Project Manager Construction
Resume:
WAYNE C. PUFFER *** S. Park Rd # ***
Hollywood FL 33021
iaerz6@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wayne-puffer/10/774/213
STATEMENT:
I am a professional project manager with extensive experience operating in stressful, less than optimal, austere conditions with little to no supervision or direction to complete end goals. Fluent in Turkish and able to overcome language barriers to see that projects are completed within the constraints of the contract.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
5/11-10/11 Orin USA FTTCS Project Manager (contractor to MasTec on ATT Mobility Projects) Raleigh, NC
Outside plant Fiber To The Cell Site (FTTCS/ETTCS) construction project manager running multiple sites concurrently (40-50 at a time) to support ATT Mobility thru new construction and up-grades of current service covering the North & South Carolina Region’s out the regional office in Raleigh NC (total of 1740 sites for 2011). Project completed under budget and above schedule by 2 months.
• Coordination and supervision of multiple project managers and vendors to include ASP, Outside Plant (OSP) civil construction crews, engineering, Inside Plant (ISP) installation vendors, inspectors, QA/QC staff, in-house employees, field coordinators and supervisors, making sure that the ASP’s have site access instructions and access procedures
• Utility, municipality & tower owner coordination for NTP’s, scopes of work, & scheduling work on their properties
• Creation of trackers for site progress, scheduling, loading & tracking up to 41 crews.
• Fielding appropriate escalations, supporting teams in the field, acting SME
• Reviewing close out packages, FPQ’s, change order management and final invoices for approval
• Preparation of various reports to include daily and weekly progress reports, tracking, site surveys, construction status, preliminary & final inspections, reporting of major milestones of MS95.1, MS96, MS110
• Ensuring that ASP’s meet their set goals, adhere to schedule & safety standards
• Work with site acq clearing issues, performing site walks/verification, and various support as needed
• Site verification complete & turnover of 15-25 newly completed projects every day out of 30 to 40 construction crews that I directly managed on a day to day basis
As the project manager responsible for covering all of North & South Carolina, I was responsible for the on time & on budget turnover of new & up-graded sites to the customer.
01/02-Present ACT USA-ME Sr. Consultant Hollywood, FL
Provide consulting services, including cable engineering, procurement, construction, and training for telecom and energy companies. Work with domestic and international firms, with emphasis on projects in the Middle East.
• Prepare construction & project progress reports.
• Track actual costs to budget
• Prepare and review construction bid packages.
Assisted domestic engineering firms to form Memorandum of Understanding with a large Turkish construction firms and opening satellite offices in Turkey to support procurement of US government contracts for communications projects in Iraq, Afghanistan & Kuwait
1/11-4/11 Insight Global FTTCS Project Manager (contractor to FPL Fibernet) Miami, FL
Outside plant Fiber To The Cell Site (FTTCS) construction project manager running multiple sites concurrently to support major wireless telecom providers thru new construction and up-grades of current service.
• Coordination and supervision of multiple vendors to include Outside Plant (OSP) construction, engineering, Inside Plant (ISP) installation vendors, inspectors & in-house employees
• Attend coordination meetings with state & local agencies, customer reps, transit authorities
• Attended site walks and site verifications, pre-fielding with A&E vendor and job walk with winning construction vendor
• Utility & municipality coordination
• Fielding appropriate escalations, supporting teams in the field, acting SME, ensuring the ASP has the appropriate site access information
• Preparation of various reports to include; site surveys, construction status, preliminary & final inspections
• Change order management
• Prepare BOM’s
As one of the project managers covering Miami-Dade & Broward counties in south Florida I was responsible for the on time & on budget turnover of new & up-graded sites (600+ y2011) to the various customers with a site load of 25 to 40 sites at a time.
11/05-3/10 JK COMMUINCATIONS OSP Engineer / Project Manager (contractor to AT&T) Phoenix, AZ
Outside Plant and Construction project manager for AT&T. In charge of overseeing new construction, maintenance and decommissions of AT&T’s fiber optic network in Northern, Central & Southern California.
• Supervised and coordinated multiple vendors, project managers, internal AT&T employees, engineers, right-of-way professionals, municipalities, contractors, and suppliers.
• Delivered projects on time, on budget, and in compliance with, existing corporate, local, state (GO 95, GO 128) and federal regulations.
• Prepare construction & project progress reports.
• Track actual costs to budget and change order management
• Prepare and review bid packages for construction. Review contractor/service provider qualifications.
• Quality & safety inspections to ensure OSHA Compliance
• Site Surveys and preliminary estimates.
• Permit and utility coordination
• Liaison between internal and external clients, city officials, vendors & contractors from project inception to completion.
• Review and approve as-build drawings and final reports.
• Worked within ARFA agreement with cable partner
As the lead OSP Engineer / project manager I delivered over 500 miles of fiber optic plant to include new construction, restoration, and maintenance replacement in the San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles & San Diego area encompassing 300 plus projects spread over multiple locations for a diverse group of end users in support of AT&T Mobility and AT&T Local Network Services for AT&T’s Network Planning & Engineering division
06/03-11/05 MITAS TOWER BD/Project Coordinator Ankara Turkey (based in Iraq)
Organize and over see daily activities of Department of Defense construction divisions on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Based on the ground in Baghdad for construction of Electrical Transmission & Distribution lines and Cell Towers.
• Developed and maintained client relations, and resolved conflicts.
• Prepare proposal documents and scopes of work.
• Support sales teams by presenting proposals to prospective military, government, and private clients.
• Coordinate after sales service.
• Assist in translating meetings and documents.
• Manage change orders, and budgets for projects.
• Regular and timely communication in via meetings, email, phone, and written correspondence.
Worked collaboratively with internal resources to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction were maintained. Attend regular daily/ weekly/monthly Rebuilding Iraq’s Electrical Infrastructure construction progress meetings and file reports to company and United States Army Corp of Engineers – Gulf Region Division
11/02-06-03 ER GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO. Telecom Project Coordinator Istanbul Turkey
I was the on-site coordinator for all Engineering / Procurement / Construction services in Iraq & Afghanistan
• Delivered sales presentations to prospective clients; military, government and private companies.
• Responsible for scope of work, project documentation, coordination of EPC of Erbil & Kirkuk’s fiber optic network to include initial design phase, materials selection, construction practices, training of staff for emergency restoration services, and hands on training.
• Prepare preliminary engineering documents, daily/weekly/monthly Northern Iraq Telephone & Telegraph Service construction progress reports.
• Translated meetings and documents.
• Purchasing support including materials, professional services, transportation, logistics and security.
• Delivered training to local Kurdish and Iraqi personnel.
• Coordinate after sales service to the client.
2/02-11/02 FISHEL COMPANY ISP/OSP Sr. Field Technician Oceanside, CA
I was the senior tech in the start up of Fishel Technologies division in California. The single point of contact for all field work, manage documentation, reporting, red-line
• Assist in preparing response, quotes for Bid Requests for inside and outside plant cable projects.
• Purchasing
• Prepare as built drawings
• install equipment and cable. Splice, test, and turn-up and document fiber optic rings
• Overall project coordination between Fishel and the customer.
11/98-2/02 FIBERLINK TECHNOLOGIES (FTI) ISP/OSP Project Supervisor Denver CO
Supervise inside plant (ISP) and outside plant (OSP) teams responsible for installing fiber optic and copper cables, DC power and grounding, building MDF’s, racks, DSX panels, routers.
• Underground and aerial splicing and testing and after hours restoration work Coordinate with customers.
• Offer and sell additional services and products
• Job progress reports
• As built drawings
5/96-11/98 PROFESSIONAL TELECONCEPTS (Pro-Tel) Field Installation Tech Norwich NY
Installed, tested and turned-up network telecom equipment in POPs, LSOs, CLEC and end user customer premises sites.
• Nortel and Lucent Optical Muxes - OC3, OC12, OC48 & OC192
• NT Optera Metro
• Telecom Switching - Nortel DMS 100, 250 & 500.
• Misc. infrastructure work in cable rack/iron work, copper, coax, and optical cabling, DSX, routers, patch panels, low voltage AC (110), DC power and grounding, bus bars, battery strings and rectifiers.
11/96-5/98 US Navy ATAN NAS JAX Jacksonville FL
Aviation electronics tech – Honorable Discharge
COMPUTER SKILLS: Word, Excel, Windows, Outlook, Visio, Adobe, Auto CAD Lite, Share Point.
EDUCATION: SUNY Alfred State College – Business Administration
LANGUAGES: English - native, Turkish - proficient
CERTIFICATIONS: RF Awareness, OSHA 10, First Aid, CPR, Airborne Pathogens, GN Net Test User certified, CMA 4000 certified, 3M trained fire stopping systems installer, Trompeter trained coax connector installer, ATT Red and Green card holder. Previously held Verizon, Quest, SBC, ATT, Time Warner Telecom badges, and Dept. of Defense CAC contractor badge
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Perini, Washington Group International, Fluor, USACE, USMC, AT&T LNS, AT&T Mobility, Level 3, Comcast, MCI Worldcom, Verizon, Quest, Time Warner Telecom, Williams, Nortel, SBC, MMFN, MFS, Adesta, Lexient, Bechtel, Inflow, Telseon, Mastec, NSORO, CES, Cox, Adelphia, RCN, RMWT, Cal-Geo Drilling, UTS, Verizon Wireless, Metro PCS, Sprint, T-Mobile
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