1. GREGORY LIPHAM
gregory.lipham@gmail.com  925-325-8248
7205 W. 139th Place Apt. # 3905, Overland Park, KS 66223
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Offering 24+ years’ experience with emphasis on Accounting and Receiving, Logistics, Payment Milestones, and Team
Development. Working in partnership with Senior Directors, the ongoing project statuses are regularly reported to director
level staff members, Executive leadership, and at times to 3rd party vendors. I bring substantial enabling experience allowing
me to identify opportunities with which to drive revenue and develop disseminating programmatic and regional processes
relative to Payment Milestones across multiple lines of business.
Areas of expertise:
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT – ACCOUNTING - NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – LOGISTICS – STRATEGIC PLANNING – PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
TEAM BUILDING & MOTIVATION – IT CONSULTING – PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT – SCHEDULING – CUSTOMER RELATIONS – RISK ASSESSMENT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAMSUNG TELECOMS AMERICA – Overland Park, KS 2014-Present
A Global Leader of Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, and Network Infrastructure.
NATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER
Accountability of project pay points with an End-to-End facing of Project and Program Management roles and responsibilities.
Collaborative engagements with key members from Sales, Project Controls and Tier I National PMs in identifying, analyzing
and resolving systemic issues and anomalies affecting the completion of program pay points such as PO Receiving,
Procurement, Logistics, and Market Acceptance milestones. Continuance of partnering with National and Regional
Stakeholders, Sales, and Project Controls teams while actively re-defining processes and reconciliation efforts of financial data.
Daily, weekly, and monthly conferences held to drive PO Receiving, Market Acceptance, and Accounts Receivables calls
between internal and external stakeholders.
 PO Backlog Reduced $65+ M within the first 6 weeks of position
 Set new PO Receiving weekly record of $20+ M
 Improved national Material Demand Planning (logistics)infirst six months, from 33% to 90%
BLACK AND VEATCH – Walnut Creek, CA 2012-2014
The 11th largest majority Employee-Owned company in the United States, with revenues of $2.3 billion annually.
NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGER
Tier1 liaison to Samsung with roles requiring project research and analysis of all national regions/markets to identify gaps
and provide projected resolutions to client. Extended activities included assisting client P6 team with resolution of data
inconsistencies and Tier 1 vendor assignments. Role required collaboration with Samsung Acceptance teams to validate
milestone actualizations and forecasts. PM functions entailed daily and weekly tracking, reporting, and forecasting of
milestone deliverables to the client IRC manager and teams.
PROJECT MANAGER
Recruited to coordinate migration and commissioning projects simultaneously and oversee scheduling of alarm clearing and
ATPing of all migrated sites. Manage regional project for development of database processes, KPIs, and vendor pay points.
Create market reports for daily and weekly goal summaries.
BECHTEL – San Ramon, CA 2011-2012
Largest construction and engineering company in the nation with $31B annual revenue and 49K employees in 50 countries.
FIELD COORDINATOR/FIELD MANAGER/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Recruited to direct multiple site build projects simultaneously and oversee installation of new cell sites. Track status of site
inspections and material deliveries. Detect inefficient processes and subsequently recommend process improvements to
senior management. Lead receipt and distribution of materials and maintain local warehouse inventory. Continually assess
field staff and quality of work by shadowing direct reports at all construction sites. Manage day-to-day field operations
ensuring the following fiber and LTE projects are completed on time and within budget:
 Fiber Integration: Served as primary liaisonbetween AT&T and sub-contractors to conduct safety inspections, quality
and standards inspections, and inventory ordering process. Managed scheduling of LTE fiber construction functions.

2. GREGORY LIPHAM
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BECHTEL (CONTINUED):
 RF Integration: Maintained deployment reviews with AT&T, site acquisition, and architectural and engineering firms.
Monitored construction design reviews in conjunction with AT&T.
T-MOBILE – Concord, CA 2006-2011
Third largest mobile phone service provider with 150M subscribers worldwide.
FIELD ENG 2
Lead 5-member general contractor team during reparations of cellular network spanning three counties in Northern
California. Appointed to Forums Committee to provide consulting services for national apps for software development.
Managed updated computerized database of cellular sites and towers. Drafted weekly project status reports for senior
executives. Identified and mitigated customer issues in a timely manner.
 Increased reporting productivity of North Bay team by 40% through the development and implementation of replicated
database for time tracking metrics.
 Improved rate of repairs by 50% via production of logistical and performance metrics to ensure project deliverables are
met.
 Restructured web portal to streamline tracking processes and generated photo database for national apps utilizing PHP
and MYSQL.
 Presented with All Star Recognition Award for outstanding performance during asset audits and assisting in recovery of
$2M.
METRO RF – Walnut, CA 2003-2006
Full-service contracting firm providing project management, civil and electrical solutions for the telecommunications industry.
RFCONSULTANT
Executed field investigations of reported telecommunications issues and successfully delivered solutions. Authored technical
materials for on-site training of field engineers. Provided on-site trouble shooting to mitigate customer concerns. Ensured
continual compliance with company policies and procedures.
 Developed training manual for field engineers nationwide on time and under budget.
METRO WIRELESS – Walnut, CA 1993-2002
Small business provider of mobile phones with local and national accounts
DEPARTMENT MANAGER
Rapidly promoted to oversee the digital electronics department. Managed large inventory of parts and tools. Directed day-to-
day activities of designated projects. Performed training programs and established wage incentive initiatives. Delivered
technical design expertise. Primary point of contact for municipal agencies throughout projects. Directed inter-departmental
teams and generated financial budgets for technical projects. Prepared engineering documents and schematic updates for field
repairs.
 Maintained consistent growth of $1M annually by effectively eliminating scope creep for all projects.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Candidate – Doctor of Management – Organizational Leadership – University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Master of Business Administration – Technology Management – University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science – Business Information Systems – University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Certifications:
Management and Strategy Institute
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt (LSSWB)™
Completed – Class 2 License – Federal Communications Commission – Los Angeles, CA
Completed – Hazardous Materials and Inventory – LTE – Backend Systems – 4G Network – Infinity D Power Plants
Management Skills for New Managers – American Management Association – Ontario, CA
Advanced MS Officeskills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio, MS Project

3. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Archie Santos 510-376-4417
Josh O’Kennedy 650-305-0076
Joseph Dello Russo
jd.russo@sta.samsung.com
Victoria Curry 1-818-253-6872
Vickie@thewoodlandsllc.com