James F.
Hugart
1080 St.
Joseph 6-D ▪ Carolina Beach, NC 28428
815.505.0102
j_hugart@msn.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Infinity
Communications
Dec 2014
Construction
Manager
·
Completed
an AT&T LTE project for Ericsson.
Westower
Communications, Apex NC
Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
Construction
Manager
·
Managed
work for Clearwire project; decommissioned existing wimax RRH, fiber and
power and then replaced it with Ericson wimax LTE, RRH and tower mods.
·
Closed
out legacy projects.
·
Decommissioned
antenna and coax set ups.
·
Became
involved with a Sprint 2.5 LTE project.
Alcatel-Lucent,
Raleigh, NC
Apr 2013 – Sep 2013
Tower Top
Tester
·
Used a
remote tower top tester to verify radios and antennas were installed and
functioning normally before an integration crew was deployed to the
site.
·
Ran
VSWR AND RSSI tests on all ports, tested RET cables, verified fiber and all
plumbing was routed, color coded and weatherproofed properly.
TowerComm,
Raleigh, NC
Sep 2011 – Nov 2012
Construction
Manager
·
Managed
LTE project for Sprint/Ericsson, troubleshooting and resolving tickets on the
2nd/3rd carrier project; contributed to new builds for AT&T.
Mastec,
Raleigh, NC
Apr 2010 – Sep 2011
Field
Manager
·
Directed
crews doing 1st carrier and RX-AIT installs, provided technical support.
·
Lead
Tech Tiger Team.
·
Served
as Construction Manager on 2nd/3rd carrier installs as well as for AT&T
projects.
TowerComm,
Raleigh, NC
Jan 2009 – Apr 2010
Construction
Manager
·
Hired
to install true position LMUs and integrate BTS for AT&T new builds.
·
Performed
radio and booster upgrades, site surveys and BTS harvest work.
Wireless
Facilities, Raleigh, NC
Jun 2006 – Sep 2008
Installer/Technician
·
Performed
Carolina LMU health check, new build acceptance inspections and BTS
swaps/integrations.
·
Installed
all peripheral equipment; generated MOPs for GMA install and sweep testing.
·
Contracted
out to AT&T as a temporary Field Technician to respond to trouble
tickets.
·
Performed
site audits and upgrades (radio adds) on Nokia ultra-sites.
TowerComm,
Raleigh, NC
Aug 2005 – Jun 2006
Sweep
Tester/Integrator
·
Custom
fitted antenna jumpers, handled CSU installation and BTS commissioning and
integration.
·
Proformed
Anitsu training, performed T-1 testing and maintained parts inventory.
·
Completed
punch items, site surveys and close out reports.
·
Served
as a new build integrator for Nokia's Carolina AT&T project.
T-Mobile,
Albuequequer NM.
1996 – 2005
Field
Technician/Field Engineer
·
Started
in Albuquerque working on the second phase of the network, gaining antenna
optimizing and troubleshooting experience.
·
Recruited
for a yearlong network rebuild in the Eastern Sierras, removing all existing
Motorola analog equipment and upgrading to Lucent TDMA by doing hot slides.
·
Relocated
to the Milwaukee team as a CM/Field Engineer to help build area network.
·
Coordinated
contractors and site walks; fulfilled material needs.
·
Tested
and accepted antenna and T-1 installs.
·
Selected
to be in charge of BTS deployment for all sites.
·
Moved
from construction to operations for maintenance and network optimizing
starting phase two.
EDUCATION
Career
College of Northern Nevada, Reno, NV: Associate Degree, Electronic
Engineering Technology
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Anritsu
Site Master Line Sweep Certification
ALU Tower
Top Tester Certification
Nokia
Integrator Certification Level Three
Nortel
S8000 operations and maintenance ▪ Nortel PCS1900 technical system/advanced
BSS overview
TCP/IP-Basics
▪ Andrews connector attachment training ▪ BSS system operation &
maintenance (OMCR)
Microwave
overview
Lucent
Autoplex systems 1000 series II cell site maintenance ▪ System 1000 overview
T-1/E-1
minicell and series II T-1/E-1 micro cell maintenance ▪ Hands-on T-1/T-3
& T-1/T-3 trouble shooting
AT&T
standards training ▪ RFR safety training ▪ Tower climbing safety and rescue
TESTING EQUIPMENT
T-berd
T-1/T-3 test set all models ▪ RSAT 2000 ▪ Racal digital transceiver (DRX)
test set
Digital
and analog watt meters ▪ HP spectrum analyser ▪ Fluke multi meter ▪ Anritsu
sweep gear all models