David Breneman

Experience

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  Xanadoo LLC

  Aug 2005 - Nov 2008

  Field Tech/Tower Climber

  Build and Maintain ISP towers in TX, OK, and IL. On call 24/7. Remote work from home if possible. Travel and repair of tower sites to get customers back on-line. Build, Set-up, and program new sites. Maintain existing sites or upgrade gear to new compatible equipment. Received my Certifications in: Tower Climbing Safety, and Rescue through Comtarin, Navini Networks build and commissioning of sites, Eclipse Back Hauls, Dragon Wave Back Hauls, Ceragon Back Hauls, and also worked on Alvarion and Orthogon gear. Worked with Valere D/C voltage rectifiers, and APC battery backups. We used Cisco switches and routers. Clear Wire Show less

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  Clear Wire

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2007

  Lead Field Tech

  Rebuild and Maintain the Abilene TX market to provide better internet service to customers. Work with sales associates to find more coverage or achieve better through-put services. Install and program new gear. Traveled and built new markets when not needed in Abilene market. On-call 24/7 Received Training on: Nextnet ISP gear, Motorola ISP gear, Red Line P2P, Exalt Back Hauls, Samsung base stations, Valere D/C voltage rectifiers, and Foundation Switches

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  Trusty Construction LLC

  Sept 2009 - Nov 2011

  Microwave field engineer, IT operations

  Build, Setup, Program, Maintain, and diagnose problems with microwave links and paths. Install, Program, diagnose, and close out Flash Lighting equipment on AT&T tower sites. Work on various carries that would send in trouble tickets or request work from our company. Punch Walk sites after builds to make sure the installs were correct and equipment was working properly. Schedule crews out to work, repair, or build new tower sites. Scheduling, Material orders, and track work done by different tower crews. Work with crews on site to make sure work was done to customer standards. Review and Submit close out documents from work completed by crews. Setup, Build, Repair, and Maintain computers for people and crews in company. Work on office network, server, and phones equipment at the main street office. Started, Worked, or Completed many different projects that were handed off to me for management or for me to over-see. Received my Certifications in: Flash Technologies, E-band Microwave, and Updated CPR Training. I continued my expansion of knowledge on many different microwave products like; Motorola, Exalt, Dragon Wave, and Eclipse. Also worked hands on with many different cell carriers equipment, like Ericson, Next Net, Samsung, and Motorola base stations. Worked with multiple computer products to maintain, install, or repair: Microsoft XP, Vista, Window 7, Office Works 2003 and 2007, Word, Excel, Outlook, BIZMAIL, NT Server 2003, Virus removal programs, and many more software and hardware programs. Show less

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  WesTower Communications

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2014

  Construction Manager

  Oversee and help crews with building and construction of cellular sites, for T-Mobile, Sprint Vision, Clearwire LTE upgrade, Verizon Gap Fill project, AT&T Mobility Sites. Build and update trackers for projects. Red-Line drawings, and permitting. Would price out and place material orders for different jobs. Work with customers and different companies to achieve SOW, COP packages, and documents to start and complete a build. Work with multiple techs training and learning equipment setups, commissioning and performance of sites. Build and trouble shoot microwave links, along with all configurations and diagnostics to make sure like was performing correctly. Work with uploading scripts and ENV files to equipment to begin site hand offs. Checked on crews and perform safety audits and coordination of sub contractors. Work on field laptops that had IT issues, phone systems, server work. Show less

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  Enertech Resources

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

  Construction Manager

  Began major project with main office overseeing Crown Castle tower modifications by internal and sub-contractor crews. Flat plate, transition stiffeners, anchor bolts, core drilling, mag drilling, and typical or CJP welding completed to multiple monopole structures. Verticals, Horizontals, and Diagonal angles adds, plus half-pipe to self-support towers for structural strengthening. U-Anchor foundations, guyed wire change outs, plumb and tensions, torque arm additions, remove and replace structural pieces, and welding to guyed towers for modifications to make tower safe for new carrier upgrades. Overseen new raw land monopole structures full turn-key sites for different cellular carriers. Testing of cellular equipment using Anritsu Site-Master Sweep gear, PIM gear, and ODM fiber test gear. Material orders, shipping and receiving, along with delivery of cellular equipment, steel, rebar, angle iron, and multiple items for cell sites. Also use of many different types of trackers, to over-see progress of each stage of construction for tower sites. Performed quality workmanship checks, and safety audits on internal crew and sub-contractor crews. Required to maintain company vehicles, different trailers, fuel card, work phone, laptop computer, test equipment for fiber and coax lines, camera, and various tools. Would travel on short notice and work different hours to complete jobs at various times and locations across the state. Received updated rigging courses, Anritsu PIM certification, updated forklift training. Also expanded knowledge on Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and other carrier requirements for proper quality site builds. Show less

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  MasTec Network Solutions

  May 2016 - May 2020

  Project Manager II

  Sprint 5g build and cleanup project before the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.Manage the RFS Central and North Texas LOP, AWS upgrade on Verizon sites.Coordination direct with customer for our internal crews, and subcontractors to complete upgrades, troubleshoot, and maintain Verizon's high standards of quality builds.Verify Scopes of Work, Budget, and material cost against purchase orders.Review site documents compared to actual site configuration to achieve proper upgrade proceduresCompile, review and submit required closeout documentation to RFS upon completion Verizon upgrade, track daily status and site updates to build a daily report to the customer using Word and Excel based forms.Complete change order request for out-of-scope work, review the processes were completed and submit to customer for budget revisions and new purchase orders.Trouble shoot VSWR, RSSI, Diversity Imbalance, RF interference, and any issues known to cause improper site functions and alarms on sites.Attending and host multiple conference calls daily between customers, construction managers, internal crews, and subcontractors to verify site build status, known issues, daily work completions, and future site schedule.Coordinate daily material pick-ups, material storage and inventory, material release to internal crews and subcontractors.Managed ATC 2017 to 2019 lighting project across 21 states, trouble shooting, repairs, upgrades, invoicing, crew management, time management and approval, expense management, upload/downloads of tickets in Siterra work, keep a seed stock of parts and orders, and oversee all close outs, working with customer directly to resolve NOTAMs and site issues.(21 States, approximately 4300+ towers).Order materials, Order tools, Coordinate crews, and subs for lighting trouble tickets, E-1 and E-2 system upgrades.Oversee crew time, per-diem, travel, expenses, and approve.Track and monitor stock levels for crews and subs order if needed. Show less

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  SmallCells Solutions

  May 2020 - Jan 2021

  Project Manager

  Manage crew and customer relations for the T-Mobile L600, N600, and Anchor site upgrade with the following contractors: CIC, Key, KGP, Point Wireless, and Betacom.Coordination directly with customer or general contractor so that our internal crews, and subcontractors could complete upgrades, troubleshoot, and maintain T-Mobile standard of quality builds.Complete change order request for out-of-scope work, review the processes were completed and submit to customer for budget revisions and new purchase orders.Compiled and submitted required closeout documentation to customers upon completing upgrades to each site.Tracked and input status of updates to daily online customer-based Excel or Smartsheet forms.Review, organize, and upload close out photos to the customer when work on sites started, during construction, and when finalized.Oversee crew travel and compare time of truck movement, and when on site.Used this report for proper payroll to the teams.Attend and host multiple conference calls daily between customers, construction manager, integrators, and internal crews, to verify site build status, known issues, daily work completions, and future site schedule. Show less

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  Wright Construction

  Feb 2021 - Jan 2023

  Lead

  Custom Filtration and Plumbing work, under a Master plumber, working side by side with a Master and Journeyman plumbers doing 1099 contract work.Rough-In plumbing for brand new slab or pier and beam homes. Use of various sizes of PVC pipes and fitting to make sure sewer and water lines ran correctly for flow.Top-Out plumbing of new or custom homes, using copper and Pex-A/B pipe, fitting, and tools to provide water to all fixtures inside and outside the home.Trim-Out new and custom homes, setting all fixtures, toilets, tubs, showers. faucets, filters, and hot water heaters (Gas, Electric, and Tankless). Service calls to repair leaks, un-clog drains, upgrade fixtures, install new filtration systems. Show less

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  Dish Inc

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Construction Project Manager

  5G Dish Wireless Telecom Buildout for South TexasAssign sites to General Contractors for construction builds on civil and tower top.Review and Approve documents for the tower buildout: Initial Purchase Orders, Construction Documents, Power Routes, Fiber Routes, Structural analysis, Close Outs, Meter Installs, Power Upgrades with Gutter Systems of 6 Gang Meter PAK, along with the final True-Up Purchase Orders.Quality Check/Punch work for the GC’s building sites.Track and update site status on web-based sites and through excel documents.Safety Audits on teams and crews.Green-up and Test sites for turn up.Trouble shoot and diagnosis site issues.Red-line and update: FCD’s and RFDS Show less

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  WRIGHT CONTRACTING LLC

  Aug 2023 - now

  Lead
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  ADB Companies, LLC

  May 2024 - now

  Project Manager