Sandie Rugroden

Experience

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  Lilburn Corporation

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Assistant Planner

  Served as project manager for annual mine inspection and report for Crystal Hills Sand and Gravel. Prepared environmental impact reports, environmental assessments, and initial studies.

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  SBA, Inc.

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Planning Coordinator

  Secured government approvals and planning permits for telecommunication facilities. Managed projects from concept to completion, including managing scope and timelines. Oversaw efforts of administrative, leasing, planning, and construction resources.

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  AT&T

  Jan 1997 - Feb 2020

  Maintain accountability for national wireline network, acquisitions and West Region wireless, including federal regulatory compliance for spectrum that operates licenses and sites that house equipment. Ensure sites’ compliance with NEPA, air safety, interference rules, and others. Oversee performance of 8 direct reports and total organization of 56. Manage and report on $10M budget [varies by build year]. • Evaluated status of regulatory compliance and condition of targeted acquisitions.• Managed upwards of 20,000 structural modifications annually, as well as new additions. • Integrated 15,000 locations into the network as sole acquisition resource for licensing and permitting. • Developed data analytics, systems, and reporting for workforce modeling, productivity, and cost savings.• Managed closing of invoices to facilitate billing of valid studies that resulted in savings of $2.7M+. Show less Maintained accountability for federal, state, and local rules and regulations related to acquisitions and wireless services for areas throughout Northern California. Managed local land use permitting, including hazardous materials management. Led community outreach with board of supervisors and city councils. Managed and reported on budget.•Oversaw preparation, distribution, and maintenance of written procedures for implementation and administration of network processes.•Developed and implemented policies and procedures between federal agencies, including state historic preservation offices in California and Nevada to deploy telecommunications network while complying with FCC licensing requirements.•Conceptualized and led implementation of project milestones, which included streamlining processes and ensuring regulatory requirements were met regionally and adopted nationally.•Led regulatory compliance for Western Region, which included addressing escalated issues and providing training and ongoing support. • Defined network process flows, business rules, and user requirements. Developed and implemented network operational performance metrics, process control points, and results management.• Served as telecom expert appointed by city council to develop telecom ordinance for City of Sausalito.• Led build out requirements and license renewal requirements for lower 700 MHz, AWS-1, and WCS; build out notification form 700 MHz; required notification for PCS, 700 MHz, AWS-1, and WCS; microwave; and FCC radio service license requirements.• Developed and implemented policies between federal agencies while complying with FCC licensing requirements.• Conceptualized and led implementation of project milestones, ensuring regulatory requirements were met regionally and adopted nationally. Show less

  • Area Manager – Network

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2020

  • Northern California Area Manager

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2005
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  EBI Consulting

  Jun 2020 - May 2022

  Program Manager

  EBI Consulting provides environmental risk and compliance management, due diligence, energy efficiency, and engineering services to organizations seeking to improve operations, lower costs, manage risk and exceed stakeholder expectations. Combining broad technical expertise with deep industry knowledge and a business perspective based on more than 20 years of experience serving clients, EBI solves challenging problems with a focus on creating business value.

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  Oldham County Fiscal Court

  Feb 2025 - now

  Urban Planner