Senior Telecom Project Manager Summary
Michael G. Smith
530-***-**** (cell) (best response)
Personal email: *********@*****.***
LINKEDIN address; https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-glenn-smith-8aba6b84
Telecom PM Experience
-Management Experience Years –
Construction Management (CM) 12 “
Project Management (PM) 15 “
-Technology Experience Years-
5G Small Cell Construction 5 years
5G Macro Construction 11 “
DAS 5 “
Fiber Construction 9 “
Cellular Construction Experience 13 “
Safety Management 3 “
Power Utility Experience 6 “
Total Telecom Experience 20+ “
Project Values / Project Headcounts under my control
Title Years Project Name USDValue # Personnel/Contractors
PM/CM - Construction 3 TEP6 Saudi OSP/Fiber/Cellular $8 B 12 CMs/5 $120-130M
PM-Construction 3 UMTS AT&T Cellular 3G &4G $450M 3 PCs / 10
PM/CM – Construction 1 Facebook Small Cell 2.5 Ghz $5M 4 CMs / 3
PM – Finance 2 Sprint/Samsung Cellular $30M 2 Finance/ 11
CM – Construction 2 Tmobile/Ericsson 5G Upgrade $2.5M 2 ADMIN/ 5
PM - Construction 1 Fiber Metro AZ Dark Fiber $15M 3 5 CMs / 5
CM - Telecom Const 1 Fiber State of CA Dark Fiber $300M 5 CMs/
PM - Developmental 6 Power Utility RF Noise - 5 depts
Various Management Experiences
Parent & Child (Ericsson’s) Turfing Vendor (AT&T)
International Bank Drafts Earned Value Revenue (Black & Veatch) Critical Path Method (CPM) Management by Objective (MBO)
Cost Plus (Bechtel) Time & Material
At Risk (no longer used in industry) JIT (Just In Time) Inventory management
International LOCs Letter of Credit
Balance Budget Inventory Financing
True Ups
Carrier and Vendor Experience
Cellular Carriers: AT&T/ Sprint/ TMobile / Metro / Verizon, Crown Castle, American Towers, AT&T Microwave,
Cellular Radio Equipment: Ericsson, Nokia, AT&T, Lucent, Samsung, Motorola
OSP Carrier & Vendor Experience AT&T, El Paso Gas & Electric, Verizon, Pacific Gas & Electric, Zayo
Misc equipment Vendors; Corning MobileAccess, Andrew Commscope / RFS
SOLiD, ADRF Tyco/TE Connectivity, JMA Wireless – Teko
Anritsu / Kaelus
Project Tracking Software experience:
SAP, P6, CASPR, SiteHandler, MS Project, various DBs, various MS Spread Sheet Trackers
Contract/Work History:
Synergy Sites Consulting LLC 5G SC Construction Engineer Apr2022 to present
SmartLink LLC Construction Manager Nov 2021 to Apr 2022
Synergy Sites Consulting LLC 5G SC Construction Engineer Sep 2019 to present
Synergy 5G Construction Manager Nov 2017 to Sep 2019
CrossLink SC Construction Manager June 2017 to Nov 2017
MRT Canada Construction Manager Aug 2015 to June 2017
AFL/AT&T Construction Manager Jan 2015 to Aug 2015
Samsung Decommission/Finance Manager May 2013 to Nov 2014
Pacific Gas and Electric Utility Contractor OSP Dec 2006 to April 2013
Lemcon/Nokia 4G Construction Management June 2005 to Dec 2006
Bechtel UMTS Construction Manager May 02 to May 05
AMS Inc Fiber Optic OSP Project Manager Oct 2001 to Apr 2002
El Paso Global Gas & Electric Construction Manager May 2001 to Oct 2001
Alcatel/CDI QA/QC Manager Dec 2000 to May 2001
Lucent (Saudi Arabia) Construction Manager Feb 1998 to Oct 2000
Project Experience
Wireless/Cellular Construction Management including; New Site Build,, E911, Overlay, UMTS,GSM, TDMA, 5G, Complex Growth, Micro/Minis, Antenna Modification, RF Optimization, DAS and Small Cell sites
Fiber Optic Outside Plant (OSP) (copper & fiber) OH & UG construction.
Power Utility Projects including Distribution and Transmission. OSP Power Protection networks, SCADA, SmartMeter, RAS plus plant inspection for NERC audits.
Power Utility Telecom, RTVI, Mobile Radio, Network, Data Infrastructure, VoIP (including PBX, Network Data and Voicemail.
Technical Writing
- 5G SC Construction Process and Procedures
- TCI OSP FTTP (Hybrid) Construction Manual
- PG&E RTVI UO Guideline G12010 (Proposal)
- Lucent OSP Safety Manual Saudi Arabia
- “Telecom Project Management Lessons Learned”
- “Composite Strategy Planning” MBO Management Training
Skills & Qualifications: Industry Standards Knowledge
Project Management GO 95, GO 128 and GO 165
Project Controls NERC
Construction Management NESC
Site Acquisition Industry Safety Standards
Quality Control OSHA Standards
FOA
Contract Administrations
Power Utility NERC and Safety Compliance
Contract Negotiations
Procurement
Multiple electronic, civil engineering and logistical skills
Multi-project, multi-nationality team environments.
GIS Mapping and Database OSP