Shawn Pril

                                                        Project Manager / Engineer

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Innovative, solutions-focused project manager / engineer whose diverse background in the technology field encompasses network management, system testing, equipment deployment, and customer service.  Dedicated to providing dependable, high quality service to internal and external customers.  Works well under pressure, both individually and collaboratively.  Exhibits strong leadership skills. Quick to learn new technologies and methodologies. 

 

Professional Highlights

•              Engineered and implemented a Sonet WAN for East Coast MCI WorldCom area spanning from DC to NJ.  Cut over all service riding on Nortel fiber to new Fujitsu Flash Wave systems with zero service interruptions or downtime.  Reduced dependency on AutoCAD by implementing Micro Station as the drawing tool of choice.

•              Installed, tested, and turned up 30+ Nortel nodes for Qwest Communications in an area spanning from Salt Lake City to Reno.  Served as team lead for all provisioning, commissioning, and optimization testing on each node in the Qwest network.  Received “On the Spot” recognition from the Qwest senior director of operations in the West.

•              Completed software testing of Release 12.0 for Verizon ahead of deadline for Tellabs Inc.  Ensured all system/ test beds in the Dallas lab met Verizon requirements.  Guided the Dallas lab through a quality audit, achieving above-passing results.

•              Built out a fiber optic network spanning eight states and multiple service carriers, including Verizon, AT&T, BellSouth, and Qwest, for Cinergy Communications; completed all assigned projects prior to the service turn-up date. 

•              Completed system-level inter-operability testing with major equipment manufacturers, including Cisco, Nortel, Fujitsu, and Alcatel, during Metro-Optix lab trials.  Directed all testing in a Verizon lab trial in Massachusetts.  Successfully coordinated participation in tradeshows, including Supercomm and Fiber Ops.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Clearwire

Project Manager

2009 – Present

              Responsible for all LEC circuit delivery and builds within the Clearwire 4G

WiMax Network for the Baltimore/DC Market. Managed LEC Team to ensure on time FOC (firm order commitment) delivery of T1/DS3 circuits to all microwave and stranded cell sites.  Assisted Commissioning Department with all circuit provisioning and turn ups. Responsible for MOP (method of procedure) creation of cut overs, LEC to microwave conversions, backhaul conversions, T1 to DS3 conversions, and maintenance window activities. Collaborated with Field Operations Group on test and site acceptance of Ceterus 8212 / 1530, Ericsson Node B, and Nokia Ultra Site Flexi. Functioned as primary contact to operations on certain outage recovery assignments.  Planned with Construction Group of cable installations, H Frame extensions, trenching and demarc placements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

Tellabs Inc.

Project Manager

2006 – 2009

Oversee all network build-out and configuration design activities for the FTTP Dallas lab. Wrote MOPs for all optical circuit migrations / cutovers. Rack and stack of all vendor equipment. Configured and provisioned Tellabs 8865, Tellabs DMAX 1120/1000, and all Tellabs ONTs (SFU and MDU), Juniper M7, Cisco Catalyst, Sun Solaris, Sun Fire V100, and Nortel OC-48. Responsible for team scheduling and work progress tracking. Performed Installations, commissioning, QA testing, troubleshooting, and debugging. Designed signal flow diagrams to document each system’s wiring.  Managed daily lab operational and maintenance functions, including power augments, purchase orders, contractor/ facility supervision, and test engineer equipment needs.  Acted as the single point of contact for support to the system verification test and field operations group. 

 

Cinergy Communications

Project Manager

2003 - 2006

Planned and led all site build outs and augments, including fiber to the premises, DWDM, OCn, DSn, and wireless cell sites throughout the Midwest.  Deployed CDMA, GSM, and 802.11b products at customer sites.  Performed site survey, site acceptance, and quality assurance functions for all installations.  Generated engineering scopes of work (SOWs), methods of procedure (MOPs), and network diagrams.  Distributed requests for quotes (RFQs) to vendors and handled all purchase orders (POs) to selected vendors.  Supervised 22 technicians in the field, remotely and onsite, including contract technicians at BellSouth, Verizon Wireless, Cingular, SBC, Sprint, Qwest Level 3, and MCI sites.

 

Metro-Optix

Systems Engineer

2000 - 2002

Provided the sales and marketing team with onsite and remote support.  Performed customer demos and lab trials as well as deployment, installation, and test/ turn up activities; supported national trade shows.  Coordinated with network engineering, equipment vendors, and the development group on future technology deployments and problem resolution.  Responded to RFQs and organized customer presentations/ demonstrations.

 

MCI WorldCom

Senior Network Design Engineer

1997 – 2000

Planned, designed, and implemented physical transmission / transport circuits and infrastructure across the network enterprise.  Researched and evaluated network technologies, protocols, and applications.  Analyzed interoperability, implementation, and integration issues related to topology, deployment strategies, operations, and management.  Prepared specifications to define and illustrate network designs and configurations.  Planned installations, transitions, and cutovers of network components and capabilities.  Partnered with development staff to define voice, data, and video communications requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks

Field Engineer (Contract)

1996 - 1997

Performed all aspects of installation testing and turn up of DWDM, OC-48, and Optera systems.  Defined, developed, and implemented test plans and procedures; documented test results.  Prepared test scripts; configured and set up test beds and test environments.  Systematically documented, tracked, troubleshot, and followed up on the resolution of product bugs.  Analyzed design documents to develop tests and provide input on product testability.

 

Fujitsu Network Communications

Quality Assurance Technician

1993 – 1996

Conducted quality inspections on the FNC product line, including FLMs, tribs, and channel banks.  Identified, recorded, and tracked all physical and functional defects.  Prepared detail application documentation, including procedures for testing and auditing.  Provided technical support and training to manufacturing personnel.

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Project Management for Professionals and Communication Technology, University of Southern Indiana

A.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology

Nortel Networks Sonet Transport • MCI-Cisco Router Configuration • MCI-ATM/IP Provisioning & Commissioning

Expert Solutions LAN Administration Certification • Cinergy Communications Project Management Professionals

Nortel S/DMS Transport Node OC48/OC12 Operation, Administration, Maintenance & Provisioning

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Vendor Experience: Ciena/Ceterus, Juniper, Scientific Atlanta, Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel, Fujitsu, Adtran, ADC

Technologies: WiMax, IP, FTTP, Ethernet, ATM, SONET, DS1, DS3, DCC, LAN/ WAN

Application Tools:  Micro Station, AutoCAD, Visio

LEC Database:  Granite, Aces, Tirks, Clear Vision

 

Core competencies include:

-          Operations Management

-          Circuit / Network Design

-          System Installation

-          Functionality/ Software Testing

-          Customer Service/ Support

-          Staff Supervision

-          Network Management

-          Quality Control

-          Research