Van Williams

Vanwilliams45@gmail.com

817 751 3814

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

·   Completed various AT&T trainings including:

Ask Yourself – 51247894, Supplier Awareness – 60007518, Best Practice Method Procedure - 60398555

·   Universal Slat Process - Nortel Networks

·   Nokia Certification-By Nokia

 

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

·   ALCATEL LUCENT CERTIFICATION LEVEL II

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Field Engineer                                                                                                                        10/2014 – 04/2015     

GCB / VZW

·   Traveled to various market throughout the USA performing site surveys.

·   Using the Pocket auto test app to verify the site ID and sector.

·   Performed calibration of the Tru pulse 360 rangefinder.

·   Collecting data: The slope distance, antenna height and horizontal distance also inclination and Azimuth for each sector and each Technology LTE & AWS.

·  
Using a Spectra Precision GPS unit set up the naming convention selected a storage location for the data for each sector, run GPS log on mobile mapper.

·   After collecting all the necessary pictures and placing them in the proper closeout folder and uploading to the FTP server move on to the next site.

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Also trained other field engineers this procedure....

                                                                                                            

 

 

 

Ericsson / Sprint / Clearwire                                                                               07/2014 – 10/20/2014                                                                   

 

           Work trouble tickets on Sprint / Clearewire network troubleshoot LTE/4G, 1900,800 and Nokia 2.5 GHZ.

           Travel to Multi-sites on a daily basis clearing alarms

 

Field Technician

Nexius

                                                                                                                                 6/2013 - 12/2013

·   Worked on Sprint/Samsung Backhaul project.

·   Scope of work include going to warehouse or storage facility and picking up Dragonwave equipment, Quantum and Pon E which is site specific, separating the links per engineer design.

·   Travel to the field to install, commission, path and test using JDSU testing equipment.

·   AT&T Wireless Microwave path surveys and site Audits, completed closeout packages.

 

 

 

Field Technician                  

    AT&T                                                                                                         02/15/2012 – 05/15/201

·   After site integration , made PSAP TEST phone call to E-911 operator

By telling 911 operator that this is not a emergency phone and stating my

      Name and asking if they have time to proceed with this test?

      Ask for their ID number and they see the number I’m calling from, also the location

      All sectors was call tested the same way with data collected ….

 

Field Technician

Verizon5/2012 – 06/2013

•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Install, commission, path and RFC2544 testing AVIAT microwave radios.

·   Worked with AVIAT Eclipse IRU 600.

·   Installed rack according to site drawing, configured radio to engineer design documents.

·   Worked with tower crew to path hop in to spec RLS levels.

·   Test link using RFC 2544 test also RF fade test.

·   Completed closeout packages.

 

Field Technician

Clearwire / Ericsson, Houston, TX11/2011 – 12/2011

·   Clearwire site Audits of all listed equipment in PLEXUS.

·   Equipment must be scan in online PLEXUS web site.

·   Upload photos as well as equipment from Clearwire site.

 

Field Technician

The Wilkins Group 08/2011 – 10/2011

·   AT&T site surveys to confirm they were ready for LTE 4G.

·   Submitted CNL and TSP close packages.

·   Q A. Manager of 4 teams.

 

Technician

Nexius Wireless03/2010 – 6/2011

·   Configuration and path alignment on E-band 80g, Motorola and Dragon wave.

·   T1 testing head to head with AT&T test center 1.0 -2.0 test for the Node B roll out.

 

Field Technician

Clearwire, Boston09/2009 - 03/2010

·   Dragon wave, Ceragon radio’s, Bridge wave GigE configuration and Link Alignment In testing lab

before shipping to Field technician.

 

Direct Technology, Boston, MA 02/2009 - 05/2009

·   Clearwire Line of Sight (LOS) Verification & Path Surveys.

·   Conduct Line of Sight using Visual LOS verification method.

·   Conduct Line of Sight using Path Drive verification method.

·   Using GPS Delorme Topo, Google Earth, Trupulse Laser Range Finder, 10 Megapixels Digital Camera. Know photo Template & Folder Naming convention.

·   Measure and record any observed obstruction On-Path or Off-Path that could potentially block LOS.

 

Telecom Transport Management, Inc. (TTMI) Wedoitt 11/2007 - 12/2009

·   TTMI Field Operations Technician III.

·   Wiring color code for customer T1 connection.

·   Ceragon Radio install and Configuration using Ceraview 2.24.

·   Align each site at a time until maximal RSL is achieved.

·   Ericsson Mini-LinkTraffic node Micro wave hops.

·   Circuit Provisioning and Testing.

·   Radio Link Configuration.

·   Basic IP Addressing.

·   Fiber HUB Testing OC-3 - OC-192.

·   Install Sage remote test set.

·   Use sunset ACM for DS1, DS3, OC3-OC192 TEST.

 

Radian Communication Services Inc. 08/2005 - 11/2006

·   Managed project for The State of Nevada Microwave SB499.

·   Installed 10,000 watt Solar System at Two New Sites.

·   Constructed a new interior 11’5” x 17’ Communications per installation drawings.

·   Install a DC battery plant and power distribution /rectifiers in new communications room.

·   Mobile Radio Upgrades.

 

Henkels & McCoy 08/2004 - 06/2005

·   Managed project for The State of Nevada Microwave phase 3.

·   Coordinated day to day operations in both field and office.

·   Network: Harris Constellation Microwave radios, Multiplexers on the OC-3 hops used Lucent DDM-2000. Installed Premisys channel bank at each site also installed -48VDC, +12VDC & +24VDC Rectifier shelves and the battery strings.

·   Installation of alarm wiring to wrap blocks in the shelters for housekeeping and propane tank level.

 

GLOW NETWORKS, CINGULAR WIRELESS

·   Knowledge and prior working experience with GRANITE AUDIT TOOL.

·   Conduct A Physical Inventory Of All Equipment Lineups, Bay, Shelves, cards, mapping etc.

·   Reported Audit results on A daily basis uploading the granite tool.

·   Recorded all Vendor information including Serial numbers, Audit numbers, etc. and recorded future growth potential.

 

Mycom North America, Jackson, MS, / Orlando, FL3/2003 - 3/2004

·   Commissioned, turned up and tested CDMA

·   Installed Nokia BTS Indoor / Outdoor.

·   Commissioned BTS and IBBU.

·   Voice Integration.

·   NUSS Installation.

·   1900/850 Cabinet adds.

 

VAL-COM, Houston, TX 9/2002 - 1/2003

·   Subcontracted to T-Mobile

·   Using Nokia equipment, installed three BTS's at one time with knowledge of configurations from 1+1+1 to 8+8+8.

·   Performed installation on BTS equipment.

·   Completed call testing using CDMA

·   Interpreted site design drawings to correctly place and build, installed Power Supply Unit, completed and compiled necessary data and soft copies.

·   Helped coordinate with Switch personnel during integration, helped test equipment using test calls, helped verify site hand-over, antenna direction and coverage.

 

Lead Technician, AT&T Wireless

DYNATEK, New York/New Jersey 5/2002 - 9/2002

·   Installed and commissioned Nokia equipment.

·   Traveled to several sites daily performing tasks from build-up to troubleshooting.

·   Installed several LMUs (Locating Measuring Unit).

 

Sr. Field Technician

GENUITY, Irving, TX 2/2000 - 8/2002

·   Tested Nortel equipment on various sites.

·   Tested fiber optics from DS3's to OC-192's for the Genuity Fiber Optic Network.

 

Sr. Field Technician

NORTEL NETWORKS, Richardson, TX 11/1999 - 1/2000

·   Fiber optic digital light wave testing.

·   Installed, running and connecting, all fiber optic cables.

·   Installed, power-up and tested Optera LH.

·   Equalization of MOR plus amplifiers.

·   Performed site test and system test on Optera LH and OC 48 and OC 192 ring configurations.

·   Installed DWDM shelf assembly.

·   Installed attenuator mounting plate kit and fixed pad attenuators.

·   Functioned as Site Team Leader to install products.

 

Fiber Optic Light Wave Tester

CDI TELECOM 10/1998-10/1999

·   OC48, OC12, OC192 fiber knowledge.

·   SONET test set performance.

·   Make super PC connectors.

·   DS1 and DS3 transmission test set performance.

·   Clear alarms.

·   Move equipment from stock to field from the web.

·   Download software to a network element.

·   Set up procedures commissioning and configuration.

·   Use Northern Telecom and Collins equipment.

 

BTS Installation Supervisor

C-MARK CORPORATION 12/1997 - 10/1998

·   Installed Nokia DX200 MSC racks and sub-racks.

·   Optioned all plug-in units.

·   Installed and commissioned CDMA.

·   Wrapped wire termination at DSX.

·   Terminate -48 VDC power supply.

·   Contracted with Sprint using Northern Telecom equipment.

·   Sprint Comverse Voice Mail system.

 

BTS Installation Supervisor

WILKINS GROUP TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3/1996 - 11/1997

·   Installed and supervised BTS installation, maintenance and functional operation for network integration.

·   Performed quality checks, hardware inventory checks, certified completion of BTS.

·   Optioned all plug-in units.

·   Wrapped wire termination at DSX.

·   Terminated -48 VDC power supply.

·   Contracted with Spring using Northern Telecom equipment.

·   Sprint Comverse Voice Mail system.

·   Nokia equipment, Nortel equipment for Sprint PCS and VoiceStream.

·   Grounding Experience: Earth and halo grounding, and lightening protection using metal powder, CAD welding in a variety of shapes of joints, copper clad and full sized galvanized and stainless steel rods.

 

Installation Technician

INTERVOICE INCORPORATED 7/1992 - 2/1996

·   Installed and supervised BTS installation and maintenance.