Telecom Technician

I am a professional with excellent communication skills and I have a strong desire for top level achievement. I have more than 15 years experience in telecom – from Central Office switch installations (Level IV) to new cell site builds to site augments. I have experience in the site acquisition, deployment, installation, commissioning, repair, and operations of communications equipment and various technologies, such as Samsung MMBs CDMA & LTE; Tektronix GeoProbe; Cisco & HP Servers; Ericsson UMTS, GSM, & LTE; Nortel TDMA, CDMA, SONET, & GSM; T1s, Microwave, & DS3; Dragonwave Microwave equipment.

 

Areas of Expertise

 

Project Management	Construction Management	Project Coordination
Integrations/Implementations	Site Acquisition	Operational Testing
Hardware Testing	Telecom Standards	Call Testing

 

Professional Experience

Nokia / Artech § Louisville, KY 972.707.1300

  Field Construction Manager – CST (Cell Site Technician)September 2014 – January 2015

Responsibilities:

¶      Managed GCs (General Contractors) and participated in the installation, commissioning, integration, and trouble shooting of Nokia Flexi BTS equipment for T-Mobile operating on GSM and LTE 700MHz and 1900MHz as well as call testing.

¶      Review NTPs, BPs, BOMs, CDs, RFDSs, and MOPs to manage construction and integration teams.

¶      Review and prepare Quality Audits and Site Close-out Packages.

References:

¶      Cary Tobolka Artech Manager 972.707.1303

¶      Buddy Brasche Nokia Field Manager 630.404.8781

¶      Mike Anderson T-Mobile CST 859.489.0379

¶      Chance Livingston T L Wallace Field Manager 662.934.0380

 

Samsung Telecommunications America / Worldlink § Cincinnati, OH 972.671.3434 / Black & Veatch § Indianapolis, IN 913.458.9511

  Field Construction Manager – CST (Cell Site Technician)October 2012 – August 2014

Responsibilities:

¶      Managed GCs (General Contractors) and participated in the installation, commissioning, alarm clearing, integration, augmentation, and call testing of Samsung CDMA and LTE 800MHz, 1900MHz, and 2500MHz equipment both indoor and outdoor; as well as batteries, battery cabinets, and rectifiers.

¶      Install, add, configure, and trouble shoot batteries and rectifiers.

¶      Wrote MOPs to improve existing procedures for integrations.

¶      Perform alarm tests and call testing.

¶      Update project trackers and databases.

¶      Review, process, and submit test reports and close-out packages.

¶      Construction site walks and audits.

¶      Performing migration backhauls on Copper (TDM), Fiber, and Micro Wave.

¶      Maintained trackers and internal database.

References:

¶      Chris Beagle Samsung Project Manager 606.205.9332

¶      Joe Zieminski Samsung Regional Manager 215.888.9738

¶      John Podratz Samsung Project Manager 469.509.2210

¶      Troy Frymier Samsung Project Manager 913.458.9698

¶      Hydre Abdullah Samsung Project Manager 469.316.8043

¶      Telco Prime § Kirkland, WA 425.336.1930

¶                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Lead Network Technician IVJuly 2010 – July 2012

 

Responsibilities:

¶      Supervised in the installation and commissioning of Tektronix Probes, Cisco 2950 & 3560 switches, and HP Blade System Servers.

¶      Completed closeout documents and reports.

¶      Wrote MOPs and performed site surveys.

¶      Trouble shot DACs systems & Servers.

References:

¶      Simi Reynolds Telco Prime Operations Manager 425.336.1934

¶      Stewart Whatley Tektronix Project Manager 469.330.3537

 

bowlin communications § Walton, KY 859.485.6922

   Project Construction Manager (Promoted) Sept. 2008 – July 2010

 

Responsibilities:

¶      Managed Site Acquisition, Civil Crews and Tower Crews to ensure customer deliverables (Close-out Packages) were delivered on time for New Site Builds (NSB), Augmentations, and repairs to cell sites.

¶      Performed site walks and site audits.

¶      Prepared job folders: soft copies on our server and hard copies for the civil and L&A crews.

¶      Ensured SOW (scope of work) was complete and COP (close-out packages) were acceptable.

¶      Redlined construction drawings using AutoCad as well as hard copies.

¶      Optimized processes and procedures to track hundreds projects across multiple accounts including: Cincinnati Bell Wireless, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and KY Emergency Warning Systems.

References:

¶      Donnie Hensley Mastec Senior Project Manager 615.209.7575

 

Nortel networks § Medina, OH 847.706.8322

   Site Team Leader/Operational Tester (Promoted)July 1996 – Jan. 2005

 

Responsibilities:

¶      I participated and supervised in the installation, retrofitting, and commissioning of Nortel switching, wireless, and transport equipment.

¶      I maintained schedules, staffed projects, and tracked project budgets.

References:

¶      Bob Johnson Ericsson Integration Engineer 614.314.3453

¶      Clint Paul CenturyLink Operations Manager 312.869.9682

 

Education

 

Associates Degree in Paralegal

Beckfield College (859)371.9393

16 Spiral Drive

Florence, KY 41042

 

 

Training

 

NSN Flexi LTE Multi Radio BTS Commissioning & Integration

OSHA 10-hour Course

CPR and First Aid Certified

RF Awareness