Our Team
Michael Flores, Founder and CEO
Michael founded SCM Advisors after watching technical complexity consistently disadvantage property owners and municipalities in wireless infrastructure negotiations. With experience on both sides of the industry, he recognized that cities were approving permit applications and landlords were signing lease amendments without any independent means to verify what they were agreeing to. 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 has never changed: 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 brings over 15 years of telecommunications construction experience to SCM Advisors. As a licensed California contractor, he 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 are actually built.
At SCM, Robert directs technical operations including rooftop audits, equipment verification, and compliance documentation. He leads field teams that measure what is 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 turns technical specifications into enforceable lease language and compliance findings clients can act on.
Kyle Kitchens, Radiofrequency Engineer
Kyle 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.
At SCM, Kyle's work 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 findings are built to withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny.