Erik D. Hughes

Erik d. hughes

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    A proven and successful Director/Vice President that can lead new program startups through completion.

  • Education

    • Texas tech university

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      Bachelor's degree business administration and management, general
  • Experience

    • Goodman networks

      Feb 2004 - Aug 2015
      Sr. program director- south texas operations

      Developed, executed, and lead financial operations in the South Texas Market for AT&T Mobility. Managed a team of 100+ employees that worked on programs totaling &100M in yearly revenue. Services included were new tower construction, new colocation on existing towers, delivery of fiber and power services, site acquisition including leasing, zoning, permitting and regulatory reports. • Increased market share with the award of 100% control of STX territory from AT&T. • Increased sub-contractor base with new partnerships that met margin expectation and delivered on customer delivery dates. • Managing member of AT&T Disaster Response Team that coordinated efforts to bring cell sites back on line following major hurricanes. • Led Rapid Deployment Team for Goodman Networks when new markets were awarded to company. Show less

    • Mastec network solutions

      Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
      Vice president- southwest region

      Provided leadership for Southwest territory on all operations from finance, acquisitions, and construction services across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Managed a team of 150+ employees that worked on programs totaling $120M in yearly revenue. Services included were new tower construction, new colocation on existing towers, delivery of fiber and power services, site acquisition including leasing, zoning, permitting and regulatory reports. • Increased our market share with the award of the Oklahoma territory from AT&T. • Increased our sub-contractor base with new partnerships that met margin expectation and delivered on customer delivery dates. Show less

    • Velex

      Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
      Avp at velex technical services

      Lead for construction operations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Managed 90 direct reports.• Oversaw completion of Nexius and awarded ATT Turf projects to our inhouse Velex crews.• Expanded in-house capabilities and sub-contractor base to work directly with ATT Turf program. • Developed financial goals and maintained margin expectations for my team.• Created new standards and procedures for cross function team development. Show less

    • Goodman networks

      Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
      Director customer program

      Directed wireless operations for construction services that included new tower builds, new colocations, and existing tower upgrades for AT&T as well as line and antenna install, fiber delivery, and power upgrades. Managed 50 direct reports.• Oversaw operations for all Nokia install work in TX, OK, AL, MS, and LA. • Expanded in-house capabilities and sub-contractor base to work directly with Nokia on ATT Turf program. • Developed financial goals and maintained margin expectations for my team.• Created new standards and procedures for cross function team development. Show less

    • Fulton technologies inc

      Dec 2019 - Jul 2021
      National director of operations

      Directed all wireless operations regarding site acquisition and construction tower and civil services, for customers such as BV, ATT 5G, DISH Networks 5G, TMO and Verizon. Managed 65 direct reports.• Supervised two offices in Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX that had 100+ employees under my direction that included PM’s, CM’s, and in house tower and civil crews. • Coordinated and worked on new bid and proposals for new customers and their programs. • Conducted performance reviews for managed teams.• Provided support and training for sub-contractor on boarding. Show less

    • Black box

      Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
      Program manager

      Managed a team of 10 project managers that carried out the design and implementation of specialized DAS, WIFI, and Paging systems into major hospitals and large-scale buildings. Clients included Stanford University, Facebook (Meta), and University of Chicago Medical School. • Worked with the presale teams to develop budgets on billable hours for projects.• Assisted the operations team with assignments related to installing SOW and overall financial accountability of revenue and margin. • Forecasted operations/costs/ hours out to 24 months in MS Projects. Show less

    • Pramira

      Apr 2022 - Jul 2023
      Director of engineering

      Assigned to T-Mobile contract to manage multiple AAV vendors that were responsible for 5G delivery of T1/fiber circuits to existing T-Mobile sites. Managed team of 8 subcontractors with 20 representatives for cross function activities to maintain delivery dates and client expectations. • Maintained weekly reports and data uploads into Power BI and Majenta Build for customer. • Lead local markets to coordinate telco and room ready status based on fiber delivery dates.• Provided out of box solutions with sub-contractors so schedule can be maintained. Show less

    • Jsi

      Mar 2024 - now
      Project specialist

      Performing field engineering and onsite project management in collaboration with the JSI design team, client OSP representative, and construction contractor to produce outside plant FTTx build-outs. Additional responsibilities include scope definition, construction planning, design reviews and changes, as-built documentation, and permitting of proposed new construction for buried, underground, and aerial outside plant facilities.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Head Girls Soccer Coach

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