Marco Antonio Tapia
 

12730 Whittington Drive, Apt 408-E

Houston, TX, 77077

Mobile: 301-582-8993

e-mail: mataelec2510@gmail.com

mataelec@hotmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONSTRUCTION MANAGERGlotel Inc.         08/2015 – Actual

EPA/NJ/DE Market

·   Supervise crews in the network implementation and deployment for different customers (Bechtel, Jacobs, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile).

·   Assist Baltimore – Washington PM when needed.

·   Involved with different AT&T Nationwide projects such as 2C, 3C/4C.

·   Involved with Sprint nationwide 2.5 and NV projects.

·   Supervise the crews on the installation of all these equipment.

·   Ensure safety and quality control requirements at all sites and with all crews per customer specs.

·   Follow SOW & MOP, work with documents, close out & acceptance packages.

·   Read RFDS, CD’s, review permits, provide material to ensure the completion of each job.

·   Coordinate with customer representative for site related activities and maintain a good working relationship with customer representative.

·   Monitor construction for compliance with plans and applicable building codes; and work is performed in accordance with Company's standards, policies and procedures.

·   Perform pre con walks, bid walks, bid tabs, TU’s, etc.

·   Collect all the information needed, build COP’s (Closeout Packages) and deliver to our customers.

·   Compiled reports, fill out formats required for our customer.

 

CONSTRUCTION FIELD PMT-Mobile / Glotel Inc.         01/2015 – 07/2015

Houston, TX Market

·   Involved in the Nationwide T-Mobile L700 project as QA auditor, assist in the L1900 & Modernization projects as well.

·   Perform and assist in site survey/audit activities

·   Interface between vendor and T-Mobile RF to assist in RFs timely completion of site-specific equipment design configurations that are achievable within T-Mobile deployment guidelines.

·   Assist the vendor in implementation and successful completion of site design and drawings activities.

·   Provide strategic input, oversight and validation of vendors scoping of site-specific leasing and/or permitting activities deemed appropriate to implement the proposed RF equipment configuration.

·   Oversee field construction site visits following the commencement of site construction to verify contractor compliance with permits, drawings and Company specifications

·   Monitor Construction for compliance with plans and applicable building codes; and work is performed in accordance with Company's standards, policies and procedures.

·   Provide written weekly status reports in Company database on all projects assigned in a format acceptable to the Company and keep all databases up to date

·   Attend status meetings and report on the status of all assigned projects

·   Compiled reports, fill out formats required using MS office.

 

CONSTRUCTION MANAGERRC Communications         11/2013 – 01/2015

Baltimore – Washington (BAWA) Market

·   Deploy new 2C LTE network for AT&T.

·   Deploy new 2.5 LTE network for Sprint.

·   Supervise crews in the network implementation and deployment for different customers on the market (Bechtel, AT&T, Sprint, Nexius).

·   Supervise the crews on the installation of all these new equipment.

·   Ensure safety and quality control requirements at all sites and with all crews.

·   Follow SOW & MOP, work with documents, close out & acceptance packages.

·   Perform Sweeps, Fiber Testing, PIM testing as required on each customer.

·   Configuration of CCU’s setting electrical DT’s.

·   Integration support (tiger team) for Ericsson on the 2.5 Sprint Integration.

·   Manage and resolve all service affecting issues, working with customer & vendor operations and support center.

·   Read RFDS, drawings, review permits, provide material to ensure the completion of each job.

·   Ensure all site-specific closeout documentation done and is complete and timely.

·   Coordinate with customer representative for site related activities and maintain a good working relationship with customer representative.

·   Compiled reports, fill out formats required for our customers using MS office.

 

 

PROJECT MANAGERAT&T / Glotel Inc         01/2013 – 11/2013

Baltimore – Washington (BAWA) Market

·   Assist with the GSM Consolidation, decommisioning & CCU remote solution projects.

·   Accountable for delivery of the entire customer project scope – products and services – to the customer market.

·   Plans the project in line with Objectives (including task identification, scheduling, resource management and risk management).

·   Customer Relationship Manager.

·   Manages financial and non-financial performance.

·   Monitors and Controls Project and Execution.

·   Manages Risk Management process.

·   Manages and leads people and project teams.

·   Ensures that necessary processes and tools are available, use and modified according to the project’s needs.

·   Initiates corrective actions for the project (with project team) and follows their implementation.

·   Follows project's progress and status (with project team).

·   Reports on project level.

·   Ensures quality management of the project deliverables.

·   Identifies and re-uses best practices and applies lessons learned within the project management network.

 

CONSTRUCTION MANAGERWolf Contractors         04/2010 – 01/2013

Baltimore – Washington (BAWA) Market

·   Supervise crews on the network implementation and deployment for different customers on the market (Bechtel, Nexius, AT&T, T-mobile, Sprint, etc).

·   Deployment new LTE network for AT&T, installing new antennas, fiber jumpers, power converters.

·   Supervise the crews on the installation of all these new equipment.

·   Ensure safety and quality control requirements at all sites and with all crews

·   Follow SOW & MOP, work with documents, closeout & acceptance packages.

·   Sweep main coax, GPS coax using Anritsu site master.

·   Configuration of Kathrein CCU’s setting electrical DT’s on new and existing antennas.

·   Installation and configuration of alternatives as RXAIT’s.

·   Perform E911 test calls as required.

·   Manage and resolve all service affecting issues, working with customer & vendor operations and support center.

·   Able to read RFDS, drawings, review permits, provide material to ensure the completion of each job.

·   Ensure all site-specific closeout documentation done and is complete and timely.

·   Coordinate with customer representative for site related activities and maintain a good working relationship with customer representative

·   Compiled reports, fill out formats required for our customer using MS office, MS Outlook

 

RF OPTIMIZATION ENGINEERNextel de México, S.A. de C.V.               06/2008 – 04/2010

Xalapa – Poza Rica Markets

·   Perform IDEN network optimization.

·   Around 50 cell sites to optimization under the markets on 9 different cities.

·   Analysis and development for the network in relation to Capacity, Optimization, Network Performance Monitoring checking different reports based on KPI´s, drop calls, blocked calls and other topics.

·   Used different kind of software like Wizard, Map Info, Actix Analizer, Scotty, Agilent E6474A.

·   Drive for a long time to perform drive test on the different markets, and based on that DT make reports to proposal new sites when the market requires.

·   Sent all possible expansion and changes on massive events to keep the network within standards.

·   Put on air the new cell sites on the different markets, perform DT to optimize the network to keep all indicators within standards.

·   Working with DAS/in-building systems for customers with coverage issues and proposal indoor solutions like BDA, repeaters, etc.

·   Maintenance and performance troubleshooting.

·   Compiled reports using MS Office, Outlook.

 

FIELD ENGINEERTelefonica Movistar Mexico (Pegaso PCS)          07/2001 – 06/2008

Poza Rica Market

·   Working with CDMA, AMPS & GSM 1900 maintenance network (Nokia, Ericsson, Alcatel, Motorola equipments).

·   Around 50 cell sites on 9 different cities and 1 BSC on Poza Rica market and 60 cell sites on Reynosa market.

·   On call as required.

·   Drive long distances to attend emergencies on cellular network.

·   Develop preventive maintenance routines on the cell sites.

·   Corrective maintenance for emergencies.

·   Use of different kind of SW to develop the maintenance, like NOKIA Ultrasite, and other (Nectas, Mini link, Alcatel, Siemens) for different MW on the market I used to work.

·   Maintenance to different Microwaves and Power plants as required.

·   Keep the market indicators within the standards.

·   Put on air the new cell sites on the different markets.

·   Maintenance and performance troubleshooting.

·   Compiled reports using MS Office, Outlook.

·   Use of different tools like multimeters, Site masters, etc.

 

FIELD ENGINEERTelcel          12/1999 – 07/2001

Reynosa Market

·   Working with TDMA maintenance network (RBS 884 Macro – Ericsson equipment)

·   More than 50 cell sites on 10 different cities.

·   Responsible of routines preventative maintenance

·   Drive long distances to attend emergencies on cellular network.

·   Corrective maintenance for emergencies.

·   Maintenance to MW and Power plants as required.

·   Keep the market within the standards.

·   Maintenance and performance troubleshooting.

·   On call as required.

·   Compiled reports.

·   Use of different tools like, multimeter, spectrum analizers, etc.

 

EDUCATION

BSSE of Electronics and Telecommunications

09/1990 – 04/1996
 

Universidad Veracruzana

Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico

CERTIFICATION AND COURSES

·   Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)

05/2009
Harmon Hall Xalapa One

·   RN2814-12N -  BASE STATION SUBSYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING

02/25/2008 to 02/29/2008

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS MEXICO

·   AIRDATA AIR CONDITIONED COMPACT UNITS. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

06/2006

AIRDATA MEXICO

·   VERTICAL MANEUVERS FOR TOWER WORK

03/31/2006

SUQUINSA S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO

·   1353 SH GESTION (SDH MW)

10/10/2005 TO 10/14/2005

ALCATEL MEXICO

·   BASE STATION SUBSYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

11/29/2004 to 12/03/2004

NOKIA MEXICO

·   NETVIEWER 5.1 – MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

08/25/2003

SIEMENS MEXICO

·   RADIO MW SRAL, PDH

08/20/2003

SIEMENS MEXICO

·   ULTRASITE BTS OPERATION AND COMMISSIONING

05/05/2003 to 05/09/2003

NOKIA MEXICO

·   RBS 1106 ERICSSON - OPERATION

03/12/2002

PEGASO MEXICO

·   FLEXIHOPPER FIU 19 INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING (MW)

06/25/2001 to 06/26/2001

NOKIA MEXICO

·   RBS 884 MICRO – OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (000997)

10/09/2000 to 10/13/2000

ERICSSON MEXICO

·   RBS 884 – INSTALLATION TESTING (LZUM 108 4527)

09/04/2000 to 09/08/2000

ERICSSON MEXICO

·   RBS 884 (1900) - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (LZU 108 4500/2)

07/31/2000 to 08/04/2000

ERICSSON MEXICO

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Basic electricity, electronics and telephony	Intermediate
Radio propagation principles	Intermediate
MapInfo	Intermediate
Actix Software	Intermediate
Agilent E6474A	Intermediate
Datapro	Basic
Wizard	Intermediate
Microsoft Office XP	Expert
Microsoft Outlook	Expert
Microsoft Windows	Expert
TDMA (Ericsson)	Intermediate
GSM (NOKIA & Ericsson)	Intermediate
IDEN (Motorola)	Intermediate
UMTS (Lucent)	Basic
RAN	Intermediate
DAS	Intermediate
Microwave (PDH) Siemens, Ericsson, Alcatel	Intermediate
E1’s	Intermediate
Handling testing equipment like site masters (ANRITSU & BIRD), Spectrum Analizers, etc.
Use of fiber testers (ODM & JDSU)

LANGUAGES

English
Spanish

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

 

As Construction Manager at RC Communications, always worked within safety requirements established by the customer.

 

As PM at Glotel I ran several projects like Nokia GSM Consolidation, Digi router installation and troubleshooting, and keep good relationship with AT&T customer.

 

As Construction Manager at Wolf Contractors I worked with Bechtel & AT&T and other important companies on the market, always worked within safety requirements established by the customer.

 

As RF Optimization Engineer decreasing drop calls and blocking rates on the markets, proposal new sites to improve network performing.

 

As Network Operation Engineer all the markets were always available and none or with minimal interrupts.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Working with TN visa.