Experience

Tall City Telecom Solutions Inc.

• Canada
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  Senior project manager for all telecommunications projects in the lower mainland, British Columbia. • Design, construction, integration and optimization of macro, in-building/DAS, Micro and small cell projects. • Project Management services & turnkey operations to meet client requirement and deadlines. Senior project manager for all telecommunications projects in the lower mainland, British Columbia. • Design, construction, integration and optimization of macro, in-building/DAS, Micro and small cell projects. • Project Management services & turnkey operations to meet client requirement and deadlines.



TELUS Business

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Implementation Project Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Project and construction management of several hundred LTE & HSPA macro, micro and in-building projects, ranging from complex new site builds to simple carrier adds. Rooftop, Tower, Hydro, In-Building, Etc. • Work with customer’s real estate team and contractors to obtain new sites throughout British Columbia, working with land lords, building owners, city officials and municipalities to meet strict guidelines in order to complete site acquisition on 100+ new sites. • Manage all financial and logistical elements to each individual project. • Project Managed various transport projects, including OPE fiber and MW installations.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• UMTS War Room Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Sep 2011

  Contract entailed managing multiple vendors to deploy a UMTS/HSPA network and multiple carrier adds in the Philadelphia /Eastern PA / S New Jersey markets.

• MSC/MTSO Project Engineer

  • Sep 2004 - Feb 2007

  Contract entailed Core Switch & Cell engineering & implementation of network elements to maintain the integrity of 10 separate mobile switching centers through out Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware & Southern New Jersey areas.o Engineered and implemented all network elements to support Customers TDMA, GSM & UMTS networks based on forecast and growth.o Project Managed integrations of equipment into existing network. o Maintained Ancillary (DSX, LGX, and LAN) connections, ATM & SS7 availability, and other key switch sub-system elements to maintain network growth.• Facilities Engineering - Central Office Layout Design, DC Power Systems and HVAC engineeringo Maintain -48v DC power systems to provide N+1 power w/ 6-8 hour battery back up.o Maintain HVAC systems to provide adequate air conditioning, heat and humidity control based on heat dissipation of all MTSO equipment.o Design all Core Switch elements to Telcordia GR-1275 & IS-41 & standards.



T-Mobile

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• GSM Project Manager

  • Apr 2004 - Sep 2004

  • Project Manager for BTS (Cell) preventative maintenance.o Project entailed planning key target sites based on a health index, location and severity.o Provided daily reports on work completed, as well as maintain project trackers and project plans.o Manage the compilation of wireless network equipment and supplies.o Managed multiple vendors, negotiated contract pricing, defined scope and created method of procedures.• Project Manager for BTS (Cell) SIAD roll out in Austin, TX.o Project managed the deployment & integration of Carrier Access “Axxius 800” mini DAC at 250 cell sites.

• Regional Project Manager/Network Coordinator

  • May 2003 - Apr 2004

  • Engineered and Project Managed the optimization of customers West Region wireless network (GSM1900/850 & 802.11) with a cost savings effort initiative.o Defined network optimization projects, delegated to key resources & vendors, and managed to project completion. o Project Manager of network re-groom/diversity projects of all transport levels, in coordination with vendor project managers, engineers, and technicians.• Facilities Management – Engineered and project managed the design of a new MTSO/Switch facility.o Managed Conversion of a 10000 Sq Ft Data Center to a NSS (Network and Switching System) environment. Removal of UPS AC power system and engineering of NEG 48 (DC) power systems. Engineering of all ancillary systems, Tellabs 5500 DAC system. Nokia SGSN’s, BSC’s & TCSM’s, Nortel DMSC (40 SPM) System.



Comcast

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager of Broadband Solutions

  • Oct 2002 - Apr 2003

  • Responsible for the development and implementation of the features and functionality of integrated CAD\GIS\Relational Database Management Systems, applications for the management of Hybrid Fiber Coax cable plant inside Washington State. • Provided quality assurance and testing of SpatialNet, a custom Enterprise level Oracle Spatial application. • Software Development of CAD/GIS applications and the process of implementing/managing data from an Oracle/MS SQL environment (IMS). • Testing and configuration of @MAppFM, a fiber module for designing fiber assets within the Washington market. • SQL server administration and database maintenance. • Responsible for performing spatial analysis using MapInfo and AutoCAD Map in support of work groups throughout Comcast. • Utilized MapInfo, ArcView and AutoCad in the design of maps to be used as analytical tools for the planning of network infrastructure, market deployment and coverage analysis.



Velocita

• Network Planner

  • May 2001 - Sep 2002

  • Project managed the installation of all optical equipment for a National IP backbone (Cisco), as well as other various Network design projects. Specified project scope, cost & deliverables, accurately estimated project duration, created detailed project plans, identified and managed resources across multiple departments. • Worked on a team of Network planners, Access planners and Engineers to Route, design and build a nation wide Fiber Optic Network (DWDM). • Project managed the installation of all optical equipment for a National IP backbone (Cisco), as well as other various Network design projects. Specified project scope, cost & deliverables, accurately estimated project duration, created detailed project plans, identified and managed resources across multiple departments. • Worked on a team of Network planners, Access planners and Engineers to Route, design and build a nation wide Fiber Optic Network (DWDM).



OSP Consulting Inc

• Senior CAD/GIS Design Technician

  • Jul 2000 - May 2001

  • Project managed various fiber optic routing & wireless design projects. o Managed a group of 8-10 people to design various hybrid fiber coax cable and fiber optic cable inner city network rings, large-scale dark fiber networks, POP (point of presence) sites & cell sites (BTS). • Provided Design/CAD/GIS support on several fiber optic routing design projects. • Engineered various outside plant and inside plant engineering plans and documents. • Project managed various fiber optic routing & wireless design projects. o Managed a group of 8-10 people to design various hybrid fiber coax cable and fiber optic cable inner city network rings, large-scale dark fiber networks, POP (point of presence) sites & cell sites (BTS). • Provided Design/CAD/GIS support on several fiber optic routing design projects. • Engineered various outside plant and inside plant engineering plans and documents.



Plantec Consulting Engineers

• Project Manager/GIS Technician

  • Feb 2000 - Jul 2000

  • Project managed multiple fiber optic and coax/copper network routing projects for numerous Telco providers. • Created schematics for fiber optic network design and building purposes. • Provided Design/CAD/GIS support for several fiber optic network routing projects based on client specifications. • Project managed multiple fiber optic and coax/copper network routing projects for numerous Telco providers. • Created schematics for fiber optic network design and building purposes. • Provided Design/CAD/GIS support for several fiber optic network routing projects based on client specifications.



OSP Consulting Inc

• Halifax, Canada Area

• CAD/GIS Design Technician

  • Jun 1999 - Feb 2000