Antoine T Wilson

 

60 Hager Drive                                                                                                                Phone:              (336) 575-9640

Riverdale, GA 30274                                                                                                               

twanomatic@hotmail.com

 

SUMMARY

 

I begin my telecommunications career as a field tech and then lead supervisor the FTTCS and ETTCS project for AT&T/Verizon that consisted of underground construction/OSP telecommunications for the 3G/ UTMS and 4G LTE upgrade I have built UMTS/Carrier Adds and LTE/AWS/WCS with an Strong emphasis on DAS and Small Cell sites in the GA, VA, AL, FL, and North and South Carolina market. I have a passion for learning and working on new technologies as they are available. I worked as a DIRECTV installer providing sales, service and outstanding customer service. Once proven to be an outstanding information technology supervisor that handled customer complaints, service calls, and billing.

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

 

Comcast/Xfinity                                                                                                       3/2015-Present

Technician/Trainer South Atlanta GA               

As a Trainer my duties were to train, supervise technicians, and preform quality audits. I oversaw installs in the south Atlanta market. I also took on jobs as a tech preforming ground and areal installs. Capable of using various tools such a hand/power tools, and a JDSU DSAM meter. The meter was used to measure levels inside/outside of a customer’s home, this would insure that the signal would be in specs for optimal signal quality. Performed Maintenance on taps, and amplifiers. Strong knowledge in frequencies, power levels, and signal quality. I have a strong knowledge of understanding laws dealing with right away and easements.  

•          Connects

•          Disconnects

•          T1 installs for phone and alarm

•          Fiber nodes troubleshooting

•          Customer satisfaction

•          Team building

•          Troubleshooting simple & complex

Goodman Networks/AT&T                                                                                           6/2014-3/2015

Construction Manager LTE/AWS/WCS Atlanta GA

The summer for 2014 our client begin to roll out the Additional carrier for the next generation of Telecom. This build consisted of more data capacity for customers on a LTE/PCS network these, sites contained multiple build scenarios with ground and tower top builds using antennas, radios, and coax. I scoped sites effectively so that equipment and materials could be used to continue effective construction.

•          Site scoping for construction

•          Site walks with Site Acquisition personnel for zoning

•          Building/Electrical Permitting

•          Closeout meetings

•          Daily Conference calls with client to discuss progress.

Goodman Networks/AT&T                                                                                           12/2013-6/2014

Construction Manager UMTS/Alltel Project, Atlanta GA

Managed the UMTS 850 MHz upgrade build for the Alltel/AT&T buyout build. This build consisted of adding more capacity to the existing 1900 MHz frequencies only areas. These areas were in the out skirts of Atlanta these areas included Columbus, Augusta, Rome, Albany, Lagrange, Peachtree City, and Chatsworth Georgia. My main duties were to field verify all site audit data that could be used to scope for materials, mount improvements, tower modifications, and loading capacity. I developed a game plan that allowed construction production to continue without any interruptions. I made minimal trips for materials and kept the project on budget and on time. With the success I was able to kept profits in Goodman Networks and less spending for our Client AT&T.

•          Developed game plans for Tower/Mount Modifications

•          Organized Electrical, Tower owner, Crane, and GC site-walks

•          Coordinated Power Plant installs/with night cuts.

•          Ensured crew safety by doing daily site checks, filling safety documents, and Safety observations.

•          Reviewed Closeout documents ie: SWEEPS, PIMS, Connectivity Screen shots 

•          Delivered reviewed Closeout Documents to Clients

•          Trouble Shoot Local Alarms/Coordinate with Tiger Team for Solutions

Goodman Networks/AT&T                                                                                           2/2013-12/2013

Construction Manager UMTS, Atlanta GA

Over saw construction site builds for over 200 cellular sites in Georgia. Managed General Contractors and sub-contractors for the UMTS Additional Carrier program. Scoped sites using RFDS, Pluming diagrams that came from SAM, engineers, and auditors. Information gathered was used in order coordinate installation of Radios, FU/MU, Antenna RBS , fiber cabinets, Racks antennas, coax, power, fiber TMA, Duplexers/Diplexers, BIAS T, Coax, Ret Motors, RRUs, RBS cabinets, Jumpers, grounding, RET Controllers and RET cables. Conducted quality control audits, on UMTS 3G/4G, HSPA, Fiber installation, and antenna alignment.

•          Effectively troubleshot field issues covering general/subcontractor issues, customer concerns and scheduling tiger teams, and 3rd party auditors.

•          Organized construction meetings and trainings

•          scheduled site walks to develop game plans

•          Effectively review RFDS CDS and provided redline changes for Construction

•          Organized construction meetings and trainings and scheduled site walks for site development “Additional Carrier”

 

 

MasTec /Velocitel/Goodman Neworks/AT&T                                                   12/2008-1/2013

Construction Manager, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North & South Carolina

Over saw construction site builds for over 2500 ETTCS/NSB/Wireless, Small Cell, DAS sites in Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North and South Carolina. Managed General Contractors and sub-contractors for in-building, underground, areal, and tower construction. Developed new redline drawings using SITERRA, GPS, Google Earth, Visio and CAD programs that came from site acquisitions specialist and engineers. Information obtain was used  in order  coordinate  proper conduit/innerduct, placement of MESA Vaults, hand holes, LGXs, fiber cabinets, Racks H-Frames, Microwave Radio racks, CISCO/RAD routers RADIOS and RBS Cabinets. Wireless construction included installation for COAX/fiber, Antennas iDAS/oDAS, and power runs with surge protectors. My small cell experience include in building and outside designs with in-building designs of small cell technology. These small cell nodes contain antennas coax and mini power plants. I Aligned Antennas with AAT/Compass, PIM and Sweeping Coax Lines, and Fiber testing. During my years as a construction manager I was able to adapt to new technologies as they were developed and implement them into previous wireless designs. I worked with Alcatel- Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia technologies.

•          Effectively troubleshot field issues covering general/subcontractor issues, customer concerns

•          Organized tiger teams, and 3rd party auditors.

•          Coordination on punch walks and site acceptance fiber, radio, tower installation, LTE and ETTCS

•          Coordination of site acquisitions with Engineers/customers for Site scoping

•          NSB, Microwave radio, LTE, UMTS, Fiber and T-1 back haul services

•          Reviewed data and gave weekly/daily reports, on competitions or integrations

•          Effectively review SOW, RFDS, CDS, SA/MA and provided redline changes             

•          Reviewed/Developed, Contracts, Bid Packages, Lien Wavers

•          Siterra, SharePoint,

•          Secret Clearance through the FBI for High Targeted Places

•          Worked with GDOT, VDot, NC/SCDOT, Dukenet, Comcast, Cox, Alcatel- Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, Century link, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Windstream, ATC, Crown, SBA, Dominion

 

MasTec Wireless Network Services/AT&T                                                                            12/2008-9/2011

Project Manager, North and South Carolina

As active PM I was responsible for taking in information and reporting information on site development to respected client. I created workflow process managed, financials and developed game plans the keep overall company cost down by working with the customer to Track and maintain proper PO coverage for proposed projects. Tracked and maintain timely invoicing for work performed for the customers demand to meet certain milestones. Create BOMs and Quotes for ordering of project equipment and materials. Create Project Quotes, and submit to customer for approval. Responsible for daily, scheduling, supervision and training of field personnel. Serve as a Level Escalation to field personnel for technical troubleshooting issues. I oversaw employees and outside parties such as owners, Architects, Engineers, 3rd party auditors, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, coworkers, utility/telco companies. I was able to coordinate with landlord, client, RF Engineering, and Construction personnel to ensure that the selected sites meet the engineering, and construction requirements. Maintain traction of Quality audits, insured quality and regulatory compliance are within market standards.

•          Effective problem solving under pressure

•          Multitasking

•          Scheduling

•          Financials

•          Customer/Client Relations

•          Escalations

•          Technical Troubleshooting

 

 

MasTec Wireless Network Services/Velocitel/AT&T/Verizon                                  12/2008-9/2011

OSP Manger/Tech, Florida, Virginia, North and South Carolina

As a FTTX/OSP Construction Manager I managed construction for various fiber and copper designs. Theses designs consisted of areal, underground construction and long haul fiber transport. Fiber Transport designs consisted of miles of fiber which contain nodes that branched to provide service for other vendors or wireless utilities. My duties also included design packages that started from hand sketch drawing and converted to CAD to be produced to develop accurate CDs to assist our contractors in building accurate systems. The designs also came from CAD maps or GIS maps that were sometimes REDLINED with Visio markings to be submitted to the client for approval. Bid walks were planned to maintain a 35% profit margin. I ordered materials for our in house technicians and managed material’s pricing for General Contractors to maintain overall project cost. Managing projects cost ranged from a few thousand to over a million dollars. I laid conduit for short transports paths and preformed directional boring for long haul transport for underground transport. I often met with surveyors to survey transport paths to avoid potential danger/hazards. As a manager I often was in constant communication with City, County, and State representatives who oversaw permitting for right of ways and easements. I schedule outages during maintenance windows for service and ensured that service was restored back to optimal performance. I design/installed fiber in the tunnels of Virginia for and across and down the intercostal water way in FT. Lauderdale Florida for Telecommunications upgrades…ACAT/Granite

•          Bid walks

•          Knowledge of underground and Areal construction

•          Understanding of manhole, vaults, and conduit designs

•          Knowledge of reading BIC drawings

•          Basic understanding of Field Stacking

•          Understanding of easements

•          Pulled Permits for ground construction

•          Created work orders based on the proposed SOW

•          Troubleshooting of NODES

MasTec Advance Technology/DIRECTV,                                                                1/2006-12/2008

Satellite Installer, Charlotte/Mooresville, NC

Installed satellite systems, provided customer service, troubleshoot systems. Routed cables using methods of wall and floor fishing. Conducted system test to ensure proper installation. Installed stereo equipment through HDMI, Component and composite cables. Aimed satellites using inclometers and signal meters. Provided and maintained proper paper work for billing.

•          Presented skills of aiming satellites

•          Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.

•          Demonstrated skills on wall fishing

•          SBCA certified

•          Understands OSHA rules and regulations

•          Trained in ladders

•          Trained on basic telephone wiring

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

•          Earned 3.2 GPA in High School

•          Earned 2.8 GPA in College at Winston Salem State University

•                      Earned Eagle Scout in 2003.

•                      All Area and Conference Football Team in 2003

•                      Graduated 5 Clients successfully from At risk youth program from 2004 to 2007

•                      Rated top performers for the Charlotte Mastec Advanced technologies office

•                      Received numerous of great customer satisfaction letters working for Mastec/DIRECTV

EDUCATION

 

•          B.S. Computer Science, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC major in computer science, and minor emphasis on human services. Expected Graduation December 2015.

•          Lee Central High School, Bishopville South Carolina major in information technology and home health care graduated in the top 20% of my class

AFFILIATIONS

•          Boy Scouts of America

•          Proud Foster Parent State of GA, NC & SC

•          Big Brother Big Sister

•          United Way

•          SBCA

•          Wild Blue University

Antoine T Wilson