Christopher Bates Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

United States & Puerto Rico

BLiNQ Networks is a Communication Components Inc., CompanyFunctional Roles & Responsibilities:Direct Applications & Systems Engineering Support on behalf of CCI Side Sales ChannelsProvide Oversight of BLiNQ Post Production Product Preparation for Customer ShipmentsCollaborate with BLiNQ Engineering and Product Delivery Teams to establish Processes and ProceduresMonitor RMA processes and review outcomes for escalation as determined necessaryCreate, Operate & Maintain a full-scale BLiNQ Equipment Lab Environment for Testing, Training and Demonstrations (with parallel EPC offerings)Administration of GNP (Google Network Planner) Development Account for CCI-BLiNQ (sandbox)Principle Areas of Support Operations:US & Puerto Rico WISP and Private LTE Network Operator Accounts and all BLiNQ products shipping from CCI's US Based Warehouses.

Global, (Based In Ny/Nj Metro Area, Usa)

Communication Components Inc. (Worldwide) & BLiNQ Networks (US & Puerto Rico)Functional Roles & Responsibilities:Director of Applications & Systems Engineering Support (incl.: Systems Integration & Optimization), Technical Support, RMA Resolution & RCA Investigations, Quality Assurance Oversight, while serving as an Acting Chief Technical Officer, for CCI Products.Chief Technical Writer for MOPS (Methods of Procedure), Internal & External Training Documentation, Application Notes, Technical Bulletins, Product Advisories, RCAs, Various Customer Facing Investigative Reports, RF Design Diagrams & Equipment Plumbing Diagrams.Direct and Provide Pre/Post Sales Applications Support for Customer Engineering Design Teams / Performance Teams / Project Management groupsDirect and Perform Remote & On-Site Troubleshooting and Performance ResolutionWork directly with Design and Manufacturing Engineering Teams to resolve complex challenges across product lines.Experienced In:Macro & Small Cell, iDAS & oDAS, Multi-Sector & Bi-Sector Array SolutionsAmplifier Solutions MCPAs/SCPAs/BDAs/SDAs/RMCs/TMAsCombining Solutions (phase/hybrid/coherent/fixed/cavity & tunable band pass filters)AISG Systems (Remote E-Tilt Systems, TMAs, Alignment Systems, etc.)Development of PIM (Passive Inter-Modulation) Test Equipment, Testing Standards & TrainingCBRS Fixed Wireless & Mobility Solutions (CPE)Google Network Planner, Deployment and Propagation AnalysesComplete Site Planning (hardware/antenna selection, incl. ancillary components eg: power solutions, surge, fiber and copper connectivity, backhaul considerations, EPC options, etc.)

Garden City, Long Island, New York

Responsible for providing work leadership, guidance and training to a group of technicians within a specific area Made recommendations regarding employee developments anddepartmental policies and procedures Served as instructor and training lead for regional Field Technicians with various test equipment including Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer & Antenna/Cable Test equipment, Agilent/HP Spectrum Analyzers, T-Bird T-1 Test Sets and other relative test and computer equipment used for network and site troubleshooting Regional SME and trainer for FieldPac Logistics Equipment Tracking System deployed for inventory management and control Provided assistance in diagnosing and resolving complex network problems Responsible for coordinating and reviewing work assignments as needed Conducted quality control inspections at customer locations and at cell sites Analyzed various KPIs & AirGen to monitor overall network air-interface performance, identify trouble sites and clusters, troubleshoot various parameter issues, hand-overs, dropped call rates, and devise daily priority repair work. Responsible for analysis of existing site level T-1 testing - both troubleshooting & acceptance Performed preventative & corrective maintenance on iDEN Base Stations to include BER testing, noise floor sensitivity analysis, power output monitoring, antenna system analysis, etc. Extensive experience collecting and analyzing drive test data for fault identification & network / cluster / site optimization of MS radio links Responsible for network radio growth accommodation at the site level - including wiring designs, expansions, equipment room and site reconfiguration for ultra-high capacity iDEN sites (which exceeded Motorola intended design) Participated in regional and national group standards committees led by John "Jake" Rasweiler, Director of Engineering and Operations at Nextel NY Installation and Troubleshooting of coaxial based in-building Bi-Directional Amplifier solutions

Omnipoint / Voicestream / T-MobileWayne, NJ / Whitestone Queens NY / Long Island, NY Assisted in the review and delegation of daily work assignments based on group assigned trouble tickets, vendor commitments and PM scheduling Responsible for the resolution of complex and/or escalated issuesincluding BTS hardware failures, T-1 issues and antenna system issues Performed routine preventative maintenance and capacity upgrades Provided quality assurance inspections on new installs and upgrades as well as on-site management of contracted personnel during majorequipment upgrades or repairs Responsible for the commissioning, hardware testing, call testing andacceptance of new and upgraded sites Assisted Optimization Engineers in collecting and analyzing TEMS drivetest data as well as statistical information to resolve network issues

3Rd Id, 123Rd Signal Battalion, Ft. Stewart, Ga

Last Position Held:Remote RAU / SEN / LOS Acting Team LeaderIn Order of Assignments:Basic Training: Ft. Jackson, SCAdvanced Individual Training: Ft Gorden, GA (MOS: 31D)Assigned 2nd ID 122nd Signal Battalion at Camp Hovey/Casey S. KoreaAssigned 24th ID 124th Signal Battalion at Ft Stewart, GAAssigned 3rd ID 123rd Signal Battalion at Ft. Stewart, GAResponsible for Installation / Operation / Support / LOS Back-Haul of / for RAU (Remote Access Units) & SEN (Small Extension Nodes) which provided Service for Wired & Wireless Digital Secure Voice TerminalsEngineering and placement of assigned microwave link paths. Review of performance statistics of LOS Link Quality / Uptime as well as RAU Subscriber Call Quality.Operations / Configurations of Freq Hopping / Encrypted 2way FM Radio EquipmentResponsible for management & distribution of COM-SEC equipmentHeld "Secret" or "Top-Secret" Level Clearances throughout enlistment periodUnit Armorer & Weapons Specialist - inc.: 9mm officer side arms, m16-a1/a2 rifles, m203 grenade launchers, m249 Squad Assault Weapons, m60 machine guns + night vision, GPS equipment & COM-SEC equipmentHonorably Discharged from Active Duty 11nov96 Honorably Discharged from Reserve 11nov00

Certification, Iden Systems Operations, Maintenance & Engineering Courses (Lvl-1 & 2)

All aspects of iDEN Air Interface - signaling, radio system architecture, remote administrations, installation, troubleshooting.

Certification, Base Station Sub Systems & Transcoder Operations & Maintnenace Course

Detailed network remote and local administration of complete remote BSS Communication protocols and signaling systems Data-fill Building.

Gsm Base Station Operations And Maintenance Lvl 1&2

Course included virtually all aspects of various communication protocols, signaling links, installation of, troubleshooting of...

Radio & Telephone (Wired & Wireless) Systems

Installation and Configuration of complete wireline and wireless communication network Engineering and Installing / Operating LOS (line.

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