Summary
FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, WIMAX CW FIELD TESTING, MOTOROLA AND SPRINT PCS
CDMA 1X EVDO TRAINING, SPRINT PCS CDMA 1X EVDO OPTIMIZATION DRIVETESTING,
MOTOROLA SC4812C EVDO ATP-CAL TESTING, NOKIA MOBILE TESTING, MOTOROLA BTS-
SC4812C FRAME INTEGRATION, SITE SURVEY AUDIT- NOKIA, ERICSSON AND LUCENT BTS.
Extensive experience in Network OPTIMIZATION Drive-testing Measurement, CW
DRIVETESTING AND Field Managing, Equipment installation, Testing and
Integration of Cellular and PCS-1900 communication Network Systems
6/07 – Present
SENIOR RF FIELD WIRELESS ENGINNER
ADC TECHNOLOGIES – CROSSSROADS WIRELESS, OKLAHOMA CITY,
OKLAHOMA
Oversees and monitor all field operations engineers in over 33
Crossroads Wireless markets
Provide Honesty, excellent communication and decision making skills
Collect and process network performance data measurements results from
all operation field engineers
Communicate activities to employees and to other staff managers
Ensures cell sites pass all sector test and handoffs perimeters.
Manage all field operations contractors such as, Field Techs, Tower
climbers etc.
Trained all field operation engineers on CW Drive-Test equipments,
making sure they understand the whole aspects of the equipment
Perform day-to-day supervisory activities including performance
management, training and work distribution
Responsible for reviewing all timesheets and company credit card
expenses
Responsible for reviewing selections of bids for Tower Climbers,
Drive-Tester Engineers when needed
Provide vendor support on issues related to bringing up new system
functionality or sites
Provide leadership and guidance to field operations employees and
contractors and will be responsible for setting goals and completing employee
performance appraisals
5/07 – 6/07
WIMAX Field Engineer
EXPERT WIRELESS, VIENNA, VA
PERFORMING WIMAX CW FIELD MEASUREMENT TESTING SUPPORT FOR
SAMSUNG
PROJECT FOR THE SPRINT-NEXTEL NETWORK IN THE
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE MARKET
Responsible for Communicating with the Market Lead Engineer on a Daily
Basis
Responsible for taking notes of all CW Measurements Testing of any Poor
Coverage areas due to blockage, Terrain etc.
Responsible for testing and following all CW Drive Routes that is
giving by the RF Engineer
Responsible for all CW Equipment Calibration
Responsible for taking Pictures of all CW Test Setup
Responsible for taking all readings in Watts or dBm reading from
Transmitter and Cable Loss
Responsible for Converting Watts to dBm and dBm into Watts
Responsible for taking Pictures of all Surrounding views with Antenna
in view
Responsible for directing all Tower Climbers and Crane Operators of the
Antenna Heights and Equipment setup
Responsible for Training Field Technicians on the CW Equipments
Responsible for Setting up and Breaking down CW Drive-Testing
Equipments
Responsible for turning in Quality Drive Testing Data for all Markets
02/07 – 5/2007
Field Engineer
POWERWAVE, Dallas, Texas
PERFORMING FIELD SUPPORT IN THE POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGY WMATA –METRO RAIL SYSTEM
FOR THE 911 PUBLIC SAFETY NEWORK
Perform Commissioning, Acceptance Testing, Integration of the POWERWAVE
Technology 800MHz Amplifiers
Performs Optimization and Troubleshooting of POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGY 800
MHz Amplifiers inside of the Metro Rail Subway System
Analyzed Drive Test Collected Data Results for Any Issues or any
Problems Areas during the Drive Test inside of the Tunnels or Metro Rail
Platforms
Perform Drive - Testing for System Coverage Signal within the Subway
Tunnel System
Prepare Daily Reports of all Test, Installation and all Acceptance
Testing
Meet with Public Safety Officials for Acceptance Testing for each
Segments for Approval
01/07 – 2/07
Field Engineer
AVENGER ENGINEERING, ATLANTA, GA
PERFORMED CW FIELD MEASUREMENT TESTING SUPPORT FOR METROPCS IN
LAS VEGAS
AND CRICKET COMMUNICATION IN THE PHILADELPHIA AND
WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE
MARKETS
Supervising and work on the Cricket Communication Project in the Philadelphia
and the Washington Baltimore Markets and METROPCS in the Las Vegas Market
Responsible for Communicating with the Markets Engineers on a Daily
Basis
Responsible for taking notes of all CW Measurements Testing of any Poor
Coverage areas due to blockage, Terrain etc.
Responsible for testing and following all CW Drive Routes that is
giving by the RF Engineer
Responsible for all CW Equipment Calibration
Responsible for directing all Tower Climbers and Crane Operators of the
Antenna Heights and Equipment setup
Responsible for Training Field Technicians on the CW Equipments
Responsible for CW Drive Testing of Potential Cell Sites for Cricket
Communication
Responsible for turning in Quality Drive Testing Data for all Markets
09/06 – 12/22/06
Field Engineer
GTK NETWORK SOLUTION
PERFORMING FIELD SUPPORT IN THE MOTOROLA SC4812 NEW CELL SITES FOR 1X AND
PACKETIZATION FOR VERIZON WIRELESS EVDO / BTS UPGRADES
Perform Commissioning, Acceptance Testing, Integration and Upgrade of
the Motorola 1X CDMA Base Transceiver Station (SC4812T, SC4812MC Equipment.
Performs Optimization and Troubleshooting of hardware, Installation
and/ or RF Related Problems of the Equipment
Carrier Adds and Conversion
Loading of the MCC-DO Cards using LINUX Software
Perform BBX Transmit Path Calibrations
HP8935 Spectrum Analyzer ( For CDMA BTS – TX Optimization/ATP )
Agilent E4432B Signal Generator and HP437b Power Meter( For CDMA BTS –
RX ATP
Submit ATP / Audit Report using WinLMF
Perform Installation of Cages and LPA’S
06/06 – 09/06
Field Engineer
DARWIN PARTNERS
DECOMMISSIONING E911 WLS BOX ES AND SITE AUDITS FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS IN THE
(WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE MARKET )
Responsible for Site Audit of ALL NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS INTERGRATED
TRUE POSITION E911-LMU BOX IN THE WASHINGTON / BALTIMORE MARKET
Responsible for removing all ANDREW E911 WLS BOXES in a timely manner
Testing and Commissioning of all LMU install E911 Boxes
Responsible for removing all WLS RF Cables and GPS Antennas in a timely
manner
Responsible for turning in a daily report on all Cell Site
Decommissioning and Audits on a daily basis
Communicate with Project Managers, LUCENT AND BECHTEL BRIDGES on all
Cell Site Entry
05/06 – 06/06
Field Engineer
AIRCOM, INC
Analyzed Collected Data from Drive Test Routes in Charlotte, NC
Responsible for setting up Ericsson TEMS Drive Test equipments for
Rehomeing Project for Cingular Wireless Network in Charlotte, NC
GPRS Testing, E911 Testing
Responsible for collecting quality data for client
Responsible for turning in quality and collected data on a timely
manner
Communicate with engineers on a daily basis
Prepared drive routes for testing
Prepared drive route maps
Collected network data
4/06 – 5/1/06
AVASINA, INC
Field Engineer
CDMA 1X EV-DO for SPRINT PCS, Washington/Baltimore Market
• Responsible for post processing and opimization of CDMA 1X EV-DO
• Used Falcon(Sprint tool) to monitor and check the performance of each site
• Used WINDCATCHER(post processing software) to analyze the drive test data
• Performed drive test for single sites and cluster drive using INVEX 3G
05/02 – 04/06
Field Engineer
Andrew Corporation, Ashburn VA
Work on Cell Site Survey, Cell Site Audits and E911 Installation for
Cingular Wireless Network Markets in the US
Responsible for Test and Commissioning of all E911 Installs for
Cingular Wireless in the US Markets
Responsible for all Installs and Drive testing of the E911 installs for
Cingular Wireless Network Markets in the US
Responsible for Communicating with the Projects Managers and Engineers
on a Daily Basis
Responsible for Quality Drive Testing Data for all Markets
02/98 – 05/02
Field Technical Service Manager
COMTECH WIRELESS, VIENNA, VA
NORTEL NETWORKS
Supervising and work on the Cricket Communication Project in
Poughkeepsie and Albany New York
Responsible for Communicating with the Markets Engineers on a Daily
Basis
Responsible for Site Surveys of COLOCATIONS and HOTSPOTS Areas
Responsible for CW Drive Testing of Potential Cell Sites
Responsible for Quality Drive Testing Data for all Markets
Analyzed Drive test Data with RF Engineers
COMTECH WIRELESS
Responsible and Manage for all Drive Test Projects.
Manage all Drive Test Technicians on a daily basis
Staff and Manage all Projects
Attended all Project related meetings with clients
Responsible for training all technicians on any drive testing
equipments and Post Processing tools
Responsible for meeting all deadlines
Responsible for Technicians timesheets and Expenses
Various Projects:
AGILENT, DENVER, CO
Responsible for the installation of HP PCS phone test equipment (HP 8924E Option
601 CDMA MS Service Test Set and POST Software) in Sprint PCS stores in the
United States. Responsibilities include:
Directly responsible for the installation of the above-described
equipment in Sprint PCS stores and for providing training to Sprint technicians
in each store.
In each store:
Perform installation, set up, testing, and turn-on of equipment in each
store.
Install POST software on Sprint computers in each store (setting up
file/directory structure on Sprint Computer Network).
Calibrate set up.
Mobile Testing ( Layer Three Messaging )
Test phones and verify that data is being captured at the Sprint
central server.
Troubleshoot any problems.
Provide thorough training to Sprint PCS store technical service
representatives.
Provide daily, weekly and monthly status reports to Project Manager.
SPRINT PCS, BETHESDA, MD
Team leader responsible for the field measurement optimization and CW drive
testing of the GSM and CDMA networks of Sprint PCS in the Washington-Baltimore
market. Major responsibilities include:
Leader of team responsible for field measurement optimization of Sprint
PCS network in the above-described market.
Supervise seven RF technicians conducting field measurement of RF
signals.
Responsible for set up and breakdown of test equipment.
Collect cell sites data.
Analyze collected data.
Produce coverage maps of signal levels, Rx quality and best serving
carrier coverage maps for each optimized site.
Attend RF team meetings to provide field feedback
Provide training to new technicians and client’s staff.
OMNIPOINT, SPRINGFIELD, MA
Responsible for setting up drive test teams for optimization of a GSM
system in the Boston, MA market.
Produce coverage maps of signal levels, Rx quality and best serving
carrier coverage maps for each optimized site.
Attend RF team meetings to provide field feedback
Provide training to new technicians and client’s staff.
Produce coverage maps of signal levels, Rx quality and best serving
carrier coverage maps for each optimized site.
NOKIA, DALLAS, TX
Responsible for setting up quarterly network system test for Aerial
Communication Markets
Manage the Quarterly Network System Drive Test for NOKIA
Mobile Testing ( Layer Three Messaging Reports, RX Signal )
Responsible for collecting quality data for client
Responsible for turning in quality and collected data on a timely
manner
Communicate with engineers on a daily basis
Prepared drive routes for testing
Prepared drive route maps
Collected network data
Analyze collected data for all market drives
01/95 – 02/98
Assistant Engineer
Moffett, Larson & Johnson, Inc. (MLJ), Arlington, VA
Member of the team performing GSM/CDMA field measurement optimization and CW
drive testing for Sprint PCS in the Washington-Baltimore market. Field
Measurement Team Supervisor for Aerial Communication in COLUMBUS, OHIO and
PITTSBURGH, PA AND MINNEAPOLIS, MN Markets. Responsibilities included:
Started as Assistant Engineer, later appointed Field Supervisor of the
drive-testing team.
Acted as liaison between field team and client’s engineering team.
Responsible for all Post Processing for Aerial Communication
Supervise eight RF Technicians and eight drivers conducting field
measurement of RF signals.
Responsible for set up and breakdown of CW test equipment.
Collect cell sites data.
Analyze collected data.
Produce coverage maps of signal levels, Rx quality and best serving
carrier coverage maps for each optimized site.
Attend RF team meetings to provide field feedback
Provide training to new technicians and client’s staff.
08/88 – 10/94
Associate Engineer
LUKAS, MCGOWAN, NACE & GUTIERREZ, WASHINGTON, DC
Assisted eight Design Engineers.
Responsible for all aspects of AM, FM and TC applications from initial
layout to final design.
Prepared engineering drawings, such as antenna towers locations and
radiation patterns.
Education
Completed Engineering Technologies Courses, 1990
The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Associate Degree in Engineering Technology, 1988
Maryland Drafting Institute of Engineering Technology
College Park, Maryland
Specialized Training
Certificate in AUTOCAD Training, Intelligent Images, IAC, 1990
Training at MLJ Wireless Institute, Arlington, VA:
-Safety Issues in Wireless Communications
-Overview of GSM Systems
-Operational Techniques in Measurement of Wireless Systems
-Principles of MapInfo
-CDMA System Designing
-Mobil Diagnostic Monitor (MDM) Data Collection
-Lucent CDMA System and Introduction to the Physical Layout
-Introduction to the Network Signaling Layer
-CDMA Architecture Principles
Technical Skills
Test Equipment Tools
RHODE & SCHWARZ ROMES, Motorola Infielder, Andrew/Grayson INVEX 3G,
PCS-20 Transmitter/Receiver, PATHSEARCH, HP8935 Spectrum Analyzer, Agilent E4432B
Signal Generator HP437B Power Meter, Ericsson TEMS, SAMS Equipment, Grayson
Equipment, Mobile Diagnostic Monitor (MDM), Qualcomm QCP-1900 and QCP-800, Nokia
nms/x5-2
Technologies
CDMA, TDMA, GSM, Digital Microwave, AMPS-Cellular
RF Software Tools
ACTIX, WINDCATHER,, QUICkSITE, MapInfo, NOKIA NMS/X5-2, Lucent LDAT,
X-CALIBRA PLOTWORK, PlaNet.
Operating Systems
MS Dos, MS Windows
Other Skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Strong team leadership and management skills.
Valid Driver’s License and clean driving record.
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