Thomas H. Brayden Iii Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Tx, Us

Working in HQ Optimization on pre launch/launch optimization of New Site Builds (NSBs), Macro Carrier Adds (MCAs), as well as conversion of 5GNR sites from Non Stand Alone (NSA) to Stand Alone (SA).

Dallas, Tx, Us

Technologies: Ericsson 5G/LTE/HSPA+/UMTS• Leading the Uplink (UL) Remediation program for Northern California.• Leading the Day Time Outage (DTO) program for Northern California by identifying acute KPI issues arising from construction work, and then following up with the vendors who did the work to get them to fix the underlying problem(s).

Dallas, Tx, Us

Technologies: Ericsson & Nokia 5G/LTE/HSPA+/UMTS• Currently working on a 4G/5G internal Automated Configuration Enforcement (ACE) solution that uses SDN-R to change misaligned CM parameters in the EMS instead of SONFlex • Tested and validated the ACE Proof of Concept (PoC) working with Cisco. Successfully completed an FFA that tested the ability to import an Ericson LTE gold standard misconfiguration audit report into SONFlex, and then changed the misaligned CM parameters in the EMS to their correct values • Tested and validated the 5G FCAPS PoC working with Ericsson resulting in a Big Win (FCAPS PoC Validation for Enabling 5G RAN Automation) being accepted. Successfully tested and completed FM, PM, and CM interfaces between ONAP and ENM. Demonstrated an ONAP closed loop application • Incorporated Nokia LTE into the Uplink Remediation program by pulling PM counters via SQL and calculating the KPIs using Python• Improved process workflow by automating scheduling of toy cell testing leading to increased efficiencies • Formulated the idea of correlating high uplink noise issues with drops, which ultimately led to the development of a Spearman coefficient that targets uplink noise repairs for better ROI

Dallas, Tx, Us

Technologies: Ericsson & Alcatel Lucent LTE/HSPA+/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM• Led national Uplink (UL) Remediation program for AT&T• Derived criteria to identify LTE & UMTS cells with uplink noise issues, as well as prioritization methodologies to determine what is actionable• Hosted bi-weekly meetings focused on UL Remediation, which were attended by Regional PMC personnel (Area Managers and UL Remediation engineers) as well as AT&T Labs• Presented statistical improvements monthly to the VP

Dallas, Tx, Us

Technologies: Ericsson & Alcatel Lucent LTE/HSPA+/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM• Technical lead for the Southwest Region Performance Management Center• Served in an interim management role involving project budgeting, mentoring, and task delegation to staff until 12/2012• Spearheaded the UL Remediation Program within the Southwest Region in 2012 to fix high UL noise issues-- The Southwest Region led the entire company in quantity of cells / sector carriers showing improved performance while staying within budget and meeting schedule targets-- Received Key Contributor Award for 2012

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Technologies: Ericsson HSPA+/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM, ip.access nanoGSM• Lead market system performance engineer for Las Vegas-- Only market in Southwest region to achieve performance metric goal for the 1st half of 2011-- Top ranked market in customer satisfaction companywide, three quarters in a row• Developed a tool that was shared regionally which ranked KPIs constituting the market performance metric.• Performed managerial duties including hiring engineers and contractors, budgeting, approving work orders, mentoring and delegating tasks to junior engineers, providing weekly reports to the Regional RF Director.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Technologies: Nokia Siemens Networks HSPA+/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM, ip.access nanoGSM• Los Angeles market lead project engineer; voluntary interim assignment for Q4 2010-- Received two plaques and cash award-- Led the regional optimization effort by identifying cell sites modifications to improve performance-- Coordinated work of field technicians to ensure timely implementation of modifications-- Tracked capital spending of projects• Subject matter expert for configuration and deployment of in-building projects in Arizona• Lead market engineer for UMTS launch project in Arizona that surpassed project site launch requirements-- Received nomination for PEAK achievement award (Hawaii trip) by RF Manager

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Technologies: Ericsson EDGE/GPRS/GSM, ip.access nanoGSM, Nokia Siemens Networks UMTS• Chaired daily interdepartmental call dedicated to root cause analysis of dropped calls at problematic cell sites• Project managed rehomes, reparents, and market optimization projects involving antenna change outs• Optimized existing sites by performing down tilts, antenna swaps, neighbor audits, drive tests, parameter changes, frequency retunes, and analyzing cluster statistics to verify performance improvement.• Designed new cell sites to improve network coverage and quality by identifying need, generating search rings, conducting site visits, creating zoning maps, creating RF configuration sheets, approving site drawings, ensuring E911 compliance, and integrating the new site into the network.• Monitored voice and data traffic growth for capacity planning of the wireless network.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Taught all E.E. courses offered to both Richland College and University of Texas at Dallas students.• Courses included Applied Linear Algebra, Introduction to Digital Systems, Circuits I for Electrical Engineering, Introduction to Experimental Techniques, and Introduction to Digital Systems Laboratory.

College Station, Tx, Us

• Responsible for teaching incoming freshmen an interdisciplinary, design oriented introduction to engineering, emphasizing engineering preparation through projects integrating mathematics, science and engineering.• Taught two classes (100+ students each) while completing Doctor of Engineering course work full-time.

Technologies: Nortel and Hughes LMDS point-to-multipoint, DMC and Harris point-to-point• Designed 18 GHz, 23 GHz, and 24 GHz point-to-point nodes, 24 GHz point-to-multipoint nodes, and 6 GHz and 12 GHz microwave backhaul hubs by utilizing proprietary design software to ascertain remote antennas’ sector association and azimuths, individual link frequency assignments for the cluster, link distances based on the market’s rain zone fading criteria and selected modulation scheme (QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM) for the sector, and maintaining the company’s site information database.• Worked with the Network group to determine capacity requirement at sites (T-1, DS-3, OC-3) and the best transport method to backhaul traffic (microwave, dark fiber, or leased lines).

College Station, Tx, Us

• Taught the largest digital logic laboratory class within the department (120+ students, 30+ hours of work per week) for last 1.5 years while completing Doctor of Philosophy course work and research full time.• Solely responsible for the teaching and grading of electrical engineering laboratory sections associated with digital logic classes, linear circuit classes, and survey classes for non majors.

Doctor Of Philosophy & Doctor Of Engineering (Abd: Course Work & Research Hours Completed For Both), Electrical Engineering

Master Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Advanced Diploma With Honors, (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, All Ap Classes My Senior Year)