Review and submit Leasing

& Zoning/Permitting entitlements. Current Project-. AT&T Wireless New Site Builds and Lease Renewals. Previous projects: General Dynamics- AT&T Wireless Generator, American Tower Corporation-SRV Tower Services, T-Mobile LTE (4G) Site Modernization, Alcatel-Lucent-Sprint PCS 4G upgrade. JA Lee Companies – Long Island City, NY 2010 – 2011 Business Development Manager

General Contractor. Developed new business opportunities through prospecting of potential clients and developing accounts in wireless telecom, cloud based solutions, unified communications, Smart Grid, Green Energy, and government sectors including Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and New Jersey Transit (NJT). Directed approval process for acceptance as qualified vendor enabling bidding on multi-million dollar projects.

• Secured Approved Vendor designation with Ericsson, ConEd, ClearWire, LightSquared and Nokia Siemens Networks. Networked with real estate and wireless industry contacts to acquire new leads and referrals to generate new sales. Successfully secured three large scale agreements resulting in $2.5M in incremental revenue. Black & Veatch – Paramus, NJ 2006 – 2009

Project Manager

Project managed & tracked/managed third-party vendors in the delivery of turnkey wireless cellular site development including negotiate RFI, RFP & CO/CR from vendors for SOW. Oversaw the activities of both contractors and employees. Led due diligence process to ready sites for construction of cellular towers. Provide site development

(including backhaul & power) for Sirius Satellite/XM Radio, T-Mobile and Metro PCS. Coordinated meetings and attended site qualifying. Design visits with landlords, engineering and construction. Generated and submitted Site Candidate Information Packages. Completed the above projects on schedule and within budget. Managed & completed approvals for Zoning and Permitting.)

Bechtel – Fairlawn, NJ 2003 – 2006

Site Acquisition Manager

Project managed, coordinated meetings & tracked site deployment for AT&T/Cingular Wireless build out including site acquisition, telecom backhaul/backboard and power preparation. Managed vendors and ran regular status meetings. Worked alongside engineering, logistics, & technical staff. Led environmental & regulatory reviews including environmental (NEPA, SHPO), engineering & RF documents (FCC, FAA) to meet AT&T/Cingular regulatory compliance standards including attended Zoning hearings, provided evidence. Secured BP’s and Gov’t approvals.

• Completed and turned sites to the construction team on schedule AAT Communications – Iselin, NJ 2000 – 2003

Site Acquisition Executive

Acquired over 250 new lease properties for real estate management agreement portfolio. Leased over 40 sites to wireless carriers including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Negotiated leases, amendments and licensing agreements with property owners, managers, attorneys and carriers. #1 ranked SAE in NY Metro – 2001-2003 EDUCATION

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE, Sparkill, New York: Bachelor of Science – Business Administration RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, Mahwah, New Jersey: Project Management Certification Program PMI UMDNJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Piscataway, New Jersey: OSHA 511 Certified, Occupational Safety & Health

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