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King Of Prussia, Pa

King Of Prussia, Pa

(Markets include, but are not limited to, BaWa, California, Eastern PA/Southern NJ, Georgia, Illinois/Wisconsin, Kansas/Missouri, Michigan/Indiana, New England, NYC, South Carolina, UNY, Va/WVa) Develop and manage multiple field teams in various projects to include Nortel, Ericsson, and NSN Harvesting for both GSM & UMTS technologies  UMTS/LTE COLT/COW Initialization T1 Capacity Reductions Nortel, Ericsson, NSN Dual Banding for Spectrum Clearance DAS Survey & Design for venues exceeding 10K sf Market Re-homes after Company Acquisitions UMTS/LTE NSB & Carrier Adds (Ericsson/ALU)

Montana, Louisiana, Eastern Texas, Oklahoma, And The Gulph Of Mexico

 Determine and present benefits of multi-vendor equipment to be used in GSM swap/HSPA upgrade Collectively design the nation’s first Nokia Multi-radio network implementing cost saving designs to include software upgradable RAN equipment with RNC and Orthogonal Sub Channel capabilities to double capacity per timeslot even above that of half rate modes Create multiple MOPs and SOWs for CellularOne and contracted personnel Design Operations Master tracker Maintain and design site surveys/layouts for upgrades Consult internal personnel on RAN, RF, Core, and Operations

Includes all responsibilities held as BAU Manager on a capacity addition and harvesting level to include the control design planning and deployment scheduling of 2000(+) sites for Nokia & Ericsson GSM capacity augmentation, dual banding, T1 Testing, Cabinet Deployments & RemovalsReview, accept and redline cell site Auto CAD drawingsOversee, schedule and coordinate subcontracted installations, integrations, power expansions, and T1 testing of all sitesDesign and maintain the markets master implementation trackerControl and manage outstanding task lists to completion and acceptanceProvide Frame, TRX, and T1 requirement analysis per the requested RF channelizationAuthor a 100% GSM & UMTS parts list by site according to proposed channelization & design

Manage County Phase I and Phase II requests from PA, SNJ, and DE PSAP officesPhiladelphia Market Point of Contact for E-911 PSAP related issuesPlan, budget, implement and close work efforts to install and test LTV (Location Technology Vendor) equipment at Cingular cell sites and switch locationsEnsure E-911 compliancy is met with Cingular, FCC and local PSAP officesForecast equipment and associated materials for timely deploymentsWork with local, Regional, and National Cingular management teamsGSM/UMTS Capacity Modification Project ManagerIncludes all responsibilities held as BAU Manager on a capacity addition and harvesting level to include the control design planning and deployment scheduling of 2000(+) sites for Nokia & Ericsson GSM capacity augmentation, Lucent UMTS augmentation, dual banding, T1 testing, cabinet deployments & removalsReview, accept and redline cell site Auto CAD drawingsOversee, schedule and coordinate subcontracted installations, integrations, power expansions, and T1 testing of all sitesDesign and maintain the markets master implementation trackerControl and manage outstanding task lists to completion and acceptanceProvide frame, radio, and T1 requirement analysis per the requested RF channelizationAuthor a 100% GSM & UMTS parts list by site according to proposed channelization & designDesign, coordinate, and maintain daily ticketing system tracker indicating local alarms, multiple vendor and internal scheduling, run rates, project progression, and interconnect coordination

New Builds (BAU) Implementation ManagerControl design planning and scheduling of 300(+) sites for new cell build, relocation, capacity augmentation, and special projectsReview and implement RF design and channelizationCreate multiple MOPs and SOWs for Cingular and contracted personnelTrack site progress through self-created spreadsheets as well as multiple Cingular and Vendor supported databasesCreate ABIS maps and cabinet layout designs for data fill translationsOversee, schedule, and coordinate subcontracted shipping, installations and integrations of all BAU sitesDesign and maintain the Market's Master BAU trackerRequest, negotiate, and review proposed work quotations from multiple vendorsWrite requisition requests and track purchase orders in Oracle 11i and SOLARControl all Outstanding Task Lists and ensure proper work/ESV reportingProvide 24/7 technical supportWork with all groups internal and external to ensure good project integrity and relationshipsWork with employees and vendors on RF Design, Site Acquisition, Compliance, Construction, Equipment Ordering, Transport, Integration, Operations & RF Acceptance, Warehousing and Shipping, Purchase Orders, and Caspr trackingTroubleshoot and resolve any issues that come in the way of making monthly, quarterly, and yearly targetsWork closely with the In Building Solutions Group to assist in turn-ups of all DAS in building systems; Design, order, and deploy network equipment for new build, expansion, integration, E-911, dual-band, and UMTS projects using web based applications to include Manugistics, Network Item Master, Oracle, Caspr, and multiple vendor supported sitesSubmit and track multiple request and purchase ordersDesign and implement equipment and shelter layouts using AUTOCAD and VISIO applicationsReview and award the bids of multiple vendors for equipment and personnel in accordance with Cingular demands

UM4502 UTRAN Node B Element Fault Management Cingular Manugistics NetworkMastering UMTS (W-CDMA) Radio Networks, Award SolutionsAnritsu Site Master Certification; Create a database providing the cost of the entire North East region for all equipment and services rendered, with formulated equations depicting percentile gain and decreased value to assess the removal of on-site equipmentWork directly with corporate support to correct and update national Cingular databases to include the Master FA Location, CSS, CTS, and the Network Item Master

Review and track vendor submitted designs indicating the scope of work and bill of services on existing GSM sites to be expanded to UMTS technologyOversee, schedule, and coordinate subcontracted installations, T1 testing, integrations, power expansions, and equipment removal of UMTS expanded sites

Project managed integration of the first at&t live DS3 clear channel and first at&t Ethernet sites in the countryProvided SOW and MOP to vendors for circuit path extension, Tellabs SIAD swap, Lucent T1 (Sec B) kit to T3 card swap, and cut-over integrationManaged online ticketing system and tracking for circuit path milestones from FOC to go live integrationPlaced and released equipment orders to vendors and internal operations

Manage County Phase I and Phase II requests from PA, SNJ, and DE PSAP officesPhiladelphia Market Point of Contact for E-911 PSAP related issuesPlan, budget, implement and close work efforts to install and test LTV (Location Technology Vendor) equipment at Cingular cell sites and switch locationsEnsure E-911 compliancy is met with Cingular, FCC and local PSAP offices.Forecast equipment and associated materials for timely deploymentsWork with local, Regional, and National Cingular management teams

Design, order, and deploy network equipment for new build, expansion, integration, E-911, dual-band, and UMTS projects using web based applications to include Manugistics, Network Item Master, Oracle, Caspr, and multiple vendor supported sitesSubmit and track multiple request and purchase ordersDesign and implement equipment and shelter layouts using AUTOCAD and VISIO applicationsReview and award the bids of multiple vendors for equipment and personnel in accordance with Cingular demandsCreate a database providing the cost of the entire North East region for all equipment and services rendered, with formulated equations depicting percentile gain and decreased value to assess the removal of on-site equipmentWork directly with corporate support to correct and update national Cingular databases to include The Master FA Location, CSS, CTS, and the Network Item Master

Control design planning and scheduling of 300(+) sites for new cell build, relocation, capacity augmentation, and special projectsReview and implement RF design and channelization.Create multiple MOPs and SOWs for Cingular and contracted personnelTrack site progress through self-created spreadsheets as well as multiple Cingular and Vendor supported databasesCreate ABIS maps and cabinet layout designs for data fill translationsOversee, schedule, and coordinate subcontracted shipping, installations and integrations of all BAU sitesRequest, negotiate, and review proposed work quotations from multiple vendorsWrite requisition requests and track purchase orders in Oracle 11i and SOLARWork closely with the In Building Solutions Group to assist in turn-ups of all DAS in building systems

Supervised install, commission, and integration of Nokia Ultra-Site BTS and various Nokia configurationsInstalled and commissioned NUSS, IBBU, and Nokia LMU’sTested and troubleshot T1’sInstalled Antenna Sharing Kits and EAC cablingCompleted Quality Audit site folders and tracked assets to Nokia equipment through bar codingEdge Upgrades using wide band combiners with various configurations, bias-T’s, simple adds, and complex swapsDressed and terminated T-1, System Alarm, GPS, RF, and DC power cables at interconnect

Addition responsibilities included VSWR testing and RF line sweepingInstalled Indoor 24VDC and Outdoor –48VDC BTS cabinetsInstalled, commissioned, and integrated many Nortel Metro Cell base stationsAssisted in Customer Care role to support Nokia in AWS and Cingular projectsCoordinated and managed all project deliveries through Customs, warehouse, and delivery unitsCompleted cell site infrastructure of St. Croix Island from the ground upWeekly conferencing and interfacing with customer managementPrepared daily tracking reports and handled employee documents through Mycom managementAppointed as Nokia Representative for Puerto Rico relations by AWS

Addition responsibilities included quality assurance checks of all Nokia based sites in both the states of Mississippi and AlabamaSupervised and managed all call testing, including emergency interfaceResponsible for the training of both project and customer engineers in the installation, cell site survey, quality audit, commission, pre-optimization, and cell site cutover according to specifications including AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, and GSM technologies

Supervised install, commission, and integration of Nokia Ultra-Site BTS and various Nokia configurationsInstalled and commissioned NUSS, IBBU, and Nokia LMU'sTested and troubleshot T1'sInstalled Antenna Sharing Kits and EAC cablingCompleted Quality Audit site folders and tracked assets to Nokia equipment through bar codingEdge Upgrades using wide band combiners with various configurations, bias-T's, simple adds, and complex swapsDressed and terminated T-1, System Alarm, GPS, RF, and DC power cables at interconnect

Addition responsibilities included VSWR testing and RF line sweepingInstalled Indoor 24VDC and Outdoor -48VDC BTS cabinetsInstalled, commissioned, and integrated many Nortel Metro Cell base stationsAssisted in Customer Care role to support Nokia in AWS and Cingular projectsCoordinated and managed all project deliveries through Customs, warehouse, and delivery unitsCompleted cell site infrastructure of St. Croix Island from the ground upWeekly conferencing and interfacing with customer managementPrepared daily tracking reports and handled employee documents through Mycom managementAppointed as Nokia Representative for Puerto Rico relations by AWS

Supervised a twelve man section responsible for communications needs of the world’s largest military divisionMonitored and utilized equipment valued in excess of $15.5 million.Provided SHF, UHF, VHF, and tactical satellite systems support to multiple mobile networksDeveloped, implemented, and maintained security policies utilizing Cisco PIXes and Cisco IOS FirewallPerformed network operations and interpreted bit/byte error codes using the Sun Sparc workstation, schematics, and hand held diagnostic equipment

Army Bus/5-Ton Truck Drivers Training

Supervised a twelve man section responsible for communications needs of the world's largest military divisionMonitored and utilized equipment valued in excess of $15.5 million.Provided SHF, UHF, VHF, and tactical satellite systems support to multiple mobile networksDeveloped, implemented, and maintained security policies utilizing Cisco PIXes and Cisco IOS FirewallPerformed network operations and interpreted bit/byte error codes using the Sun Sparc workstation, schematics, and hand held diagnostic equipment