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GERARD GUTIERREZ

Summary

Results-oriented Manager with a history of achieving significant revenue and margin improvements. Combines leadership skills with engineering knowledge to meet customer needs effectively. Recognized for uncovering cost-saving initiatives that boost growth and enhance profit margins. Adept at cultivating strong relationships with internal clients, ensuring trust and satisfaction through dedicated service and efficient solutions.High-achieving management professional possessing excellent communication, organizational, and analytical capabilities. Devises innovative solutions to resolve business and technology challenges. Eager to advance business goals through careful team management

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Small Cell/New Site Build - Project Manager

MasTec Network Solutions
05.2024 - Current
  • Oversee daily operations involving contractors and in-house personnel, addressing site safety, material verification, job scope, and construction timeline coordination.
  • Collaborate with customer equipment and RF engineers to guarantee smooth equipment verification and handoffs.
  • Deliver daily updates to customers regarding budget adjustments, scope changes, and timelines.
  • Provide comprehensive reporting metrics to leadership weekly.
  • Work alongside Site Acquisition on determining future site viability
  • Lead weekly finance meetings focused on defining and maintaining financial targets alongside managing margin erosion.

Regional Market Manager

KMM Telecommunications Inc
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Manage daily operations including field support, quoting, ordering, and backend office functions.
  • Developed regional marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility and market penetration.
  • Present weekly project metrics and financial summaries to leadership.
  • Oversaw budget allocation for regional campaigns, ensuring resource optimization.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews for regional staff members.
  • Resolved conflicts between customers, vendors, and employees in a timely manner.
  • Collaborated with sales teams to align marketing efforts with business objectives.

Wireless and Construction Operations Manager

SAC Wireless
04.2018 - 12.2021
  • Oversaw daily operations to ensure efficient workflow and service delivery.
  • Deliver budgets, revisions, and construction timelines to customer.
  • Managed supply chain logistics to optimize inventory management and distribution processes.
  • Streamline processes to enhance company operations through resource management and standard maintenance.
  • Personnel development through online and in-person training.
  • Generated daily high-level reports based on inputs from project managers.
  • Delivered weekly leadership updates conveying project status and highlighting key developments.
  • Engage with fleet managers to enhance truck usage efficiency and maintenance planning.
  • Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
  • Produced SOPs to document workplace procedures and optimize productivity through standardization.

DAS Director

SAC Wireless
01.2016 - 04.2018
  • Direct day-to-day functions and ensure comprehensive support for self-perform division.
  • Engage with RF design team to offer feedback regarding OEMs and scope modifications.
  • Coordinate field personnel, vendors, contractors, and provide daily status reports to customer.
  • Provide updates on OOS work and forecasted completion dates to upper management.
  • Support creation of project plans and presenting budgetary information to customers.
  • Develop bids and budgets utilizing iBwave and supplied BOMs.
  • Distribute resources to targeted projects according to skill and expertise
  • Evaluate margins to uphold budgetary limits.
  • Coordinate with RF engineering to develop link budget strategies
  • Identified opportunities for process optimization and developed plans to improve efficiency.
  • Facilitate and organize kick-off meetings involving customer and field personnel.
  • Managed cross-functional teams to drive projects from inception to completion.
  • Directed budgeting processes to align financial resources with strategic objectives.

CRAN/Small Cell Project Manager

MasTec Network Solutions
09.2016 - 04.2018
  • Coordinated with the site acquisition and construction team to establish an effective build plan.
  • Financial forecasting for time and materials.
  • Established safety guidelines, and conduct daily audits and job safety analysis procedures on site.
  • Engaged with multiple municipalities for coordination of underground drilling and aerial runs.
  • Reviewed project documentation for compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  • Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
  • Managed vendor relationships to secure necessary materials and services.
  • Developed provisioning plans for operations and network support.
  • Communicate updates to leadership team and customer

Microwave/DAS Project Manager

SAC Wireless LLC
07.2012 - 09.2016
  • Manage client and personnel processes to achieve the scope and lifecycle processes to complete the project.
  • This includes budget planning, design, architecture, and engineering to ensure the end product or service has been met or exceeds the customer's satisfaction.
  • Responsible for scoping links based off Interconnect details.
  • Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
  • Provide detailed technical responses for RFP/RFI's.
  • Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
  • Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
  • Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
  • Define project scope, schedule, cost, resources, quality, and deliverables in collaboration with customers and SAC management.
  • Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
  • Develop and train new hires and Management on Pathing procedures and new technology.
  • Provide MW backhaul support and troubleshooting degraded microwave links.

Q.A/UAT Software Release Manager

The Higher Gear Group Inc.
Schaumburg, USA
06.2007 - 03.2012
  • Conducted final testing of software and communicated release dates to Network rollout and provisioning teams.
  • Managed communication between development, QA, and operations teams for releases.
  • Directed team of Q.A. consultants and white box testers to ensure 'bug' free release
  • Established milestones and collaborated with development to guarantee adherence to software standards without deviation from current program
  • Developed and maintained release documentation to ensure compliance and clarity.
  • Developed comprehensive Visio/PowerPoint schematics tailored to each customer opportunity.
  • Monitored the progress of releases throughout the development cycle, identified and resolved any issues that arose.

Corporate Software Trainer/Customer Support Specialist

The Higher Gear Group Inc.
Schaumburg, USA
05.2003 - 06.2007
  • Delivered on-site and internal software training support
  • Coordinated efforts with Customer Service and Q.A. for entering bugs or defects into internal tracking system.
  • Crafted and delivered presentations on new software release functionalities and demos at National Automobile Dealers Association.
  • Collaborated with development teams to enhance software training materials.
  • Provided one-on-one support to users navigating complex software features.
  • Advanced company's growth through provision of National and International support.
  • Conducted virtual training sessions using various online platforms effectively.
  • Communicated with developers on new features, bugs and customer comments.
  • Developed training programs for software solutions tailored to client needs.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Telecommunications Management

DeVry University
Addison, IL

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • VMWare virtualization
  • DAS technology
  • Collaborative team development
  • Project management
  • Budget forecasting
  • Effective communication
  • Team leadership
  • Detailed analysis
  • Project scope analysis
  • Customer relations
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Construction management
  • Cross-functional coordination

Vendor Training And Certifications

  • DAS Corning Mobile Access
  • DAS TE Connectivity (Tyco)
  • DAS Andrews CommScope
  • Light Brigade Fiber Optic fusion splicing
  • OTDR
  • Anritsu Site Master
  • IBwave
  • OSHA 40
  • Com Train Rescue Certification
  • DragonWave
  • Ceragon
  • Quantum New Horizon
  • E-BandTQM Teambuilding
  • ISO 9000
  • NSN TMobile MR-BTS-002-FLXLTE Commissioning and Installation
  • Ericsson VZW and AT&T RBS commissioning
  • PIM Pro
  • Sprint Project Ocean Full Build
  • T-Mobile LTE Macro Add-Ons
  • Clearwire AAV augments
  • EFemto
  • Pico
  • Small Cell
  • IBS networks
  • Clearvision
  • Siterra
  • AT&T ACAS U2L

Timeline

Small Cell/New Site Build - Project Manager

MasTec Network Solutions
05.2024 - Current

Regional Market Manager

KMM Telecommunications Inc
01.2022 - 05.2024

Wireless and Construction Operations Manager

SAC Wireless
04.2018 - 12.2021

CRAN/Small Cell Project Manager

MasTec Network Solutions
09.2016 - 04.2018

DAS Director

SAC Wireless
01.2016 - 04.2018

Microwave/DAS Project Manager

SAC Wireless LLC
07.2012 - 09.2016

Q.A/UAT Software Release Manager

The Higher Gear Group Inc.
06.2007 - 03.2012

Corporate Software Trainer/Customer Support Specialist

The Higher Gear Group Inc.
05.2003 - 06.2007

Bachelor of Science - Telecommunications Management

DeVry University
GERARD GUTIERREZ