SUMMARY:

• A result and detail oriented Construction professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic planning and managing multiple telecommunications projects.
• Proficiency includes development of strategic customer relationships, vendor management, Design, planning, budgeting and implementation.
• I have expert knowledge of wireless and wireline services.
• From Design to installation with quality assurance being number one.
• I have a wide diverse knowledge in Construction of communication facilities from cell sites to managing WAN/LAN/MAN rings, Data centers and central office environments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Equipment engineer

Responsibilities:

• Closeout package design and implementation
• Root cause analysis of quality/alarming
• Root cause analysis of Closeout packages
• Maintain and correct all alarms and QA
• Verify all completed construction via Closeout package
• Verify and correct all QA/alarm tickets
• PO generating and equipment management
• Procurement and implementation of all network equipment necessary to support system expansion and growth of Telecommunication Cell Site network. The network elements include: EvDO, LTE, AWS, New Site builds, Shelter Swaps and BAU Service improvements.
• Perform project management responsibilities and coordinate installation of equipment according to established area network plans and regional operations, facilities, and circuit design engineering groups.
• Work with planning organizations to develop strategies for ensuring sufficient network capacity.
• Effectively manage vendors and consultants. Work with vendors to obtain quotes, negotiate pricing, and ensure their products and services meet Telecommunication requirements.
• Request authorization for funds, issue purchase orders, and manage procurement activities using PeopleSoft Purchasing system. Manage ordering, installation, and payment for equipment in accordance with monthly budget objectives. Actively manage open commitments and all other financial targets per HQ and Regional directives.
• Review and approve all COP (Close Out Packages) from completed projects.
• Work closely with traffic, facility, and system performance engineers to meet customer needs.
• Ensure departmental compliance with company procurement policies.
• Manage Equipment movement from the Staging Facility to cell sites utilizing Ship Request Forms, the CATs System and SF personnel.

Confidential

Lead installer

Responsibilities:

• Installation of switching/data/telco DC power terminations in BDFB and equip labeling equipment installation and all relevant SOW fiber / cat6 rack/cab installation Hilti Grid

Confidential

Construction manager

Responsibilities:

• Sprint NV project start to finish build out
• Crane / man basket / directional boring
• Initial design with A/E firm
• Construction of approved 100% CD
• BOM for each site
• GC routing and planning
• Audits - pre construction
• Scoping pre construction
• Build process start to finish
• Quoting/ EF’S/ PO/ CO
• Daily crew reporting and planning
• Closeouts of project complete scrub of entire market site by site
• Alarm tracking and troubleshooting and clearing
• RMA of faulty equipment
• Alarm Crew reporting and planning
• War Room
• Civil / L&A build out
• Sprint NV build
• Quality assurance of build and repairs
• Structural and Mount Mods platform rotation / mounts / collars / boom replacements

Confidential

Lead Cell Tech

Responsibilities:

• LTE upgrades of antennas
• LTE shelter upgrades
• Oversee tower crews
• Oversee ground crews
• Main line and jumper Sweep testing
• Power plant installation and testing
• Closeouts and surveys
• UMTS installation (RRU)
• 4G upgrades
• Azimuth assurance and setting
• RETS

Confidential, Alpharetta, Georgia / Florida

Switch/Power installation

Responsibilities:

• All aspects of cell site work on the ground, rooftops, addition of sectors, jumpers and T1. Also H-frame and T1 extensions
• LMU trouble shooting, commissioning and screen captures
• CSU
• PSAP
• RETS settings and captures
• T1 testing
• Cell packs for T1 extensions (conduit/grounding uni-strut)
• NEMA cabinets
• Site Surveys
• Circuit additions
• Complete switch installations

Confidential, Georgia

Lead Wireless Technician

Responsibilities:

• Supervisor over six, two man crews. Upgrade cell site expansions and new builds. Documented hours and routing of sites and material delivery and installation and testing, raw land, upgrades and troubleshooting
• Ericsson 2206 GSM (turn-up and trouble shooting)
• Lucent Autoplex CDMA
• Siemens NODE B (commissioning and turn up)
• Siemens BTS
• Ericsson RBS 884 (turn-up and trouble shooting)
• Nokia GSM (turn-up and trouble shooting)
• E-911 (True position) LMU (turn-up and trouble shooting)
• T1 testing certified and looping
• DSX
• FIF rack (complete)
• Commscope certified
• Andrews certified
• Anritsu trained - Line sweeping, and system sweeps
• Tyco power plant
• Eltek power plant
• C&D Liberty acm. 600 power plants
• UNIGY 2 batts and rect. Install
• Site Surveys Grounding Rigging (crane)

Confidential

Lead Installer Level IV

Responsibilities:

• Complete switch maintenance and installation
• Fiber trunk to main cross connects
• MAN ring upgrade and maintenance
• Fiber jumpers single and dual mode
• F5 load balancers
• Cisco firewalls
• 5ESS upgrades
• Fiber splicing manual and automatic
• Sycamore switches
• Sun microsystems
• Train and evaluate installers
• Cienna DWDM

Confidential

Level IV installer

Responsibilities:

• HILTI Gri
• Raised floor
• Ladder rack
• DC power
• All equipment installation
• Fiber jumpers from ODF to Equipment
• Fiber testing-jumpers
• Fiber splicing of bad jumpers and connectors
• Scoping of Fiber and cleaning
• Lacing
• TP-76300 standards

Confidential

Lead Installer Level 4

Responsibilities:

• Complete installation of Alcatel 17633 yellow wallet information and JIMS
• MOPS
• DC power
• Lacing and Labeling
• Test and Turn up
• DSX testing
• Ladder rack installation
• Wire Wrapping