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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Responsible for overall management and strategy execution for DISH Wireless for TN, KY, WV. Functions include: engineering, operations, logistics, government relations, construction, finances, site acquisition, operations and staff within the market. We built America's first cloud-native, Open-RAN, Greenfield 5G network!

Knoxville, Tn

Responsible for leading a national portfolio of large scale enterprise network infrastructure projects with critical deadlines across the voice and data networks for U.S. Cellular. • Budget creation, execution, and management in excess of $150MM. • Strategic Planning for Enterprise Programs including new site development/construction for hundreds of sites per year. • Manage strategic vendor partnerships and drive aggressive deadlines to meet company objectives. • Monitor key project milestones and drive improvement opportunities for the Enterprise Programs. • Responsible for risk mitigation of critical strategic projects for the company.• Manage RFQ/RFP/RFI of vendor selection to support enterprise programs. • Manage Macro New site build plan for enterprise including pipeline creation. • Led enterprise efforts for DAS deployments in large venues. • Responsible for Greenfield deployments for the enterprise. • Led team to first Enterprise CRAN and Small Cell Deployments in preparation for 5G deployments.

Knoxville, Tn

Lead a team of Engineers and Sr. Engineers responsible for driving continuous improvement into the LTE, EVDO, and CDMA wireless networks in 3 states throughout the southeast region. •Responsible for $1MM Capital/Operating budget. •Lead cross-functional teams to resolve issues with companywide impact such as: phone vendor related issues, Inter-vendor handoffs, LTE Key Performance Indicators, and UE percentage time on LTE. •Responsible for delivering spectrum clearing and LTE bandwidth expansion projects within the region to deliver Best-in-Class networks to the customer. •Collaborate with other departments to ensure network quality and customer expectations are delivered.

Voice & Data System Performance Management CDMA & EVDOCellular System Design & Performance EngineeringData & Voice Engineering PrincipalsDrive Data Collection, Processing & Analysis

Served as a Prime Engineer for this communications company facilitating the successful turn up of wireless networks and installing, testing, and integrating Nortel DMS, BSC, and cell site equipment.

Pensacola, Fl

Worked to maintain cell sites using Nortel Analog, TDMA, and CDPD radios in 3 NW Florida counties covering 60+ cell sites. • Maintained Alcatel, Harris, Nortel, and Tadiran microwave radios. • Served on the project team responsible for the successful market deployment of TDMA and CDPD networks. • Designed and engineered the Panasonic Business Link In-Business wireless system into Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola and several local schools. • Administration the maintenance activities of 5 PBX systems. • Interviewed prospective technicians and conducted extensive training of new/existing technicians.

Managed all aspects of the company's communication networks. Trained and supervised a team of up to 4 technicians (operating on a 24x7x365 rotating schedule) performing the operations and maintenance of GTE cellular subscriber equipment, various mobile communications systems, and several fixed wire systems. • Evaluated network performance and identified/addressed areas of concern. • Conducted comprehensive 6-month performance evaluations of staff. • Delegated repair, installation, and maintenance assignments to technical staff.

Doctor'S Degree, Organizational Leadership (Current Student)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Analytics

Bachelor’S Degree, Professional Studies In Information Technology, Cum Laude