Professional Profile

Experienced Real Estate, Engineering, and Development Manager with 20+ years of experience in the telecommunications industry to include but not limited to site acquisition, RF performance, transport, engineering, construction, integration, and closeout acceptance.

Professional Experience

Ascend Wireless Networks Project Manager Central Florida Market November 2021 to present

Managed 16 General Contractors, 2 four-man tower crews, and a staff of 4 Construction Manager while completing 60 POR’s associated with Verizon Wireless 5G and sub 6 deployments for 2021 goals.

T-Mobile Site Development Manager North Florida Market March 2020 to November 2021

Managed 9 General Contractors and a staff of 8 internal resources while completing 310 POR’s and 75 Anchor upgrades in the North Florida market to meet the annual Super Max goal.

Completed (26) 5G go backs in the NFL market.

Managed the leasing, construction, commissioning, & integration of a T-Mobile and Sprint colocation on the same structure associated with the PGA World Headquarters forced relocation project.

Sprint Engineering & Development Program Manager SE Region March 2017 to 2020

Managed 3 turf vendors (Jacobs, Mastec, & Infinigy), 2 MLA project management teams (SBA & Crown Castle), and a staff of 5 internal resources while deploying 190 new site builds in the SE region in 16 markets across 5 states. Total budget managed associated with all projects combined in excess of $110 million.

Managing all UER testing on 350 small cell proposed locations throughout North Florida directing a team of (7) Field Engineers.

Managed site acquisition, zoning, permitting, construction, and project close out of 225 small cell sites in the Orlando, Jacksonville, Panhandle, and Gulf Coast markets.

Bechtel Infrastructure Make Ready Engineer, Google FTTH Project Charlotte, NC Sept 2016 to March 2017

Directs and coordinates self- performed and subcontracted MRE activities for the project.

Lead meetings and subsequent coordination activities with pole owners/utilities regarding make-ready submittals, design, and construction requirements and activities.

Managed the flow of information required from third parties to assure the timely progress of the MRE work.

Responsible for O-Cal Pro & SPIDA pole loading software technical content and quality of pole application submittals to local utilities.

Established processes to monitor work execution of and progress of subcontractors and direct-hire teams.

Worked cross-functionally within the project teams to MRE to manage change and ensure a cost-effective plant.

Resolved field initiated questions on MRE and construction.

Bechtel Infrastructure Lead Fielding & OSP Engineer, Google FTTH Project Jacksonville, FL Feb 2016 to Sept 2016

Responsible scheduling and daily assignments for 9 Fielding Engineers validating 9,595,680 linear foot & 131,081 parcels of the client’s design in the Right of Way for accuracy and constructability.

Responsible for daily reporting of all quantities amassed by 9 Fielding Engineers to the Project Controls department.

Assisted outside Plant Engineering department with path changes & annotations associated with constructability design issues in order to facilitate invoicing.

Utilized Map Geo planning tools in the design and optimization of the network utilizing client software tools i.e. Weaver, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google sheets, Google drive, Google Docs.

SAC Wireless North & South Florida Market Manager December 2015 to Feb 2016

Responsible for new generating new business for both North and South Florida Markets.

Responsible for DAS/Small Cell engineering, quoting, and implementation for the State of Florida.

Managing multiple SAC offices in both Jacksonville & Miami and associated operations, construction management, and tower/civil resources.

T-Mobile Engineering & Development Senior Project Manager May 2011 to December 2015

Engineered, deployed, & integrated UMTS and LTE technologies on 12 raw land sites managing 3 build to suit vendors in southern GA and North Florida.

Engineered, deployed, & integrated 2G, U1900, U2100, and LTE technologies on 560 sites managing 12 contractors, 3 A&E firms, and 4 construction managers in southern GA and North Florida.

Managed AT&T & Southern Light in the delivery of 205 Ethernet fiber circuits in the Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Panama City, & Savannah markets.

Managed a team of (4) Construction Managers & (3) General Contractors in the decommissioning of (16) T-Mobile collocations on American Tower sites in the Georgia Market.

Managed (3) MLA partners (ATC, Crown Castle, & SBA) in the leasing, construction, & integration of 52 new sites from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico in the NFL market.

Managed the deployment and integration of (48) long haul microwave links in the North Florida market.

Responsible for Pseudo Wire Emulation & 1.95 Migration of Ethernet fiber circuits on 310 site which allowed for T-1 disconnections and saved the market $45,000 of monthly reoccurring telco cost.

Mastec Wireless Services Project Manager (Orlando & Tampa markets) AT&T LTE Deployment February 2011 to May 2011

Directly managed the survey of 563 sites in the Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, & Tallahassee markets for LTE technology deployment utilizing 8 sub-contractors.

Managed the scoping and pricing associated with 348 sites awarded to MWS in accordance with LTE deployment in North Florida markets.

Responsible for identifying scope of work, establishing pricing, PO issuance, and PO closeout with 8 general contractors, and coordination of 4 construction managers.

Ordered materials from 18 suppliers on a competitive bid basis and coordinated the logistics and delivery to the MWS warehouse & sub-contractor vendors.

Interviewed, hired, & manage the daily operations of (8) tower technicians on AT&T site modifications & LTE equipment installation.

Light Squared Network Deployment Project Manager (Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee markets) LTE Deployment January 2011 to February 2011

Manage the architecture engineering, site acquisition, and permitting associated with LTE deployment in North Florida markets.

Clearwire Network Deployment Project Manager (Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Pensacola markets) WIMAX Deployment June 2009 to December 2010

Simultaneously launched the first two 4G WIMAX markets (Jacksonville & Daytona Beach) in the state of Florida ahead of schedule and under budget.

Managed three A&E vendors from site walks to final engineered construction drawings, ordered all tower & ground materials, and managed scope of work site walks with numerous tower owners associated with 177 cellular sites in the Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, and Saint Augustine markets.

Managed 3 site acquisition vendors from file review, zoning approval, building permit issuance, lease negotiations, through NTP issuance with 12 different municipalities associated with 84 collocations & new site builds in the Pensacola & Jacksonville markets.

Responsible for identifying scope of work, establishing pricing, PO issuance, and PO closeout with 15 general contractors, and coordination of 6 construction managers.

Completed conversion and collocation of 177 RF upgrades from Expedience to WiMAX 4G technology.

Upgraded 300 microwave backhaul links while providing uninterrupted connectivity to 32,000 existing customers in two markets while reducing churn from 3.5 percent to 1.9 percent.

T-Mobile * Project Manager (North Florida) UMTS Deployment * December 2008 to June 2009

Constructed, integrated, & optimized 165 UMTS collocations in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Gainesville.

Managed the A&E efforts, materials, and site walks with tower owners of 332 cellular sites in the Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Savannah markets.

Responsible for identifying scope of work, establishing pricing with 13 general contractors, and coordination of 4 construction managers.

Vertikal Site Development * Project Manager (North Florida) New Builds * April 2008 to December 2008

Completed permitting & construction of 2 raw land cellular sites in St. Augustine and Welaka, Florida.

Sprint Nextel Development Manager (North Florida) New Builds Nov 2006 to April 2008

Managed the 2007 build plan & successfully turned ON AIR 102 new cell sites in a calendar year.

Completed construction on 82 Nortel CDMA collocations & 20 Motorola iDEN raw land cellular facilities to include generator set placement in the Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Ocala markets.

Led weekly deployment meetings & directed 4 site acquisition, engineering, construction management vendors.

Managed the critical project path and document repositories for all legal documents in Siterra.

Bechtel Telecommunications Lead Field Coordinator (North Florida) Cingular UMTS Integration Project Jan 2005 to Nov 2006

Supervised 3 sub-contractors in surveying 1389 cellular sites across the state of Florida for the upcoming Cingular Wireless UMTS project.

Completed construction of the dual band integration tower work on 257 sites to include indoor, outdoor, & rooftop with multiple contractors covering a broad scope of work.

Completed 3 new build raw land sites and 3 co-location sites for Cingular Wireless in 2006.

Bechtel Telecommunications Construction Manager (Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama) AT&T Wireless E-911 Project Jan 2004 to Jan 2005

Oversee and managed of the construction efforts on 56 TDOA, AOA, & COW sites and project closeout.

Performed site surveys on modular cell sites to determine future expansion needs for AT&TWS Cell Sites.

Monitored and tracked the daily progress of sub-contractors in the Birmingham and Nashville market

Manages scheduling and progress databases used for status project execution for monitoring and reporting progress of the work for the assigned cell sites.

Coordinates communications and action requirements with general contractors, suppliers, service providers, site acquisition, and landowners.

Bechtel Telecommunications Construction Manager (Texas) AT&T Wireless E-911 Project August 2003 to Jan 2004

Oversaw and managed the construction efforts of 75 TDOA, AOA, & COW sites and managed project closeout.

Monitored and tracked the daily progress of sub-contractors in the Houston and Dallas market.

Coordinates communications and action requirements with general contractors, suppliers, service providers, site acquisition, and landowners.

Bechtel Telecommunications Field Coordinator (Arkansas) Cingular Genesis Project May 2003 to August 2004

Successfully planned, coordinated, and executed the upgrade of 2G TDMA hardware and associated RF components on 45 sites to a functioning GSM system.

Managed 18 sub-contractors in the modification of 42 towers from an Omni configuration to a sector panel antenna configuration.

Zero reportable OSHA safety incidents with over 7,000 man hours worked and 40,000 miles driven.

Bechtel Telecommunications Field Coordinator (Atlanta, Georgia) Cingular Genesis Project August 2002 to May 2003

Supervised 25 men and 3 A&E firms in surveying 742 cellular sites across the state of Georgia for Cingular Wireless within a 60-day period.

Ordered and managed the material for the integration of Ericsson and Nokia GSM technology in 75 sites.

Completed construction of the 3G overlays on 75 sites to include indoor, outdoor, & rooftop with multiple contractors covering a broad scope of work.

Bechtel Telecommunications Field Coordinator (Cincinnati, Ohio) Cingular Genesis Project March 2002 to August 2002

Directed 15 men in surveying 310 Cellular sites in Southern Ohio market covering Dayton, Columbus, & Cincinnati for Cingular Wireless within a 30-day period and delivering bi-weekly progress to the client.

Attended all scoping meetings with Cingular Wireless (customer), Siemens (equipment vendor) to agree on equipment placement & redlined all surveyed drawings.

Directed and inspected the contactors work for GSM equipment installation in 95 Cellular sites in the Cincinnati market which was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

Bechtel Telecommunications OSP Engineer (Atlanta, Georgia) Metro Media Fiber Project July 2000 to August2001

Directed and inspected the placement of multiple conduits by methods of plowing, trenching, jack & bore, directional bore, bridge attachments while installing manholes & hand holes in specified locations.

Located and protected Metro Media & AT&T fiber networks on a daily basis for an area of 95 miles in the Atlanta metro area.

Responsible for daily documentation, as-build, bore profiles, restoration items, contractors’ quantity forms, & punch list on a daily basis.

US Navy Electronic Technician (Retired) September 1999

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