Roderick U. Lyles

Raleigh, NC.

(614) 330-0012

rodericklyles@hotmail.com

 

OBJECTIVE:

 

Seeking a challenging position in a related field where my academic training and personal experience will be utilized. This position must offer opportunities for professional escalation.

 

EDUCATION:

 

1992-1993                     Devry Institute of Technology

2000-2002                     Columbus State G.P.A. 3.20/4.0

·         Obtained A.A.S. March 2002 Computer Electronic Engineering

 

EMPLOYMENT:

 

 

9/13-10/13        CWS/Velocitel (AT&T) LTE Site Audits (South Dakota)

                                 Construction Manager

 

·         Responsible for site scheduling of crews

·         Responsible for training crews to do the following:

·         Take photos and measurements of shelter inside for verification

·         Take up close photos of all equipment name, model number, and serial number

·         Take photos and measurements of compound and all items on compound for verification

·         Take measurements of all equipment and their position in FIF racks

·         Correctly identify, name, and list all equipment on FIF racks

·         Take measurements of all equipment and their position in Telco rack

·         Correctly identify, name, and list all equipment in Telco rack

·         Locate T1 as well as Fiber Demarcation

·         Identify and record all sectors coming in thru the hatchplate

·         Draw sketches of coax coming into and out of diplexer

·         Draw sketches of the shelter equipment with measurements of each site

·         Draw sketches of compound layout with measurements

·         All information recorded was entered into an 18 tab excel spreadsheet for each site

·         I was responsible for all closeout packages and site rejections

 

 

 

 

4/13-6/13          Glotel (AT&T) Harvest Project (North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia)

 

                           Senior Technician

 

·         Site walks done to get configuration, wide band combiner, and radio count

·         If MCPA is powered and RF is hooked up I de-commissioned the power and RF, reconfigured the GSM, maximized the power in BSC, and left MCPA on site

·         Lock BTS from BSC

·         Bypass MCPA and cable GSM straight to hardlines

·         Perform sweep on any new jumpers added if necessary

·         Power down MCPA’s after bypass

·         Pull all related dc breakers and power cabling

·         Disconnect MCPA alarm cables

·         Disable/ de-activate MCPA alarm from BSC

·         Leave MCPA on site

·         Mine all RF cables & DC cable connected to MCPA

·         Perform test calls and hand-off calls

·         Take pre and post photos

 

 

 

08/12-03/13     T-Mobile US Modernization (Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago,               Atlanta)

                                      Field Supervisor
 

·         C&I Flexi Certified/PTID available

·         Commissioned and integrated Flexi FSME/ESMB system modules

·         Made DB9 alarm connection to 7705

·         Made sure tower crew swept the LMU antenna lines using the anritsu

·         Run T1’s from FCOA cabinet to Telco side 66 block

·         Punched down alarms on Telco 66 block

·         Mounted and cabled up alarm box

·         Program alarms in SSC/BBU cabinet using ARMS_B3.06B06 software

·         Site surveys

·         responsible for logistics, material coordination, commissioning,

·         turn-up Data, RF and Optic equipment

·         scheduling and staffing the installation of DC power systems

·         19 racks, network and fiber cabling, and 7705 routers

·         Photos and close outs turned in upon site completion

·         l possess the technical and troubleshooting capabilities necessary to integrate Data, RF and Optic equipment into the network

·         proficient in GSM, UMTS and LTE technologies

 

 

 

06/12-8/12                      ESP/WNG Pittsburgh, PA. (AT&T)
                                         Integrator/Installer

 

·         Installed Ericsson LTE 750MHz and UMTS 850&1900MHz radios

·         Commissioned and Integrated Ericsson LTE 750MHz

·         Installed PDU’s and  Cisco routers

·         Ran power to power bay

·         Ran ‘SAU’ alarm cables to the 66 block

·         Terminated alarm cable to RAYCAP and OVP

·         Installed LTE 6601 and SAU’s

·         Integrated and did call test for RBS 6601

·         Verified RAYCAP alarm connected and enabled

·         Recorded and sent in VSWR reading

·         Verified all 3 sectors have no contact alarms

 

 

08/11-10/11                SkyTechnical/Nsoro Tennessee(AT&T)

                                    Site Supervisor

 

·         Performed site audit work

·         Trained new techs on equipment

·         6601/MU installs

·         Ran fiber from SIAD to MU

·         Ran 3 SFP's to MU

 

 

01/11-7/11                       Orin USA Ohio (AT&T)

                                Senior Technician

 

·         Ran and Installed 25 pair from equipment to common side

·         Mounted NEMA and Hoffman boxes to H-frames      

·         ALU SIAD installs

·         Ran DC cables to power source and powered up SIAD

·         Ran T1 from Node B to SIAD

·         Ran fiber optics from Ciena 311/3911 to SIAD

·         Updated SIAD flashcard with up to date software

·         Loaded scripts using ACAT and pinged

·         Troubleshooting of Ciena 3911, C311, 6601 and SIAD if ping unsuccessful

·         Trained new techs on identifying equipment, properly running/installing of fiber optics and power cable

·         Provided reports and photos of work daily

 

 

02/10-6/10                              Glotel Bawa(AT&T)

                                        Senior Technician

 

·         Installed indoor/outdoor  T1 expansion kits in Lucent Node B

·         Installed and ran conduit  from D-mark to Hoffman Box

·         Wire wrapped spans 1-4

·         Installed and grounded surge arrestors for spans 5-12

·         Extended  and punched down T-1 at 66 block

·         Extended and punched down T-1 from extension cable to surge arrestor

·         Used T-Berd 2310 to test circuits

·         Performed series of test with POC to verify circuits were good

·         T1 test performed; quassi, 0’sand 1’s,

·         T1 expands done for  Fiber tower, Cox, and Verizon

·         Ran DS3 cable from Node B to SIAD unit

·         Installed and powered up SIAD; R2A, R2C, LTE, and Ethernet combinations

·         Ran 24v/48v power from Tyco powerplant or Noran Tel PDU to SIAD

·         Documented SIAD Asset Tag number

·         Removed dummy cards and installed UCUIII cards into proper slots Lucent Node B cabinets

·         Completed Nokia BTS build and commissioning

·         Cabinets worked with; AT&T Ericcson and Nokia indoor/outdoor, Lucent Node B, Purcell, Innovation, ProAir, Microwave,

·         Provided photos and daily field report of all work done

 

 

 

 

04/09-06/09                     SkyTechnical Tennessee (AT&T)

Senior Technician

 

·         Verified building layout, coordinates with GPS, site access

·         Verified AC-DC service breakers, power plant and capacity

·         Verified BBU sizing and capacity

·         Verified all Telco lines, DSX panel size and capacity and NIU

·         Verified all antenna jumpers, Coax size and connection type

·         Verified alarm punch down block per AT&T scope

·         Verified GSM 850/1900 components and equipment frames, FIF rack layouts

·         Took photos to verify all work

 

 

 

 

11/08-1/09                       MBI Bay Area (AT&T)

                                       Tower Lead

 

·         Perform 2^nd carrier install and integration

·         Install High Speed TX and Rx boards

·         Install RU and FU for second carrier add

·         Load add sector scripts along with psu add script

·         Modify scripts for node when needed

 

07/05-11/08            Celcite/CTAC (AT&T)

                         Senior Technician

 

·         Activated phones/ SIMS using POS, OPUS,Telegence, Care

·         End to end 3G/UMTS testing

·         Tested switch/network integrity

·         Performed CALEA testing

·         2G/3G Handover Drive testing

·         Tested new cellular equipment software and msg tags

·         Verified and placed calls on TDMA/GSM/UMTS networks

 

 

 

05/05-07/05              EXI Parsons Ohio/Florida (AT&T)

                                        Field Tech

 

·         Installed, commissioned, and inventory of RBS 2106/2206 and 2102 cabinet types

·         Ran fiber optics/power cables and laced all cables

·         Replaced APG 40 with IOG 40

·         Swapped out  STRU’s and DXU 11 on V-3/V-4  sites

·         Took sites down and back up to swap out plates in V-3 cabinets

·         Called switch to verify no alarms present

 

             

03/05-05/05        Ejaad(Celcite) Northern California

                                       Site Auditor

 

·         Collected and stored data from the equipment into Excel

·         Responsible for tracing wiring/cables in equipment

·         Audited switch MSC/BBS facilities

·         Audited Ericsson 202 and 810 cabinets for client  to upload backbone network

·         Provided daily progress reports of all work

 

 

04/02-03/05               Darwin Partners Massachusetts/Ohio

Lead Technician

 

·         Installed, commissioned, and testing of True Position E911 LMU’s

·         Installed, color coded and ran RF cabling and coax

·         Installed/connected T1 cables from LMU to Axxiux comm. Unit

·         Project in Nortel 8000/1200 and all Ericsson cabinets

·         Mounted GPS/GSM downlink antenna and surge protectors

·         Turned in pictures/site surveys daily

·         Provided maintenance and cleanup

 

 

 

 

 

RELATED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

 

·         Nokia Siemens Network commissioning and Integration certified

·         HP 8935, Spectrum analyzer, T-berd, Anritsu s251B/332B

·         Trimble asset surveyor, Digital Radio Communications Tester, Digital multimeter

·         Garmin handheld GPS

·         A+ certified, completed training in CCNA, Multiple MCP’s

·         Certified in Nokia BTS and Ericsson BTS, BSC

·         Basic installation for BSC/BTS

·         Advanced working knowledge of OMT/AutoCad

·         Completed UMTS/3G and True Positions field technician training