Professional Profile

• 15 years of progressive experience in Telecom and Wireless Industries
• 7 years of Sr. Network Transport Engineering coordinating mission critical projects
• Highly experienced Communications Professional with operation support of wireless and wireline infrastructures.
• 7 years of Project Management leadership coordinating, deploying and executing projects
• System Engineering skills for end to end feature management and virtualization technologies
• Supports the virtualization of components allowing a flexible network infrastructure.
• Knowledge of 2G/3G/EVDO/LTE/VoLTE network, EPC Core and IMS data core.
• Knowledge of the Layer 2 and Layer3 networks and networking protocols: VLANs, MPLS, BGP, OSPF.
• Understand the use of SIP and Diameter in the context of IMS and LTE to deploy VoLTE services.
• Experience with coordinating, scheduling site surveys, circuit designing, and database entry.
• Create databases, mops and job scope to configure new and existing network equipment.
• Cisco's Prime Network Element Management System, Cisco's LAN Management Solution EMS
• Samsung, Motorola, Nortel and, DWDM Transport systems, provisioning network equipment

ADMINISTRATOR AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Manage complex projects related to all aspects of the Telecommunications infrastructure.
• Understanding of the OSI Network Layer model, and its practical implementation
• Proficient with IMS/ EPC/ 4G LTE technologies, Voice gateway configurations MGCP, H323, SIP, SCCP
• Net Analyst Test circuits DS0, DS1, DS3, ATM, Frame Relay and CSU/DSUs
• Experience analyzing traffic and utilizing packet sniffer utilities Wires-hark, Net-scout, JDSU tools
• Experience using tools like Wire-shark to test or troubleshoot data throughput speeds
• Cellular sites infrastructure experience including: Lucent, Motorola, Nortel and Ericsson

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Coordinator Systems Engineer

• Detailed knowledge of telecommunication engineering concepts, fundamentals, and theory for Wireless and Wired Networks projects, implementing and deploying Cisco's Prime Network Element Management System.
• Project Management skills, with Software Development, Programming, configuring RAN, IMS and EPC networks.
• Setup budgets for new and existing wireless projects and perform audits.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and present solutions that will meet business objectives.
• Working knowledge of GPRS/EDGE, UMTS IP Multimedia Core Subsystem VoLTE, SIP, packet data networks and the core data nodes: SGW/PGW/PCEF, PCRF GGSN, RADIUS, DHCP, DNS, Routers, etc.
• The ability to lead projects, including planning and implementing short and long term scope of work plans and successfully completing projects on schedule.
• Supports the virtualization of components allowing a flexible network infrastructure.
• Experience in troubleshooting issues in lab and commercial networks and strong debugging skills.
• Distributed Antenna Systems, Remote Radio Head end systems ACS provisioning and compact base stations.
• Experience with SS7 tracing, ability to discuss, identify and name the nodes in a typical SIP call flow and the notes in an IMS/Application Server platforms and the function of each node.
• Installation, test and turn up, monitor and scheduling routine maintenance to telecom industry standards.
• Statement of work, Site survey, signal reading and project planning management.
• Work with the team to complete complex project configuring switches and routers.
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Cisco Prime Optical provisioning circuits and network equipment.
• Experience in co-ordination with various Telco, and Facilities teams
• Strong knowledge and experience with Cisco routing, switching and ACS provisioning.
• Network installation of: Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Hubs, NICS, CSU/DSU, Modems, Cabling, T3, T1.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors and management.

Confidential

Project Coordinator Network Engineer

• Setup budgets for new and existing wireless projects and perform audits.
• Build Distributed Antenna Systems, Remote Radio Head end systems and compact base stations.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and present solutions that will meet business objectives.
• PM wireless communications projects for MSC's: AT T, Verizon, Sprint, Samsung and Ericson, Windstream.
• Cell site back Haul network and Layer 3 network which supports Clients 4G LTE services.
• Experience in troubleshooting issues in lab and commercial networks and strong debugging skills.
• Analysis of Proper call flow requests, responses and/or updates using Tracing tools.
• Capture SIP, Diameter, Megaco, TCP, UDP and other LTE-EPC and IMS Protocols.
• Net Analyst Test circuits DS0, DS1, DS3, ATM, Frame Relay and CSU/DSUs
• Statement of work, Site survey, signal reading and project planning amp management.
• Work with the team to complete complex switch and router installations.
• Experience in co-ordination with various Telco, Cabling, Audio Video , Security, Facilities teams
• Provisioned Cisco routers and switches. Installed order circuits and network equipment.
• Proficient with SAID/ EPC/ 4G LTE technologies, Voice gateway configurations MGCP, H323, SIP, SCCP
• Experience analyzing traffic and utilizing packet sniffer utilities ie. Wires-hark, Net-scout, JDSU tools
• Experience using tools like Wire-shark to test or troubleshoot data throughput speeds
• Cellular sites infrastructure experience including: Lucent, Motorola, Nortel CDMA data
• Lead projects, including planning and implementing and successfully completing projects on schedule.
• Telecom domain knowledge, understanding of VoLTE for Samsung, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent.

Prior Experience

• Field Engineer: Samsung Telecommunications America: Deploying Samsung MMBS for Sprints Network Vision
• Network Analyst/ NOC Specialist: Windstream Communications 94 Owen Brown St, Hudson, OH 44236
• Communication Technician: GTE/ Verizon 107 Valley ST Emporia VA 23847
• Switch Field Technician: US LEC Alleghany Center Mall Suite 120 Pittsburgh PA 15212
• NOC Specialist: PPL Telecom IV Con Communication 1050 Connecticut Ave 10 Floor Washington, DC 20036
• Network Engineer: Nortel Telecom, Comforce 5410 Highway 55 Suite AJ Durham, NC 27713
• Telecommunication Equipment Installer: Sprint 434 Ashe St Bristol, Tennessee 37620
• Project Manager: Boyd Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15213