Top-performing project manager with proven expertise serving industry leaders, Nokia/Siemens, T-Mobile, and Motorola as well as Fortune 100 client, AT&T. I effectively cut costs, grew profits, and significantly enhanced the bottom line in both the public and private sectors.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
P&L / Cost & Inventory Control / Plant & System Design / Project & Systems Engineering / Forecasting / QA Bids & Proposals / Construction Management / Site & Plant Development / Turnarounds / Logistics / Compliance
Top-performing project manager with proven expertise. Served companies including Nokia/Siemens, Motorola, AT&T, and T-Mobile as well as others in diverse industries. Consistently delivered diverse technical projects on time and under budget. Effectively cut costs, grew profits, and significantly built the bottom line in both the public and private sectors.
• Spearheaded deployment of 1000+ Nokia base stations in New York, beating formidable 90-day deadline
• Drove turnaround of Nokia Siemens project, elevating profit margin from 2% to 14%
• Turned around program for Nokia Siemens, reducing costs 20% while salvaging lucrative contract
Key Skills: Strong verbal and written communicator. Astute troubleshooter and problem solver. Simplify complex problems. Assimilate new information rapidly. Establish policies & procedures. Work masterfully against tight deadlines. Quickly win confidence from people at all levels. Work effectively alone or training others. Introduce change smoothly.
Technical Expertise: UNIX, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, CDMA, WiMAX, MSS, MGW, SGSN, ISN flexi, HLR, Cisco Router, DSN full turnkey deployment. Registered Installer: 200 Series Lite USB Remote Electrical Antenna Installation. Licensed for Nokia Node B installations, commissioning, and integrations. Other details available on request.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Spearheaded deployment of 1000+ Nokia base stations in New York, beating formidable 90-day deadline. Company accepted challenge to complete project in under 90 days. Established three “war rooms†– one in customer’s location and one in each of two contractors’ locations. Deployed 1100 base station's with 1000+ operational and on-the-air within 70 days. Dramatically exceeded customer requirements and expectations, saving thousands in valuable resources.
Drove turnaround of Nokia Siemens project, elevating profit margin from 2% to 14%. Assumed role of Project Manager on a project with steadily declining profit margins. Identified solutions to eliminate downtime and accelerate the quote/bid process for fast PO turn around. Imposed quality checklist on RF/construction designs, defining clear scope of work. Facilitated faster deployment and ensured job was completed to design while boosting profits.
Turned around program for Nokia Siemens, reducing costs 20% while salvaging lucrative contract. Canadian customer was unhappy with the quality of installation work. Made on-site visit to review installation work and address quality issues. Implemented new quality standards and enforced old standards. Regained customer confidence, increasing acceptance of all subsequent work from 0% to 100%. Slashed costs while meeting or exceeding client expectations.
Expanded contract for Nokia Siemens network, generating $117K in additional project revenue. Customer contract did not include T1 cable extension through customer equipment Developed bill of quantity and services for T1 Extension. Improved quality of installation while significantly growing project revenue.
CAREER HISTORY
UMTS Construction Manager, T-Mobile USA, 2009-2009 (Contract Position). Managed multiple markets in Oklahoma. Utilized multiple contractors to organize acquisitions, zoning, permitting and RF Design. Oversaw training, managed Field Engineering Techs, and performed site walks to ensure contract compliance. Ordered material and monitored consumption. Led diverse, cross-functional teams to meet corporate productivity, quality, and bottom-line objectives.
Project Manager, Nokia Industries/Nokia Siemens Networks, 1996-2008. Managed 60 employees and $1.5M budget for division of $69.3B producer of wireless and electronic equipment. Utilized multiple contractors to organize acquisitions, zoning, permitting, RF Design, network core, and BTS deployment. Completed rollouts for customers including AT&T Wireless, Verizon, Cingular, Iowa Wireless, Telus, and T-Mobile. Led diverse, cross-functional teams to meet corporate productivity, quality, and bottom-line objectives. Organized and led war rooms to accelerate deployment.
Group Leader/Field Engineer, Motorola, 1994-1996. Managed teams of up to 25 employees for division of $27B Fortune 100 leader. Led installation/optimization of personnel communication system (PCS) and 175 cell sites in Dallas-Ft. Worth market. Oversaw training, managed Field Engineering Techs, and performed site walks to ensure contract compliance. Ordered material and monitored consumption. Maintained all records and directed customer billing. Consistently delivered projects on time and under budget, ensuring maximum profits for Motorola and its customers.
Senior Field Manager, Nebraska Cellular Telephone Corp., 1990-1994. Conducted installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of LD and HDII analog cell site equipment: Alcatel D448 channel banks and DS3 & T1 carrier equipment. Trained Junior Field Engineers in installation and maintenance. Oversaw 150 cell sites statewide.
Earlier: Telecommunications Specialist, US Forest Service, 1988-1990. Communications Specialist, Department of Defense. Communications Specialist, US Army.
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