LORIN W. BROWN
Belmont,NC
Summary
A self-motivated Construction Project Manager with a proven track record and having a background in wireless engineering and Integrations. Able to adapt to new technology quickly and with little oversight, I'm looking for a similar, challenging and great opportunity to demonstrate my skills set, knowledge, and ability to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Various Gig work
Self-Employed
Various
04.2023 - Current
- Seeking new opportunities until Project budgets are opened up.
CPM IIII
T-Mobile
West Virginia
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Management of Shantel Keep sites in construction or upgrades NE West Virginia
- Power plant upgrades and decommissioning
- Management of GC scheduling, performance and quality control
Northeast USA Senior Project Manager
Gigamonster.NET
Charlotte, NC
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Project Manager of Brownfield and Greenfield Construction and deployment of large scale residential, government, and commercial fiber and equipment for data and AV related products and services from initiation to CO dates
- Deploy product under Construction Groups Build Up
- Approval decisions / punch for COPs
- Budget approvals and designs with internal logistics, design, and finance teams, keeping each project on budget
- SOW and PO Contract writing and scoping bids from the prospected General Contractor
- Management and reporting of daily activities happening over all NE markets by having constant communication
- Managed 30 completed projects of $1M projects
Project Manager II - Construction
T-Mobile
Nashville, TN
08.2019 - 04.2020
- 5G Prep project
- Field Site Audits of 5G Materials
- Determination of materials related to site preparedness and logistics
Construction Manager II – Multiple Projects
Ericsson
Various
10.2018 - 01.2019
- Verizon 5G Installation of system modules, and rack systems
- Tie in and threading of hybrid cables and fibers inside shelters
- Antenna Prep and PIM tests
- DC Power, Raycap Power
CMII
National Sprint Team
Various
01.2017 - 02.2018
- SCOPs (Sprint Close Out Packages) Manager for the Sprint 2.5 Mini Macro overlay project
- Supported administrative actions for SFP and Airscale projects, by verifying CDs and project files
- SAP and BOM creation and approvals to the customer
Close Out Specialist Manager
Construction Manager II
Albuquerque, NM
12.2015 - 11.2016
- Managed the regional reporting of and tracking of close out packages for the desert mountain region markets for Ericsson T-Mobile projects in Albuquerque, El Paso, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas
- Acting key manager for EAMS activities, delegation, and assignments for multiple GC's and ASPs in each of the respective markets
- Scheduling of virtual punch walks and active liaison of 3rd party quality audits of site builds
- Oversee materials, process RMA claims through E// P87, and reverse logistics
Service Excellence Program – OJT Trainer
Nokia Siemens Networks
Atlanta, GA
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Classroom and OJT instructor providing boot camp classes and field certification classes in civil installations, commissioning, and integration to ensure that a higher quality and value driven product is delivered to our customers
- On the job review and training of installers, climbers, and integrators
- Assessment of retained knowledge from the classroom to the field by each attended student
- Created National and Market specific MOP [method of procedure] creation, writing, and distribution to general contractors
Construction Manager II
Ericsson
Charlotte, NC
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Worked on various projects within the Ericsson network, including carriers T-Mobile and Verizon which included TMO Modernization, Verizon AWS Upgrades, and TMO L1900 & 700
- Manage new construction and integration of cellular sites on both carriers
- Pre-construction site walks, site surveys, BOM creation and submissions
- Recognize 'out of scope' work and use of change orders
- Maintain quality market standards through audits and on-site management of construction provided by subcontractors
- Daily management and reporting of on-going site construction
- Quality control through punch walk and close out punch list reporting and correction
- Smart Laptop Testing, Fiber testing
- Ensure safety regulations through JSA, Equipment, and workmanship regulated training certificates
- Management of substation / power swaps by GC
Field Manager (CFM)
Nokia Siemens Network [NSN]
Houston, TX
02.2013 - 03.2014
- Top producing team in nationwide build out managing a range of 400 sites in assigned territory
- Manage new construction and integration of Modernization of TMO AWS 1900/2100 and LTE sites
- Attend Customer meetings and communicate project schedule status and address customer issues and concerns as they arise
- Pre-construction site walks
- Ensure all redline and construction drawings were being carefully followed, and reporting any out-of-scope changes
- Maintain quality market standards through audits and on-site management of construction provided by subcontractors
- Daily management and reporting of on-going site construction
- BOM verification and management of change orders needed from subcontractors to finish scope
- Punch List reporting and correction
- Ensure safety regulations regarding on site diesel and propane generators
Field Supervisor / Integrator
Lemcon Networks
Houston, TX
05.2012 - 08.2012
- Site audits and surveys
- Field Supervisor for Lemcon Installation Crew
- Oversee site construction by GC, making sure construction drawings are followed
- DC power cabling, T1 and Ethernet runs
- Fiber testing of trunk and hybrid cables, testing system dB loss
- Software upgrades, commissioning and integration of new system and radio modules
- Site Cut overs
- Provide GDC support for GC on service impacting actions i.e
- Sector locks, antenna swaps
NSN-TMO AWS 1900 2100 Proof Of Concept Trial
Nokia Siemens Networks
Seattle, WA
01.2012 - 03.2012
- BTS System Module and Radio Software Version Upgrades
- Worked closely with Tower Crew, Bridge, and NOC on site during the maintenance window to complete cut over, integration and commissioning of the initial test sites
- Worked closely with NSN Light Square in troubleshooting field issues with LTE
- Installation of testing Node cells in T-Mobile RF Lab and Handset Lab
- Provided transport from Routers to Nodes
- Updating of commissioning files and software versions
Field Technician
T-Mobile
Chicago, IL
06.2011 - 09.2011
- HSPA42 Optimization project
- Remote troubleshooting, reconfiguration, and commissioning
- Routine site visits for maintenance
- Working closely with the RF Department to improve service of Chicago/Milwaukee Markets
- Upgrading AISG RET software to bring RET software up to date
- Isolate and resolve complex RET and MHA issues
- Adjust electrical down tilt/up tilt per needed requests to improve coverage area
GNIC Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
Dallas, TX
03.2011 - 04.2011
- NSN GNIC project updating and optimizing IUB parameters for both BTS and COCO
- RNC upgrades through markets nationwide
- Define new traffic descriptors and termination points according to prescribed data
- Troubleshooting top offender BTS sites
Field Engineer
Nokia Networks
Various (Atlanta, Houston, Spokane)
07.2010 - 03.2011
- HSPA+ Optimization Project for T-Mobile
- Software upgrades, re-commissioning, and troubleshooting of 3G equipment
- Reconfiguration of UMTS Sectors, RETs, and MHAs
- Troubleshooting and swaps of system modules including FRIAs, FSMB, and FSMEs
- Site Sweeps for DTF RL and Site RL
Education
ASSOCIATES OF ARTS -
FCCJ JACKSONVILLE
01.1996
Skills
- Office 365
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- FrontPage
- PowerPoint
- Account Payable
- Account Receivable
- Ticketing Systems
- Cue Systems
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
- Database management tools
- Veritas
- Rackspace
- Project management software
References
Available on request
Certificationstraining
- Nokia and Ericsson PTID Certified Level 5 class instruction trainer
- Ericsson certification in telecom standards and regulations
- OSHA 10
- FCCJ Jacksonville 96 Associates of Arts
Programsandtechnology
- Office 365: Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- FrontPage
- PowerPoint
- Account Payable and Receivables
- Ticketing and Cue Systems
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
- Database management tools
- Veritas
- Rackspace
- Project management softwares
Timeline
Various Gig work
Self-Employed
04.2023 - Current
CPM IIII
T-Mobile
11.2022 - 04.2023
Northeast USA Senior Project Manager
Gigamonster.NET
01.2021 - 10.2022
Project Manager II - Construction
T-Mobile
08.2019 - 04.2020
Construction Manager II – Multiple Projects
Ericsson
10.2018 - 01.2019
CMII
National Sprint Team
01.2017 - 02.2018
Close Out Specialist Manager
Construction Manager II
12.2015 - 11.2016
Service Excellence Program – OJT Trainer
Nokia Siemens Networks
09.2014 - 01.2016
Construction Manager II
Ericsson
03.2014 - 09.2014
Field Manager (CFM)
Nokia Siemens Network [NSN]
02.2013 - 03.2014
Field Supervisor / Integrator
Lemcon Networks
05.2012 - 08.2012
NSN-TMO AWS 1900 2100 Proof Of Concept Trial
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2012 - 03.2012
Field Technician
T-Mobile
06.2011 - 09.2011
GNIC Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
03.2011 - 04.2011
Field Engineer
Nokia Networks
07.2010 - 03.2011
ASSOCIATES OF ARTS -
FCCJ JACKSONVILLE
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