Eric Davenport

Experience

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  JC Industries

  May 2005 - Aug 2007

  Construction Manager/Field Technician

  At JCI, we completed microwave link site surveys, microwave link installations, testing/certifying of newly installed links. Cell site routers, power distribution panels and other cell site RF and ground mounted equipment were installed for the cell carriers networks all over the United States.

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  MTM Technologies

  Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  Construction Manager/Field Technician

  MTM provided nationwide coverage for the wireless carriers maintenance and upgrade needs. At MTM, I traveled to the multiple states, personally visiting hundreds of cell sites, completed site surveys for a wide array of different projects, equipment installations, ETTH (ethernet to the hut) projects, T1 extensions and testing, Cat5/Cat6/DS3 cable pulls and connector terminations, cell site router installations, Alcatel Lucent UMTS/3G carrier adds, maintenance window cutovers to new equipment, conduit installations requiring excavations and more. I personally worked in Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas during my time with MTM. Show less

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  Crestwood Tower Services

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2023

  Vice President of Operations/Project Manager/Construction Manager

  Crestwood Tower provided full turnkey services for all the wireless carriers in the greater Chicagoland area and neighboring states. As a GC, I personally visited thousands of sites over the years here for AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, & Verizon. I managed the daily operations to include project costs (quotes, site walks), hiring subcontractors, scheduling, ordering materials, project updates, closeout documentation and permitting. · Overseen all Cx projects from 2013-present to include process management, project planning and project control for all telecommunications infrastructure projects - 2G removal, 3G adds (then later removal) 4G adds, 5G adds, Fnet, FWLL, microwave links, NSBs, FTTH and much more! complete coverage - tower and civil crews · Quote and budget turnkey projects· Access individual team members strengths and weaknesses to include employee yearly reviews· Managed OSP field/tower crews and sub-contractors simultaneously for multiple projects across multiple states· Proficient with Microsoft Office, Siterra, Quickbase & Basecamp and other customer portals· PM of all 3G/4G/5G etc Verizon, T-Mobile, US Cell, AT&T MW and E-band MW projects· Able to plan & execute projects to meet and exceed customer deadlines and provide risk management· Provided daily field construction progress updates/forecasts for multiple projects· Designed survey forms, close out documentation, progress and material trackers· Performed installation audits of completed work and received the top installation quality award for the Chicago Market· Overseen all copper to fiber replacement projects to include hot cutovers and integration· Extensive troubleshooting background for all telecommunications projects· Installed, tested and certified microwave links· Developed a vast and solid knowledge of an extensive array of tools, hardware and building materials· Warehouse management Show less

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  Davenport Communications, LLC

  Sept 2023 - now

  President

  Davenport Communications provides maintenance and installation services for the wireless carriers. Projects completed include site surveys and fiber circuit design for new fiber to the hut projects, 10G backhaul conversions, room ready packages for AT&T, D2 SIAD installations, D2 SIAD scripting and cutovers, cell site router and ciena cutovers in the during the maintenance windows. The following states have been covered by Davenport Communications: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Show less