DION R. JACKSON

781 Thornhill Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44108

(216) 856-3524 djacksonnoah@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Results-oriented professional with 5 years of experience seeking a drive tester position. A self-starter that’s highly motivated, dependable, and responsible.  Takes initiative, willing work with minimum supervision, and is a hard-working contributor committed to excellence and success.  Willing to relocate.

 

·   Cellular Networks

CDMA, GSM, UMTS, TDMA, iDEN

·   Software

Qualcomm QXDM, TEMS, Agilent, Actix, Invex 3G, Windcatcher, Microsoft Streets & Trips

 

EDUCATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                                          

Kent State University, Kent, OH

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICS                             

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

 

RADIO FREQUENCY ENGINEER WORK EXPERIENCE           12/2005 – 6/2009

MetroPCS, Detroit, Michigan

Responsible for on site maintenance of assigned cell sites, working very closely with field technicians and switch.  Drive test sites to ensure optimal performance of network using Qualcom QDXM, Invex 3G, and Windcatcher software. Respond to cell site alarms for trouble shooting and network restoral activities.

 

AT&T, Rochester, New York

Performed field data collection, post processing, and evaluation of system performance and quality using Invex 3G software. 

 

T-Mobile, Los Angeles, California

Radio frequency drive testing using TEMS and Microsoft Streets & Trips software in the Los Angeles, California market.  

 

Sprint/Nextel, Farmington Hills, Detroit

Managed a team of six drive testers that collected radio frequency data on iDEN and CDMA networks.  Responsibilities include processing drive tester data; preparing PowerPoint presentations for sales professionals that assisted in securing contracts with major corporations in the Detroit, Michigan metro area; designing new cell sites and redesigning existing sites for improved wireless reception; and working in the field with performance engineers to find locations for new cell towers.

 

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE (Current position)2/2013 - present

United States Postal Service, Medina, Ohio

·   Sorts and delivers the US mail in delivery sequence to customers along a prescribed route by vehicle.

·   Receives and signs for Accountable Mail, collects monies for Accountable Mail, and picks up mail from customers’ roadside mail boxes.

·   Sells stamps and accepts C.O.D. along with registered, certified, and insured mail.

REGIONAL FIELD DIRECTOR6/2012-11/2012

Organizing for America, Cleveland, Ohio

·   Led a team of field organizers who canvassed in urban areas in Cleveland, Ohio, encouraging people to support our candidate and solicit volunteers that would help with his re-election campaign.

·   Directed a staging location on Election Day 2012 using the Neighborhood Team Model where volunteers from the neighborhood along with volunteers from other parts of the country were trained and sent out in teams to knock on doors of residents and encourage them to vote.

·   Managed and trained 12 field organizers who were responsible for driving the Get-Out-The-Vote plan in Cleveland, Ohio.

·   Executed and drove targeted Get-Out-The-Vote plan to increase voter turnout by 4% over 2008 Presidential Election numbers.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT8/2010-8/2011

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

·   Supervised CSU’s AHANA peer mentor program, directing upper classmen that served as peer mentors for first generation freshmen registered in the program, serving as a Graduate Assistant.

·   Responsibilities included evaluating peer mentor performance, making hiring/firing decisions, creating and maintaining reports every semester tracking the progress of students that were registered in the program

·   Assisted the Director in planning and managing a bridge program during the incoming freshmen’s summer semester that consisted of intensive instruction in reading, mathematics, and writing.

·   Served as a mathematics teacher during the summer bridge program.