Shawn McGregor
Stuart,Florida
Summary
Diligent Construction Manager with comprehensive background in managing large-scale construction projects. Successfully led diverse teams to complete projects on time and within budget through strategic planning and problem-solving. Demonstrated expertise in project coordination and cost management.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Communications Construction Manager
Utility Construction Company
All of Florida
01.2017 - Current
- Acquire contracts with several major communications companies, to build out fiber to the home projects, maintenance, plant extensions and commercial builds.
- Interview and hire the talent needed to get the properties built.
- Approve all payroll for employees and subcontractors.
- Walk out and verify all project construction plans and adjust as needed. Servicing Jacksonville to Miami.
- Taking meetings with property managers, company managers, and city utilities, to work out all details of the project.
- Daily and weekly meetings with utility company managers, to keep them updated on the status of current projects.
- Working with residents to handle any questions or problems that may arise during the builds.
- Run permits through the city for projects requiring them. Set up police escorts, and M.O.T. permits.
- Managing all aspects of fiber to the home, and node plus zero residential build outs projects. Walk out and give instructions for all subcontractors working on the project. Always making myself available at all hours, for any problems that arise.
- Manage my team, supervising underground open trench, missile bore and directional drilling crews, providing bore logs and as-builts upon completion of projects.
- Utilizing ARG-GIS / Google overlay mapping programs to upload all drill and fiber build data.
- Providing final invoicing for all jobs completed to customers.
- My current employer company has been purchased.
Construction Supervisor
Cypress Communications
West Palm Beach to Miami
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Walked out and verified all project construction plans and adjusted as needed. Servicing some of Palm Beach County and all of Broward and Dade County.
- Gave instructions to the contactors on what was to be built, and how it was to be built.
- Taking meetings with property managers, Comcast coordinators and Comcast managers.
- Run permits through the city for projects requiring them. Set up police escorts, and M.O.T. permits.
- Supervise fiber to the home projects, and node plus zero residential build outs. Walk out and give instructions for all contractors working on the project and make myself available at all hours, for any problems that arise.
- Supervise underground open trench, missile bore and directional drilling crews.
- Emergency co-ax and fiber splicing, when necessary.
- Employment ended when the company went out of business.
Field Technician
Kanaan Communication
West Palm Beach / Fort Lauderdale
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Cable strand, coaxial and fiber construction build outs, on commercial and residential projects.
- Repair construction and splicing on damages and emergency call out.
- Cable construction on multiple dwelling unit building. Apartments, hospitals, ext.
- Cable power supply service and rebuilds.
- Employment ended when the company went out of business.
Field Technician
Self-Employed Cable Contractor
traveling to many states
01.1998 - 01.2013
- Preventative maintenance (sweep) cable systems throughout the country.
- Repairing and splicing when needed to correct problems with the equipment.
- Construction of new build cable plants.
- Ingress suppression, noise mitigation.
- Power supply servicing and rebuilding.
- Stopped self-employment to work for a company.
Communications Technician
Marine Corps
traveling the world
01.1993 - 01.1997
- Buried, hung and operated fiber optic communications systems.
- Buried, hung and operated 26 pair copper telephone systems utilizing encryption gear.
- Trained in the setting up and operation of our M.U.X. satellite systems.
- Promoted to Communications Chief, in charge of all communications gear maintenance and repairs.
- Set up instructional classes on the use of all communications equipment, at our troops disposal.
Education
Wired And Satellite Communications
United States Marine Corps Communications School
29 Palms, California07.1993
Skills
- Project management
- Construction management
- Problem-solving
- Site management
Timeline
Communications Construction Manager
Utility Construction Company
01.2017 - Current
Construction Supervisor
Cypress Communications
01.2015 - 01.2017
Field Technician
Kanaan Communication
01.2013 - 01.2015
Field Technician
Self-Employed Cable Contractor
01.1998 - 01.2013
Communications Technician
Marine Corps
01.1993 - 01.1997
Wired And Satellite Communications
United States Marine Corps Communications School