Construction & Telecom Network Integration Manager
Resume:
Masekela Lewis
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A highly skilled, CM Manager and Wireless telecommunications professional seeking a position that will enable the use of procedural knowledge, technical proficiency, quality execution of projects, and effective organizational skills.
(10+ years as QC/CM/EHS) (10+ years PM )(20 + as Commissioning and Integration engineer ) Network Connex / T-Mobile CM Feb 2022 - Present
Construction Manager T-Mobile /Ericsson 5G/6G 6160/B160 /6630/6648/6673-6G Pre Construction Build to integration coordination and management of General Contractors Fiber Vendors and subcontractors for the buildout of Nevada / southwest market areas. T-Mobile Sprint Retain, Anchor, New Site Development, Fiber to Cell site, Fiber Design and construction with Cox and Zayo Responsibilities:
• Workmanship quality ; of the integration and installations done by crews per T-Mobile / Ericsson standards and Customer expectations. All, Federal, Local, and customer safety guidelines and construction procedures
• Knowledge in workers safety and work environment safety.
• Perform: Site pre-inspections and coordinate post-construction audits. Site verification. Visual inspection of quality on site. QA walks Pre Construction Walks and Audits
• Prepared COP and regular interval progress reports as required by the project management.
• As construction manager I also worked with the radio frequency team, site acquisition, zoning, and operations to ensure that the best possible sites are being built to meet the companies cost, EHS quality and timelines.,
• Review and redline zoning drawings and construction drawings, as required
• Interface with the site and project management teams to ensure timely delivery of sites
• Report project status and performance data to management
• Coordinate hand construction activities including safety meetings site walks and inventory coordination KSP INC. /Mobile com / T mobile Sprint Retain
CM September 2021- 2022 6 month contract
Construction Manager Nokia IXRe Sar M Ericsson /6630/6648/6673-6G integration New Site Build coordination and management of subcontractors buildout of SoCal market areas. T-Mobile Sprint Retain l
/ Excalibur
Verveba /AT&T/PNW/Texas/Florida
CM September 2021- 2022 6 month contract
Construction Manager AWS/AWS3 IX and pre-IX Nokia/Ericsson 5G/6G Air scale
/6630/6648/6673-6G integration Build coordination and management of subcontractors for the buildout of pacific northwest/ northeast/southwest/southeast market areas. T-Mobile Sprint Retain site Responsibilities:
• Workmanship quality ; of the integration and installations done by crews per AWS / Ericsson standards and Customer expectations. All, Federal, Local, and customer safety guidelines and construction procedures
• Knowledge in workers safety and work environment safety.
• Perform: Site pre-inspections and coordinate post-construction audits. Site verification. Visual inspection of quality on site.
• Prepared COP and regular interval progress reports as required by the project management.
• As construction manager I also worked with the radio frequency team, site acquisition, zoning, and operations to ensure that the best possible sites are being built to meet the companies cost, EHS quality and timelines.,
• Review and redline zoning drawings and construction drawings, as required
• Interface with the site and project management teams to ensure timely delivery of sites
• Report project status and performance data to management
• Coordinate hand construction activities including safety meetings site walks and inventory coordination KSP /T-MOBILE/Crown
CM January 2020 to September 2021
• Supported Turn key construction Tower to cab including integrating activities in the T-Mobile Los Angeles North Cal
• *Experience with Radios Antennas electric/power upgrades 6648 6630 L700/L600/ N600 5g, IXRe ALU 7705 Sar M aNokia 7210 CSR, as well as commissioning Ericsson U19/21, L700/19/21 hardware
• *Managing GC Tower crews and Civil crews on installation of new B12 Octo Air 664*-****-**** RRU’s Materials pick/prep and Alarm Testing and Troubleshooting
• QC and Surveys Punch
• Safety Manager OSHA 500 certified
. Also managed Material handling for BOM verification. 2020AT&T / Jacobs / Crown Castle CM - CRAN / DAS -Aug 2019 to Dec-2020
• Supported integration activities in the AT&T Hub..
• *Experience with 6630 L700/L600/ N600 5216 5g, ALU 7705 M and R Nokia 7210 CSR, as well as commissioning Ericsson hardware
• *Managing GC Tower crews and Civil crews on installation of new B12 and 4449 RRU’s Materials pick/prep and Alarm Testing and Troubleshooting at fiber panel demark
• Call test QC and Surveys
• Material handling for BOMs
T-Mobile CM April 2019 to August 2019
• Supported integration activities in the T-Mobile New Jersey,Delaware and Philadelphia Penn. Market.
• *Experience with 6630 L700/L600/ N600 5g, ALU 7705 M and R Nokia 7210 CSR, as well as commissioning Ericsson U19/21, L700/19/21 hardware
• *Managing GC Tower crews and Civil crews on installation of new B12 and 4449 RRU’s Materials pick/prep and Alarm Testing and Troubleshooting
• QC and Surveys
• Material handling for BOMs
3ipeople-
Cox OSP Construction Planner 2
Southern California
September 2018 -March 2019
• footage of further cabling
• Surveys Took pictures, verified work completed per As-built Drawings
• Termination and wreck outs, uploaded documents & findings via laptop
• Fiber node project . Inspections QC
Outsource / NFL – Las Vegas
CO / Switch Inspector
August 2018 – September 2018
• Conduct Site Audits Quality Assurance per CO standards
• Install and terminate fiber
• router installation
• testing
• Q/C Power and Telco-rack cable dressing
Verizon / Verigent
Airscale -FSM4
Texas to Nevada
Engineer
October 2017 – August 2018
• Integrated NOKIA FSM4
• QC Inspections Site Surveys Per Verizon CO Standards
• Installed NOKIA FSM4
• SFPs and New fiber for TRDU sites
• Installed / Integrated SMM
• Scoped fiber
• Decommission And Harvested old BBU
• Newllo and Canvas Reports
• Trouble shooting
Training of New techs
Las Vegas Speedway- Verizon DAS
Honda Motors -Torrance California
Independent Contractor
QC Inspector
January 2015 – August 2016
• Surveyed Cable Installation and wireless access points
• Routers
• Structured cables installation per CO standards
• I Surveyed / QC Installation Das antennas
T-Mobile - Oxnard to San Diego, CA
Field Engineer
October 2014 – January 2015
• Integrated ALU 9928
• installed fiber for new cabinets
• Installed SIU
• Installed fiber
• Decommission old 2106
Bergelectric Electrical Engineering Corp. - Los Angeles, CA Safety Manager
October 2013 to October 2014
• Defined, created, and documented utility design parameters and procedures for Clearwire’s projects in Minnesota Launch Markets while at Nexius.
• In Los Angeles and Las Vegas Sprint 2.5 New site builds. And elliptical waveguide installs with Mastec.
• Executed all SCE, Department of Water & Power, Sprint, Ericsson, and Bechtel project submittals
(Siterra) and execution plans.
• Directed and all Site Acquisition and utility design and coordination activities.
• Implemented and managed utility submittal progress and tracking.
• Created the wireless protocols for Bergelectric’s wireless division.
• Responsible for all aspects of inside & outside plant construction
• Responsible climbers INS integration teams and training crews and climbers as well as auditing and site inspections.
• General Order 95,128 and 165 rules for construction and maintenance overhead and underground electric supply and communications systems
• Maintained multiple crews time scopes of work Quality safety and productivity including third party vendors.
• Implemented and assured quality per OSHA / ANSI standards for Sprint and AT&T quality / safety Standards.
• Site surveys to close out
• Responsible for generating close outs
• Established and defined all potential hazards and controls at the site pre-construction through closeout.
• Conducted telecommunications equipment and safety training / certification classes for all wireless division employees.
• Responsible for national wireless environmental health and safety plans from market to market.
• OSHA 500 certified OSHA 10-30 hour trainer, first aid CPR trainer. Sprint - Los Angeles, CA
Field Engineer / Construction Manager
July 2013- October 2013
• OSHA 500 Certified, First Aid, CPR and Certified Safety Expert.
• Maintained the crew’s timework Quality and productivity
• Vendor Liaison
• Implemented and assured quality standards per tests, troubleshoots and maintains fiber network services.
• Established and defined all potential hazards at the site during pre-construction through closeout.
• Quality Inspector for the Sprint Network vision project.
• Conducted site walks, BOM’s and close out packages regarding quality issues.
• Conducted OSHA 10 safety training for all employees and CPR certification classes. Sprint Network Visions - Irvine, CA
Construction Manager
April 2012 to July 2013
• Implemented and assured quality standards for CO responsible for demoing Sprint central office in Irvine California
• Performed the Site Inspection, Site Audits and Asset Tracking for Sprint small cell.
• Performed QC/QA Inspections, coordinated with utilities Vendors and the Construction teams regarding the Final Punch and Site Acceptance walks ALU site builds, troubleshooting, completing site Audits and acceptance checklist, photos, updating sprint database and all applicable issues. Ericsson / Alcatel Lucent - Los Angeles / Irvine, CA. Construction Manager
September 2011 to April 2012
• Ensured safety and direction of Tower Climbers.
• Completed installation and alignment packages to customer in prescribed format.
• DUW30 SAR8 and 7705 router installations ALU.
• Programmed, integrated, and was in charge of troubleshooting in the southern California market.
• Completed installations, loading of scripts and green light testing.
• Performed installations, programming and trouble shooting and microwave pathing of Dragonwave, Red-Line, E-band, ALU MPR9500 and Motorola Microwave 11g, 18g and 23g High/Low Radio Links.
• Installed, configured and aligned the Horizon Duo and Compact IDU System.
• Performed cross referenced link configurations, Azimuth, drops for power, frequencies, polarity and equipment.
• Aligned Microwave Radio Path utilizing RSL and Voltmeter to obtain specified configuration.
• Installed wiring and hardware at sites as needed.
• Tested and troubleshot LMR400, Cat5 and Andrews Coax to meet Clearwire standards.
• Completed software version upgrades.
Clearwire - Overland Park, Kansas
Construction Manager
November 2008 to September 2011
• Managed the Clearwire fiber project in Overland Park, Kansas.
• Provided training for the Microwave Technicians and Tower crew.
• Responsible for managing the Closeout packages, Final Punch and Site Acceptance Walks.
• Install and commission -QC/QA/ Safety Inspections, coordinating with the Vendors and Construction Crew for Clearwire.
• Ensured safety and direction of Tower Climbers. Completed installation and alignment packages to customer in prescribed format.
• Developed and implemented communication plan regarding on-going strategic initiatives. Goliath - Southern California Market
DAS PM
October 2008 to November 2008
• Performed the site walks, completed the checklists, reviewed the construction photos and cabling installations per Go-sol floor plans and install standards.
• Completed DAS installations and integrations, completed state of health system checks and troubleshooting of stores in my region.
• Handled the supervision and scheduling of supervisors and laborers in daily operations.
• Leader of team- Field Technicians and Subcontractors.
• Performed Installs commissions, surveys, pre-construction visits, bid auctions, site inspections, final punch and site acceptance diagnostics and any punch lists issues. AT&T - Los Angeles, CA
Field Tech - OSP (Vrad Fiber Project)
July 2007 to August 2008 (Contract)
• Inspected and verified aerial, buried and underground terminals, detail drawings photos
• Completed site survey checklists.
• Responsible for updating OSP database, checked for RA's and damaged handholds and encapsulated splices in handholds, grounds, conduits, lead cables and potential safety issues as applicable to OSP upgrades. Gaffed and climbed poles when needed to check cob pairs and splice integrity. Ericsson for T-Mobile - Brea, CA
Lead Tech-Technical Site Audits
March 2007 to April 2007(Contract)
• Conducted site audits, Reviewed and corrected audit forms and trained staff to conduct the T-Mobile Audits.
• Performed audits on 2106 installations and integrations.
• Monitored the quality and site photo completion for Close out Packages in compliance with T-Mobile standards.
• Responsible for site verifications and visual inspections of quality on site. Rapid Broadband - Reno, NV
OSP Technician
January 2007 to April 2007 (Contract)
• Performed preliminary site walks, reviewed the photos, detail drawings, measurements, trained installers complete physical site assessment documents and send in Close out information for 4g-Lucent project.
• Sprint/Nextel, created and maintained excel trackers, Tracked warehouse inventory, scheduled site visits.
• Created construction drawing templates and site construction specifications.
• Responsible for managing Bills of material and financial control of materials.
• Managed and reported on inventory, performing checklists to ensure projects were completed on time. Cingular Wireless - Wireless Field Engineer
October 2005 to January 2007(Contract)
• Integrator, E911, UMTS Installs
• Integrator, Troubleshooter, Installed and Commissioned new site builds.
• Responsible for LMU installation, testing, re-homing and close out packages.
• Corresponded with Bechtel on all outstanding technical issues, to ensure the project was completed on time.
• Conducted Quality and Safety training for Installers and Integrators. TNS - Los Angeles, CA
Construction Safety Manager /Tech
March 2005 - September 2005 (Contract)
• Safety Inspections, coordinating with the Vendors and Construction Crews
• Decommissioned and removed Ericsson TDMA equipment. Harvested 884/882 cabinets, took Site Photos, scheduled pick-ups and delivery of old equipment, packaged and shipped equipment, Maintained tracker
• Managed all Integrators and Installers.
• Managed the logistics of the Harvested equipment.
• Managed all crews to ensure all projects were completed on time.
• Harvesting 884/882
Pacific Telecom - LA, NY, NJ
Project Manager/ Tech
October 2004 to February 2005 (Contract)
• Managed the Delta Power Upgrades for Pacific Telecom.
• Managed subcontractors, Oversee Delta Power Upgrades. Supervised Installs/Installers, Created and Maintained trackers.
• Performed the pre-inspections and post-construction audits.
• Managed employee schedules, on-call rotations and approved overtime for subcontractors.
• Responsible for managing Bills of material and financial control of materials. MyCom for Nokia - FL
Lead Installer, Integrator Field Technician, installed/integrated May 2004 to August 2004
• Installed and integrated Ericsson radio base stations from Fort Meyers to Orlando Florida.
• Responsible for the installation, integration and QC inspections of the cell sites and the installations per construction drawings.
• Met with vendors and construction team to perform the site walks, site photos and review the close out packages.
Nokia - Los Angeles, CA
BTS / Field Engineer
August 2003 to April 2004
• BTS expert installer, commissioning and integration for Nokia equipment.
• Managed the cabinet installation, integration and commission.
• Configuration and commissioning of NOKIA BTS.
• Completely responsible for Integration, Installation and Testing of BTS.
• Coordinated the growth and expansion plan of all BTS in Los Angeles region as lead site surveyor, installation, commissioning and integration for Nokia 3G project.
• Technical site surveys to ensure the cell sites were in accordance with AT&T standards.
• Responsible for reviewing the close-out packages, site audits, OSP utility site walks,
• pre-construction meetings and punch lists
Westower - Los Angeles, CA
Project Climber -Supervising Technician
September 2001 to August 2003
• Coordinated the growth and expansion plan of all BTS in Los Angeles region including site survey, LNA installation, commissioning and integration for Nokia 3G project.
• Spearheaded recycling program for local warehouse.
• Nokia Certified: Crew Leader and TSSR Leader.
Flextronics Network Services - Los Angeles, CA
Field Technician
January 2000 to August 2003
• Installed RF equipment, performed pre-installation, site documentation, equipment delivery, and site layout and equipment inspection.
• Prepared work sites for installation Read blueprints and floor plans to successfully implement installation procedures. Installing, commissioning, integrating, connecting, fine tuning and troubleshooting power and RBS equipment
Pearson Technical Service
Los Angeles, CA
Underground Locator/ Safety Inspector
1996 to 1998
• Perform daily inspections of underground and aerial construction project on a West Los Angeles GTE property.
• Developed daily logs and procedures to ensure timely completion of scheduled work and resolve problems.
• Communicated with Project Engineers and to ensure accuracy of all maps and drawings.
• JHA’S Tailgate meetings
EDUCATION
• Southern University- Baton Rouge, LA
Honors Engineering Program
Engineering Coursework
• California State University Dominguez – Carson, CA
• Bachelor’s in Sociology
• Minor in Public Administration
CERTIFICATIONS
• OSHA 500-501 certified Trainer (certified to issue OSHA 10hr –and- 30hr cards)
• First Aid Trainer (certified to issue CPR first add cards)
• Received- AHS professional Certified by the OSHA Training Institute at California State University Dominguez
• California State University Dominguez- OSHA Training institute AHSP CERTIFIED Corbin Mckenny T-Mobile Las Vegas
Ptah Allah Network Connex
Stephen A. Cusimano
Integration PM – DIY Project
Senior Technician, Field
T-Mobile USA
Philadelphia Market
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Tony Decker Ericsson PM 2
Scott Obler-President of Allen Packaging Company
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