Tom Chism

Dallas, TX 75248 chismtc@yahoo.com - 813-494-2449

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Construction Manager

WCOM Group - Dallas, TX - February 2015 to September 2015

CM for T-Mobile Greenfield L700 project

➢   Review the Redline and schematics for each site install

➢   Perform pre and post construction site walks

➢   Manage the install and construction of L700 project

➢   Installation of sector mounts, antennas, TMA's and radios on the tower

➢   Installation of platforms, ice bridges, PPC and SSC cabinets

➢   Ensure proper Azimuth, EDT & MDT of all sectors

➢   Ensure that all missing supplies and materials are ordered and received

➢   Ensure timely completion of all works of L700 scope

➢   Ensure that all safety guidelines and procedure are followed including PPE

➢   Daily construction meetings with the customer for updates and or issues

➢   QA of the sites

➢   Prepare and submit closeout documents for each site

Integrator for the Nokia rural 1900 project Lemcon - August 2014 to January 2015

Assisted with the installs of equipment for the first 2 weeks

➢   Did full system sweeps for the 6 new lines of L700 before integration

➢   Relocated the LMU from Nortel cabinet to new SSC and terminated power

➢   Relocated the 7705 Router from Nortel to new SSC and terminated power

➢   Terminated power from new SSC to Cienna

➢   Put connectors on T1 and Ethernet cables and terminated cables

➢   Completed BTS integration of 2G and LTE technologies

➢   Call tested site for performance➢ Reporting

Construction Manager

Verizon - Dallas, TX - January 2014 to June 2014

CM for the Verizon AWS project in the Louisiana market

➢   Pre and post site walks

➢   Ensured safety, quality and timelines of all sites

➢   Validated that all parts and supplies were delivered timely

➢   Supervised AWS Antenna(s), Triplex/Duplex rack and jumper installation

➢   Ensured proper Azimuth, MDT/ EDT, RF sweeps, PIM Testing and RETS

➢   Used RFDS and MOPS to ensure correct connections and alignments

➢   Verified site drawings for cabinet and rack installs

➢   Worked closely with the field, project and other managing partners promptly reporting any issues or concerns on site

➢   RMA of extra or damaged parts and materials

➢   Reviewed close out package for submittal

➢   Validated site completion and QA for sites

Integration Engineer

US Celluar - Oklahoma City, OK - September 2013 to November 2013

Supported the Oklahoma market that also included Wichita Falls and Missouri

➢   Commission/Integration LTE 750 Mhz

➢   Performed troubleshooting and maintenance to clear network alarms

➢   Replaced faulty Radios or system modules impacting network performance

BTS Engineer for NSN Modernization project

T-Mobile - Dallas, TX - September 2012 to August 2013

Commissioning/Integration of Nokia PCS/GSM and LTE technologies

➢   Work closely with the tower and civil crews to ensure completion of integration

➢   Relocated the LMU(true position) from Nortel cabinet to new SSC

➢   Relocated the 7705 router from the Nortel cabinet to new SSC

➢   Made Ethernet and T1's connectors to 7705 router from GSM, PCS and LTE

➢   Reconfigured the power on existing UMTS(AWS) technology

➢   Troubleshooting with Tier 2/3 for resolutions

➢   Member of Tiger Team providing daily troubleshooting for all technologies

Survey Engineer

T-Mobile - Dallas, TX - August 2012 to September 2012

Did site surveys for the NSN Modernization project for new site builds

➢   Provided precise measurements, drawings and pictures for the new cell sites

➢   Ensured that there were no access issues for large trucks and or equipment

➢   Recommended placement of new equipment to be installed on site

Integration Engineer

Huawei - Austin, TX - August 2011 to November 2011

Tested T1's prior to cutover from Nortel to Huawei

➢   Worked with switch to ensure all T1's were working properly during cutover

➢   Troubleshooting BTS for other issues

➢   Troubleshooting power cabinets

➢   Moved RF jumpers to combiners during cutover

➢   Worked closely with SWAT team to ensure all issues were resolved for cutover

➢   Call testing for Network and E911

➢   Documented activities for each site

➢   Member of largest cutover in Telecommunications history

Integration Engineer

T-Mobile - Dallas, TX - August 2010 to December 2010

Installed and commissioned Flexi system

➢   RF optimization

➢   Reset RET(S)/MHA(S) in BTS

➢   Installed FSME for second carrier adds

➢   Re-configured BTS for second carrier(s)

➢   Commissioned and integrated BTS to bring second carrier(s) on air

➢   Troubleshooting and correcting various alarms in BTS

Construction Manager

T - Mobile, AZ - January 2009 to February 2010

Supervising UMTS Antenna installation

➢   Ensured proper Azimuth, MDT and EDT of antennas as well as RF sweeps➢ Using RFDS and MOPS to ensure proper RF connections and adjustments.

➢   Purcell Cabinet installations

➢   Site Surveys

➢   Flexi/Node B installation(s)

Head to Head T1

T - Mobile, AL - July 2008 to October 2008

July 2008 - Oct 2008

➢   T1 Integration of Flexi System

➢   Troubleshooting of Flexi System

➢   Troubleshooting of T1

➢   Head to Head T1 testing

Previous Job Experience

Corporate Sales and Marketing

Xerox

Canon

Minolta

EDUCATION

High School  Diploma

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical Skills

Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, & Net BEUI

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP/ 2000/NT/Windows 8

NOLS

Further Information Available on Request