Luther Middleton Jr.

Cell: 718-***-****

Email: lmiddleton36@ad16k6@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** *** *** #**

Bronx, NY 10459

Objective: To obtain a position offering opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Professional Experience

Levest Electric Inc. October 2019-Present

Construction Project Manager

Currently I’m managing Dish Wireless and AT&T C-Band and DoD project for Levest Electric. My responsibility on the Dish Wireless project consists of.

New site Bid Walks for up and coming sites

Work with the Dish team on ordering equipment filing electrical permit and building permits within the county the work is being performed.

Purchase all needed material and consumables per CD and RFDS ordering fiber and power cable hybrid cable lengths.

Confirming all equipment is received and accounted for per scope of work and according to final CD and RFDS.

Manage multiple sites Forman’s assuring customer of progress of work and construction completion.

Daily progress calls with customer project managers performing a site by site updating construction tracker daily.

Punch work site with customer field CM for site acceptance.

Assist closeout team with and missing photos and permit closure for final site acceptance.

AT&T 5G C-BAND, DoD and Power Plant project

Walk all sites assigned to Levest from Ericsson to confirm the CD and RFDS matches what’s installed on site.

Perform a power study for each site to confirm there is enough power on site to accommodate the new equipment.

Build out all BOM according to the latest CD and RFDS which consist of order the right model Power plants, batteries all radios antennas fiber power cables. Optical fiber cards for all antenna radios for each site assign to Levest Electric.

Coordinate work with the integration manage and site foreman to assure site is handed over on time.

Daily site by site calls with Ericsson construction team on site completion and up and coming construction starts are confirmed or need to be push out or brought in.

Arrange access for construction with Water tower companies, Crown Castle, SBA tower and rooftop sites for construction start.

Marconi Development Group Inc. September 2017-2019

Construction Project Manager

Currently I’m the PM for the upstate market managing the Nokia Sprint and Verizon Airscale project. Setting daily installation and Integration schedule for 20 technician. Tracking equipment and delivery schedule keeping the end customer up to date of the project progress.

1st Phase of Project Airscale

Weekly conference call with customer on any outstanding issues or concerns that would impede the project schedule.

Track outstanding change orders and back charges to customer for additional work.

Troubleshoot installation issues over the phone with technician.

Troubleshoot integration issues over the phone with technician

Verify installation quality practices are being followed per customer installation specification by performing a none schedule site visits.

Tracking and addressing any punch list issue resolving them in a timing manner.

Working with customer close-out team addressing document location and submittals.

Arrange site access for technician

Track and approve technician work hours.

Site count I currently managed for Marconi Group is 275 sites.

Schedule training for new and incoming technicians.

Verify installation teams are following customer safety protocols given to them at there training.

2nd Phase of Project MiMO

Responsible for All Project Documentation from customer award until final completion of project, including close out packages & initiating invoicing through proper channels.

Familiar with Airscale, BBU, L600, L700, 1900 (7x2), MIMO, Air3246, Router and Antenna Swaps, Lightwave or other similar equipment.

Site Walks D-14 permit close outs.

Create and maintain project trackers.

Manage GCs and in house RF crews to ensure that they stay on schedule to meet deliveries and goals; are following all safety guidelines and procedures; review GC change orders daily; verify their work and ensure payment.

Attend Customer meetings and communicate project schedule status as required; Address any customer issues/concerns as they arise.

Oversee the creation and verify the accuracy of the scope, ensure that these are agreed to and quotes created based on the SOW.

Coordinate equipment deliveries as needed to adhere to construction schedules.

Provide any necessary support to the Vendors/GC teams in the field.

Construction Manager Accountable for all Civil Works and associated financial control via Scheduling (time).

Globenet Telecommunication February 2016 – July 2017

Project Construction Manager

Accountable for all Civil Works and associated financial control via Scheduling (time), in house crews and sub-contractors Quality Management on a given project.

Ensure that all teams are adhering to Globenet standards, processes and procedures as well as all Federal and Local standards.

Identifies continuous improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities Include

Assess and control charges to the agreed site design

Assures that:

Only Customer’s approved materials are installed on the project

The agreed Civil Works guidelines and schedules are followed and enforced.

Attend coordination and progress meetings

Work with site accusation team to obtain permits and right of way easement approved.

Awareness and on-site supervision during where risk of disturbances in customer site performance is high.

Check that the working environment is maintained at an acceptable level, carry out safety inspections and ensure that tools, etc. are in good working condition.

Civil Works problem solving as required during the project.

Coordinates site activities and assures that all disciplines directly involved in the project are in phase with the Project goals and objectives.

Drive schedule activities and trouble-shooting results.

Ensure that:

Globenet and partners meet all the technical specifications with respect to customer specifications.

Workmanship quality of the installations done by the Service Providers is within the Contract, Ericsson AT&T and Verizon standards and expectations.

All Federal, Local, and customer safety guidelines and construction procedures are enforced during the entire Civil Works phase of the project.

Knowledge in worker’s safety and work environment safety.

Perform:

Site pre-inspections and coordinate post-construction audits.

Site verification.

Visual inspection of quality on site.

Prepares regular interval progress reports as required by the project

Provide accurate status information on the progress to project management.

Provide technical assistance to the Service Providers and any other suppliers that provide services associated with the Civil Works activities.

Reject wrong deliveries of material to site.

Report bad performance and quality on site.

Responsible for the proper interpretation and compliance of the civil design plans.

Supervise, coordinate and monitor works with the Service Providers and other disciplines that have an interface with the Civil Works part of the project.

Team leadership focusing on quality and results.

Write claims, order and return materials.

Maintain and update construction-specific areas of Site Handler including but not limited to the following:

SOW and preconstruction documents (NTP, SOW, RFDS, safety guidance, QA standards, etc)

NTP receipt verification

RFDS submission review and changes

Civils acceptance documents, submission receipt, review and approval

Civils progress PFA verification (daily)

Close out document review and acceptance sign off

Knowledgeable of multiple vendor databases SITERRA, FST, ART, CAM, Site Handler, BOX for document and picture uploads.

S-Comm/Ericsson- New York May 2015 – February 2016

Construction Manager II - AT&T Projects

Responsible for on recent LTE, & Generator & New Site Build projects for AT&T include: to order equipment’s, implement, monitor and maintain the quality of the execution on projects, while scheduling and coordinating pre-construction, in progress and quality/punch walks (on site or Virtual)

Verifying the accuracy of the scope, and ensuring all added work required found on pre-con walks are agreed and quotes are created based on the Scope Of Work.

Ensuring that site development construction-related project goals are met within established cycle times, quality requirements and approved budget. Perform feasibility walks & draft feasibility scoping in corroboration with Zoning, Acquisition and RF departments. Work with site accusation team to obtain permits and right of way easement approval.

Fiber installation and testing was performed on a per site basis.

Work with transport team resolving fiber network issues in the field.

I was lead CM on the MSG and Yankee stadium DAS project resolving any RF and fiber issue that may arise on the project due to my vast knowledge of RF and fiber testing.

Coordinate daily with RF and Network engineers on job progress and installation and backhaul issues.

Confirm technician was submitting certified fiber and RF test result according to the customer requirements.

Responsible for supplier sourcing management, procurement, enforcing quality control and safety standards; fostering communication between stakeholders in the construction process including but not limited to site acquisition management, implementation management, project management and RF engineering.

Review of each Site Action Plan submitted and check pricing & calculations for any discrepancies in purchase orders, labor costs or material estimates, negotiating and insuring numbers fall within the customers acceptable guidelines

Review and approve RFDS, construction drawings, all A&E deliverables during design. Coordinate proposed design changes with A&E service provider prior to construction installation

Review and approve customer provided construction documents and notice to proceed NTP requirements for completeness.

Work in coordination with site acquisition managers with Land Lord issues. Very successful record meeting with land lords to obtain consent signatures to start construction.

Manage contractors as required to meet the goals while following all required procedures and safety.

Very knowledgeable of the following software Microsoft Excel, Word, Microsoft Project Manager, Outlook, Power Point.

Knowledgeable of the following database software SITERRA, FST, ART, CAM, Site Handler, BOX

Wireless Integration Services Inc. 12/2012 - 4/2015

Construction Manager

AT&T Large fiber deployment throughout the 5 boroughs including Long Island and North and Central New Jersey.

Migrating network from ethernet to fiber network.

Work with network engineers and central testing newly deployed fiber installation handed off from service provider to customer equipment.

Tested fiber network on a per node basis per AT&T testing standards head to head testing with NOC and network engineers.

Troubleshoot fiber network issues with a variety of specialized fiber test equipment such as JDSU OTDR to pin point any installation cable issues on site. We used the Acterna HST-3000 to proof out no backhaul issues in the network.

Responsibilities included the successful completion of the modernization of Sprint's network of the cell sites in the Northeast Region called the “Sprint Network Vision Project”.

Tracks contracts, purchase orders, submittals and completes project close-out manuals

Facilitates and coordinates the work of one or more project teams during execution of large scale infrastructure programs to support the Project Manager

Identifies and works to remove barriers to successful completion of the overall project

Facilitates decision making processes as appropriate, serving as liaison between project managers, and mediating disagreements on approach to tasks within the overall project

Provides timely project status updates to the Project Managers

Performed miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned, constructed over 200 sites in NYC boroughs working under extreme conditions & a very short window.

MPI/Alcatel Lucent, Inc 04/2010 - 04/2012

Construction Manager

Responsible for administration and personnel functions associated with above activities

This position leads a team of 1-5 technical personnel and is responsible for maintaining commitments for work order due dates

Position responsibilities include technical direction, ensuring safe practices under hazardous conditions

and 24-hour accountability for emergency service requirements or catastrophic facility failures

Reviews work orders and schedules order of jobs to meet due dates

Determines which personnel to assign to specific jobs and what tools, vehicles, and materials are needed

Conducts safety hazard checks. Directs work operations. Assigns personnel to a job based on ability and training

Observes performance and provides on - the - job training. Supervises and directs contract help

Identifies location of all utilities

Surveys work location to identify safety requirements and direct setting up of safety devices

Prepares daily reports and summaries relative to time and materials used and recovered

Conducts tool and material inventory audits

Conducts safety meetings on a rotational basis and prepares damage and personal injury reports

Determines power voltage and interfaces with property owners regarding Right of Way issues, location of buried cables, building access, and other aspects of the work being performed

Managing new site build for Verizon Wireless (NSB) by turnkey vendor (SAI) in the NY/NJ area,

coordinating activities with Project managers, turnkey vendor, engineering, RF, Operations, compliance managers, permitting and inspections

Coordinate bidding, construction and turnover of complete NSB sites to operations

As a construction manager I’ve plan projects, bid and oversee construction activities for maintenance of existing sites and relocations, maintain accurate documentation on all NSB and construction activities, review and resolve turnkey vendor issues to ensure NSB schedule is maintained, and review and approve construction drawings

Spectrum/Bechtel 12/2005-5/2009

Construction Manager

Managed (3) in house crews on multiple projects. AT&T Power cabinet upgrades which consist of GMS NUSS swap out which made room for the new Argus TE-21 cabinet plus battery backups could be installed.

Review change orders (CORs) with GC daily, Submit SAPs (Site Action Plan) within a 90-day window to assure PO approval (Discuss recurring items that are causing delays

Contributing to customer site acceptance by assuring COP deliverables are met and financial true-ups meet the initially agreed upon pricing and SOW.

Review, redline and approve A&E drawings. Coordinate A&E drawings with RFDS and constructability constraints per the A&E Drawing Redlining Process.

Oversee the creation and accuracy of the scope, ensure that these are agreed to and quotes created based on the SOW

Ensure GC remains on schedule to meet delivery targets.

Extensive experiences with fiber optic wire and installation. In-house fiber optics and underground fiber optics. Installed electrical power wire and all electrical parts in the shelter, and central offices.

Created MOPs.

Conducted Safety audits

Responsible for quality control which consist of site true-up for accurate billing to customer, making sure punch list items are taking care of in a timely matter to customer satisfaction.

Worked side by side with A&E on D-14 permit closures addressing any CD red-line deficiencies

LJ Communication Inc. 01/03-12/2005

Construction Project Manager

As a Construction Project Manager, I managed projects for the School Construction Authority's MTA Madison Square Garden and new high-rise apartments buildings overseeing Low voltage cabling construction projects at various stages of development.

Responsibilities include:

Provide the administration and coordination of activities for the design and construction of complex and highly visible construction and modernization projects under the guidance of a senior level Project Officer

Ensure the quality and high standards of performance and compliance in both design and construction by all consultants, vendors, etc.

Make decisions and take action in a timely manner to expedite the timely completion of construction projects

Correct mistakes and errors in design and construction before they can be extensively incorporated into the project or as early in the construction process as possible

Make decisions on phasing and scheduling and ensure preparation of schedules for planning, design and construction

Monitor schedules and take appropriate actions to ensure that project is completed on schedule and within approved cost limitations

Interact with contractors, construction managers, local school personnel and Senior Project Officers to minimize project concerns

Participate in the development and implementation of project procedures and policies

Provide guidance and advice construction staff

Resolve issues and problems listed in field reports made by architects and construction management

Work with architect/engineers regarding change orders, interpretation of contract documents, shop drawing submittals/approvals and other technical matters as required, to ensure structurally sound, code compliant and aesthetic facility

Issue field memoranda or directives to contractors to enforce contract

Advise senior management regarding the necessity for the assessment of liquidated damages and other contractual enforcement mechanisms, including default

Use independent judgment to make on-site change order decisions and negotiate with contractors

Review contractors claims or disputed work and advise senior management as to appropriate action

Compile contract and project documentation necessary for adjudicating or denying claims

Visit various job sites as required in the performance of the above

Perform other related tasks

Education

Graduate of William H. Taft High School

1989-1992 Bronx N.Y

Certificate obtained in T-Bred 2310, 310

Certificate obtained Lucent Anymedia

Certified Anritsu Line Sweep Certified Anritsu PIM Sweep Certified JDSU OTDR

Certified BNC Andrew Connectors

Certified ComtrainClimber & Rescuer

OHSA 10HR CPR/First Aid

Certified CAT Head Operator

Certificate for General Construction Trades

Knowledgeable Microsoft Project manager

Microsoft Excel very knowledgeable in V and Hlookup.

Certified Nokia Airscale Integrator/

Alcatel-Lucent LTE BTS Installation and Commissioning Certificate

Nokia PITD #001LAJP0100957

Luther Middleton Jr. Phone: 718-***-****

E-mail: ad16k6@r.postjobfree.com

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