Technical Environment:

Switching Systems: Ericsson MGW / MSC-S
Ericsson MSC (AXE 202 / 501 / 810):
APT: 1/AXE 106 14/3A1 R2 & AXE 106 14/A4 R1
APZ: 212 20/121, 212 20/220, 212 30/220 & 212 40/220 
 IOG: 11B5/20B & 20C APG 40
Nortel DMS 100
Alcatel (Spatial) 5020 WCS & ALU 7540 Media Gateways
 Lucent 5e

Base Station Controlers: Ericsson BSC (AXE 202 / 501 / 810):
APT: 210 09/121 R1 & 210 09/A2 R1
 APZ: 212 11/197, 212 11/269 & 212 25/110
 IOG: 11C5, 20C APG 40
 Nortel e3 (6000 & 12000)

TransCoder Units: Nortel e3 TCU (3000)
 Lucent TCU

Transport Systems: Tellabs 5500, 5320 and Echo cancellers
 Alcatel 1631
 Alcatel 7670 RSP & 5620 NM
 Tadaran TDAX
 Eastern Research DNX11 & DNX4
 Fujitsu Flashwave 4500 and various MUXs

Software Systems:

Operating System Software: MS Windows (98, 2000, NT, XP); Tellabs MetroWatch
 MS Office: Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point
Citrix: Remedy, Granite, Insite, HOMER, React (Hekimian). 
OSS; SMS; UNIX; Ethereal; Java Web Start.
WinFIOL; ALEX; WinSCP; OMT;
PROCOMM PLUS / Symantec PC Anywhere; Exceed; Putty; 
Helmsman, OMCR, MAP Station, 
IP Access BTS Installer; IP Access Configuration Manager; 

Professional Experience:

T-Mobile, USA: Ericsson NSS Engineer in Beltsville, MD. 9/00 to 8/04.
 *  Was responsible for the integration and commissioning of ALL new nodes in
the DC market.
 *  Coordinated all contractual work for the installation of new nodes in the DC
market.
 *  Coordinated all power system expansions / installations (Power plant, BDFB
and Batteries).
 *  Daily routine maintenance on switch equipment as well as any emergency
trouble analysis.
 *  Perform system backups and lifelines for Ericsson MSCs and BSC  's.
 *  Resolve issues with IT, Billing, and Customer Service.
 *  Perform on-call duties and was the assistant building custodian.
 *  Maintenance / Set up of Tellabs Echo Cancellers, Titan 5500, Titan 5320L,
DNX-11, MUX and Adtran channel bank transmission systems.
 *  Performed x-connects, test and commissioning of facilities on all systems
mentioned above.
 *  Troubleshoot and rectify any Switch and Network faults.
 *  Perform Daily O&M routines to ensure switching system is running at optimum
level. And developed plans and scheduling that would keep the switch efficient
and reliable.
 *  Working Knowledge of Test equipment (numerous T-Berd models, Tektronix
Protocol Analyzer, etc).
 *  Onsite GPRS BSS Maintenance.
 *  Working knowledge of Nortel OMC-R, Nortel TCUs and Nortel BSCs.
 *  Working knowledge of Glenayre voicemail systems.
 *  Perform DT modifications for RBS, BSS, and network expansions.
 *  Extensive knowledge of Ericsson GSM AXE S/W & H/W (NSS/BSS)
 *  Perform preventative maintenance on all network elements.
 *  Support all hardware and software upgrades on network elements.
 *  Performed BTS, BSC, SGSN, STP or MVP re-homes.
 *  Perform 911 testing and turn up for all new counties and Phase I / II
conversion of existing counties.
 *  Defined, turn-up & testing all trunks (new and augments) in the MSC.
 *  Defined SS7 connections and performed SS7 traces.
 *  Ericsson port reconfiguration DIPS / Devices.
 *  Work with vendors during initial equipment installation, design, and
integration.
 *  Test and accepts all network elements.
 *  Involved in the massive market build out of the Washington D.C and Baltimore
Markets.
 *  Experience with building BSS DT  's for microwave shots, cascading sites,
micro sites, high capacity sites and expansion sites.
 *  Turned up long distance IMT trunk groups over IP.

T-Mobile, USA: Lead Switch Technician in Jacksonville, FL. 1/05 to 9/06.
 *  Assisted the integration and commissioning of all new switch and network
elements in the JAX market.
 *  Assisted vendor installation and integration of new nodes in the JAX
market.
 *  Assisted all power system expansions / installations (Power plant, BDFB and
Batteries).
 *  Daily routine maintenance on switch equipment as well as any emergency
trouble analysis.
 *  Resolve issues with IT, Billing, and Customer Service.
 *  Perform on-call duties.
 *  Maintenance / set up of Tellabs Echo Cancellers, Titan 5500, Titan 5320L,
Tadaran, DNX-4, DNX-11 and Adtran channel bank systems.
 *  Performed x-connects, test and commissioning of facilities on all systems
mentioned above.
 *  Troubleshoot and resolve switch and network faults.
 *  Performed daily O&M routines to ensure switching system is running at
optimum level. And developed plans and scheduling of preventative maintenance
that would keep the switch efficient and reliable (includes system backups and
lifelines for Ericsson MSCs and BSCs).
 *  Working knowledge of test equipment (numerous T-Berd models, Tektronix
Protocol Analyzer, REACT, etc).
 *  Onsite GPRS BSS Maintenance.
 *  Exposure to and limited working knowledge of NORTEL HLR.
 *  Perform DT modifications for RBS, BSS, and network expansions.
 *  Knowledge of Ericsson GSM AXE S/W & H/W (NSS/BSS).
 *  Support all hardware and software upgrades on network elements.
 *  Performed BTS re-homes.
 *  911 testing for new counties and Phase I / II conversion of existing
counties.
 *  Defined, turn-up & testing trunks (new and augments) in the MSC.
 *  Defined SS7 connections and performed SS7 traces.
 *  Ericsson port reconfiguration DIPS / Devices.
 *  Involved in the closure of three legacy Powertel switch locations.
 *  Experience with building BSS DT  's for microwave shots, cascading sites,
micro sites, high capacity 
 sites and expansion sites. 
 *  Played an integral part of restoring the New Orleans network after the
hurricanes Rita and Katrina devastated the city. 
o Rebuilt sites in the devastated area with lowered capacity over microwaved
transmission and better signaling compression to provide maximum coverage to the
area with the resources available.

Rural Cellular Corp.: Contracted Switch Technician in Hays, KS. 9/06  *  01/07.
 *  Daily routine maintenance on switch equipment as well as any emergency
trouble analysis.
 *  Perform system backups and lifelines for Ericsson MSCs and BSC  's.
 *  Resolve issues with IT, and Customer Service.
 *  Perform on-call duties and was the assistant building custodian.
 *  Maintenance of Fujitsu Flashwave and MUX systems.
 *  Performed x-connects, test and commissioning of facilities on all systems
mentioned above.
 *  Troubleshoot and rectify any Switch and Network faults.
 *  Perform Daily O&M routines to ensure switching system is running at optimum
level. And developed plans and scheduling that would keep the switch efficient
and reliable.
 *  Working Knowledge of Test equipment (numerous T-Berd models, Tektronix
Protocol Analyzer, etc).
 *  Perform DT modifications for RBS, BSS, and network expansions.
 *  Knowledge of Ericsson GSM AXE S/W & H/W (NSS/BSS)
 *  Perform preventative maintenance on all Ericsson network elements.
 *  Supported hardware and software upgrades on network elements.
 *  Performed testing, trouble shooting and resolution of DT related E911
problem.
 *  Defined, turn-up & tested trunks (new and augments) in the MSC.
 *  Ericsson port reconfiguration DIPS / Devices.
 *  Experience with building BSS DT  's for microwave shots, cascading sites,
micro sites, high capacity sites and expansion sites. 
 *  Working knowledge of Lucent ECP and 5E systems.
 *  Perform Data Translations on Ericsson MSC.
 *  Perform ACA loads to Ericsson MSC & BSC nodes via OSS SMO.
 *  Loaded new IMSIs for new roaming partners on Ericsson MSC.
 *  Defined the SCCP / GT on Ericsson MSC.
 *  Developed and implemented a procedure for connecting an Ericsson BSC to BTS
along with Lucent 5E to Lucent BTS on the same T1 to save thousands on facility
costs each month.

AT&T Wireless: Contracted Project Lead for DACS Audit in Detroit, MI
02/07-05/07.
 *  Lead team of over 15 people on Audit and Xng database reconciliation for
multiple Michigan MTSOs.
 *  Ensured that all circuit paths were understood from end to end and properly
reflected in Xng.
 *  Helped manage, interview, hire, evaluate and terminate members of the team.

Ericsson, Inc.: Contracted T-Mobile West Region UMTS System Design Engineer.
06/07-02/08.
 *  Engineered the transport network for UMTS in the West Region of T-Mobile
(markets in HI, CA, WA, OR, CO, UT, AZ, NM, NV & TX).
 *  Engineered DCS expansions / integrations in the West Region of T-Mobile.
 *  Ensured all equipment and paths were accurately built in Xng (Granite).
 *  Created numerous work orders and assigned hundreds of tasks to integrate
UMTS.
 *  Created EDPs for system design distribution and MOPs for implementation.

Amirit Inc.: Contracted T-Mobile NE Region Network Engineer. 02/08  *  Present.
 *  Reparenting Ericsson & Nortel BSCs to Alcatel MGW / Call Servers from
Ericsson MSCs for T-Mobile US.
 *  Evaluate current circuit / SS7 connectivity and neighbor relations.
 *  Determine availability of for new connectivity and neighbor relations.
 *  Reserve network capacity in DCS (Tellabs 5500 & ALU 1630) systems and use of
Xng to engineer future configuration.
 *  Ensure that all work order tasks are completed and approved prior to the
RIP.
 *  Limit network outage via CP split procedure to make changes on the standby
side and switch CPs.
 *  Coordinate with drive testers and use of various performance tools to
determine RIP success.
 *  Troubleshoot any network issues in signaling, connectivity or neighbor
relations.
 *  Ensure that all alarms are cleared properly before handing back over to the
NOC / Market.
 *  Ensure that work order tasks are updated and closed.
 *  Trained and prepared to continue the reparent process from the ALU MGW /
Call Servers to Ericsson MGW / MSC-Servers for upcoming project.
 *  Trunk reduction / route decommission for the decommission of 2G MSC nodes.
 *  UMTS integration, operation & maintenance  *  Connecticu