Project Manager Construction
Resume:
KEY SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES
EXPERIENCE
Senior Construction Project Manager May 2021 – May 2023
Fullerton Engineering Consultants - Schaumburg, Illinois Management of design, construction, and general contractors. Projects include:
DISH Wireless Launch Build-out of Wisconsin and Michigan markets: Review and approve contractors for projects. Management of multiple contractors for construction of rooftop and tower colocation sites. Responsible for purchase order request to clients and vendors. Oversee all pre-construction and bids on rooftops. Create quarterly projections and initiate all projects billing.
Federated Wireless CRBS Network: locate, walk, access for feasibility, and design potential rooftop and tower sites along the US coast, US Virgin Island, Gaum & Puerto Rico. Review contractor’s closeouts and create final closeouts for submission to the client.
DAS: Site walks for Verizon and T-Mobile. Locations have included MLB and NFL stadiums, hospitals, factories, and the federal reserve.
Parallel Towers: Construction management of new site builds for Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin markets.
T-Mobile: Management of contractors installing fiber to equipment platform from ROW. Director of Field Services April 2014 – May 2021
Terra Consulting Group, Ltd. - Park Ridge, Illinois Coordination of A&E and construction supervision in ten states.
Scheduling and training of Terra’s personnel in construction observation, construction punch walks, utility coordination, project closeout, and initiation all projects billing.
Management of small cell infrastructure deployment, working with Public Utilities, municipalities, and suppliers to develop the technical standards by which the small cell network would be built.
Oversight of site walk coordination, design of site layout, utility and power to site, and drawing review.
Lead role in procurement of work in new markets and recruitment of personnel in Nashville office.
New Site development
Site Acquisition, zoning & permitting
Project Management
Construction Management
Budgeting & Cost Accounting
Client Relations
Complex Problem-Solving
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Project Scoping & Planning
Quality control
Contract negotiation
Mentorship and training
Project scheduling
Macro Cells, Small Cell, DAS
Senior management professional with a proven record of success driving market growth, reducing costs, and achieving client satisfaction. Responsible for project initiation, planning, execution, and close; managing resources, timelines and change control, as well as reporting business deliverables to Clients, Owners, and Board of Directors. Able to excel in fast-changing environments and skillfully manage multiple clients while remaining reliable and focused. Strong skills in fostering professional relationships and communicating effectively with clients and colleagues. Wayne Bischel
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Madison, Wisconsin
Expanding roles of service January 2002 – April 2014 FMHC Corporation/Jacobs Engineering - Chicago, Illinois Director of Construction 2007–2014
Responsibility for company growth from 3 tower crews with 1 electrical crew to 14 tower crews with 6 electrical crews for the East Coast and Midwest markets. Leadership role in opening of construction offices in Philadelphia, Nashville, and Houston. Recruitment and hiring of employees. Collaboration with sales and marketing to secure clients. Construction projects including:
Sprint Ericsson: 4G upgrade and 48-hour installation at NBA All-Star Game
T-Mobile: New site installations
ATT: Microwave projects
Verizon: New site installations
WCW: Microwave run from Chicago to New York
Regional Project Manager 2006–2007
Management and execution of the Clearwire Build for 4 offices in the East Coast and Midwest markets, including:
Oversight: lease negotiations, zoning, permitting, and A&E management.
Management: over 600 sites in Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Columbus markets. Senior Project Manager 2003–2006
Management of leasing, A&E modifications, zoning, permitting, environmental processes, and site construction. Projects including:
Sprint WIMAX (4G): Project management from leasing through construction of the 4G upgrade modifications. Built of a team of 6 real-estate agents, 2 zoning/permitting specialists, and 5 Construction Managers. The team managed 2 A&E companies, 6 tower companies, 2 civil GCs and 2 power plant/ battery installers, with over 450 sites in the Chicago market.
Sprint/Nextel: Construction management to Modified Nextel sites to accommodate Sprint’s CDMA technology. Consolidation of over 60 sites in the Chicago and Wisconsin markets.
Cricket: Built and managed a real-estate team to lease, zone, and permit sites. Training, establishment of procedures, and assignment of search rings, for over 400 sites in the Chicago and Indiana markets.
Alltel: Management of site acquisitions and A&E, for Wisconsin and Michigan markets.
Cingular: Management of multiple site acquisition firms from leasing through permitting, including over 62 sites in the Wisconsin market for Bechtel.
Construction Project Manager 2002–2003
Management of construction teams and general contractors in constructions projects, projects including:
Verizon: Management of all third-party services for the EVDO Project and new builds in the Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan markets. Management of site audits and third-party generator addition, negotiation of lease amendments and rent, procurement of zoning approvals, tracking and coordination of all third-party services from site walk to the issuing of permits, and budget projection for FMHC.
Cingular Wireless: Planning and coordination of E911/GSM upgrade for Chicago microcells. Leadership of initial site audits, creation of site-audit and drawing standards, reviewed and approved close outs for quality standards. Oversight of over 400 microcell sites and construction management for 100 sites in the Chicago market.
A&E/Construction Manager 1998–2002
Walter Group/Wireless Facilities - Chicago, Illinois Scope of Work & Key Projects/Achievements:
Solicitation, evaluation, and negotiation of prices and services for all architectural engineering, surveying, environmental, structural, and construction firms involved in projects.
Issuance of purchase orders, scheduling, coordination, and oversight of site walks.
Review and approval of completed services.
Attendance at deployment meetings to communicate progress with clients.
Client projects include:
Telecorp: A&E and Construction management
NEXTEL: 3G Project engineering
VoiceStream: Pre-construction management
Additional projects: WinStar, Sprint, PrimeCo, and American Tower ADDITIONAL AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Electrical Substation design and layout
Transmission and Distribution lines
Design and quality control of prefabricated steel shelters
Facilitate permitting for shelters being shipped to different states and municipalities
Residential electrical and plumbing installation
Proficient in Microsoft 365 programs and Visio
Working knowledge of most client databases
Fiber design and construction
Construction Drawings
A&E expertise
AC & DC Power Systems
Grounding expertise
Residential construction
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