SUMMARY:

• Comprehensive experience and education in Wireline/Wireless Technologies, Network & Infrastructure Engineering, New Technology development, system development life cycles, process re - engineering, resource management, strategic planning, proposals, merger acquisitions, program/project management methodologies, hardware/software applications development, testing, requirements analyst, implementation, installation, maintenance, Application Support Systems, transport facilities and switching.
• Planned, developed and directed staff personnel in support of business needs.
• Provided solutions and recommendations, achieving business goals through new technology, applications, training and/or process improvements.
• Established effective working relationships with business partners, defining, prioritizing and scheduling activities.
• Developed and managed highly effective staffs by budgeting for and ensuring adequate training, hiring, experience and mentoring were provided; ensuring staff skills met changing technology and business needs.

APPLICATION EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:

AMOS, AOTS, APTOS, BUDGET TOOL, CABS, CIRCUIT MANAGER, CANOPI, Cerion, Citrix, CoNCEPT, COSMOS, CPSOS, CRAMER, CRIS, CSFT, CTS, ESS, EDW EGATEWAY, eHealth, EXPRESS, DMS, FACS, FERSA, FIRST, FOMS, GRANITE, GPTC, HOMER, IPLAN, IWOS, LFACS, LMOS, K1023, MAP-INFO, MARCH, METRICA, Metrowatch, MIDDLEWARE, MLT, MLAC applications, MOOSE, MPLS, NEAC, NetExpert, NESA, NIS Portal, OPEN SOURCE, OPTIMA, OPS/INE, ORACLE PO SYSTEM, OVALS, PAWS, PBX, PICS, PIW, PMATT, PREMIS, Prospect, React, Remedy, REWSS, RMAPS, Sales Compensation Applications, REMEDY, SOAC, SORD, Spatial, TAN, Tellabs Portal, TELEGENCE, TIRKS, ULTRA, UTrack, Vision, WEBMOM, WebXnG, WFA, WMS, WOT, OSS’s and more.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

New technology Planner & Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for nationwide planning and engineering ALU MSC’S, SIP-I, V-MME’S, S-GW, P-GW, DMZ Firewalls, MGW, RNC, BSC, Metrocell, SGSN, MME, FEMTO, ASR5K, Routers (CE/PE), G10/12U/14U-Tektronix Probes, GSS Servers, Anues’s, DNS Configurations, SS7 Signaling & Domain 2.0, IPV6, Project VIP implementations.
• Provide forecasting, planning, engineering, design requirements (IP’s, Ports, Ethernet (1g to 10-GigE), Optical, Electrical, Power & Space) for vendor equipment (growth, arguments, decom’s). Responsible for forecasts, quotes, PO’s, budgetary items, first office applications (FFA), design, requirements, implementation & documentation, as well as monitor network performance, provide analytics, assist in troubleshooting, provide solutions, and purchase hardware/software to support growth.
• CCNA, Cloud Computing, SDN, Agile trained.

Confidential

Systems Detailed Design & Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Senior Regional Design Engineer for the design, installation and integration, Confidential RSP/Call Servers/Media Gateway/IWF, IP-BSC, SS7, Ethernet, Symetricom, UMA & DACS equipment.
• Design and engineered 3G UMTS UTRAN, GigE, IuCS, IuPS, luR, luBs, OCNS, ATM/IMA/IP (VP/VC) UMTS interfaces, configuration documentation, transport facilities, & Granite inventory.
• Developed design documentation for the logical/physical network architecture, power & space and testing requirements.
• Worked closely with statewide Markets, vendors, & RAN Engineers. Utilized Metrowatch, REACT, NetExpert, Insite), protocol analyzers for troubleshooting Homer and Granite.
• Knowledge of HSPA implementation standards.

Confidential

Sr Lead Engineer & Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing NSS, BSS, DACS scripts/requirements for RNC/BSC Rehomes and work-order issuance for removal of 2G Switches.
• Provided E911 PSAP testing and project managed and coordinated the migration efforts with statewide Markets.
• Provided training and implementation strategy for hand-off to new engineering team.

Confidential

Sr System Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the end-to-end design engineering & installation Cisco switches, Call Server/MGW/IWF/DACS, transmission & traffic analytics.
• Engineered hardware/software designs to support BHCA, CPUOCC for growth/expansions.
• Responsible for purchase orders, CIQ’s and Design Engineering Documentation.
• Performed translations, testing, transport design (IMT’s, IP’s, SS7 connectivity, radio facilities etc.).
• Coordinated vendor & field installations and interfaced regularly with multiple workgroups.

Confidential

Sr System Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for engineering Cisco NSS/BSC/RNC/BSS/DACS, Call Server/MGW/IWF equipment, transmission & traffic designs, installation, Granite/Cramer inventory and misc. equipment (GPRS/SGSN, PCUSN, ENET, FLPP, SPM, DTC, SDM, TCU/TCMS, LIU, NIU, MMU, IWF, IOM and SS7 peripherals).
• Engineered hardware/software to support BHCA, CPUOCC performance and growth expansions.
• Provided testing, troubleshooting and solutions to mitigate network congestion and failures.

Confidential

Sr Program Manager Engineering/Marketing

Responsibilities:

• Sr Program Manager for Cisco/Avaya High Speed Data Networks & Routers (VPN’s, VoIP, WAN, LAN, Security).
• Developed Business Plan, pricing, timelines, architectural flowcharts for “Converged Data Network Services” offering.
• Worked directly with senior leadership and functional workgroups developing Business Plan & Sales/Training implementation strategies in partnership with AVAYA, Virtella & VeriSign.
• Coordinated and led Engineering, Marketing and IT strategic meetings with internal/external partners.
• Managed project timelines, milestones, schedules, resources and provided marketing collateral, detailed project requirements and technical communication documentation.
• Worked with lab technicians analyzing reports generated by network analysis & performance tools.

Confidential

IT/Marketing Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Information Technology Program Manager for (VPN’s, VoIP, WAN, LAN, Security) High Speed Data Products & OI&M Merger Waiver.
• Managed project timelines & activities for MPLS Voice/Data Products.
• Evaluated Open Source applications for development of time reporting & billing.
• Provided subject-matter expertise for product requirements, development and deployment.
• Managed and escalated to various functional organizations any jeopardy’s occurring during the course of these projects.
• Worked closely with the IT Governance Committee, leadership team, Project Managers and upstream/downstream partners.

Confidential

Network & Design Architect

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Confidential Communications, Cienna, Cingular, TRI, Nortel and Lucent evaluating SONET ADM and long-term solutions for single Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) platform. Introduced solutions for Voice/Data to multi-OSPF Hierarchical Private Network-to-Network (PNNI) platforms.
• Managed Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) contractual negotiations with Alcatel. Developed contracts and Network Interface requirements for Confidential to Confidential Network migration.

Confidential

IT/Marketing Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated Regulatory Requirements for Ameritech/ Confidential system integration Merger.
• Developed partition Strategy, Business Plan and detailed requirements for ADSL, ATM/Frame Relay, including hiring of technical staff and employees.
• Worked with multiple vendors developing requirements, technical documentation, logical/physical architectural diagrams and system processes.
• Managed the implementation of new ASI Center in Dublin/Pleasanton locations.

Confidential

Engineering & MarCom Director

Responsibilities:

• Developed Marketing & Sales organization to support Engineering Product design efforts for Confidential and Confidential Wireless Deployment.
• Worked with worldwide industry vendors, suppliers, OEM’s (Marconi & Confidential ), and international regulatory bodies.
• Installed Central Office switches and hardware to support wireless infrastructure.
• Provided installation, maintenance and trouble-shooting training for internal and external partners.

Confidential

Engineering & Marketing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed worldwide deployment strategies, system integration, proposals, budgets, press releases, Marketing Literature, Engineering documentation and WEB requirements.
• Developed CEO and Vice President presentations for worldwide industry conferences. Coordinated showroom conferences, managed hardware and represented wireless Confidential technology Confidential industry conferences.
• Developed Engineering training course materials for SDMA technology (MSO BSC/RNC, Subscriber Units, Operations, Installation, Maintenance, Configuration, SNMP NMS, Spectrum Management & Site Survey, hardware, antennas).

Confidential

Lead Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• System Integration Architect for voice/data/WAN/MAN/LAN products across multiple platforms.
• Developed deployment strategies for new technologies/applications (Broadband Services, VoIP, FR/ATM, DSLAM, FCC Mandates).
• Confidential Industry Standards Representative working with NORTEL, Lucent, Siemens, Alcatel, and RBOC’s for high-speed digital networks and integration into legacy applications (SORD, SOAC, LFACS, MARCH, LMOS).
• Developed proposals, RFP’s, Analysis White Papers, Business Requirements and Business Cases to support Architecture.
• Provided service-order planning, interconnection support (ASR’s), coding and expertise for USOC/FID development & testing.
• Other duties included the design and development of High Speed Data Centers.
• Provided technical support for statewide applications, networks, product deployments, technical documentation, managed Network Switches switch translations, testing, installation, & maintenance.
• Outside Plant Installation & Repair Manager business & residential equipment.