PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Project Manager – Orbis Wireless –
Lawrenceville,
GA
April 2013 –January 2015
· Interviewed clients to assess needs and establish rapport
· Inspected sites for compliance with state regulations
· Created and distributed MOPs to clients for site access
approval
· Consulted with clients to explain procedures and respond
to questions
· Prioritized and coordinated tasks to complete projects
within deadlines
· Supervised daily activities of one construction manager
and 9 field staff
· Managed projects for Verizon, and AT&T Mobility
Lead Field Engineer – TTS - Atlanta, GA
March 2010 – April 2013
·
Lead
field engineers, tower crews and subcontractors on site, installing,
upgrading and troubleshooting cell site installations
·
Strict
adherence to MOPs and strong team coordination in order to minimize downtime
and to maintain efficient use of our maintenance window
·
Other
responsibilities required by end clients include general site maintenance and
daily reports
·
Performed
work for Clearwire, AT&T Mobility, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile,
Alcatel Lucent, CSpire Wireless, Airewire, and Bluegrass Cellular
Richard Bounds
CTAC Ops Engineer - AT&T
Mobility (Cellsite) - Alpharetta,
GA
Sept. 2005 - March 2010
·
End-to-end
testing of core wireless network nodes once integrated for southeastern
network
·
When
working in the field, my primary responsibility was to thoroughly call test
through BSC/MSCs, for GSM integration, and RNC/MGW for UMTS equipment
integration prior to going "live".
·
Support
field engineers with test calls and create tickets for the corresponding
project managers or engineering department in order to resolve any call flow
problems detected.
·
Assisted
with the thorough device and network test plans and document defects found
and assure test devices were current with firmware/software patches.
·
Proficient
in multiple AT&T Wireless' applications including: Ericsson OMT, Care,
Telegence, WebAxe, Seibel, Clarify, Jacktrack, Cingular Ticketing System
(CTS), Remedy, Snooper, Smart Trust Service Assistant, Eportal, CSP, POS and
TelePos.
·
Performed SS7
Traces utilizing AcceSS7.
Device Test Technician - AT&T Mobility (Glotel)- Alpharetta, GA
July 2007 –
Sept. 2007
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Execute
device test plans based on documentation provided by AT&T on pre-launch
devices as well as drive testing to analyze and compare results versus set
device performance benchmarks.
·
Document
and verify defects discovered during field testing of devices, whether
volunteer testers or employees, and directly report findings to vendor
engineering staff as well as prepare device approval recommendation reports.
·
Handle
multiple tests concurrently.
·
Led
troubleshooting efforts for severity 1 and 2 defects.
NOC Engineer - Sprint (Glotel)- Atlanta, GA
May 2007 - July 2007
·
Work
in 24x7x365 NOC supporting CDMA/iDEN T1 network
·
Remote
troubleshooting transport network
·
Initiate,
update, track, and close Remedy trouble tickets
·
Work
with local market LECs
·
Utilize
NetAnalyst, Remedy and React
Field Technician - Cingular Wireless (OrinUSA) - Alpharetta, GA
June 2006 - August 2006
· Received daily LMU alarm report and planned work day
accordingly.
·
Installed,
repaired and provided maintenance to TruePosition's E911 LMU (Location
Measurement Unit) network.
·
This
work also included any related cabling, GPS antenna and beacon antennas as
well as associated drive testing when needed in order to assure cell site met
required E911 standards.
·
Part
of a team that worked at "degrooming" and uninstalling alarms for
TDMA equipment that was being decommissioned throughout the northeast.
·
Re-ran
alarm cabling and connected to Ericsson 2206 GSM cabinets and defined
external alarms using Ericsson's OMT application.
· Monitored alarm status and troubleshot alarms that were
activated at an average of five
Richard Bounds
Field Technician - T-Mobile (Anet wireless)- Miami, FL
June 2005 - August 2005
· Responsible for preparing Ericsson 2102 cabinets to be
brought down and removed from BTS.
·
Reran
new T1 and TG sync cables as necessary before new Ericsson 2106 cabinets were
installed.
·
Reran
and color coded new antenna jumpers as needed for new Ericsson 2106 cabinets.
·
Prepared
Ericsson 2106 cabinets for installation. Installing batteries, radios, and
other key components.
·
Installed
2106 cabinet and connected T1, antenna jumpers, and all other equipment.
·
Made
sure BTS was fully operational prior to carrier "sign-off".
TRAINING
Nokia Siemens Networks - Irving, TX
2012
Flexi Multi Radio BTS 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE
Flexi Multi Radio BTS Commissioning & Integration
Certificate
Kaelus Training Centers - Alpharetta, GA
2011
Passive Intermodulation Fundamentals
PIM Test Certified Technician Level 1
Ericsson - Dallas, TX
2010
RBS 2000, 3000, 6000 Series
GSM, UMTS, wCDMA, LTE Commissioning and Integration Certified
FCC Licensed (General Radio Operators License)
1997