Summary

A professional in telecommunications with sixteen years’ experience.  Positions held include, Lead Project Manager, Lead Field Service Technician, Texas Capacity and Service Manager, Lead Installation Installer, FSE for Tellabs.

Major Strengths include:

§           Managed up to 10 large projects at a time where I was in charge of getting fiber into over hundreds of different buildings and cell sites at a time

§           Managed jobs from design, install, integration and acceptance from customers.

§           Put jobs out for bids, awarded jobs based on bid prices and quality of work

§           Managing mobile backhaul project for T-Mobile cell sites to the T-Mobile Switch sites.

§           Managed all different crews from OSP construction to splicing, and dealing with customers and building management.

§           Managed up to six Lead Installers on various jobs to get them done on schedule

§           Installation of Erickson LTE equipment at ATT cell sites

§           Installation, commissioning, integration, and operation, of Nortel CDMA equipment

§           Installation of Erickson LTE DAS systems for ATT

§           Performed sweep testing of DAS coax using an Anritsu test equipment

§           Installation, commissioning, integration of Mobile Access DAS systems

§           Worked with Erickson to turn up LTE radio’s at cell sites and DAS systems

§           I am currently going back to school to finish my CCNA

§           Been certified by Tellabs, Fijitsu, Cisco, and Symmetricom to test, turn up, and provision their equipment.

§           Level four installer and engineer for all areas of Central office and cell sites

§           Very familiar with Ericsson RNC’s, routers, Tellabs DCS, and many other telecom equipment

§           Detail Engineer at MCI WorldCom working with installation vendors, customer purchasing, and fiber installs

§           Wrote detail specs for all installation of telecom equipment

§           Quoted projects to make sure they were done within budget

§           Very knowledgeable in VIOP, Voice, Data, and Fiber systems

§           Installed Nokia equipment at new T-Mobile cell sites

§           Installed Nokia equipment at T-Mobile Switch sites in Houston, Austin, and Dallas

§           Serviced all different types of telecommunication equipment from Sonet equipment to UPS systems

§           Ability to handle customers while there is a service outage or maintenance issues

§           Working with Operations to get issues resolved and communicating problems of the customers

§           Developed and implemented policies and procedures for new division of a company

§           Knowledgeable in cell site equipment i.e. cabling and BTS equipment

Experience

06/2011-Present                    FiberLight, LLC

Project Manager for OSP Construction

§ Preform site surveys at different commercial buildings and cell sites to determine which route to add fiber laterals and where to enter the facilities from our existing fiber infrastructure

§ Manage jobs from design, installation, integration and acceptance from customers

§ Performed site walks with T-Mobile personnel at various T-Mobile cell sites for a large mobile backhaul project

§ Discussed adding fiber into T-Mobile switch site in Houston, performed site walk for adding equipment at the Houston Switch.

§ Preparing to add fiber into T-Mobile cell sites around the Houston Market for backhaul to switch.

§ Added fiber laterals into and around 70 buildings and over 100 cell sites.

§ Work with our engineering firms to get drawings completed and permitted through the City of Houston, different counties, and TXDOT in a timely fashion

§ Put the jobs out for bid for the OSP construction

§ Put the jobs out for bid for fiber splicing

§ Award jobs to the various vendors depending on prices and quality of work

§ Schedule the work with our contractors based on the priority of the sites

§ I am a liaison between different buildings and cell site companies to schedule the work as well as to follow up to make sure everything is going smoothly.

§ Follow up with property management making sure there isn’t any complaints

§ Dispatch contractors to fix any fiber cuts, come up with a plan to fix them.  Stay at site until work is complete and stay in constant communication with them

02/2009-06/2011                                 CWF Solutions                       

Construction Manager for Distributed Antenna Systems

§ ATT

§ Conduct pre job walk through with customers and answer any questions that they might have

§ Run crews from six to thirty installers on DAS installation team depending on what type of building we were putting it in i.e. hotel, stadium, or convention centers.

§ Coordinate between ATT, hotel managers, and other customers to get materials on site and make sure job is progressing on schedule and under hours

§ Schedule daily work for the field technicians under my supervision

§ Make sure all work will pass quality as set by ATT

§ Perform commissioning, integration of the DAS equipment, i.e. Mobile Access, Andrews, etc.

§ Make sure all cable and antennas are installed per blue prints

§ Help commission the Erickson radios with the Erickson personnel

§ Perform final job walk through and sign off

§ Perform sweep testing using an Anritsu test set

§ Perform installation, testing, commissioning and integration of Ericsson Node B equipment's

§ Perform LTE BBU-in the Box Troubleshooting   Perform voice call test, alarm clearing, and troubleshooting, for the following.  UMTS 3106, 3206, LTE RBS 6601 and DUW RBS 6601.

§ Conduct site equipment audit for UMTS roll-out

§ Perform FX-11 integration on RBS 3206 and 3106 equipment's along with installation of the Cisco router and integrating to the Node B .Performed O&M support during Node B migration and conduct data/voice call tests.

§ Perform installation for LTE equipment including GPS antenna, SAU and alarms punch down to the 66 block.

§ Install and integrate OBIF equipment for 3^rd,4^th 5^th and sixth carrier

§ Along with being a level four installer at general wire line and wireless offices throughout Texas and Louisiana.

§ Verizon Wireless

§ Lead installer of Alcutel 4G LTE equipment in Verizon Wireless Cell sites

§ Lead installer of Alcutel 4G LTE equipment in Verizon Wireless Switch sites

§ Installed World Wide Packet switches in Verizon Wireless Cell Sites

§ Installed GMS equipment in Cell sites

§ Installed Cisco routers in Verizon Cell sites for Windstream

§ Commissioned  Cisco routers in the Verizon Cell sites and Switches

§ Commissioned World Wide Packet Switches for Windstream

§ Commissioned Alcutel 4G LTE equipment for Windstream

§ Installed and commuted UMTS equipment in Cell sites

§ Installed Bays, fuse panels, ran cable to power source in Cell

o   Sites.

08/2007- 02/2009             MGI Network Services                  Austin, TX

Implementation Engineer

§ Tested and turned up Ekinops DWDM 4G network for Clearwire at cell sites

§ Tested fiber for Ring performance

§ Balanced and Optimized DWDM Ring and put the Ekinops systems on the ring.

§ Tested 432 pair fiber going from Chicago to New Jersey

§ Performed OTDR, FOX testing on Clearwire network fibers

07/2003-06/2007               Tellabs Operations, Inc.             Houston, TX

Field Service Engineer

§ Preformed regular duties as FSE

§ Completed Software Upgrades on 5500

§ Assisted on Core Expansions on 5500 systems

§ Acceptance testing on legacy equipment and HD equipment

§ Been certified on Ethernet Shelves, VQE Shelves, and NB Shelves

§ Put software patches on Tellabs 5500 systems

§ Completed Various web based courses on Tellabs 7100, 5500 NGX, 8800 and other Tellabs equipment

§ Went on Trouble Calls for Customers

6/2002-6/2003              Aztec Communications          Houston, TX

Lead Installation Analyst/ Project Manager

§ Planned and engineered telecommunication sites and buildings for various customers

§ Tested and Provisioned all types of equipment for T-Mobile and McLeod

§ Project Manager of adding Nokia equipment to T-Mobile Cell sites

§ Made sure Nokia equipment was installed at specs. for T-Mobile and on time.

§ Project Manager of over 900 cell site upgrades

§ Upgraded RF Towers and worked to troubleshoot with the Techs.

§ Help test cell site equipment

§ Installed new T1 circuits at all cell sites

§ Re-installed grounding to BTS units at cell sites

§ Re-installed power to BTS units at cell sites

§ Seated new cards in BTS equipment

§ Worked with customers to help them decide what services they might need

§ Installed and configured VOIP

§ Tested equipment once installed with various test equipment

§ Updated blueprints and specs to make sure they were correct with what was installed

§ Was project manager of various telecommunication equipment installs

2000-2002MCI WorldComHouston, TX

Texas Capacity and OSP Detail Engineer

§ Detail Engineer at MCI WorldCom working with installation vendors, customer purchasing, and OSP fiber installs

§ Write detail specs for all installation of telecom equipment

§ Quote projects to make sure they were done within budged hours

§ Manage fiber network and make sure there we had adequate capacity.

§ Work with OSP construction to overbuild fiber that was at capacity.

§ Work with OSP construction to add laterals into buildings for new customers.

§ Actively involved in the engineering and permitting process

§ Preform quality audits on installation of equipment

§ Plan for future projects and budget money for them

§ Attend internal and external budget and expense meetings

§ Project trends to cover the risks vs. gains for jobs

§ Develop and implement Plan of Action for Texas

§ Work on various Task Forces to develop company-wide policy

1995-2000CPSIHouston, TX

Promoted to Lead Field Service Technician/ Lead Project Manager

§          Keep my Lead Project Manager duties

§          Develop and implement new division of company

§          On call engineer to test and turn up telecom equipment for SBC

§          Vast knowledge of Tellabs DCS, Cisco products i.e. OC-48, routers, DSL, Fijitsu FLM products, and many other types of telecommunication equipment

§          Preform acceptance testing and turn up on Tellabs 3/1 DCS and Fijitsu FLM 150, 600, and 2400 systems

§          Tested T1 and T3 circuits

§          Proficient in most telecommunication test equipment including TBERD series and Digital Lightwave.

§          Update revision cards on Tellabs DCS and Fijitsu FLM products

§          Put TCPIP modules on Tellabs DCS

§          Implement training course for new recruits — speeding profitability

§          Manage all new Customer Service Engineers

Promoted to Lead Project Manager

§          Schedule all aspects of jobs including manpower, material, and project accounting budget.

§          Estimate and deliver bids to SBC engineers

§          Manage up to six Lead Installers on various jobs to get them done on schedule

§          In charge of Human Resource duties that included hiring and discharging employees

§          Interact with engineers to coordinate assignments and order material

·                        Order Material to get jobs started and done satisfactory

Promoted to Lead Installation Technician

§          Manage installers to get telecommunication equipment installed on schedule and within quality guidelines

§          Work with Project Manager to make sure all equipment was ordered and there on time

§          Read and changed blueprints and technical drawings for the jobs as needed

Installation Technician

§          Entry-level position that involved installing telecommunication equipment

§          Work under Lead Installer to make sure jobs were done satisfactory

§          Cable and install all different types of telecommunication equipment including Switches, DCS, Sonet equipment, etc.

Education

§          Tellabs Technical Training                     Tellabs Operations, Chicago

§          Fijitsu Technical Training                        Fijitsu Operations, Richardson

§          VOIP training                                           Tellabs Operations, Chicago

Other Qualifications

I am an active volunteer with the Cub Scouts and an Eagle Scout myself.  I am currently pursuing a bachelor degree at night school.  Proficient with all Microsoft products including a vast knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Project, AutoCAD, Visio, People Soft and Access.  I am able to read technical drawings and specs, and change if necessary.