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8/2012 - 8/2015

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Vendor Contract Compliance Inspector

Conduct systematic financial audits to minimize vendor overcharging and overbilling, utilizing experience in cell site acquisition and civil project development, communications equipment installation, contracts, work performance measurement, field PM tracking, cost and project timeline analysis, AT&T network system access and project cost estimating. Verification of proper supporting documentation and photographs using Siterra, FileNet, Oracle, Norad, NICAT, Cingulink, CASPR, and Treev. Conduct training for Supporting Auditors on NICAT 2.0 Audit environment. Conduct conference call meetings on both a local and national level between upper management and vendors regarding audit findings, driver usage and reconciliation of findings. Work on Special projects per Area Manager Request, Fill-in for other VCCI when out of office or on vacation.

5/2012 - 8/2012

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Construction Supervisor

Prepared for beginning of project by determining Build out Material lists (BOMs) and ordering materials, going over drawings and doing pre-construction site walks to determine the best way to build a site, supervise work being done at sites.

8/2008 - 8/2011

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Construction Manager

Oversee projects from start to finish including pre-construction walks, GC selection, quality, safety and standards compliance inspections during construction, site audits with corrective actions follow-up and closeout paperwork approval and tracking. Supervising contractors on 100+ sites annually, over various projects. Working with Site Acquisition team to resolve structural and access issues, troubleshooting RF issues, coordinate antenna changes from omni-directional antenna to sectorized and LTE capable antennas. Developing and implementing Method of Procedure for new construction solutions. Multiple conference call meetings directly with customer project management regarding scheduling and launch dates as well as construction delays and quality issues. Oversee other construction managers on the same project regarding quality and corrective actions as well as scheduling. Working with UMTS, e911, FTTC, and LTE projects.

6/2008 - 7/2008

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Sweep Tester

Perform sweep tests of cell sites under construction and provide data to T-Mobile for evaluation.

11/2007 - 1/2008

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Technician II

Install, commission and troubleshoot Nokia 3G Flexi equipment

8/2005 - 1/2007

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Tech/Project Coordinator

Technician II - Night Supervisor.Troubleshoot & remedy problems with Andrews Geometrix E911 equipment. Programming and troubleshooting of Adit, Flexmaster, Kentrox dsu's. Supervise, dispatch and support night shift technicians.  Solve transport (T carrier) problems for both shifts. Train technicians (both Andrews and Goodman) as necessary on all equipment. In person and telephone consultation for all technicians. Daily reports for night shift including sites visited and hours logged to project manager. True Position Certified. Working with Cingular Wireless equipment within Ericsson and Nokia cabinets.Promoted to Project Coordinator 10/06Assist field techs with call testing, diagnostics, and troubleshooting of Andrews Geometrix and True Position LMU’s. Track and record all work regarding e911 compliance and equipment status. Collect and transmit data regarding tech schedules and work performed. Worked with Siterra and Scout systems.

1/2005 - 8/2005

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Customer Service Technician

Handle wireless phone repairs/warranty work as required at Verizon Wireless retail store using acterna RF tester and phone flashing software. Experience troubleshooting and repairing Motorola, Samsung, LG, Nokia, Kyocera, and Audiovox phones. Assist customers with issues including software and hardware upgrades.

11/2004 - 12/2004

Industry: Manufacturing - Other

Analyzer

Troubleshoot Motorola radio systems (LS, LS+, HT, Minnow) and repair as necessary. Equipment used: Audio analyzer, modulation analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope and signal generator. Complete necessary equipment tracking, and repair information paperwork and update computer database.

8/2004 - 10/2004

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Field Technician/Lead Tech

Installing & troubleshooting E911 systems including Andrew’s Geometrix WLS equipment and integrating with various cellular providers equipment using wiring diagrams, RF cable, and T1 lines. Troubleshoot all installations for problems with RF, fractional T-1 connectivity, GPS connectivity, and various power and cellular problems.

7/2003 - 11/2003

Industry: Telecommunications Services

Field Service Technician

Install and troubleshoot Nortel equipment including S-8000 & S-12000 BTS and T-1 line, perform Sweeps, load testing, using T-Berd equipment, Sitemaster, Racal, interface with switch and NOC for troubleshooting and site activation.

7/2003 - 11/2003

Field Service Technician

Install and troubleshoot Nortel equipment including S-8000 & S-12000 BTS and T-1 line, perform Sweeps, load testing, using T-Berd equipment, Sitemaster, Racal, interface with switch and NOC for troubleshooting and site activation.

5/2003 - 6/2003

Analyzer

Troubleshoot Motorola radio systems (Dimetra, Enterprise, Iden, Outlaw, Yogi) and do minor repairs as necessary. Equipment used: Audio analyzer, modulation analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilliscope and signal generator. Complete necessary equipment tracking, and repair information paperwork and update computer database.

11/2002 - 1/2003

Analyzer

Troubleshoot Motorola radio systems (Astro, Saber, XTS-5000, XTS-2500) and do minor repairs as necessary. Equipment used: Audio analyzer, modulation analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilliscope and signal generator. Complete necessary equipment tracking, and repair information paperwork and update computer database.

3/2002 - 5/2002

Driver/Technicial Assistant

Worked on 3G upgrades, changed out BBX and MCCs. Test equipment upon installation.

9/2001 - 11/2001

Cellular Technician

Configure and install expansion equipment for Cellular towers. Programming and troubleshooting problems at cellular tower sites including radio troubles, network systems problems. Maintain and repair cellular sites with Motorola equipment including base radios using SiteMaster equipment

12/2000 - 8/2001

Maintenance Technician

Install and maintain cellular sites, RF & VSAT equipment and frame-relay circuitry. Wire testing, field surveys, site analysis, proprietary radio. Analyzing RF environment, finding sources of interference and resolving interference issues using spectrum analyzers and triangulation, adding filters, corner shields or changing RF frequency.

1/2000 - 12/2000

VSAT Communications Tech

Install, de-install, troubleshoot and repair satellite equipment and sub-systems such as Hughes model 5000, 5000/3 Okemo, 5000 Multi-cast, 8000, 6000, Type 1, Type 2, High Density Frame, MTI equipment, Direct PC enterprise edition, CAT-3 & CAT-5 wiring, Heliax wiring, Audio and video wiring.

8/1998 - 3/1999

Communications Tech

Install, troubleshoot and repair various communication systems including satellite (C-Band, KU-Band, DBS and Hybrid, with use of spectrum analyzers), phone (25 - 500 pair), PBX (AT&T, Lucent, Nortel, Merlin), security (frame circuits, open loop, closed loop, cameras), computer networks (Token Ring, Net-Bui, Microsoft VPN, TCP-IP, SPX/IPX), and fiber-optic systems (running & testing lines using Fiber-Cat test equipment)

EDUCATION:

4/2000

Certification

5/1997

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Professional

Took and passed Motorola TBAT test.

Certification

Certified

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