PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Diverse Telecom & IT Network Engineer offering the ability to provide Network Design and Performance Engineering and Project Management to manage teams across multiple projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure projects are completed in agreed upon timeline. 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

WAN, LAN, RIP, trunks, Access Lists, IPv4, STPs, VLAN, VTP, RoS, CIDR, NAT, PAT, EIGRP, IGRP, OSPF, PAP/CHAP, DHCP, Frame Relay, Circuits, Routers, Switches; RF TDMA GSM UMTS HSPDA LTE LBS Microwave LoS, Troposcatter, planning, design, topologies, Siterra, AToll, celplan, iBwave, CAD, Visio, Powerpoint, BMC Remedy, AOTS, Site Locator, Transport, GraniteXng, Granite Desktop, T1, DS3, Optical Networks, Analog, Centest, Tberds, Heikimian, RF explorer, Test Engineering, RF Performance, voltmeters.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS SUMMARY

Visio, MS Project, Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, graphs, and charts), webshares, sharepoints, Powerpoint, all MS Office, Trello, Basecamp, Jira, scheduling, invoicing, researching, vendor management, workforce management

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

·   Various training in RF Microwave, Cellular, DAS, Computer Networks, Routers, Switches, UNIX, Circuit testing.

·   Associate of Arts, General; Computer Networking:  CCNA Seminole State College, Cum Laude, Jun-10

·   Member PMI SF Bay Area Chapter.  PMP Certification training

 

PRFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Project Manager / SME 8/2014 – 2/2015

Source4IT LLC, c/o T-Mobile, West Region (Contract)

·   As SME for e911 engineering, responsible for overseeing a 24/7 technical support staff providing e911 and call testing services. 

·   Trained my team and supported field technicians to troubleshoot BCCH, GPS, RF jumpers, and T1 connectivity for the LMU receiver in support of T-Mobiles Modernization Program.

·   Analyzed designs and configured and deployed SCOUT system updates with RFDS, Site Surveys, Sweep data, BSC rehome configurations, RF pilot/beacon channel analysis & updates, RF survey updates, carrier BCCH studies, 911 MTLR and Cell site Voice Call testing, 911 call testing, and PSAP test simulation, daily reports, trending, forecasting.

 

Technical Project Manager         8/2013 – 7/2014

Sun Technologies, c/o AT&T Mobility (Contract)

·   Technical PM for GSMoE (subset of ETTCS project) to migrate GSM cellists from TDM/Telco T1’s to Ethernet backhaul in a cost-cutting effort which simultaneously increased bandwidth.

·   Responsibilities included vendor management, technical troubleshooting, outage escalation, cross-functional team management, daily reports, and hands-on management of the migrations.

·   Tools used: BMC Remedy / AOTS, Site Locator, Granite (Xng & desktop), webshare, and MS office applications.

 

Analyst - Backhaul Fiber Tech Documentation          9/2011 – 9/2012

CorTech, c/o Arris (Contract)

·   As a Fiber Network Analyst, my job function was to research, analyze, document, and support Google’s fiber infrastructure. 

·   Job duties included creating and researching CAD & architectural drawings, schematics, diagrams, mapping layers & overlays, cable diagrams, floor plans, elevations, site plans, Design Layout Records, Span Layout Records, As-built documentation, Vendor records, and other internal & external sources to document Long Haul and Metro Fiber.

·   Researched Transoceanic / Submarine Cable Landing Stations, POP's, Metro's Rings and Loops, ILA's, and Regen sites.

·   Created OSP butterfly drawings for access points to Campus Fiber Infrastructure.

·   Trained new-hires, created training docs, Proficient in Visio.

·   Used various customized network documentation tools, databases, and workflow management information systems.

 

e911 & LBS Design Engineer                     8/2008 – 7/2011

FES LLC, c/o AT&T Mobility, Radio Access Network Dept. (Contract)

·   Performed RF design & analysis. Created and updated RFDS. Base stations diplexers duplexers RRUs TMAs LMUs

·   Created SCOUT configurations, Data modeling, RF propagation studies, Accuracy predictions, BCCH/pilot channel studies, drive test route creation and analysis.

·   Sustained existing network while design and building additional network overlay.

·   Conceived, designed and implemented an automated a database synchronization auditing tool. VISIO, SQL, Alteryx

·   Supported all CapEx projects including New Site Builds, Carrier/Frequency Adds, Site Mods, and FCC Accuracy Certification Testing; Comprehensive DAS design review’s.

 

Technical Project Manager                     2/2008 – 6/2008  TXR GTS c/o AT&T Mobility, Implementation, Orlando, FL (Contract)

·   Managed field teams and Performed UMTS Site Preparation, T1/IUB capacity expansion, FIF Telco rack installation, power cabling, T1 Test and turn up, TDMA cabinet removals, Cabinet swaps & slides, hot swaps site walks ground inspections, site audits, logistics

·   Ordered transport from and coordinated with Carrier’s and LEC’s to land T1’s by FOC date, and worked cross functionally to coordinate transport and UMTS Integration.

 

Deployment / Market Manager        4/2005 – 2/2008 

True Position Inc, Berwyn, PA

·        Project manager for Domestic and International deployments including estimating, scope, scheduling, budgeting, bidding, logistics, and reporting.  Responsible for Profit & Loss >20M.

·        Build and maintained relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

·        Managed several projects in tandem spanning multiple markets and planned International projects.

·        Used Earned Value Management methods, Risk Mgm’t, Comprehensive Planning, SCM, Stakeholder Mgmt

 

Regional Manager (South East Region)4/2004 - 3/2005 

True Position Inc, Berwyn, PA

·        Supervised multiple Field Test Engineers in multiple locations

·        Managed projects through Design, Implementation, and Certification phases for two Carriers. 

·        Continued Field Test Engineer duties in my own market including LMU testing (Spectral Power Measurement/SNR, Beacons/BCCH, GPS, T1, DS0, CSU’s, NIU’s, SCOUT, EMS, WLG, SMLC’s, WLS, PDE, Unix Administration and;

·        Accuracy Certification Testing and Creating drive test routes.

·        Interviewed applicants and made hiring recommendations

·        Developed reporting standards

 

Field Test Engineer        8/2003 – 4/2004

Kineticom, Lake Mary, FL

·        Performed spectral power testing, T1 testing and configurations, DACs and Linux server admin client admin GPS signal analysis, drive test route analysis.

·        Configured system configuration utility tool; Performed network optimization;

·        Created daily report template and developed testing procedures.

 

MSO / MTSO / Wireless Switch Technician           1/2000 - 1/2003 

Nextel Communications, Operations Dept, Orlando, FL

·        Lucent 5ESS & Nortel DMS-100 maintenance, trunk testing, IMT testing, voice call troubleshooting, SS7, STP’s, HLR/VLR, voicemail, and SDM maintenance

·        Cisco networking maintenance and provisioning on Mobile Data Gateway’s using IGW, LGX, BPX, MGX,  iDaps, tDaps (Dispatch Application Processor; SMR)

·        Packet Data network provisioning and maintenance: Frame Relay, Virtual circuits, Virtual Paths, DLCI

·        DAC’s Tellabs 5500 & 532L DS3, T1, DS0. OC demark and fiber runs OC-192, OC-48, OC-12, OC-3,

·        Certified Solaris Unix Admin. Certified CCNA.

·        Circuit testing using Hekimian, Centest 650, various T-Berds (310, 311, 224) and spectrum analyzers, volt-meters, and other testing equipment

 

Microwave RF & Multichannel Equipment Operations Technician          8/1995 - 8/1999 

U.S.M.C, 2^nd Marine Division, Headquarters Battalion, Communications Company

·        I was a microwave radio communications operator at Headquarters Battalion, Comm. Company, 2nd Marine Division.  My mission was to provide communications support for all Battalions in the division.  I worked with Microwave RF, Singer / Backpack radios, Over the horizon SatCom, Position Locating Reporting systems, Fiber optics, copper.

·        Microwave radio communications (HF, UHF, VHF, SHF, EHF), Multichannel, Single channel, SatCom, Sincgars, BER & VSWR troubleshooting

·        RMC remote multiplexing (channel bank), Fiber optics converter (Optic to copper), fiber and copper cable runs, trenching, cable runs.

·        Deployed expedient microwave links and radio systems to support Command & Control and supported installation of all ancillary equipment.

 

Customer Service Rep, Special Circuits NOC                            8/1999 - 12/1999

Aerotek c/o Sprint Telecommunications, Leesburg, FL

·        Tier 1 troubleshooting for hi-cap circuits, primarily T1's, Frac-T1's, ISDN, DS3's, and Analog circuits.