Career highlight

Hands-on, results-driven and collaborative Director Level professional with strategic agility in Business and Technology to guide engineering and business decisions while delivering results on time and under budget within a wireless telecommunication environment. Ability to create partnerships with C level stakeholder executives and articulately evaluate client needs and create competitive breakthrough strategies processes and plans to guide programs from initiation to market launch. Demonstrable management experience in designing wireless voice and data technologies (Mesh Networks, WCDMA-UMTS, 4G-WiMAX and ASTRO25 (P25) Land Mobile Radio), program and product management, alignment of technology and product delivery to meet business needs, team building, expert project management and Six Sigma skills. Since 2007 provided independent consultancy services to two clients, T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel. Provide consulting leadership in spectrum strategy, engineering and program management, business-technology alignment and optimization of PMO. Looking to leverage senior management work experience with my educational background in Engineering and business (MBA) while making an impact within a technology focused organization

Confidential - Washington, DC (02/2008 - Present)
Program Management (PMO) and Strategy Consultant - 3G-UMTS AWS Spectrum Clearing Strategy
As an Independent consultant to T-Mobile Government Affairs, I perform at a director level in successfully leading the management of T-Mobile's Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) UMTS uplink (1.7 GHz) spectrum and outside vendors. Major consultancy responsibilities include: Work with executives in developing and defining frequency strategies and management of AWS1 Spectrum portfolio; Assist T-Mobile in putting together strategy and materials on Smart Grid for various audience and panels such as FCBA; overall responsibility and ownership in directing T-Mobile's MESH Network system build-out for Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) including vendor selection, project management and budget management; Developing WCDMA/UMTS uplink project deployment strategy plans for market entrance; Direct negotiations on 3G Market launch time frame, Mobiles per sector and EIRP parameters with 12 separate federal government agencies CIO's offices including the DOD, DOE, DOJ, DHS and FAA among others, in order to avoid interference on our Node Bs during site deployment within various markets; Manage the go, no go project plans of UMTS uplink sites based on agreements secured with federal government agencies during AWS spectrum negotiations; Strategy formulation centered around 3G Uplink interference mitigation; Work collaboratively with market engineering directors and leadership to determine and manage potential site deployment risks and also to deploy UMTS sites without causing interference to the government microwave systems; Other responsibilities include:

• Provide input to T-Mobile's senior engineering leaders on spectrum policy issues and prep them on various topics while they visit DC to meet with congressional delegations and government leaders
• Work directly with markets to resolve interference issues stemming from 1.7 GHz uplink for 3G build out
• Work directly with external lobbying groups to help T-Mobile gain AWS-1 spectrum access

Confidential - Reston, VA (07/2007 - 02/2008)
Senior Program Management Consultant - 4G WiMAX Process Development (Independent Consultant)
Under the direction of 4G engineering executive leadership, provided leadership in program management, engineering process development and improvement consultancy on Sprint-Nextel's multi-billion dollar 4G / WiMAX (XOHM) network implementation program. Work as part of a group tasked with defining, developing and managing WiMAX engineering processes and business strategies for on-time testing, acceptance and market launch.

• Managed SLAs, developed and maintained relationship with markets and oversaw site acceptance and coordination with vendors to deploy BAWA market
• Utilized strong understanding of CDMA and 4G Network to help client make sound network deployment decisions
• Managed and worked with outside vendors to oversee the roll out of drive test tools to include WindCatcher, Xtreme, X-CAL, XCAP and developed processes for optimization and integration of cellular sites and clusters
• Worked with engineering leadership to developed WiMAX field testing strategies and process flow while working to standardize system deployment requirements for BAWA market.

Confidential - State & Local Government Division - Columbia, MD May 2004 to July 2007
RF Engineering Manager, Program Manager & Motorola Subject Matter Expert (SME - Networks)
In these critical roles I was responsible for managing an engineering team of 8 direct reports with budget responsibilities of $5 million while guiding Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system development projects, software feature planning and release, allocation of resources and participation within a DFSS Six-Sigma process improvement project to align divisional processes to SEI/CMMi. Overseeing the design and implementation of multi-million dollar ($10 million plus) mission-critical LMR public safety voice and data networks. Program managed integration of Wide-Area multi sites, simulcast and single sites ASTRO 25 (Project25) networks in both conventional and trunked. Interacted extensively with local and state government authority clients and provided leadership to other engineers on large scale projects during RFP and post RFP stages.

• As a Motorola Certified Network Subject Matter expert, utilized knowledge in networking to execute complex technology issues that involved WLAN, Broadband and MESH topologies
• Implemented a 2 week cycle time order for a pre-packaged rack mounted stand alone radio Trunking product solution that originally took 3 months, resulting in immediate $6M revenue stream
• Performed system analysis, Link Budget creation, Antenna design and telecommunication coverage design
• Led engineers in implementing state-wide and county wide wireless interoperability solutions using Motorola's ASTRO 25 (P25) Trunking digital IP technology (Packet Base switching).
• Authored various engineering document for clients and represented Motorola at Symposiums and trade shows
• Worked on international projects to include a digital IP Trunking system in Swindon, Wiltshire England

Confidential - Beltsville, MD June 2003 to July 2004
Senior Systems Engineer: Designed, tested, and implemented communication fire detection and intelligent wireless security systems based on client needs and per specification. Created and managed a documentation manual process in QS9000 environment for new and existing project portfolio in order to maintain six sigma quality standards. Streamlined process flow of surface mount components through product development testing, and backend production.

Confidential - Gaithersburg, MD April 1999 to June 2003
Project Manager - Business Accounts: Worked as a project manager on various technology contracts, managing the maintenance and updates of Fort Worth's aircraft communication database. Maintained ECS and CORT databases and performed system billing on Cost Contracts, Progress Payments, Shipments, and Fixed Price Contracts. Created and maintained project plans and reported to senior leadership on project status.

Master of Business Administration - MBA
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering,
Certificate: Scheduling and Cost Control
Professional Training (Certification) & Other Education
Six Sigma Green Belt training | Project Management Courses through ESI (Managing Projects, Risk Management, Project Leadership, Scheduling and Cost Control, PMP Power Exam Prep) | Motorola Certified Network Engineer (SME) | WiMAX Signaling Courses toward certification

Technical Skills

MS Project, AutoCAD, Visio, MapInfo, VHF/UHF/800/900MHz systems, LMR 9-1-1, UMTS, FDMA, CDMA, WLAN, IMS, 4G (WIMAX) network topology, VoIP, Routing protocols, TCP/IP, HYDRA, PlanetEV, Clarity Project Management tool

Accomplishment & Interest

Associations: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Motorola Business Council
Awards: Motorola Bravo Awards on Leadership (2)
Language: Fluent in French, English, Swahili, Lingala and moderate in Spanish
Interest: Travel: Lived, worked and traveled extensively overseas in Africa, Asia, and Europe