Matthew M. McGrath
11732 Kelsey Court
Loma Linda, CA 92354
llccp@yahoo.com
(951) 334-3099 (Mobile) (909) 297-3759 (Home)

Summary:
I am highly motivated professional seeking to obtain an opportunity in the Telecoms Industry in need of someone with a strong diverse background. Able to work in a high stress, fast pace environment, while maintaining personal safety, quality assurance and cost management.

Professional Experience:
02/2010 – PresentBechtel Communications, Inc.

Buena Park, CA

War Room Project Manager/ Field Coordinator

Direct and maintain schedule with subcontractors in performing troubleshooting activities as requested by the client on Ericsson LTE, UMTS, GSM Models 6601, 2206, 3206 Macro, 2308, 3208 Micro, Small Cell and MobileAccess iDAS Systems.

Interface directly with AT&T Mobility Control Center providing schedule and status of troubleshooting activities.  Ordering material. Completing change order request to General Contractors for non-warranty site work. Submitting work orders to the client for authorization. Field visits to perform safety assessment and promote quality installations.

Direct subcontractors in performing civil work to allow for modification on site builds for at&t Mobility in Southern California. Direct the de-commissioning of Ericsson 2206 GSM macro equipment. Perform pre-construction and post construction site walks, coordinate with vendor and site owners, site access engineering and delivery issues, present on site for equipment cuts, work closely with vendor on logistic issues for new Ericsson UMTS and LTE equipment installation, site qualification meetings, record data for out of scope items to recover costs. Coordinate heavy equipment including reach forks, cranes and Manlifts to install/de-install equipment. Document with photographs, all work ongoing at sites and ensure quality and safety, perform safety assessments, review and approve closeout packages which include site photographs, redlined as built drawings, ground tests as well as other pertinent documents.

10/2009 – 02/2010Bechtel Communications, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK
Field Coordinator

Direct subcontractors in performing Civil work to allow for new site builds for Cox Communications in Oklahoma City, OK, perform pre-construction and post construction walks, coordinate with vendor and site owners, site access engineering and delivery issues, present on site for equipment cuts, work closely with vendor on logistic issues for new Huawei equipment installation, site qualification meetings, record data for out of scope items to recover costs, document with photographs, all work ongoing at sites and ensure quality,  review and approve closeout packages which include site photographs, redlined as built drawings, ground tests as well as other pertinent documents.

03/2009 – 08/2009     Vantage Company a division of W CorporationSanta Ana, CA
Construction Manager

Performed site walks in LA/Orange County and Inland Empire areas for T-Mobile Fiber project. Submitted power point presentations with photos of each site to client for review and final design. Coordinated equipment distribution for 2 different vendors and 9 different General Contractors. Worked with GC’s on remote sites to verify conduit paths from handoff point to the sites.

04/2005 – 03/2009Bechtel Communications, Inc. Ontario/Buena Park, CA
Field Coordinator/Engineer

Direct subcontractors in performing work to allow for the equipment change out at multiple sites simultaneously in West LA and the Inland Empire, perform pre-construction and post construction walks, coordinate with at&t mobility, site access engineering and delivery issues, present on site for equipment cuts, work closely with vendor on logistic issues for equipment swap out, site qualification meetings, record data for out of scope items to recover costs. Direct the de-commissioning of Ericsson TDMA macro equipment. Document with photographs, all work ongoing at sites and ensure quality,  review and approve closeout packages which include site photographs, redlined as built drawings, sweep tests as well as other pertinent documents.

12/2004 – 04/2005 Bechtel Telecommunications Corp.Cerritos, CA
Engineer II
Responsible for creating scope documents and bill of materials for the Cingular (ERGU) or Ericsson Replacement Growth and UMTS Project, Co-Authored Design Instruction for NOKIA’s online ordering system, (eBOQ), or Electronic Bill of Quantity for the client’s network, performed site walks to determine site design.

04/2002 – 12/2004 Bechtel Telecommunications Corp.Santa Ana, CA
Market Lead Engineer (Multiple Locations Tulsa, Oklahoma City, OK, Sacramento, Pleasanton and Santa Ana, CA)

Completed pertinent information (RF data sheet, electrical power, T1 and other specific site requirements) that is sent to the A&Es for the creation of Zoning and Construction Drawings for Cingular's new build sites, worked directly with site acq on site identification and due diligence necessary to complete site candidate packages for new capacity and in-fill sites in Los Angeles metro area, reviewed the approved construction drawings prior to issuing for construction for client’s new build sites, Managed 3 A&E firms simultaneously, performed site walks to determine site design, review and approval of Site Acquisition and RF design packages prior to zoning drawings, lease exhibits, and detailed construction permit drawings for construction of client’s new build sites.

10/2000 – 02/2002 AG Communication Systems Phoenix, AZ
Customer Site Engineer II, Engineering Services Division

Completed assignment as technical engineering consultant for a multi-phase project in a joint effort to research, document and formulate an automated transport database for the routing information, DACS, MUX, ATM and switch equipment configuration; and provisioning of all AT&T and Leased customer DS-0, DS-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48 circuits in the following markets: Denver, CO., Omaha, NE. Albuquerque, and Santa Fe, NM., El Paso, TX., NY Metro including NJ and CT, Commissioning of In-Building LGC Wireless Cellular DAS, Distributed antenna Systems and PCS Systems, RF layout and system Integration, Site planning and training.

05/1994 – 08/2000 Hughes Network Systems Germantown, MD
Technical Specialist, Wireless Networks Division
Team Leader

Installed and Integrated Hughes AIReach™ Office DAS, Distributed Antenna Systems 850 MHz and 1900 MHz Cellular equipment, Installed and configured Cisco and Bay Networks routers, Generated Status reports, maintained systems and interfaced directly with customers, installed, integrated and coordinated troubleshooting of Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) equipment for GTE Mobilnet and Bell Atlantic Mobile, performed site surveys to determine equipment location, and specific requirements, single Point of Contact in charge of installation crews, Customer Liaison in Markets throughout the US and Canada, Integrated live CDPD systems at CTIA from 1995 to 2000, Installation of Hughes Cell site Automated Test Tool Controller (CAT) and associated equipment, Installed, Commissioned and Coordinated Troubleshooting of TDMA cellular equipment, throughout the Southern US, Knowledge of various types of test equipment including, Hewlett Packard Cell Site Test Set Model HP 8921A and TTC T-Berd 224 T-1 Test set.

Education:
1982 to 1985 Pittsburgh Technical Institute Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Degree in Specialized Technology in Electronics