John Joseph Gatz

Senior Project Manager & Site Acquisition Manager

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Offering 25+ years of wireless telecom experience, driving project management and process improvement initiatives. Known for aligning organizational processes on a global scale through supply chain and vendor management. Demonstrated leadership skills that drive optimization goals and enhance organizational operations. Excellent negotiation and sales experience across the United States with a proven track record of successfully closing contracts (new and renewals) on budget and on time. Extensive computer training from the military focusing on system programming and repair. Graduate of the DIS Security Procedures for Industry Course. Currently completing my studies for my BS in Business Management with a Project Management Certificate.

CORE COMPETENCIES

●Project Planning, Goals, and Milestones

●Negotiations & Sales

●Budget Management

●Material and Labor Scheduling

●Planning and Coordination

●Problem Resolution

●School and Work Experience Computer Programming and Repair

●MS Office Suite

●Adobe, Google Earth Pro, Visio and Corel programs

●Team Building & Rapport

●Internal & External Cross-Functional Communication

●Texas State Notary Public

●Agile and Scrum Methodologies proficiency.

●Real world computer security experience and the Top Secret SAP/SAR Level

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Telecom Technology Services (AMDOCS) March 2021 – January 2023

Project Manager

Oversee the Site Development Department for T-Mobile and Verizon projects. Responsible for site leasing, zoning, and permitting in the ILWI Markets for Verizon. Successfully delivered projects for Verizon Small Cell in SOCAL. Responsible for the successful 5G in-store upgrade in the Southern California Market for T-Mobile. Supervise Back Office support for the AMDOCS Drone Program ensuring a smooth transition from survey to audit to quality control review and upload to clientele. Cross managing multiple projects simultaneously utilizing Scrum and Agile methodologies with stakeholders based around the world.

Texas Canyon Consulting May 2019 – May 2023

Site acquisition and closeout document manager leading site location & lease negotiations, zoning approvals, project management, and building permit issuance for organizations such as AT&T, Sprint, US Cellular, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Extensive experience in zoning and permitting processes throughout the nation.

●Partner with clients to pursue sites that have not had any success by other companies, resulting in project completions in every case.

●Evaluate potential candidates in a search ring prior to the submission of a Site Candidate Information Package (SCIP), conduct exhaustive analysis, meet with the municipality to verify ordinance requirements as well as current filing procedures, and ensure the presence of power, telco, and fiber.

●Implement timely, successful solutions to tower build projects within leasing, zoning, and permitting.

●Prepared and successfully delivered reports and presentations to senior corporate leadership, city councils and citizen open forums.

Landmark Dividend Sept 2019 – March 2020

Senior Project Manager position with focus on negotiation of lease renewals on behalf of parent company across the United States. Negotiations centered on existing cell sites (towers, ground leases and rooftops) with and without addition of equipment.

Review contract workload on daily basis,

Conduct existing lease and amendment reviews to determine the best course of action.

Verify proposed RFDS (if applicable)

Draft proposal for submission to landlord after initial consult.

Eco-Site LLC Nov. 2016 - Sept. 2019

Senior Project Manager

Eco-Site is a tower development company that does build-to-suit tower development for various wireless telecoms. Managed and coordinated 6 vendors covering the state of Texas through the site discovery, leasing, zoning, and permitting processes. Led project timelines & planning across the market.

●Managed $2M cost budgets including reviewing invoices and issuing pay authorizations.

●Assisted in the development of mobile space software for systems and smartphones to inventory and report tower auditing of equipment and construction/inspection results.

●Led all leasing, zoning, and permitting of over 50+ towers in one full year.

●Oversaw management within 3 markets for T-Mobile, responsible for 100+ raw land tower builds.

●Attended zoning and city council hearings to speak on the organization & client’s behalf.

●Coordinated with internal construction managers and general contractors to facilitate building raw land tower sites, ensuring entitlements are completed and site builds are accomplished within the required timeframes.

●Initiated, formulated, and executed notices to proceed and site license agreements.

●Attended weekly meetings with carriers to review accomplishments, progress, and issues, building trust and continuing to build upon communication with customers.

Civil Solutions Inc. Aug. 2008 - Nov. 2016

Site Acquisition Manager/National Closeout Manager

Supported the wireless industry offering site acquisition, construction, and closeout services. Managed site acquisition for T-Mobile UMTS project across 2 states. Responsible for site walks for pre-leasing audits of sites and conducted extensive lease reviews to determine the best leasing course of action on a site-by-site basis.

●Managed crew of 6 tasked with lease review execution prior to the negotiation of amendments to the master lease agreements for American Tower, Crown Castle International, and SBA Towers.

●Drafted, processed, and gained execution of notices, consents, and amendments for the NLP1 Infill, NLP2, and NLP3 projects for T-Mobile which consisted of 154 sites.

●Successfully worked on the zoning and permitting of 300+ sites for the Ericsson Sprint NV project.

●Processed notice to proceed applications between carriers and the tower & rooftop companies.

●Managed the internal National Closeout Department, leading a staff of 4 to assimilate, qualify, and upload closeout documents for telecom projects in 16 markets for multiple clientele.

●Developed the closeout photo checklist software application for the automatic labeling of all closeout photos.

Nokia Siemens Networks May 2003 - Aug. 2008

Site Acquisition Manager

Pursued site acquisition business in the wireless industry, responsible for the successful identification, acquisition, execution, zoning, and permitting of over 100 search rings for Sprint in the South Florida CDMA expansion and 350 search rings for US Cellular during the Saint Louis market deployment.

●Conducted a scrub of all search ring site candidates; prepared & submitted RF qualification sheets for client review & approval, as well as preparation, verification, & submission of Site Candidate Information Package (SCIP).

●Managed staff responsible for the identification, selection, and leasing of 270 search rings for the UMTS deployment for T-Mobile including submitting applications for site amendments, pricing negotiations, and ordering & reviewing structural analysis.

oReviewed AM Studies and NEPA/SHPO Reports (both as required) and recommended modification designs & reviewed drawings for accuracy.

●Developed and produced structural analysis synopsis reports for submission to customers for cost justification of recommended site upgrades.

Tower Resource Management Jan. 2001 - Nov. 2002

Regional Manager

SkyTel Corporation Oct. 1997 - Jan. 2001

Regional Coverage Manager

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, & AWARDS

●University of Phoenix – 2nd year of studies (BS Business with Project Management Certificate)

●CA State Certified in Desktop Publishing and Commercial Art

●Coursework to Include: Graduate of Effective Presentations Course, Graduate of Leadership and Management Development Course, Graduate of US Army Organizational Effectiveness School

●RF Emission Awareness Training

●Coaching and Counseling for Excellence U.S. Army

●Defense Investigative Service Certification Facility Security Officer and AIS Security Officer

●Meritorious Service Medal

●Army Commendation Medal Received Two Times

●Army Achievement Medal Received Three Times

●Army Good Conduct Medal Received Three Times

●NCO Professional Development Received Three Times

●Overseas Service Ribbon Received Two Times

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