Michael D. Lawrence

Grand Prairie, TX *****

469-***-****, adztxe@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

Background as a Transport Engineer who has worked as a Project Manager in Site Acquisition, Construction, Real Estate, Small Cells, Inbuilding, DAS, and Macro for the last 11 years.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Management - Queens College, New York, New York - 1980-1984.

SKILLS & SOFTWARE

PC, Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ADP E-time specialist, Catalyst Mainframe, Lucent Navis Core, Lucent/Ascend CBX-500, Cisco ATM MGX 8220, Cisco ATM BPX.

8600, Cisco Routers (Core, Distribution, Access series), Alcatel STP Infusion, Nortel DMS XA-Core Super Node, Nortel DMS 250/500, Lucent 5ESS, Lucent.

DDM-2000 Mux, Lucent ECP, EVDO, SLC-2000 Access System, Alcatel 1631 DCS, Tellabs Titan 5500/6500, Alcatel Litespan-2000, Fujistu FLM Mux, Nortel DMT-300 Mux, IDNX/ICN, Lucent Stinger DSLAMs. DWDM, SONET, ULH, OC192, 0C-48, T1, T3.

UNIX, LINUX, TCP/IP, HTML, METASOLV, CLARIFY, PROCOMM, CONNECT VU, TELNET, VTAG.

SKILLS 10 yrs Meta solv 6, 5 yrs SITERA, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel-pivot tables, PowerPoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Verizon Wireless, Irving TX 6/2022 – 1/2023

Real Estate Specialist /Inbuilding/Dev III

Manage projects and vendor deliverables related to macro new build and macro modification projects. Supporting the requisition of purchase orders and managing vendor deliverables through data integrity.

Supporting leasing, regulatory compliance, and task updates in FUZE.

Interpreting, applying, and implementing organizations policies and procedures.

Providing project management input, review elevation of budget and purchase orders on assigned projects and Inbuilding Solutions.

Manage over 100 large-scale multifaceted telecommunications projects with an emphasis on civil, electrical, antenna and line construction.

American Tower, Irving TX 5/2021 – 5/2022

Project Manager

Manage all deployment activities, including but not limited to site acquisition, leasing, due diligence, zoning, pre-construction services, architectural and engineering services, permitting, internal pre-deployment meetings, client deployment meetings, tech teams, caravans, and closeout packages. Ensure all products lines are developed within the standards set forth in applicable policies and procedures.

Proactively build and maintain strong customer relationships, maintain consistent communication, and manage customer needs and expectations by meeting project timelines.

Collaborate with Sales and Program Management departments to set proper customer expectations and then deliver a quality product on time and within budget.

Proactively identify potential risk issues and collaborate cross-functionally to develop a preventative action plan to address them.

Ensure that departments goals, objectives, quality standards, policies and procedures are adhered to and that consistent communication occurs throughout area of responsibility, both within the department and across the organization.

Maintain on daily milestone tracker within the project database and communicate project updates and timelines for over 50 ongoing projects to Senior Project Manager, Construction and Program Management departments.

Develop successful working relationships with all cross-functional teams to ensure project related action items are reviewed and addressed in a timely manner; take lead to provide proactive updates to customers.

Managing vendors on every step of the regulatory filing (e.g. AM Study, NEPA, National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), and State Historic Preservation Organization (SHPO).

Ensuring proper FAA, FCC, NEPA and SHPO requirements are met.

Performing Project Management functions for the Regulatory team.

Partnering with VZW Headquarters Regulatory counterparts and Market POCs to develop and streamline processes which impact positively on the regulatory functions.

Performing internal audits for RF, microwave, and towers, ensuring that filings are done on time with appropriate documentation.

Evaluating RFE Mitigation to ensure compliance and provide solutions to meet Landlord requirements.

NEXIUS Solutions, Coppell TX 6/2019 – 6/2020

Network Site Acquisition Specialist/ Project Manager

Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that improve delivery of real estate projects.

Implement program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement.

Oversee multiple project teams, provide guidance and critical thought to complete real estate milestones for over 125 upgrade/modification and new build projects.

Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity.

Work closely with real estate specialists to complete real estate activities and concurrently coordinate with cross-functional teams and assigned project managers to ensure equipment and fiber are ready for construction.

Represent the real estate team in meetings and conference calls with internal and external teams.

Manage program and project teams for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives.

Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects.

Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders.

SAC Wireless, Coppell TX 4/2018 – 6/2019

Site Acquisition Project Manager

Oversee the daily operations of assigned projects.

Interface with RF Engineers, Zoning and Construction personnel to ensure that the selected sites meet the engineering, zoning, and construction requirements.

Assemble and submit a complete Site Candidate Package (SCIP) for client approval. This includes initial search ring area due diligence and field reconnaissance as required per customer scope. Selecting candidates that meet customer requirements and can be completed in a timely fashion.

Procure zoning maps, parcel maps, street maps, and deeds for selected sites.

Coordinate and attend the Site Design Visit with RF, Zoning, and Construction Teams.

Perform review of the zoning and construction drawings and make necessary redlines; communicate redlines to A&E firm to ensure changes are made in a timely fashion.

Negotiate an acceptable lease agreement between the landlord of the approved candidate(s) sites and the client as well as any ancillary easement agreement/s.

Procure the landlord’s signature on lease agreements, zoning application, Limited Power of Attorney, Memorandum of Agreements, Non-disturbance Agreements and Construction Drawings.

Zoning – preparation of zoning applications and attend all public hearings and community meetings as required.

Permitting – prepare and submit all required permitting documents.

the dynamics of any assigned project.

Verticom, Dallas TX 9/2016 – 4/2018

Project Manager – Construction

MACRO/CRAN in Building DAS Maintenance

Generator Maintenance

Cabinet/SSC replacement, Battery DECOM, LED, and site photo prep

Site walk and final punch with all teams for site closeout.

Support Market Manager by tracking project objectives, resource loading, and timelines.

Support Market Manager on continuous improvement initiatives and oversee process improvement teams.

Communicate project status reports to the customer and executive leadership team including risk assessments and mitigation plans.

Manage fast track, large-scale multifaceted telecommunications projects with an emphasis on civil, electrical, antenna and line construction.

Manage daily calls and deliverables from multiple vendors to review projected forecasts for the day/week for construction starts, completions and rejections.

Ensure daily/weekly reporting to client is accurate and on track.

Verizon Wireless/Pyramid Consulting, Irving TX 12/2014 – 5/2016

Project Manager – Small Cell

Develop and implements network operations procedures; maintains a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art network technology, equipment and systems; under general supervision, plans, directs and controls the activities of network operations; prepares activity, progress and service level agreement performance report; develop and manage project schedules, identify risks and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders, define problem solving and risk mitigation strategies, and facilitate conflict resolution; Serve’s as a technical and team leader and consultant for product development projects that involve multiple disciplines; Manage all facets of technical projects to ensure deliverables are met within schedule, budget, and quality goals; Estimate fees, determine scope of work, prepare proposals and contracts on project;

Facilitate collaboration with and between Development and Engineering, Production, Marketing, QA and Sales

Requests and/or reviews Title Reports for approved site candidates.

Coordinated with various personnel to ensure sites meet engineering and construction requirements.

Assembled and submitted Site Candidate Identification Package (SCIP) for client approval.

Assists with modifications on approved site as needed.

Negotiated lease agreements between landlord and client.

Coordinated handoffs with contractors and construction team.

Ensured sites are compliant with all regulatory standards and requirements.

Acted as a liaison between the client and internal leadership to clearly communicate the status of a project to all parties.

Provided project reports on an annual, quarterly, weekly, and daily basis.

Ensured the implementation of policies and best practices.

Contributed to the organization’s body of knowledge on process design, modeling, execution, monitoring and optimization.

SBA (project For Clear Wire), Lewisville TX 9/2013 – 12/2014

Close Out Coordinator

Provide administrative support to CPM/FOM and TCM. Prepare reports, data/close-out packages, summaries, proposals, and correspondence to project management, the client, and other vendors.

Work with field staff to procure required close out documentation.

Provide support in organizing files, drawings, specifications, and correspondence.

Verify all information provided from the field for files and packages are complete and accurate. Create POs in SAP and update orders in Siterra.

Inspect all site photographs to ensure client guidelines and quality is followed.

Label and upload all required site photographs and documents to the proper PM tool provided by the client.

Analyze all data before submitting Due Diligence reporting.

Ericsson (project For Sprint), Plano TX 7/2012 – 8/2013

CCSA/Close out Coordinator

Monitor Site Handler, SP Construction Complete for cell phone towers and Construction.

Manager’s milestone actualization.

Drive CM and SP deliverables; Review, accept, reject.

COP non-24 hour deliverables in Site Handler and Siterra.

Upload COP to Customer database.

Generate weekly COP status reports Ensure a high-quality COP is supplied to Ericsson by

the Service Providers and create POs in Peoplesoft.

Enable Ericsson to supply a high-quality Construction COP to customer.

Increase the chance of first time acceptance of the COP by customer.

Decrease the chance of Ericsson paying Liquidated Damages to customer.

Decrease the chance of service provider paying Liquidated Damages to Ericsson.

XO Communications, Dallas TX 6/1999 – 5/2012

Transport Engineer

Responsible for network transport design in the Southwest Region.

Maintained optical network designs for metro, regional and long-haul DWDM rings/systems.

Maintain base station to MSC backhaul and inter-MSC transport using multiple vendors, both lit and dark services, DWDM, Ethernet, Microwave, and SONET technologies Maintain efficient network transport supporting both type 2A and type 2B trunking as well as direct connect trunking with other carriers (cable providers, wireless carriers, CLECs, etc.).

Design and provision DS0/DS1/DS1M circuits, Send and coordinate appropriate ASR's to LEC/CLEC

Provided network transport for services such as Ring Back Tone, Surepay, Ubicell, long distance and IP based technologies.

Responsible for making the Dacs cross connects in the 1630/1631 for the migration cut.

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