MICHAEL GARCIA
Lockport,IL
Summary
Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks and employees at once. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented planning.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager
John Burns Construction
02.2024 - Current
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
- Mentored junior project managers and team members to enhance their skills and career growth.
- Adapted quickly to unexpected challenges or obstacles encountered during project execution, devising creative solutions without compromising objectives.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing favorable terms for the organization''s benefit.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion.
Construction Superintendent
Meta
05.2023 - Current
- Manage the activities of subcontractors, vendors, and Union labor workers, maintaining strict control over the accuracy and quality for each work activity
- Identify and report problems or deficiencies to the Director / project executives
- Document on-site activities that may impede progress or compliance to project/contract requirements
- Assist in preparation of project status report and provide complete daily reports to the Project Manager
- Demonstrated attention to quality construction practices and ensuring timely close out and delivery of the project schedule
- Cross team management with other departments and entities to ensure prompt schedule delivery.
Construction Site Manager
Dish Network
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Perform site audits to review safety, quality of general contractors, mitigate construction errors, and reduce additional costs
- Create NTP, review permits, fiber drawings, and PCR for errors
- Create training sessions with contractors to review lessons learned, and overall performance
- Review general contractor’s closeout package to uphold Dish Network standards and quality
- Orchestrate meetings to discuss construction progress, materials, schedule, and overall site development.
Construction Site Manager
Clearway Energy
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Manage complex solar renewable contracts and coordinate with teams (i.e
- Safety, Environmental, Legal, Engineering)
- Execute audit processes to validate construction quality compliance with full time and contract staff
- Responsible for monitoring of construction quality to ensure that all work is installed in accordance with the plans, specifications, QA/QC requirements, code requirements, contract requirements and good construction practice
- Provide construction consulting support to the development team in several projects, including project estimate construction costs, schedule, and basic engineering
- Support in the recruitment, hiring and training of Construction personnel
- Identify and share lessons learned from projects to accurately improve overall project quality, schedule, cost, and safety.
Director Of Construction Closeout
Mobilitie
02.2018 - 01.2020
- Create repeatable audit criteria for the team to follow when reviewing materials, punch lists, outstanding contract change orders, final lien releases, site configuration, and serialized asset tracking
- Draft, communicate, ad roll out closeout management strategy to regional teams and GCs
- Project management over systems development managing scope and schedule to meet organization needs
- Data management and reporting skills to establish repeatable Standards Compliance reports, results trending, root cause issues, costs/site, and savings achieved
- Develop training covering the content of the closeout checklist, audit application, reporting, governance, and written standards.
Quality Manager
SAC Wireless
01.2017 - 02.2018
- Provide civil ground quality audits inspecting all facets of the installation from construction drawings to cabling requirements per SAC ATT 002-290-502 standards or customer standards
- Time management skills, managing excessive travel, quality audits, and on time report delivery
- Accountable for follow-up on outstanding quality audit and corrective actions
- Provide on-site corrective actions for SAC internal builds reducing revisits for SAC internal crews
- Manage internal auditors in specific regions to carry out quality control throughout the US.
Construction Manager / Health And Safety Supervisor
Tower 16 Plainfield
03.2015 - 01.2017
- Make regular trips to sites during construction including bid walk, preconstruction walk, in progress site visits, punch walks and construction closeout
- Provide direction to general contractors when doing groundwork
- Responsible to problem solve issues that may occur onsite and make recommendations based on priority and need to ensure the project and budgets are maintained
- Ensure accurate and complete files are maintained for projects and appropriate closeout documents are distributed in a timely manner and are in accordance with Tower 16 and customer standards
- Handles the daily management of each project and required action items, such as assigned workflow and milestones are being reached on time or ahead of schedule
- Maintain site safety by performing random site audits as well as safety meetings for organization.
Foreman
SBA
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Obtained TMO Greenfield Level 1 install and TMO Greenfield Level 3 C&I
- Lead and manage crew while working independently in a team environment
- Implement new technology according to vendor’s specifications and MOP designs
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements for all personnel and 3rd party vendors
- Understanding with project needs, develop forecast for materials and services, and coordinate with suppliers to meet project goals
- Troubleshoot alarms, vswr, impedance, reflections and ghosts within the telecommunications network
- Install fibers, SFP cards and power to the DUL within the BBS.
Construction Supervisor
ID Wireless
02.2011 - 01.2014
- Leading and supporting role regarding technical topics and solutions within a network implementation organization
- Conducts tests and inspections of fiber to ensure they meet quality standards
- Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules/logs, and expedite workflow
- Conducts safety meetings and responsible for the safety of employees on job site
- Supervise employees to distribute workload in order to complete projects according to deadlines
- Experience installing T-Mobile Modernization, Clear Wire, and Sprint equipment.
Education
BACHELOR’S IN SCIENCE - Computer And Information Systems Security
American Intercontinental University
Chicago, IL01.2013
Associate Of Applied Business - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL01.2011
Skills
- OSHA 30 certification
- Project Planning
- Scope Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Project plan development
- Project Scheduling
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Client Relations
- Training and mentoring
- Meeting facilitation
- Meeting participation
- Schedule Coordination
- Cost Control
- Financial Administration
- Specification Review
- Quality Control
- Requirements Gathering
- KPI Tracking
- Documentation Management
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
John Burns Construction
02.2024 - Current
Construction Superintendent
Meta
05.2023 - Current
Construction Site Manager
Dish Network
05.2022 - 05.2023
Construction Site Manager
Clearway Energy
01.2020 - 05.2022
Director Of Construction Closeout
Mobilitie
02.2018 - 01.2020
Quality Manager
SAC Wireless
01.2017 - 02.2018
Construction Manager / Health And Safety Supervisor
Tower 16 Plainfield
03.2015 - 01.2017
Foreman
SBA
01.2014 - 03.2015
Construction Supervisor
ID Wireless
02.2011 - 01.2014
BACHELOR’S IN SCIENCE - Computer And Information Systems Security
American Intercontinental University
Associate Of Applied Business - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
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