Construction Manager Project

James Childers Page *

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Summary of Qualifications:

●Over 10 years of Project Management experience (PMP)

●Over 10 years of Construction Management (CCM)

●Over 10 years of Marco/IDAS/ODAS, Public Safety, Wi-Fi systems

●Coordinate the installation, testing, and acceptance of a new Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems

●Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written or verbal communication skills

●The ability to lead and develop techniques to meet project requirements, and meet milestones and margins

●Collaborate with architects, engineers, owners, clients and subcontractors to successfully complete including planning, design

Construction, occupancy, turnover and complete closeouts

●Ability to work with diverse populations

●Excellent critical thinking and leadership skills, and ability to resolve conflicts

●Ability to maintain accurate documentation and reporting status with precise communication to stakeholders

●Familiar with backend tracking systems using Microsoft – Office, Visio, Excel, Project manager, Siterra and Oracle

●Advanced knowledge of RF and design. Construction and low voltage vendors, with strong technical and commercial terms ● Excellent with testing and defining results from benchmark, CW, fiber testing, and coaxial sweeps.

●Team leadership, coaching, and task management capabilities on assigned projects

●Adept in negotiating and building commitments

Education

●Grand Canyon University – Business Management – Currently attending

●I.T.T – PMP Project Management

●I.T.T- CCM Certified Construction Management

●iBwave Certified Level 1

●George Washington University – BSEE Electrical Engineering

Professional Experience

Walix Corporation – Robert Graham at Orchard Hill Landing June 2021 – April 2022

Sr. Project Manager

●Project Governance - Meet requirements of project and facilitate permits/inspection as well necessary project plans throughout project lifecycle.

●Scope Management - Manage all additions, subtractions, and changes to the scope, ensuring that claims and change orders are processed per the contract in a timely and professional manner.

●Schedule Management - Manage, update, and communicate the project schedule and plans to all affected parties.

●Finance - Responsible for managing contract value, project change orders, perform forecasting and manage all cash flow in and out of the project’s budget.

●Quality Management - Support project quality requirements from installation metrics, warranties and punch-list ensuring work meets installation requirements.

●Resource Management - Management of project resources at team level, subcontract/purchase order level and field labor.

●Monitor performance and take action as needed.

●Risk & Opportunity Management - Create and manage risk and opportunity logs.

●Procurement Management - Manage project procurement activates including subcontracts and vendor management.

●Safety - Perform frequent and regular site safety audits, training, and inspections to ensure compliance with Walix policies as well as those of the appropriate governing bodies.

Centerline Communications

December 2017 – 06/2021

DAS Construction Manager

●Manage planning and the execution of work to reduce costs

●Planning and coordinating the installation, testing, and acceptance of a new Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems

●Maintain company standards, meet quality, and safety expectations

●Develop production cost estimates

●Train and enforce all operational safety procedures

●Act as a liaison between field operations and the administrative functions ● Maintain and prioritize schedules

●Define system performance and test requirements for multiple projects

●Perform DAS surveys and designs

●Review advanced designs and provide guidance

●Supervise employees to ensure crew leaders are following protocol ● Enforce policies and conduct quality checks.

Repeated Signal Solutions

November 2016 – November 2017

SR. Construction Program Manager

●Develop equipment designs with wireless service providers and DAS equipment vendors

●Provide tracking and develop procedures to streamline contractor maintenance inefficiencies

●Improve accountability and efficiency to maximize revenue

●Ensure quality assurance, consistent communications, and outstanding customer service

●Create designs using engineering tools such as iBwave

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●Perform DAS surveys and designs

●Provide advanced design criteria

●Analyze and summarize test data to evaluate performance

●Perform utilizing scanners, power meters, optical test equipment, and spectrum analyzers ● Perform test requirements for each project and venue

●Manage the workflow of designs

●Installation, testing, and acceptance of a new Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems

McNeal Professional Services, LLC. September 2013 – October 2016

Deployment Manager

●Coordinate activities related to engineering solutions

●Outline requirements, meet commitments, and set expectations

●Develop detailed work plans, resource plans, schedules, and status reports

●Train engineering and senior managers on work expectations

●Be point of contact for partners, management, and engineering team

●Maintain relationships with outside partners to ensure a smooth delivery process

●Give feedback to Construction, Engineering, Business, and Management teams

●Work with Accounting and Business Development to reconcile outstanding balances

●Generate pricing, coordinate site surveys, bid documents, and benchmark testing

●Restore systematic barriers and propose solutions

●Provide weekly project status reports

Wes Tower Communications May 2012 – September 2013

Program Manager

●Architectural and engineering services

●Manage all project activities, provide direction and analytical guidance

●Lead cross functional teams, interpret contracts, and develop budget forecasts

●Developed detailed work plans, resource plans, schedules, and status reports

●Followed OSHA regulations to give technical and analytical guidance to project teams

●Coordinate internal resources and ensure teams have the proper resources

●Track and order materials for projects

●Schedule deployments and commissioning

●Manage acceptance and troubleshooting of completed deployments

●Generate pricing, coordinate site surveys, bid documents, and benchmark testing

●Developed the technical content for proposals and RFP responses

Nsoro-MasTec LLC. February 2011 – April 2012

UMTS, LTE, DAS, IDAS Project Manager

●Managed build outs for real estate companies

●Implemented OSHA 30 and ND safety protocols

●Responsible for cost, quality, and schedule of 2nd /3rd wireless infrastructure projects

●Managed RF Initiatives with Ericsson, Nsoro, and General Dynamics

●Maintained projects to ensure they meet compliance and policies of federal, state, as well local regulations

●Managed financial cycle of proposals, bids, and purchase orders

●Approved vendor invoices and managed the project budget

●Responsible for managing and engineering site acquisition, as well construction projects

●Trained new and existing employers on standards to achieve the companies Zero Defect Policy

●Managed the end of end implementation of T1’s associated with EVDO carrier adds ● Developed matrix team for resources from ND&E, RF Eng., switch ops, field ops, and fiber deployment

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AT&T- The Intersect Group March 2009 – January 2011

Project Manager

●Develop new approaches to problems encountered

●Specialize in developing programs such as R&D, EF&I, BOMS, and RFDS plumbing

●Prepare project scopes, schedules, budgets, and project administration documents

●Extensive work with DAS outdoor and in building systems

●Provide oversight on design phases and assisted with the bidding process

●Review contract drawings to ensure designs were professional

●Resolve any legal, political, and regulatory issues

●Manage inventory, validated devices, and handled disputes

●Improve negotiations and inventory management with OEM Alcatel Lucent

●Establish policies and procedures to ensure compliance

TECHNOLOGIES

●3D-CAD, Atoll, iBwave certification level 1

●DAS – IDAS/ODAS ● Oracle Data Warehouse, SCM, Siterra

●UHF-VHF ● Provided technical content and root cause analysis in the

●Public Safety following disciplines: LTE, GSM, 4G, CDMA, EVDO,

●OSHPD UMTS, Wi-Fi/ WiMAX, DSL, Cable Broadband IP/

●OSHA (VOIP), LBS, OC48 – OC3, DS3 –DS0, T1, and Cat-5

●Comba Certified Networking with fiber backbone

●Solid Certified ● Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel

●Fiber certified ● LTE, UMTS, GSM, EVDO, 4G, 3G and 2G

●CommScope (Andrew) ● Fiber and backhaul and all other modifications

●Corning (Mobile Access) and (One) ● Familiar with passive repeater-based equipment

●TE (ADC) or Solid in-building and outdoor equipment

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