Manager Projects
Resume:
MARK G. PEPPLER
Justice, Illinois 60458
acyihe@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 630-***-****
EXPERIENCE
ASK Staffing
July 2014 to Present
I am presently working as contract employee at Verizon Wireless in Schaumburg Illinois as Construction Engineer. I am presently working on Dark Fiber to the cell sites. To date this has included the routing of dark fiber to over 600 existing sites. This includes routing of fiber into or through tower sites, hotels, office buildings and building sites in Chicago and suburban areas using existing infrastructure or placement of new. I also performed post-construction inspections for fiber in the ROW, utility easements and into the Verizon equipment space. I also worked on special projects that included TMA installs at 115 sites, COW installations for 36 events.
Sprint Corporation
Chicago Illinois
Construction Manager
Jan. 2013 to July 2014
Over saw Project Network Vision build out in 2013. This involved complete replacement of equipment, antennas and lines at all cell sites while maintaining an operational telecommunications network. Responsibilities included the monitoring of progress of vendors, crew availability and equipment inventory. Visit sites during construction and inspect workmanship and that company standards are being followed. Review changes to scope of work to minimize change order requests. Approve vendor payouts based on project progress. Meet with landlords to resolve issues.
Worked on Project Ocean which consists of approximately 280 new cell site builds through 2015. I was responsible for engineering site walks, selection of A&E firms, permit expediter, general contractors and other vendors to perform required due diligence work. I order all required equipment for the sites, schedule delivery of equipment to local market, request quotes for bids, select and hire contractors to perform work. Maintain project schedules to meet or exceed monthly and quarterly goals. Schedule vendors for optimization of site equipment and perform site turn up. Perform final project inspection and prepare punch list. Review close out documents for projects.
U.S. Cellular®
Itasca, Illinois
Project Manager
Dec 2006 to Jan. 2013
Project manager for cell site construction, I also managed microwave projects, LTE microwave projects, temporary cell site deployments and served as Safety Officer on the Emergency Disaster Response Team.
Microwave projects included new microwave hops and upgrades to existing microwave paths and averaged 100+ sites per year and included material ordering, tower structural’s, lease amendments, bidding, contractor management and scheduling up to and including turn up of microwave hop. Worked with Aviat on microwave radio purchases and equipment for these projects.
Safety officer position is a volunteer position; I joined at the start of the disaster response team’s formation and helped conduct safety briefings during local emergency events. Completed 10 hour OSHA safety certification class and created a safety refresher class for employees working in the field at sites.
Illinois State Wireless Association
Board Member
Jan 2012 to Present
I presently serve on the Board of Directors for the Illinois State Wireless Association. I have been a member since 2008 and was elected to serve as a board member in December 2011 for a two year term. I was re-elected to serve on the Board of Directors in December 2013 and December 2015 each for another two year term.
Apex Systems Inc
Construction Project Manager
May 1, 2006 to Dec 2006
Contract employee for U.S Cellular located in Itasca Illinois. Managed site search information, coordinate site selection and design with internal engineering groups, work with real estate firms for site selection, zoning and permitting. Review bids and award projects, issue purchase orders for materials and services. Track, report and communicate on status of projects. Coordinated microwave path alignment construction with Network Operations. Maintain City of Chicago Alderman tracker report.
Sprint Nextel Communications January 23, 1995 to April 23, 2006
Construction Manager- Special Projects
Construction Manager- Special Projects. Projects are all high-level visibility projects. Overseeing the installation of a small Cell / DAS (Distributed Antenna System) via fiber optics throughout the City of Chicago and suburbs, this project had a $50 million dollar budget. I handled all railroad agreements, hotel (headend) ground lease agreements, construction of hotel buildings and all equipment installations, fiber route design through ROW using utility poles, trenching and ATT conduit leasing. I managed the engineering of fiber routes, permitting, bidding and awarding of projects to Underground General Contractors. I worked with ComEd on agreements for pole attachments for both fiber cable and equipment placement. I purchased all equipment needed for the hotel and node locations and the installation of all equipment.
Other projects are related to providing coverage and capacity for Nextel sponsored events and large-scale customers. Oversee project status in the region for three NASCAR racetracks.
Since 1999 I provided the safety training in the Midwest Region. Completed OSHA train the trainer certification classes and wrote, prepared all class materials and taught safety classes within the seven states in the Midwest Region. I presently serve on the MWR Nextel Safety Council and MWR disaster drill team.
Previous to this position I was Midwest Regional Support Manager overseeing purchasing, vendor relations, FAA/FCC regulatory compliance, construction standards, inventory, general safety and OSHA personal protection equipment training. Presently work on regional and national evaluation and standardization teams for materials and services purchased by the company.
Manage all 3G projects for the markets in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Assemble a department to handle the project consisting of about 25 people.
Previous positions held at Nextel: Midwest Region Purchasing Manager, Construction Manager- New Sites, Lead Project Engineer, Project Engineer and Warehouse and Maintenance Supervisor. Working knowledge in areas of real estate, zoning, scheduling, contract negotiation, change orders, site project management, design and project development, construction and equipment installations.
Manage several construction expansions and upgrades of the Chicago Market Switch (MSO) including design and engineering, bidding, permitting, purchasing, contract award, construction management and turn over.
In addition, perform expansions and upgrades to MSO (Maintenance Service Operation). The MSO construction work included Glycol HVAC systems, Fire protection, UPS systems, Generator installation,
Office space design and furniture selection.
Also manage the construction of office space for 170 people in Elmhurst. Overseen the decommissioning and shut down of two warehouse locations used by Nextel.
Liquid Recovery Systems August 1993 to January 1995
Maintenance Supervisor
Manage construction projects of the building and equipment additions for company operations. Work on designing, installation and maintenance of company equipment. LRS-out of business as of
April 4, 1998.
Argus Agency October 1979 to August 1993
Investigator
I worked surveillance and undercover as a private investigator.
Surveillance work included workmen’s compensation claims and business operations reviews.
Undercover work included positions of production line work, manufacturing, warehouse work and maintenance mechanic for buildings and machines. Responsibilities included working as an electrician and maintenance mechanic in a food processing plant; also worked as a maintenance mechanic and second shift lead mechanic. Worked in areas of building construction, building maintenance and remodeling, HVAC, plumbing, hydraulic, engine room, machine maintenance and extensive work in electric (110, 240 & 480 volt AC) and electronic repair. Conducted all the above while working undercover on a clients concerns ranging from internal employee theft, arson, illegal drug use and sales by employees, product tampering, tax evasion, and overall operation processes of the business.
EDUCATION
Daley College
7601 S. Pulaski
Chicago, IL 60652
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Masters Certificate in Project Management 2009
References:
John Lamberes
Dave Skorupa
Leo Galvan
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