Chris Pleibel
President, PWA
Since graduating from Kutztown University in 1991, I have grown in the professional world through unique experiences and opportunities. Every job from the restaurant industry, beverage wholesaling, tactical and administrative volunteer in a local fire department, and various others have helped me form a technique to perpetuate my career path where I continually seek for improvement to better prepare me for future challenges to overcome.
As for my wireless career, it started in May of 1999 at Summit Manufacturing, a company who produced monopoles out of Hazelton, PA. I was assigned a territory in the Southeast of the United States and had the blessing to be affiliated with some of the best managers, peers and friends in the industry. After a hiccup in the industry and economy in 2002, I left the industry for 18 months. I returned to MTS Components, a steel antenna mount manufacturer. MTS was quickly acquired by Andrew where I learned about everything Andrew and the industry, but after a year I went to work for Primus Electronics, my current employer. I am a regional manager and enjoy all responsibilities and my expanding roll with the company. I look forward to a long career with Primus and in our great industry.
Primus Electronics, a privately held company, is based in Morris, IL with 35 employees who are vested in servicing the customer and vendor to the fullest. We represent over 200 manufacturers to support telecommunications infrastructure construction and safety.
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Mario Calabretta, P.E., M. ASCE
Secretary, PWA
Mario Calabretta is the Principal of SDG LLC, a design consulting firm specializing in telecommunications. He has been involved as a site designer in the telecommunications industry for more than 10 years and has worked on well over 1,000 sites with every major wireless carrier, as well as a variety of tower companies and leasing specialists. He is particularly interested in stealth applications and has developed unique solutions to church steeple and farm silo applications. He currently holds one patent from the U.S. Patent Office and looks forward to expanding this number with products specifically designed for the telecommunications industry.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters Degree from the University of Maryland. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in both Pennsylvania and Maryland. He is a member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Steel Construction.
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Michael W. Damiano
Treasurer
Michael manages PPL Infrastructure Services, LLC a subsidiary of the PPL Corporation that offers collocation solutions to the wireless industry by utilizing electrical transmission and substation infrastructure. PPL Infrastructure Services provides a comprehensive turnkey solution that includes site identification, site development, assistance with zoning approval, and ongoing site maintenance.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a MBA in Finance from DeSales University. In addition to managing PPL Infrastructure Services, Michael is a Board Member and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Wireless Association, founding and associate Board Member of the Utilisite Council, and participates as a Board member in several other private companies.
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Jim Fryer
Marketing & PR Chairman
Jim founded Fryer's Site Guide, the first comprehensive database of tower sites on the market and later adapted it to it's electronic version: Fryer's TowerSource. Fryer's company won the "Excellence in Business Award" for consecutive years at the Tower Summit Conference also publishing the Tower Owner Buyer's Guide and Fryer's Tower Market Report. As an industry analyst, Fryer has been quoted widely in trade publications and national media alike. Time Magazine called him "the tower industry's chief data tracker". Jim now consults with major tower companies such as Crown Castle, is a contributing editor to AGL Magazine and on the board of the Pennsylvania Wireless Association. Jim is a former general manager of the Pittsburgh Business Times and regional publisher with McGraw-Hill and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. GO MIZZOU!
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Adrian Berezowsky
Adrian is Vice President at IVI Telecom Services, Inc., a nationwide environmental consulting firm specializing in telecommunications infrastructure development. IVI is affiliated with the IVI Companies which together provide all manner of real estate consulting services. Adrian attended The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art (Bachelor of Architecture) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Juris Doctor) and has been working at IVI since shortly after finishing his education.
Adrian specializes in regulatory and compliance issues relating to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, National Environmental Policy Act compliance, historic preservation, wetlands, floodplain, endangered species and other related environmental issues. He is active in various state wireless associations as well as in his local environmental advisory council and enjoys working with like minded people on resolving important environmental and regulatory issues.
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Philip A. Burtner, PE
Mr. Burtner is an owner and managing member of Advantage Engineers, LLC, a leading telecommunications consulting firm serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Since its launch in 2010, Advantage Engineers has gained a significant market share of the telecommunications consulting services sector in the Mid-Atlantic region, because they have carefully developed a talented team of service-oriented professionals.
Mr. Burtner has extensive telecommunications experience, having been involved in the development of over 5,000 wireless telecommunications sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, working with every major carrier. He has expertise in all types of communications facilities, including rooftop and stealth installations, collocations, raw land tower sites, in-building antenna systems, and fiber optic installations. He supervises all aspects of planning, engineering and construction of these facilities, from site selection and coordination of due diligence investigations, thru zoning and permitting, to construction management and close-out. Prior to launching Advantage Engineers, Mr. Burtner gained his track record of success from leadership positions he held with CMX, Damiano & Long and URS Corporation. Mr. Burtner earned a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. He is a licensed PE in ten states. Phil is a life-member of Trout Unlimited serving on the Monocacy Chapter Board of Directors, and he is President of the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association in Bethlehem, PA
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Nick Limberopoulos
Mr. Limberopoulos is currently in-house counsel at Crown Castle. He concentrates his practice on real estate and zoning law, with particular emphasis on: challenging proposed ordinances at the federal, state, and local levels; promoting statewide zoning legislation through PCIA and state wireless associations; and assisting his internal clients in resolving permitting and compliance issues. Mr. Limberopoulos received his B.A. from Davidson College in 1997 and his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2002.
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