Our Team
Michael Flores, Founder & CEO
Michael Flores founded SCM Advisors after witnessing how technical complexity consistently disadvantaged property owners and municipalities in wireless infrastructure negotiations. With experience working both sides of the industry, carrier deployments and property owner advisory, Michael recognized that cities and landlords were approving agreements and permit applications they couldn't independently verify. The technical expertise existed entirely on one side of the table.
Under his leadership, SCM has grown from analyzing individual rooftop installations to providing nationwide consulting for commercial portfolios, municipal wireless programs, and institutional properties. The firm's focus remains unchanged: deliver independent technical analysis that property owners and cities can rely on when carriers present lease amendments, upgrade proposals, and permit applications backed by engineering reports clients have no resources to challenge.
Robert Verdugo, Chief Technical Officer
Robert Verdugo serves as CTO and brings over 15 years of telecommunications construction experience to SCM Advisors. As a licensed California contractor, Rob has overseen thousands of wireless facility deployments for Crown Castle, Ericsson, and Velocitel Services, managing installations from permitting through commissioning. He knows how sites are supposed to be built and how they're actually built.
At SCM, Robert directs technical operations including rooftop audits, equipment verification, and compliance documentation. He leads field teams that measure what's installed versus what lease terms authorize, document power and antenna configurations against approved specifications, and identify where carrier modifications create safety concerns or compensation gaps. His construction background provides the practical knowledge that turns technical specifications into enforceable lease language and compliance findings property owners can act on.
Kyle Kitchens, Radiofrequency Engineer
Kyle Kitchens brings over 30 years of RF engineering expertise to SCM Advisors. He founded Kyle Wayne and Associates, an engineering firm specializing in microwave path design and RF compliance, and is recognized as a leading technical authority on 5G safety standards and FCC exposure regulations. His background includes service in the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program, where he studied engineering and physics, followed by business education at Canada College.
Kyle's technical work at SCM focuses on RF exposure analysis, FCC compliance verification, and expert testimony in wireless infrastructure disputes. He conducts the field measurements and modeling that confirm whether installations meet Maximum Permissible Exposure limits, whether carrier-submitted compliance reports reflect actual site conditions, and whether Section 6409 applications accurately represent RF emission changes. His combination of theoretical knowledge and practical measurement experience provides clients with defensible technical findings that withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny.