Project Director / Engineer Resume

Title
Project Director / Engineer

Primary Skills
Wireless Telecommunications

Location
US-CA- (will consider relocating)

Posted
Jan-16-09

Seasoned and skilled professional, degreed electrical engineer with MBA, who has worked in 20+ countries leading groups, departments, regions, and companies to complete their goals and timelines for domestic and international projects and network launches.

Project Director/System Engineer (Telsima) Bombay, India: 2007 - 2008
Implemented best technical practices across India's deployments based on Telsima WIMAX gear. Gave hands-on training to internal and external personnel in quality SS and BS site audits & internal and external frequency interference. Responsible for troubleshooting WIMAX product, system problems, and field deployment issues. Helped develop, troubleshoot, and implement practices and procedures for product deployment. I spear headed the engineering, debugging, and integration of 3rd party drive test and post processing tools. Set up test bench lab for training, troubleshooting, and fault resolution. Technical liaison to WIMAX operators. Upon review of operators' RF plan, discovered that poor RF design and bad field installation of antennas resulted in poor quality network. Demonstrated RF co-channel interference from original design. Improved network performance via increased antenna tilts, new azimuths, and changing frequencies. Used spectrum analyzer to pin point external sources of interference.

RF Engineer/Manager (Clearwire) Hawaii, USA: 2006
Responsible for the site selection, design, drive test analysis, frequency interference mitigation, and optimization of the Maui and Oahu WIMAX networks comprised of 120 Nextnet/Motorola 2.5 GHz BTS sites. Assembled portable “suitcase” test unit and wrote new expanded procedures for drive testing. Performed RF site audits to troubleshoot network quality and site congestion problems. Developed a spreadsheet to manually retune the frequency plan based on drive test data showing co-channel interference. Developed Google Earth overlays of market coverage from EDX propagation tool and MapInfo software. Forecasted congestion and capacity augments.

Special Projects Director (Western Wireless International - Comcel) Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 2004 - 2005
Responsible for the expansion of the TDMA and GSM cellular network. Existing Lucent TDMA network expanded to clear existing spectrum for new overlaid Nortel GSM network. Managing process of site acquisition, equipment ordering, A&E, budgeting, warehousing, logistics, RF engineering, construction, installation, commissioning, and optimization of the network.

Engineering Director (Global Communications Consulting Group) San Diego, California 2002
Responsible for the development of the Engineering Group Services and successful project implementations associated with sales of used equipment (mainly Ericsson RBS) to international telecommunications operators. Worked in Brazil, Jamaica, and Czech Republic.

Regional Rollout Manager (Western Wireless International- Vega GSM) Ljubljana, Slovenia: 2001 - 2002
Responsible for the successful launch of 140 Lucent GSM sites by leading a multidisciplinary team of site acquisition, RF and transmission engineers, construction managers, and implementation managers. Introduced a $2,000,000 savings by re-engineering network design to “kill” cell sites while preserving coverage objectives by employing high power transceivers and moving sites between existing highway and planned new highway.

Project Director (Western Wireless International - Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia) La Paz, Bolivia: 2000
Responsible for the successful launch of the first GSM wireless cellular network. Oversaw all project departments, with concentration on network build out. Nokia network consisted of 3 MSCs, over 100 BTSs, and microwave links in the country's three main cities. Authorized millions of dollars in project expenses. Negotiated contracts, designed national budgets, and lead regional managers, resulting in a successful national launch by year's end 2000.

Regional Director (Western Wireless International - Vipnet GSM) Zagreb/Rijeka/Split, Croatia: 1999
Core startup member for the implementation of the second GSM wireless cellular network. Developed two regional offices from leasing office space and hiring staff to managing resources, processes, and operations. Managed Southern half of the country (Zadar to Dubrovnik, approximately 200 Ericsson cell sites). Responsible for 50 professional and administrative staff including RF engineering, site acquisition, construction, architects, operations and maintenance, vendors, sales, finance and administration.

Senior Project Manager (Western Wireless International - Comcel) Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 1998
In-country manager for implementation of dual mode AMPS/TDMA wireless cellular network. Prepared leases for office space and cell sites, finalized real estate company agreements with legal assistance. Prepared plans to buy company vehicles, hire staff, and setup local infrastructure. Visited cell site locations and assisted in RF engineering of system design. Performed groundwork for hiring architects, civil construction firms, security services, and sales/administration office locations. Surveyed existing Telco infrastructure and reported on competitor's existing AMPS system before being reassigned to Croatia.

Senior Project Manager (Western Wireless International - Westel GSM) Accra, Ghana: 1998
In charge of Systems Development, including the launching of 50 public wireless payphones, installations of transformers, power distributions, generators, and commercial electrical. Supervised three local employees constructing payphone sites; also civil works equipment procurement, vendor selection, design details, and punch list items. Worked with Operations Director on special trenching project to bring cable to housing project for Wireless Local Loop (WiLL) phone service. Advised site/radio surveyors performing payphone location feasibility tests.

Senior Project Manager (Western Wireless International - Comstar GSM) Abidjan, Ivory Coast: 1998
Assisted existing GSM operator in repairing deficiencies in network. Organized priorities and schedules for future Nortel network expansion. Responsibilities included site visits, commencing roaming agreements, sorting GSM MoU issues, microwave interconnect analysis, ordering BTS combiners, changing site power load requirements, increasing air cooling capacity, and issuing guidelines to test quality of existing network elements.

Project Manager (Western Wireless International) Issaquah, Washington and Guatemala: 1998
Researched prepaid solutions and wireless payphones. Assisted international projects by reviewing bids and vendor contracts. Researched both PrePaid Platform (PPP) solution and wireless payphones (WiLL) through RFQ in order to standardize our international markets. Reviewed and commented on vendor contracts (MSC/BSS/BTS). Developed preliminary plan for Year 2000 compliance (Y2K) in international markets. Laid groundwork for technical details of Guatemala network with vendor and discussed social and political conditions for market risks with local partner. Investigated potential cell sites and office locations. Prepared for implementation of project.

Project Manager (Western Wireless International - Magticom GSM) Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia: 1997
Sole full-time, dedicated representative of my company in this joint venture. Responsible for SIM card artwork, technical format personalization, ITU procedures & forms, and training. Aided in construction of the MSC building, oversaw BTS construction, performed site walks, and filled punch lists. Received materials for warehouse. Directed and supervised contractors and vendors (Siemens MSC, Motorola BTSs, DMC microwave, Netcom, etc.). Planned the network expansion for coverage between the eastern capital city and the west coast. Negotiated with Georgian Telcom and Railroad for interconnect arrangements. Arranged leases with Ministry of Internal Affairs and Georgian Electric Company. Met Siemens in Munich regarding MSC software loads and implementation schedule. Trained DMC in site/path surveys. Fixed training for switch engineer. Fixed site access problems. Assisted in Motorola drive testing of competitor's network. Informed GSM MoU Infocentre on network status, coverage, tariffing, and technical information. Commission verification and acceptance testing of microwave links. Chaired technical meetings. Orchestrated RF consultants contract and supervised their drive testing of our network. Performed compatibility testing of other operators' SIM cards for roaming. Wrote and distributed Problem Call Report to be used by our employees. Planned Phase II site walks. Responsible for complete VMS installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing. Defined marketing issues associated with commercial launch of the voice mail services. Taught Georgians how to use drive-test gear, convert data files, run analysis program, and then oversaw the drive-test and optimization. Managed roamer testing for international GSM operators. Documented and resolved IDD (International Direct Dialing) problem from foreign countries into our network.

Construction Engineering Project Manager (Pacific Bell Mobile Services) California and Nevada, USA: 1995 - 1996
Supervised site engineering and construction of the Personal Communications Services (PCS) network of ~2,000 Ericsson BTS sites via weekly construction meetings. Liaison between the regional offices and corporate HQ for construction & technical issues. Worked with regional offices to implement policy and procedure. Coordinated training on transmission system; instructed others on use of TDR and sweep gear. Used same gear to troubleshoot faulty equipment. Researched regional problems, found solutions, and disseminated information to all regions. Performed quality installation field checks, educated regional offices on microwave interconnection, suggested changes to A&E drawings including using RF transparent materials on stealth sites, worked with vendors to acquire material and resolve quality problems, assisted in writing documentation for project (e.g. Installation Completion Checklist). Responsible for auditing the general contractor's monthly invoices (~$2 million/month) and pursuing cost saving measures.

Coastal Region Project Manager (Unión Temporal Celumóvil ) Colombia, South America: 1994 - 1995
Cellular Systems Installations. Supervised cell site construction and installation of a Nortel digital TDMA cellular system for Unión Temporal Celumóvil. Overall network comprised ~70 cell sites with >50,000 subscribers. N.B.: I was able to install and activate a critical cell site within one week, thereby preserving company's license and avoiding a governmental fine.

Project Manager/Engineer (AT&T Network Systems Turnkey Services) St. Louis, Missouri, USA: 1991 - 1994
Routine responsibilities included cradle-to-grave wireless turnkey services: authoring international project bids, procuring equipment, engineering/performing site and path surveys, designing site layouts and microwave routes, completing detailed engineering of interconnect, and field supervising the installation (microwave, multiplexers, alarms, power units, etc.). Concluded customer acceptance testing and field troubleshooting from antenna systems to cross connect panels. International projects and assignments in Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Honduras, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, México, Canada, and Argentina. Last project was a nine month involvement with Compañía de Teléfonos del Interior (CTI) consortium in Argentina to design and construct a national cellular network of 1000+ cell sites. Responsibilities included acquiring cell sites, designing microwave paths, interference analysis, and field installation & supervision.

Computer Technician (Washington University) St. Louis, Missouri, USA: 1989 - 1991
Troubleshooted various PC-based hardware and software problems. Customized computer systems, installed drives, circuit boards, modems, and other internal components. Advisor to students in campus computer labs.
Technical Assistant (International Research Institute) San Diego, California, USA: 1990
Worked at Naval Ocean Systems Center on Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence programs related to JotsII/VIDS product. SECRET CLEARANCE. Setup Sun OS (4/370) and installed software aboard U.S. Navy ships. Configured Spark workstations, maintained tape backups.

EDUCATION Barrington University - Master of Business Administration, Dean's List, G.P.A. 3.9/4.0
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
1st Minor: Computer Science 2nd Minor: Spanish

LANGUAGE Spanish fluently read, spoken, and written; comprehensive technical vocabulary

PROFESSIONAL Past member MSTE (Missouri Society of Telephone Engineers), Past member IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), passed courses in several microwave vendors' certifications, Ericsson GSM overview, Solar Energy, Project Management, Radio System Engineering, Radio Frequency Systems Connectorization, Gemplus GSM OS, ISO Overview, EDX Signal Pro, MapInfo, Google Earth, Cisco Interconnecting Devices Class

Certifications
Past member MSTE (Missouri Society of Telephone Engineers), Past member IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), passed courses in several microwave vendors? certifications, Ericsson GSM overview, Solar Energy, Project Management, Radio System Engineering, Radio Frequency Systems Connectorization, Gemplus GSM OS, ISO Overview, EDX Signal Pro, MapInfo, Google Earth, Cisco Interconnecting Devices Class


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