Ronald D. Schultz

11218 Sterling Cove Drive 

Chesterfield, VA 23838 

(517) 204-1624

rd1schultz@yahoo.com

 

 

Dear Prospective Employer,

 

I am forwarding my resume to you for the purpose of exploring employment opportunities within your organization. The enclosed materials will provide you with a detailed account of my experience, skills, and capabilities.

 

   As you will notice, I have substantial experience in the construction, management, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of a wide variety of wireless systems and I am now seeking a position in which to utilize and expand my experience. You will find me well spoken, quick witted and one who enjoys adapting on the fly to challenging situations.

 

I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you, in person, to discuss your needs and organizational objectives and how your company might apply my qualifications in a beneficial way. I am confident that the unique combination of my skills and capabilities make me a candidate worthy of serious consideration.

 

 

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Ronald D. Schultz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald D. Schultz

11218 Sterling Cove Drive, Chesterfield, VA 23838                  (517) 204-1624                                                        Email: rd1schultz@yahoo.com

 

Summary of Qualifications

* Training and experience as a Construction Manager and Scoping Engineer for wireless communications site builds.

* IDEN, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel & Ericsson training and experience in cellular BTS installation, maintenance & repair.

* Training and maintenance experience with DAS, fiber optic links and microwave radio systems.

* Training and experience troubleshooting antenna lines with Anritsu sweep equipment.

* FCC General Radiotelephone Operator’s License with Ship Radar Endorsement.

 

Employment History

 

4M Telecommunications

July 2014 to present

 

Telecommunications Recruiter: Recruit, vet and place qualified Telecommunications professionals to backfill positions in the New England region during the Farpoint labor dispute.

 

Dynis, Richmond, VA

July 2012 to July 2014

 

Senior Construction Manager / Scoping Engineer: Manage the milestone life cycle of each site build from initial site survey to Ops site acceptance for AT&T Mobility carrier adds (2C, 3C, 4C) and LTE.  Manage Site Acquisition vendors to get timely NTP’s from site owners. Manage A&E Firms for site surveys and accurate construction CD’s. Attend scoping meetings with client. Manage RF engineers for RFDS creation. Create OOM/BOM and site dimensioning. Hire and manage General Contractors for site construction. Attend daily status meetings with client. Manage tiger teams. Drive close out packages to completion.

 

 

NSORO, Louisville, KY

July, 2011 to June 2012

 

Construction Manager: Accountable for all civil works, scheduling, and quality management for AT&T Mobility carrier adds (2C, 3C, 4C), LTE and fiber to the cell site project (FTTCS). Conduct site surveys with Outside Plant Engineers. Create site sketches, Scope of Work and dimensioning for each job. Supervise construction and ensure that all service providers are adhering to company standards, processes and procedures, as well as all Federal and Local standards. Resolve all punch list items.

 

GCB Services – Contracted to Ericsson, Schaumburg, IL

October, 2010 to June 2011

 

Construction Manager: Accountable for all civil works, scheduling, and quality management for AT&T Mobility carrier adds (2C, 3C, 4C), LTE and fiber to the cell site project (FTTCS).  Supervise construction and ensure that all service providers are adhering to company standards, processes and procedures, as well as all Federal and Local standards. Resolve all punch list items.

 

Clearwire, St. Louis, MO

December, 2009 to September, 2010

Microwave Pathing manager:  Responsible for planning, scheduling and supervision of microwave construction activities. Manage materials and logistics for jobs. Manage multiple tower crews ensuring project time lines are met producing a quality product.

 

Glotel, Chicago, IL

August, 2008 to August, 2009

Construction Manager:  Responsible for overseeing the entire Construction project phase of Site Development for AT&T UMTS second carrier rollout. Participate in planning and scheduling of construction activities. Manage materials and logistics for jobs. Provide supervisory support to tower & civil crews and assign workloads & schedules for crews.

 

FMHC, Detroit, MI

March, 2007 to April, 2008

 

Field Construction Manager: Implement and supervise the construction of Sprint/Nextel 4-G WiMax upgrade. Coordinate all construction activities with the customer's engineering group, field operations staff and contractors.

Employment History Continued

 

 

TAD, Contracted to General Dynamics, Toledo, OH

March, 2006 to September, 2006

 

Field Construction Supervisor: Implement and supervise the R.F. construction of AT&T Wireless GSM/UMTS upgrade. Coordinate all construction activities with the customer's engineering group, field operations staff and General Contractors.

 

 

Tek Systems, Contracted to Nextel : Western Michigan, Lansing Area

June, 2005 to March 2006

 

Cell Site Technician: Install, configure, test, commission, optimize, troubleshoot & repair Sprint cellular base stations. Inspect cell site construction ensuring proper grounding, antenna azimuth and downtilt. Sweep antenna systems with Anritsu equipment. Test, terminate and troubleshoot T-1 to base stations. Test and maintain positrons and fiber-optic T-1 links to sites. Drive test cell sites, clusters and system for turn up, integration and ongoing optimization.

 

Dobson Cellular Systems: Mid Michigan Region
August, 2003 to June, 2005

Cell Site Technician: Install, configure, test, commission, optimize, troubleshoot & repair Nortel GSM cellular base stations. Inspect cell site construction ensuring proper grounding, antenna azimuth and downtilt. Sweep antenna systems with Anritsu equipment. Test, terminate and troubleshoot T-1 to base stations. Test and maintain positrons and fiber-optic T-1 links to sites. Drive test cell sites, clusters and system for turn up, integration and ongoing optimization. Perform final punch walk inspections for site acceptance from construction group.
 

Bechtel Telecommunications & Industrial: Nationwide

February, 2001 to August 2003

 

Field Engineer / Construction Coordinator: Implement and supervise the R.F. construction Cingular Wireless GSM overlay in major metropolitan markets. Coordinate all construction activities with the customer’s engineering group, field operations staff and contractors. Review all Anritsu cable sweep test results from installation teams and direct corrective action to achieve system performance standards. Lead “tiger team” efforts to identify and resolve problems. Serve as ground crew leader for radio tower inspection teams. Perform quality inspections of communications shelter installations and outdoor radio cabinet installations.

 

US West Wireless: Seattle, WA (Now Qwest Wireless)

May, 1998 to July, 2000

 

Wireless Field Engineer: Install, configure, test, commission, optimize, troubleshoot & repair CDMA cellular base stations.  Inspect cell site construction ensuring proper grounding, antenna azimuth and downtilt. Sweep antenna systems with Anritsu equipment. Test, terminate and troubleshoot T-1 to base stations. Drive test cell sites, clusters and system for turn up, integration and ongoing optimization. In charge of all Microwave hops in the Seattle region. Install, test, troubleshoot and replace microwave system components. Supervise Microwave radio installation and path alignment.

 

Education

 

Bechtel University:  Antenna System Sweep Testing, T-1 Provisioning , Cell Site Work and Quality Compliance,

      Site Acceptance and Turnover inspection, Site Surveys, Andrew Connectorization.

 

Lucent Schools:       CC -1422 CDMA Systems Optimization and Performance Engineering.

                                   CDMA Mod Cell 4.0 Operation , administration, troubleshooting & Repair

 

Motorola Schools:   R-56 Grounding Standards, Networking, LAN / WAN, Frame Relay, TCP/IP,

                                  Best Practices System Level Troubleshooting, Simulcast Principles.

 

US Army Schools:   Strategic Microwave Systems Repair Course.

                                  Communications Security Equipment Repair Course.