James Robertson Jr.

5500 McKinney Pl Dr., McKinney, TX 75070

james.robertson1976@gmail.com

C:  469-226-9937

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

·         Excellent professional tract record with Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola & Nortel BTS/RBS engineering and installation

·         Highly capable of managing projects

·         Proven ability to support technical employee teams on site

·         Versed in Nokia, Huawei, Nortel, Ericsson & Motorola equipment, RF, cabling and schematics

·         Certified Nokia, Ericsson & Motorola Technician

·         Recognized as a creative and effective engineer

·         Strong communication, documentation, and reporting skills at all levels

·         Possess outstanding organizational skills, multitasking ability, and attention to detail

·         Resourceful coordinator, thinker, and leader in fast-paced telecommunications setting

·         Knowledge of TDMA, CDMA, GSM, W-CDMA and LTE technologies

·         Knowledge of network operating systems and networking protocols, LAN/MAN/WAN, TCP/IP, UNIX, VoIP and customer premise equipment and associated operations.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

NSN – Synergy Wireless                              Dallas, TX                                                        September ‘12- September ‘13

BTS Engineer Level II

·         Installation, Integration, Call/Data Testing and Troubleshooting of Nokia Flexi GSM,UMTS and LTE

equipment for T-Mobile’s Modernization Rollout

·         Managed GC’s on completion of Ground and Tower SOW

·         Assigned to Nokia’s National Tiger Team

 

Huawei – NextGen                                         South TX                                                                         April ‘12- August ‘12

Field Engineer for Cricket

·         Upgrade of Huawei’s 3901 RBS to LTE

·         Troubleshooting of all issues related to prevention of successful turn-up of both CDMA/ LTE network

·         EDU upgrades to compensate additional power needed for LTE technology

·         Completion of Call and Data testing of network per site

 

T- Mobile – Synergy Wireless                        Dallas, TX                                                              November ‘11- March ‘12

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         Installation and Programming of 7705 Lucent Alcatel Router into various locations, both the Nokia Flexi

cabinet and Nortel cabinet

·         Responsible for running cat 6 to all access points of the network

·         HSPDA Installation and Integration of 2^nd Carrier as well as Call testing the network

 

Huawei – NextGen                                        South TX                                                                    August ‘11- October ‘11

Field Engineer for Cricket

·         Responsible for implementation of Huawei’s RBS 3901 Cabinet

·         Verify and test both existing and new spans per site

·         Troubleshoot all issues related to prevention of successful turn-up of network

·         Completion of Call and Data testing of network per site

 

T- Mobile – Lemcon                                   Dallas, TX                                                                              April ‘11- June ‘11

GNIC Support Engineer

·         Perform remote 2G and 3G BTS and WBTS integrations with onsite techs, building COCOS and IPNB DCN

·         O&M links, alarm testing MHA and RET troubleshoot and cleanup

·         Manage License Keys for T-Mobile’s 14,000+ WBTS’s and acted as single point of contact for all License Key issues

·         Post Upgrade troubleshooting, KPI’s

·         Modify CoCo UBR Share parameters

 

T- Mobile – Synergy Wireless                  Dallas, TX                                                                         January ‘11- April ‘11

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         HSPDA TMA/RET troubleshooting

·         HSPDA Installation and Integration of 2^nd Carrier for cutover

 

T- Mobile – Lemcon                                Dallas/South TX                                                         August ‘10- December ‘10

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         HSPDA TMA/RET troubleshooting

·         HSPDA Installation and Integration of 2^nd Carrier for cutover

 

T- Mobile – Zillacomm                            Cleveland/ Detroit                                                           February ‘10- June ‘10

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         HSPDA Upgrade Site Surveyor, Installation, Integration and Documentation of 2^nd Carrier for cutover completion

 

T- Mobile – Lemcon International          Kansas/ Arkansas                                              November ‘09- December ‘09

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         Installation of Nokia Flexi UMTS, installation type: Pole and Wall mounts

·         Commissioning of Nokia Flexi UMTS and troubleshooting

·         Integration of Nokia Flexi UMTS through call testing and data packet transfer thru MS

 

AT&T – Techedge Inc                             Nashville, Tennessee                                                            June ‘09- August ‘09

Ericsson 3106/3206 BTS Engineer Level I

·         Responsible for reading blueprints for location of expansion work

·         Installation of Ericsson 3106 and 3206 equipment

·         Troubleshoot all T1 related issues

·         Removed existing power supplies and installed new power systems

·         Ran RF jumpers and tested with Anritsu per site

 

T- Mobile – Tangent Int’l                            Arizona                                                                                              January ‘09 – May ‘09

Construction Manager                           

·         Supervise 3G Contract Construction Crews and Tower Crews existing on air 2G Cell sites, providing on site technical support to those crews, upgrading T-Mobile cell sites to 3G capability

·         Interface with local switch, NOC and field personnel to get sites removed from service, provisioning changes made and sites returned to service with 3G capability, normally before construction companies are allowed to leave the site

·         Interpret antenna system sweep data, which includes strong understanding of telephone transport, Nokia 3G engineering and operations, and Nokia 2G engineering and operations

·         The main objective is to support upgrading cell sites to 3G capability with minimal impact to customer perception   

       

Nokia/Siemens – Avion System                            North Florida Market                                                  July ‘08 – November ‘08

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         Installation of Nokia Flexi UMTS, construction of H-Frames and FCOA cabinets

·         Commissioning of Nokia Flexi UMTS and troubleshooting

·         Integration of Nokia Flexi UMTS through call testing

·         Using T-berd test equipment to test new T1s

·         Sweeping UMTS antennas with Anritsu S332D site master 

·         Using RFS software/test equipment to test antenna rets functionality 

·         Monitoring UMTS spectrum frequency with Anritsu MT8222A BTS Site Master 

·         Trained T-Mobile employees on Nokia Flexi/ UMTS equipment    

 

T-Mobile – Tangent Int’l                            Dallas Market                                                                                                                   Jan ‘08 – July ‘08

UMTS Flexi BTS Engineer Level II

·         Installation of Nokia Flexi UMTS, construction of H-Frames and FCOA cabinets

·         Commissioning of Nokia Flexi UMTS and troubleshooting

·         Integration of Nokia Flexi UMTS through call testing

·         Using T-berd test equipment to test new T1s

·         Sweeping UMTS antennas with Anritsu S332D site master 

·         Using RFS software/test equipment to test antenna rets functionality 

·         Monitoring UMTS spectrum frequency with Anritsu MT8222A BTS Site Master 

·         Trained T-Mobile employees on Nokia Flexi/ UMTS equipment    

 

 

 

AT&T – MBI Consultants                            Florida, Alabama, Louisiana Market                              August ‘07 – January ‘08

Nokia/ Ericsson GSM BTS Engineer Level III

·         Prepared work sites for installation and installed Nokia BTS RF equipment

·         Installed, configured, and commission of Ericsson 3106 and 3206.

·         Lead technician on sites

·         Provided quality assurance for sites in coordination with project manager

·         Interpreted blueprints and floor plans to implement installation process

·         RF installations

·         Sweep testing and saving files using Anritsu machine

·         Punch down alarms 66 block and in A-Box

·         Commissioning of Nokia BTS

·         Integration of BTS Sites

·         Removal and installation of PDU from Nortel unit to Emerson unit

·         Installation of MCPA equipment and integrated through 2G/3G equipment

·         Installation of RXAIT equipment

·         Installation and programming of the LMU equipment

·         Completion of all required documentation for site closeout    

 

AT&T – Unlimited Lynx Inc                                   N. Florida, New York Market                                          June ‘07 - August ‘07

Nokia GSM BTS Engineer Level III

·         Prepared work sites for installation and installed Nokia BTS RF equipment

·         Installed, configured, and tuned power

·         Lead technician on sites

·         Provided quality assurance for sites in coordination with project manager

·         Interpreted blueprints and floor plans to implement installation process

·         RF installations

·         Sweep testing and saving files using Anritsu machine

·         Punch down alarms 66 block and in A-Box

·         Commissioning of Nokia BTS

·         Integration of BTS Sites

·         Removal and installation of PDU from Nortel unit to Emerson unit

·         Installation of MCPA equipment and integrated through 2G/3G equipment

·         Installation of RXAIT equipment

·         Installation and programming of the LMU equipment

·         Completion of all required documentation for site closeout    

 

 

 

T-Mobile – UMTS Site Surveyor                          Atlanta Market                                                                      May ‘07 – June ‘07

Level II UMTS Flexi Integrator/Commissioner

·         Performed complete site walks to determine future placement of Flexi equipment

·         Completed site specific documentation and drawing for civil construction of future equipment

 

Sprint/Nextel – Comforce Telecom Inc.                          N Carolina Market                                            November ‘06 – April ‘07

Level I Field Technician

·         Tested and troubleshot all T1 related issues for New Builds and EVDO Migrations

·         Responsible for troubleshooting RF issues causing network performance issues

·         Installation of Power Relay Switches to over 160 TDMA sites/ 30 CDMA sites

·         Responsible for activating customer input alarms at 110 block

 

AT&T/Cingular – Unlimited Lynx Inc   NY, NJ, CT, PA, IL, NC, SC, LA, FL Market         August ‘03 – October ‘06

Nokia BTS/Level III Commissioner/Integrator

·         Prepared work sites for installation and installed Nokia BTS RF equipment

·         Installed, configured, and tuned power

·         Lead technician on sites

·         Responsible for training new trainees on installation, commissioning and integration

·         Provided quality assurance for sites in coordination with project manager

·         Interpreted blueprints and floor plans to implement installation process

·         RF installations

·         Sweep testing and saving files using Anritsu machine

·         Punch down alarms 66 block and in A-Box

·         Commissioning of Nokia BTS

·         Integration of BTS Sites

·         Installation of MCPA equipment and integrated through 2G/3G equipment

·         Installation of RXAIT equipment

·         Installation and programming of the LMU equipment

·         Removal and installation of PDU from Nortel unit to Emerson unit

·         Completion of all required documentation for site closeout  

·         Responsible for accurately creating Site Designs and Documentation for future New and Expansion equipment

·         Prepared   Power supply implementation on a per site basis

·         Managed War room responsible for supplying field technicians support and completing nightly reports for daily conference calls

 

Nokia – CommsResources                                         Iowa, Kansas Market                                                                           June ‘02 – April ‘03

BTS Inspector

·         Completed Quality Assurance for 35% of market

·         All Queries were entered into Nokia Cell tracker and EPM to keep record of daily operations

·         Coordinate with Market Managers and TI Sub-Contractors to resolve any matters detaining completion sign-off

·         Responsible for inventory/release of all parts and inputted into database for Market records 

 

Ericsson – Teksystem Staffing                                           Dallas Market                                                            November’ 01 – June ‘02

Level I Field Technician

·         Installation, commission and integration of Ericsson 2G equipment

·         Responsible for troubleshooting all issues pertaining to network deficiencies

·         Performed Antenna shared migrations with existing TDMA equipment for RF optimal performances

 

Nokia – Flextronics Inc                                          Florida Market                                                        January ‘01 – November ‘01

BTS Inspector

·         Performed site walks and redline blueprints for future Nokia GSM equipment

·         Responsible for delivery of all 2G equipment, installation and commission

·         TI testing and troubleshooting

 

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

 

SARCOM                                                       Project Coordinator/Site Lead                                      February 2000 – December 2000

SW Spectrum                                          Software Support Tech                                                    January 1999 – December 1999

Color Laser Institute                           Sales Manager                                                                             January 1999 – March 1999

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

Motorola BCU-II, Valere J Series, Asentria              Level 1 Certification UMTS 3-G Basic Training 

Site Boss, Cienna Lightning Edge                             Level 2 Certification UMTS & LTE Flexi Installation

LE-311V Training                                                       Commissioning & Integration

Field Technician Level 3 (Nokia BTS)                          Eupen Certified

Field Technician Level 2 (3G FLEX)                          Andrews Certified                             

RT2 Certification with Ericsson                                        Anritsu Certified                                                      

Ericsson 3G Installation Training                             OSHA Training                                                        

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

A+ Certified Technician