Open To Work
John C. Wood
Rosenberg
Summary
Seasoned management professional with 37 years in telecom, focused on project requirements definition and workflow optimization. Led high-profile projects with budget oversight and staff development in growth-oriented environments. Specialized in resource planning for wireless facility maintenance and utility construction, enhancing customer relationships and driving growth.
Overview
46
46
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Wireline Operations
Ascend Wireless Networks
01.2025 - Current
- Led operations across multiple states and telecom contracts to enhance service delivery.
- Oversaw budget management and resource allocation for operational efficiency.
- Identified operational challenges and implemented solutions to streamline processes.
- Managed financial operations, overseeing budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis activities.
- Expanded the company’s position with current newly identified opportunities for continued growth.
- Identified and pursued new business opportunities to expand market presence and revenue streams.
- Established strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance business relationships.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for services, products and supplies.
- Mentored senior staff on industry best practices and leadership strategies.
- Provided oversight of all departments in order to ensure smooth operation of daily activities.
Director of Operations
VCI Construction LLC
Las Vegas
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Led reorganization and strengthening of Las Vegas office, enhancing operational effectiveness.
- Oversaw operations of multiple clients through managing internal staffing and management.
- Oversaw daily operations for construction projects ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Reestablished relationship with major Telecom client, securing significant project in LV market.
- Provided leadership and guidance to subordinate managers and supervisors.
- Communicated clear and consistent messages regarding departmental goals to produce desired results.
- Monitored progress by establishing plans and budgets, measuring results to ensure accountability.
Regional Director
Tilson Technologies
Houston
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Led regional strategic initiatives to enhance service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Secured the company’s position with newly identified opportunities for continued growth.
- Fostered relationships with key stakeholders to drive regional partnerships and collaborations.
- Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders, enhancing organizational goodwill and collaboration.
- Led management of projects across multiple states, ensuring alignment with regional objectives.
- Oversaw staffing and equipment requirements to support operational needs.
- Oversaw project budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational financial goals and objectives.
- Worked closely with clients in building relationships.
- Mentored junior directors, sharing best practices for leadership and operational excellence.
Executive Vice President
Walton Electric Construction Corp
Naples
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Directed company's strategic entry into telecom industry, establishing new market presence.
- Formulated growth plan targeting new client acquisition in telecommunications field, enhancing revenue potential.
- Secured the company’s position with newly identified opportunities for continued growth.
- Nurtured industry relationships and client partnerships to identify and leverage opportunities for business growth.
- Cultivated relationships with clients and stakeholders to foster business partnerships.
- Collaborated with several top clients on various issues.
- Managed contracts and staffing processes in collaboration with team members.
Chief Operations Officer
Haz Mat Special Services LLC
La Porte
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Streamlined daily operations to support company growth over the last two years.
- Reviewed and analyzed financial statements to inform strategic decision-making.
- Prepared financial reports, including budgeting, profit and loss and legal analysis.
- Aligned AP/AR processes to ensure cost management aligned with revenue streams.
- Maintained productive relationships and communication channels across organization.
Program Director
Diversified Nations Industry, Ft Gordon Augusta GA
Augusta
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Managed a 52M Cyber Security design and installation project.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of project goals with organizational mission and enhance collaborative efforts.
- Oversaw budget management for multiple programs, ensuring resource allocation efficiency.
- Monitored program operations to ensure compliance with policies and procedures, minimizing risk and maintaining standards.
- Ensured compliance with organizational standards and applicable laws and regulations.
- Managed program operations and provided strategic leadership for workers.
- Maintained regular communication with clients to foster strong relationships and ensure their needs were met throughout program involvement.
- Met regularly with program stakeholders to make program adjustments and assess progress.
- Supervised program and project managers to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
Vice President of Operations
FTE Network Services Naples. FL
Naples
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Developed growth plan for telecommunications sector, securing new utility industry clients.
- Secured the company’s position with newly identified opportunities for continued growth.
- Developed and implemented strategic plans for the operations department.
- Developed operational strategies to enhance service delivery standards.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure efficiency and team alignment.
- Provided leadership in managing contracts, recruitment and staffing, as well as key project labor workforce.
- Directed staff on operational processes, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
Vice President of Operations
ID Construction Services LLC Boise, ID
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Identified critical business and technical needs to inform strategic decisions.
- Streamline operations resulting in improved response time for cable outages and order turn-up time.
- Gather specifications and lead cross-functional teams to successful implementation.
- Managed multiple projects to deliver effective network solutions.
- Created departmental operating budgets to optimize resource allocation.
- ID Construction Services is a full service Engineering & Construction Company supporting ISP/OSP, providing services across the US
National Director
Focus Fiber Solutions, Inc., Allentown, PA
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Gathered specifications and led cross-functional teams to implement projects successfully.
- Identify business and technical needs.
- Manage numerous projects focusing on network solutions.
- Mentor and direct Regional Managers in the development of practical operating budgets.
- Create cost-effective departmental operating budgets.
- Reviewed and analyzed engineering projects, adjusting plans to optimize workflow, resource management, and accuracy.
- Realign construction and engineering crews to achieve higher profitability and efficiency.
- Streamlined operations to enhance response time for cable outages and order turn-up time.
- Delivered IT construction services across multiple U.S. locations.
Director of Operations
JDH Construction, Inc., Plainfield, IN
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Managed the divisions of tower/wireless and facility maintenance (HVAC).
- Managed IT construction projects across multiple states, including Indiana, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
- Developed and implemented procedures that equipped departments for scalable company growth.
- Procured new clients to support the opening of the Kentucky office.
- Implemented tracking procedures that enhanced invoicing accuracy for North Carolina office.
- Implemented cost savings procedures using a purchase order system and company credit card expense reporting.
- Created a tracking system that streamlined inventory control processes.
Director of U.S. Operations
Expertech Network Services, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Managed Profit & Loss for nationwide operations, ensuring financial stability and accountability.
- Developed an estimating department which successfully secured over seventy-two million dollars ($72,000,000) in contract work over a twenty-eight (28) month period.
- Transformed company from construction management and engineering firm to full-service construction provider.
- Expanded business within existing client base by developing new service lines.
- Performed services for telecommunications, water, sewer and gas in the State of Florida and throughout the U.S.
- Expertech is a Bell Canada owned Telecommunications Company that expanded into the U.S. performing Telco engineering.
Director, Telecommunications & Utility Construction
Hypower, Inc., Ft Lauderdale, FL
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Re-established and expanded company presence in telecommunications, securing new clients in utility sector.
- Provided leadership in managing government contracts, recruitment and management staffing, as well as key project labor workforce.
- Identified and secured new opportunities, reinforcing company’s growth trajectory.
- Brought in revenues of twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000) over a twenty-two month period while maintaining a high margin of profitability.
- Repositioned Hypower from an electrical company into a competitive player in the telecom industry.
- Hypower began as an electrical company and branched out into telecommunications.
Operations and Network Deployment Manager
Florida Power and Light Fibernet, Miami, FL
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Provided technical leadership to seven Project Managers and eight Technical Engineers in the full life cycle execution of sophisticated network systems.
- Managed multiple projects delivering network solutions to enhance service delivery.
- Gathered specifications and led cross-functional teams to successful implementation.
- Mentored Project Managers to develop practical operating budgets, fostering financial accountability.
- Created cost-effective departmental operating budgets.
- Reviewed and analyzed engineering projects, altering plans to ensure optimal workflow, resource management, and accuracy.
- Realigned construction and engineering crews to achieve higher profitability and efficiency.
- Streamlined operations to reduce response time for cable outages and expedite order turn-up.
- FPL Fibernet is a Florida telecom provider with a network consisting of over 4,000 miles.
Vice President, Construction Division, President, Exelon Construction
OSP Consultants, Inc., Sterling, VA
01.1987 - 01.2000
- Directed and managed extensive and complex underground telecommunication projects in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA.
- Executed projects for MCI/WorldCom in Maryland and Virginia, delivering ahead of critical deadlines while ensuring high profit margins.
- Provided extensive leadership in the placement of over 300 miles of fiber in Washington, D.C.’s subway system for Bell Atlantic Mobile, Metropolitan Fiber Systems, Metro Media Fiber, and Columbia Gas.
- Designed and implemented a three million dollar ($3,000,000) project for Metropolitan Fiber Systems in San Francisco for placing fiber cable throughout the BART system resulting in several more projects on rapid transit systems throughout the country.
- Conducted a fiber build for Cox Cable in New Orleans, LA, enabling the corporation to be the first allowed to perform directional drilling within the limits of the French Quarter.
- Constructed a multi-duct system in Austin, TX, setting a benchmark adopted by multiple municipalities nationwide.
- Spearheaded and directed the start-up of OSP’s West Coast Division.
- Recruited, hired, and developed essential staff; managed 490 internal employees.
- Developed and administered operating budgets.
- Performed projects for Williams Communications in Georgia and Texas maintaining a high margin. Due to the quality of the work, earned the opportunity to perform several more large-scale, profitable projects.
- OSP Consultants, Inc., a Fortune 500 telecommunications firm headquartered in Sterling, VA, offered construction, Wireless and engineering services worldwide.
Senior Manager/Engineer
Sprint, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta
01.1980 - 01.1987
- Managed a team of 10+ employees by providing guidance, setting goals and objectives, delegating tasks, and monitoring performance.
- Mentored junior managers, enhancing their leadership skills and contributing to team effectiveness.
- Reported to executive leadership on performance metrics and identified challenges and strategic opportunities.
- Implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows and minimized delays.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
University of Southern California
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Contract negotiation
- Financial analysis
- Resource allocation
- Project management
- Operational efficiency
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Customer relationship management
- Relationship building
- Communication skills
Military Service
United States Marine Corps, Air Wing, Honorable
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteSalary Range
$180000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Vice President of Wireline Operations
Ascend Wireless Networks
01.2025 - Current
Director of Operations
VCI Construction LLC
01.2023 - 01.2025
Regional Director
Tilson Technologies
01.2021 - 01.2023
Executive Vice President
Walton Electric Construction Corp
01.2020 - 01.2021
Chief Operations Officer
Haz Mat Special Services LLC
01.2019 - 01.2020
Program Director
Diversified Nations Industry, Ft Gordon Augusta GA
01.2017 - 01.2019
Vice President of Operations
FTE Network Services Naples. FL
01.2013 - 01.2017
Vice President of Operations
ID Construction Services LLC Boise, ID
01.2012 - 01.2013
National Director
Focus Fiber Solutions, Inc., Allentown, PA
01.2010 - 01.2012
Director of Operations
JDH Construction, Inc., Plainfield, IN
01.2008 - 01.2010
Director of U.S. Operations
Expertech Network Services, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
01.2006 - 01.2008
Director, Telecommunications & Utility Construction
Hypower, Inc., Ft Lauderdale, FL
01.2003 - 01.2006
Operations and Network Deployment Manager
Florida Power and Light Fibernet, Miami, FL
01.2000 - 01.2003
Vice President, Construction Division, President, Exelon Construction
OSP Consultants, Inc., Sterling, VA
01.1987 - 01.2000
Senior Manager/Engineer
Sprint, Atlanta, GA
01.1980 - 01.1987
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
University of Southern California