James Carr

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Nortel / T-Mobile / Nokia / AT&T / Ericsson          7 / 2002 to Present

Project Manager / Implementation Manager II / Field Manager / Site Engineer / Construction Manager II

 

·               Ericsson Construction manager for AT&T LTE Modernization project for WPA/Ohio WVA markets.

·               Direct management and planning for all SP’s assigned to my sites within my area of operation.

·               Ericsson implementation manager for T-Mobile Modernization project for the NY / LI markets.

·               Ericsson market lead for the NY/LI Tiger team and post integration cleanup and alarm clearing.

·               Direct supervision and planning for all Tiger team deployment and escalations.

·               Implementation Manager for T-Mobile Nokia Flexi UMTS project Miami, Dallas and Atlanta.

·               Nokia subject matter expert for BTS Ultra site (GSM) and Flexi Product line (UMTS).

·               Nokia Flexi UMTS project Documentation and training development.

·               Assisted in project development of Cingulars Nortel for Nokia BTS Carolina swap project.

·               Developed MOP’s and BOM’s for many projects to include the Carolina swap project.

·               Quality inspections and audits of installations and sub contractors.

·               ISP/OSP engineering, design and construction.

·               Manage installation crews for Nortel BTS S12000 Upgrade from BTS S8000 New York Tri State area.

·               Manage installation crews for the Nortel Ericsson swap out NYC Tri-state area.

·               Manage all aspects of Telecom Equipment deployments to include but not limited to project schedule, cost, inventory, and identifying scope of work.

·               Coordinate war room operations and Equipment deployment with Service Providers.

·               Maintain proper records for all Equipment deployments.

·               Responsible to maintain an update all project milestone data in NOLS.

·               Ensure that the agreed timelines and contractual requirements are followed and enforced.

·               Submit regular daily/weekly/monthly progress reports in to tracking systems and project staff.

 

AT&T Wireless                       4 / 2002 to 6/2002

Field Technician

 

·               Install and test T1’s.

·              Install and turn-up Nokia BTS for the G3 project.

 

Pliant Systems Inc.                  11/2000 to 10/2001

Principal Engineer Technical Assistance Center 

 

·               Lead the engineering support efforts to resolve reported customer operational issues.

·               Replicate customer problems in the lab and develop workaround operational solutions

·      Interface directly with R&D personnel for design-defect type of problems necessitating new hardware

        revisions and/or software releases.

·      Participate in internal System, Integration and Interoperability testing of new products/software releases.

·      Serve as the Customer Support prime engineering resource, assisting Systems Engineers/ Customer

        Support Engineers leading customer lab evaluations, live network field trials (i.e., beta trials), and

        First Office Applications of new products/software releases

·      Responsible for in service upgrades to include software and system expansions.

 

Alcatel USA                                                                                                                                    7/97 to 11/2000

Senior Field Service Engineer / Project Manager / Quality Auditor

 

·               Responsible for the testing and commissioning of the following digital cross connect systems,

(1630sx, 1631sx, SMC, LMC, 1633sx and 1680ogx).

·               Training all new field engineers in my department.

·               Working with different departments on solutions to system and design problems.

·               Working with customers on a daily basis to resolve software and system problems.

·               Responsible for in service upgrades to include software and system expansions.

·               Management of project to include overseeing installation crews.

·               Manage war room operations center.

·               Quality inspections and audits of installations and sub contractors.

 

 

James Carr

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Time Warner Communications                                                                                                       2/97 to 6/97

Senior Sonet Engineer

 

·               Responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems and the following support equipment (Sonet systems AT&T DDM 2000 light wave systems,

OC-48, OC-12, OC-3, OC-1 Fiber Reach, Westell Quad Jacks, Westell Light Jacks, DDM 1000 Muldums,

DS3, DS1, DS0’s, AT&T 5 ESS switch.)

·               Responsible for engineering changes and updates to current engineering standards.

·               Responsible for engineering designs and installation of customer Smartring networks.

·               Dealing with customer problems and concerns on a daily basis

·               ISP/OSP engineering, design and construction..

 

Sprint IDSC                                                                                                                                              9/95 to 1/97

Senior Technician

 

·               The design and provisioning of DS0, DS1, DS3, Ethernet, FXO, FXS, and 4-wire E&M circuits.

·               Responsible for the provisioning of circuits on Digital Access Cross-Connect Systems (DACS).

·               Trouble shooting international customer problems as well as testing there circuits using the following test equipment. TTC-225, Firebird 6000, Network Probe, React and Hekimian for remote access testing.

·               Tellabs 532 and 532L 1/0 dacs mapping (DS0, T1 and E1) and trouble shooting.

·               Additional equipment I had the responsibility for trouble shooting (Rad boxes T1/E1 conversion,

DCME, Frame relay, Timeplex, ATM, IDNX and Routers).

·               Responsible for maintaining circuit records and dark fiber databases.

 

Metropolitan Fiber Systems                                                                                                              5/94 to 6/95

Senior Technician / Quality Auditor

 

·               Responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems.

·               To include but not limited to (Sonet systems Fujitsu FLM’s 2400, 600 and 150 ADM’s, Alcatel 3X50’s, 1565’s, Muldums, lightwave systems, DS3, DS1, DS0’s, AT&T DDM 2000, Wescom and Telco Channel Banks).

·               Responsible for engineering designs, installations and updates of customer Smartring networks.

·               Responsible for site quality inspections and corrections of deficiencies found.

·               Responsible for engineering changes and updates to current engineering standards.

·              Responsible for updating fiber usage and dark fiber availability within the network.

·              Dealing with customer problems and concerns on a daily basis.

·               Install battery strings, BDFB’s, PDC’s, Rectifiers, Power boards, to include all cabling and lugs.

·              Upgraded DC power plants to include hot and cold cuts.

·              Load test battery strings and adjust the rectifiers as needed.

 

Northeast Networks Inc.                                                                                                                     9/93 to 3/94

Senior Engineer / Project Manager

 

·               Responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair to telecommunication systems. To include but not limited to the following equipment. (Northern Telecom Systems FD565, FMT 150’s, FMT 6, DE-4 Channel Banks, Tellabs systems 532 and titan 5500 Digital Cross Connect systems.)

·               Responsible for the Design and implementation of customer Smartring networks.

·               Responsible for the supervision of the network operations control center.

·               Supervised all sub contractors working for the company.

·               Install battery strings, BDFB’s, PDC’s, Rectifiers, Power boards, to include all cabling and lugs.

·               Upgraded DC power plants to include hot and cold cuts.

·               Load test battery strings and to adjust the rectifiers as needed.

·               ISP/OSP engineering, design and construction.

 

 

 

 

James Carr

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

New York Telephone Co.                                                                                                                    5/87 to 8/92

Senior Technician

 

·               Responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of communication cable systems and the following associated equipment (T-1, MUX’s, DMS-1, ESS-5, SLC-96, LAN Systems and PBX’s).

·               Outside plant construction of aerial and underground communications cable networks

·               Types of cables spliced (Copper, Random Paper, Pulp, Pic, and Fiber Optic).

·               Engineering and Design of aerial and underground communication cable networks.

·               Fault Locating and Trouble shooting of cable systems.

·              Dealing directly with subscribers and the public.

 

Western Union Telegraph Co.                                                                                                        10/85 to 4/87

Communications Technician

 

·               Responsible for the placement, Splicing and testing of Fiber Optic cable systems.

·               Outside Plant Construction of aerial and underground communications cable networks.

·               Types of cables spliced (Fiber Optic, Copper, PCM, MicroDot, Coaxial and Video).

·               Installation, maintenance and repair of communications equipment (MUX’s, TDM and LAN’s).

·               Located and repaired cable troubles.

·               Install battery strings, BDFB’s, PDC’s, Rectifiers, Power boards, to include all cabling and lugs.

·               Upgraded DC power plants to include hot and cold cuts.

·               Load test battery strings and to adjust the rectifiers as needed.

 

 

United States Army                                                                                                                   Active 4/81 to 4/85

Team Leader / Section Chief / Operations NCO / Company First Sergeant                                Reserve Retired 2000

 

·               Responsible for the implementation, security, operation and administration of the communications networks within my command. To include the tactical operations center and support to lower command units.

·               Responsible for the training, supervision, welfare and mission completion of all personal under my command.

·               Responsible for the repair, maintenance, asset control and operation of the following communications equipment. (FM radios, HF AM Radios, Microwave, VHF, Wire, RWI, Satellite, Single Channel, Multi Channel, Switchboards, Teletype, Voice and high speed data).

 

 

Education

 

·               Howard University, Electrical Engineering.

·               Alcatel 1630sx, 1631LMC, 1633sx and 1680ogx digital cross connects courses.

·               Alcatel 1603sm and 1603smx courses.

·               Tellabs Titan 5500 and 532 courses.

·               Northern Telecom DFMS course.

·               City College of Chicago, Computer programming and system analyst.

·               Devry Technical Institute, Digital electronics technician (Honors Deans List and Presidents list).

·               U.S. Army Schools Military Intelligence, Military Police and Electronic Communications Specialist.

·               N.C.O. Leadership Development course.

·               Programs used (Visio, CAD, Procom, Crosstalk, Remedy, Cares, Windows project, Word, Access, Excel, etc.).

·               Test systems (React, Centest and Hiekimen).

·               Test equipment (all T-bird’s, Firebird, HP, OTDR and Site Master).

·               Nokia BTS installation course, BSS & Core Site Design, WCDMA, Systra, 3G Systems and Contract Management Training.

·               Ericsson courses, CAM, CART, Supplier management, Construction Installation, CM project management, etc.

·               AT&T ask yourself cert.

·               ASQ / CQA Certified Quality Auditor.