KEY EXPERIENCE:

• National Data Network plan for Swaziland Posts & Telecommunications Corporation
• New product rollout & client migration $1.3M under budget for Level(3) Communications, UK
• Author of SLAs for restructuring of the Saudi Telecom Company
• Program Manager for Cable & Wireless, UK - budget responsibility for $93 million
• Start-up roles for new telecom companies in the UK, Belgium, Slovenia & the Netherlands
• Managed built of PBX, microwave & satellite facilities for hotels in Moscow, Russia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

T-Mobile, Inc. / Microwave Construction Project Manager (Jan. 2012 -Present)

• Implementation of plans to surge bandwidth on microwave backbone for national LTE network
• Responsible for delivery of permitting, structural analysis, as-bulits, etc.
• Manage installation of network & LMR radio equipment on various field facilities
• Managed contractors building Telco / electrical, pad pour, building set & tower erection
• Ensured work performed confirmed to site drawings & participated in punch-list site walks through to close-out
• Responsible for maintaining SLA’s for SCADA, LMR, microwave & 802.11 telemetry clients during build-out

US Army 335th Signal Command / Cyber-Defense Analyst (Contract 2011)

• QA review of plans & specifications for acquisition of cyber defense systems
• Audited critical data to ensure adherence to disaster recovery plans
• Developed procedures for the handling of security incidents

ITT Systems / Network Construction Manager - Iraq, Kuwait & Afghanistan (Contract 2009-2011)

• Build of LMR networks with microwave backhaul links for US military units
• Installation & testing of OPS, RCAG, GSM radios, BTS, VSAT, trunked-radio & microwave systems
• Maintenance of satellite uplink & encryption equipment for US Military communications circuits
• Build-out of satellite hubs, data centers & command headquarters communications links to field units

Baker Hughes Inteq / MWD Operator (2008-2009)

• Transmission of well telemetry guiding directional drilling trajectory

Rural Cellular Corporation / Project Manager (Contract 2006-2008)

• Wrote RFI & RFQ leading to RFP for $10M wireless billing contract
• Gathered requirements of new VoIP billing & undocumented interdependencies
• Documented roaming wireless CDR production & revenue settlements

Middle Eastern Gas / Wireless Network Consultant (Contract 2004-2006)

• Consulting on enhancement of O&G facilities to provide data & mobile radio network services
• Pre-Launch network-planning services for investment consortium
• Reviewed bids & managed selection process for OSP construction projects

TAO International Group / Program Manager (1994-2004)

Selected Assignments in the USA, Europe, Russia, Africa & the Middle East

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Program Manager / Level(3) Communications - London, UK

• Managed technical migration of client base of acquired company to Level(3)’s support NOC
• Drove concurrent sub-project to roll out the first release of scalable IP-VPN platform
• Directed contract & process modifications to enable IT support of new client base
• Briefed Senior VP weekly & completed on schedule and $1.3M under budget

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Network Consultant / Federal Reserve Bank - Dallas, TX

• Study and Recommendation of options to network 406-sites in 9 states

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Cell Site Project Manager [Nortel / Sprint / Verizon Wireless / MFS]

• Reviewed construction contractor bids & managed selection process
• Responsible for permitting, construction and commissioning of cell sites
• Managed tower erection, shelter, antenna and BTS installation
• Developed project plans, costs & time-lines, site-acquisitions
• Managed provision of LMR sub-net as Beta Test client on Sprint Wireless network in North Texas

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Program Manager, Direct Internet Access / GTS Europe Ltd. - UK, Belgium

• Business planning for start-up European EBONE network built around the CERN particle accelerator
• Standardization of elements to scale the “DIA product” to support new clients
• Coached management on procuring resources to support the new operations

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Program Manager, Commercial Launch / Western Wireless - Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Advisor to Managing Director of start-up European GSM Company
• Resumed stalled site negotiations & developed new vendor partnerships
• Mentored staff in customer care, pre-paid products, logistics and network build-out

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Program Manager / US Special Operations Command, USA

• Terrestrial & satellite data integration to enable view real-time operational views
• Infrastructure enabled commanders view real-time operations in the field

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SLA Expert / Saudi Telecom Company - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Architect of Service Level Agreements to tighten departmental accountability
• SLAs were key to client’s transition from Ministry to market-driven company
• Promoted integration of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) into market offerings

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Network Product Development Consultant / WorldCom UK, Ltd. - London, UK

Conceived the following value-added products and services for client’s portfolio:

1. Corporate Messaging Product: $9 million annual ROI projected for $50,000 investment
2. Encrypted remote LAN access product: $7.75 million annual ROI on $750,000 investment

III. Interconnect Agreement with UniSource:  $1.8 million annual ROI on $165,000 investment

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Operations Director / Baltic Information Services - London, UK

• Wrote processes for a start-up company pioneering international VoIP services
• Managed relationship with Investment Bank to demonstrate viability of VoIP
• Drive UK license applications and interconnect negotiations with foreign carriers

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Project Manager / Cable & Wireless - Bracknell, UK

• Turned-around $90M project to build UK's first hybrid IP-CATV network
• Restored project momentum by formalizing cost procedures for sub-contracting

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National Data Architect / Swaziland Post & Telecom Co. - Mbabane, Swaziland

• Authored plan to leverage legacy infrastructure with new technologies
• Assessed costs & timelines & outlined plan for a 24x7 regional NOC

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Project Manager / Direct-Net Telecom - Moscow, Russia

• Built PBX, microwave & satellite links to hotels for international calling services

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Telecommunications Consultant / Texas State Comptroller - Austin, Texas

Authored the following selected studies:

• Policy recommendations for 8-year network strategic planning window
• Cost, labor and technology trends impacting latency & end-user expectations
• Legal & regulatory evolution & their impact on technology providers & markets

Alcatel / Field Service Supervisor - Plano, TX

• Supervised 9 Field Engineers installing & maintaining switches in 23 states

AT&T / Communications Technician – Dallas, TX

• Provisioned data, voice, telemetry & SCADA & wireless backhaul services from DS-1 to OC-48
• Restoration of network services after facility failures

United States Navy / Aircrewman – P-3 Orion aircraft

• In-flight ISR to identify air & naval units via SIGINT
• South Asia expeditionary force of electronic surveillance and ASW experts

MANAGEMENT SKILL SUMMARY:

• Budgeting, financial management, CAPEX & OPEX forecasts, invoice review & approval
• Assessment of requirements and identification of applicable solutions
• Architect for business support functions: provisioning, NOC, billing, procurement & operations
• Cost-benefit analysis & projection of capital-outlay for competing technologies
• Documented requirements & defined risks, contingencies, timelines, transition of responsibility. Wrote LOE, SOW & WBS, presented C-Level executive briefings
• Network infrastructure build and maintenance, licensing, configuration & migration projects
• Managed risk by identifying process-and-control weaknesses and developing corrective metrics
• Planning for CapEx & OpEx impacting projects, including supply chain, contract specs, hardware & software procurement & potential skill shortages
• Guidance to team members on productivity, multi-tasking and adapting to changing priorities
• Securing commitment of managers & skilled technical resources for delivery of all project elements

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

• MS Office, Outlook, MS Project, Excel, Word, Access, Visio, Lotus Notes
• Construction Management; microwave and cell tower erection, BTS & antenna installation, data center build-out, power, HVAC & site commissioning
• Firewalls, IDS/IPS, routers, servers, SMTP, DNS, VPNs, MPLS, Active Directory, GAL LWAPP
• 802.11, 802.16, 1xRTT, EV-DO, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, WLANs, Wireless Access Points, WCDMA, TDMA, GSM, MSC, HLR & VLR
• CFR Title 47 & FCC regulations
• DoD NIPR & SIPR networks, DoD WAN Cyber-Defense deployment
• ISO 9001:2000 & QA, Design compliance
• Site surveys, & design integrity reviews
• Wrote internal SLAs between sales, provisioning, construction & installation
• Contract Review, logistics, services & primary POC for vendors
• Client-facing engineering & support services, including feasibility studies and operations planning
• Alpha / Beta trials of new IP-VPN products
• Network capacity management, configuration and expansion
• OSP, tower, BTS, power, grounding & microwave radio IP configuration
• Management, design & build of OSP, IP, fiber and wireless infrastructure
• Preparation of Business Cases, RFPs, proposals, tenders & contract negotiations
• Authored Technical Primers to educate non-technical managers about benefits of modern network technologies