Engineering and Implementation Manager supporting the NE Region in OSP/ISP and o-DAS/i-DAS

Certified DAS Application Engineer. Manage assigned projects from inception (PO in hand),Survey to completion(Passing KPIs), ensuring that all activities, including contracting, RF Design, product/equipment ordering, permitting regulatory, construction, optimization, Final passing KPIs, close-out, and hand-off to Ops are effectively and efficiently coordinated and completed on time, Tracking milestones, within budget and in accordance with the underlying contract / LSO. Responsible for the construction project management/application engineering for TE's DAS products Fusion, Prism, Spectrum supporting wireless protocols such as CDMA,WCDMA, GSM, UMTS, AWS in carrier networks. Proficient with site survey's, bid walks, vendor management and project deliverables. Managed the design responsibility for DAS to include carrier interface, DWDM, fiber networking, installation and commissioning network specifications and system performance. Established construction schedules, equipment delivery and manage key milestones. Coordinate and conduct RF coverage, pre/post installation testing and prepare system for acceptance and close out documentation. Obtained experience with various base BTS manufactures such as Lucent, Nokia, Ericsson, Nortel, Motorola, CCI, Etc.

DAS/LMR Deployment Project Management Responsible for the, Analysis and Construction Project Management for the New Jersey Transit indoor DAS, LMR and Microwave network, duties cover from site acquisition, design, contractor management for NE build out incorporating green field full tower build, enterprise and commercial build covering all aspects of Outside Plant delivery of fiber, power and utilities to the inside plant of service delivery of DAS, Fiber, conduit, RF, Microwave network and equipment test and turn up. Full project cycle management and network delivery supporting indoor DAS solutions to fit the clients requirements, budget and time frame.

Responsible for the Construction Management for the NY/NJ market supporting the Ericsson LTE expansive multi-standard construction and implementation. Performed the Site Development and Implementation of cell sites, Executed site walks• Created daily project status tracker, Executed the Scope of Work, Ensure Vendors stay on schedule to meet deliveries. • Use output of Client team in the form of NTPs to set schedule and scope for the sites construction deliverables. Manage Vendors s as required to meet the goals.• Ensure they are familiar and are following all required procedures regarding access, SOW, Close Out. Ensure vendors are following the SOW and escalate/resolve any issues while maintaining the project scope and schedule. Experienced Construction Management of implementation and test of supporting wireless protocols such as 700, CDMA,WCDMA, GSM, UMTS, AWS in carrier networks. Proficient with Engineering site survey's, Punch Walks, Vendor Management of project deliverables.

Responsible for the Regional Project Management of Fiber Engineering and implementation of OSP and ISP for the FTTX network solutions. Duties Include, Engineering Site Walks, Pre/Post Construction Meetings, Implementation Project Management of Fiber Planning, Engineering, Construction and Test. Monitored on-going construction progress (to drive completion of project timelines), approved change orders, ensured construction quality metrics were being met, reviewed/uploaded Close Out Packages. Obtained Extreme knowledge and experience with Site Acquisition, Permitting, Civil construction in a OSP and ISP discipline. Experience supporting large deployments, project engineering, specializing in fiber engineering solutions for data centers, carrier hotels and dark/Lit fiber, laterals and fault tolerant rings.

Managed the DAS/Mini Cell network installation supporting the Philadelphia Metro Market. Expertise in the execution of quality installation standards and product delivery. Managed the technical Implementation of OSP fiber networks, DAS and traditional Macro/RAN Upgrades. Responsibilities included creating and maintaining project budget supporting equipment, services, man power, installation vendors. Provided field training and support for the team, vendors and customer to ensure quality of network, product and project delivery.

Performed the project management/deployment of TruePosition E911 Product into carrier sites. Managed all aspects of deployment regarding client, customer and vendor performance. Directed Nation Wide Product Deployment for the US territories form project kick off to customer acceptance. Integration included the Site Development, Market Set Up Logistics, Deployment Design, Site Prep, Survey/Installation, LMU/BTS, GPS, PCS Antenna installation Survey Analysis including Engineering Survey's, test results,switch integration, Co-Location C/O switch installation and Overall system Test and Turn up covering drive testing, acceptance, optimization and close out.

Managed the Operations, Maintenance and Installation of Carrier Telecommunications company in New York City and New Jersey. Managed the expansion of carrier network supporting Private Networks for ISP's such as AOL/Time Warner and UUnet. Managed the network technicians and field installation teams. Served as the Single point of technical contact for sales in developing strategic client network proposals, Site Surveys and installations. Poses expert testing engineering knowledge from analog circuits to DWDM. Managed Lucent 5Ess 2000 Switch operations and the field operations teams with schedule, preventative maintenance and technical support for the CSC and NOC. Manage assigned projects from inception (PO in hand),Survey to completion(Passing KPIs), ensuring that all activities, including contracting, network design, product/equipment ordering, permitting regulatory, construction, optimization, Final passing KPIs, close-out, and hand-off to Customer are effectively and efficiently coordinated and completed on time, Tracking milestones, within budget and in accordance with the underlying contract/MSA.

Responsible for the Supervision of Transport Engineering Implementation supporting Provisioning, Installation Maintenance of SOA high speed fiber optical transport. Managed and Trained technicians and engineers to specialize in telecommunications and data communications circuits both internationally and domestic. Maintained field operations teams supporting insltallations in colocations, LSO, MSO nad MSC. Managed circuit outages and customer engineering for financial districts in NYC.

include Installation, Maintenance, and Provisioning International circuits From International Dealer Voice Circuits T1, E1, and DS3, SDH/Sonnet Optical Networks utilizing Fujitsu Fiber Mux Flm 150,600,2400 and Alcatel 1648,1631. Field installation and Trouble handling 2.5 G International trunks via submarine cable systems. ITMC/C/O testing and maintenance. Performed E/E acceptance and certification testing. Supervised 21 field technicians in the daily turn-up of new circuits and the prompt restoration of circuit outages in the downtown Manhattan area. Provided technical on the job field training to all newly hired technicians Provided 7X24, technical, scheduling and manpower assistance to the group to meet client and company quality standards of performance. Technician III, Domestic Telecommunications Technician: Duties include: Installation, Maintenance, and Provisioning Telecom Circuits, voice data, ATM, ISDN, T1, E1, DS3 and Sonnet/DWDM Network. Technician III, Data Communications Technician: Installation, Maintenance, Provisioning of Data domestic and international communications circuits and Networks via ATM and Frame Relay Networks. Project Management on Data Network installations and Private Networks supporting Routers, Cascade and Frame Relay Switching Equipment.

Responsible for day to day and Test management of MCII'S International Network, Earth Stations, PTT's and ITMC'S. Responsible for monitoring and troubleshooting private networks. Network Analysis and consulting for private network customers internationally. Duties include restoration of services during loss of communication Testing. Trend analyses of network performance, provision, install and test international private lines into digital networks. Implement/monitor the nodal configurations for the network. Perform procedures for daily maintenance's and surveillance. Equipment Used; Newbridge 4602, Timeplex 2000, Data General MV2200, GDC Mega Mux TMS, Puleo Earth Station Monitor System. Tellabs 330/331 Stat muxes and 535/6. Tautron IMATS II NMS and Remote Frequency monitoring system. Complete Line of Newbridge Multiplexers and switching Equipment. Complete line of Newbridge Bridges, routers, ATM switches and NMS.

Installation/Maintenance of C Band/KU and VSAT. Managed the Global Network Management Center (GNMC), services to South America using Hughes Gemini 56 M&C network system. Troubleshoot IBS services in South America Via KU-C SAT M&C Earth Stations and equipment. Receive trouble calls from customers Internationally. Troubleshoot international networks for fault isolation.

Satellite Earth Station Manager Performed operations, maintenance and installation on all data circuits in the New York TOC. Installed T1 and DS3 equipment. Responsible for troubleshooting circuits via International Fiber Optic Network, IBS, Earth Stations. Performed field installation of digital muxes and CSU/DSU equipment. End to end performance/stress testing Internationally. Satellite Earth Station Manager Responsible for all stages of operation within a Ku/C bands earth station. Installation and maintenance on all digital data communications circuits. Responsible for the operations of all phases of RF and IF equipment. Project Management on all of the major 1A earth stations installations. Performed Site Survey for all new co-locations. Responsible for Three Supervisors and six Technicians.

Managed the International Data, Video, Voice test and maintenance Center via Commercial International Satellite Earth Station and fiber optic network. Earth Station maintenance and equipment installation. Traffic coordination. Performed the operation of KU,C band and VSAT station equipment and transportable transmission equipment supporting 1A Earth Station. Experienced commercial broadcasting operator responsibilities producing NTSC/PAL signal quality measurement and adjustment for Broadcast stations internationally.

Performed National Support to sensitive customer areas in the United States.Contributed technical support on all domestic escalations pertaining to Product Deployment and hardware issues. Customer/Product Test Engineer servicing and maintaining various types of computer systems, Telecommunications recording systems and voice communication transmitters and receivers.