Telecommunications Project Coordinator

Executive Summary
Multi-task-oriented, and well organized telecommunications professional with over 20 years of experience in project coordination, spectrum management, and LMR mobile/portable communications.
Core Qualifications
Multi-unit Operation Management, Project Coordination, Land Mobile Radio, Spectrum Management, Project Planning, Budget Tracking, Communications skills, Team Leadership, Inventory Control, Vendor Sourcing.

Last Resume Update June 17, 2014
Address Converse, Texas
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Years Experience 25

Experience

Consultis
Project Coordinator
Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

• Supported project manager in the management, administration, development and implementation of project plan to meet FCC mandated narrow-band requirement.
• Provided weekly written and verbal communications reports, and milestones throughout project completion outlining project status and progress to project manager, communications director, regional managers, and communications technicians.
• Facilitated and coordinated planning activities across multiple locations.
• Backward engineered project to known deadline and determined key timelines required to meet the known deadline.
• Developed excel site inventory spreadsheets to document, account, and maintain all Motorola, and Kenwood radio equipment throughout organization.
• Determined proper configuration of LMR network repeaters, base stations, mobiles and portables. Maintained and updated RSS programming library.
• Completed frequency licensing reviews, ensured filings were submitted to the FCC for all company locations,
• Coordinated with engineers to ensure required frequencies were available and programmed.
• Used problem solving skills to include time management, prioritization of tasks, and multitasking to complete different phases of the project.
• Identified and managed subcontractors to complete installations, maintenance, and repairs.
• Developed request for quotes, monitored services orders, tracked equipment/shipment status, and material orders to ensure timely delivery of all equipment to processing plants.
• Provided order status to project manager, and was the liaison between vendors, regional managers, and communications technicians.
• Following the project plan, provided external communication at the completion of each phase of the project.
• Provided after project support to communications technicians through equipment programming and network activation.
• Coordinated purchasing, documentation, and monitored project spending.
• Was resource for communications technicians on required equipment and their operational use.
• Took action to resolve problems that may impact delivery and ensuring that any issues are addressed.
• Scheduled completion of narrow-banding at each network area required and confirmed successful installation, and operation of new mobile radio systems.
• Kept management informed of problems and resolutions to ensure systems were completed on time.
• Provided direction and guidance to communications technicians to ensure project goals and scheduled completion dates were met.

BAE Systems
Systems Analyst
Mar 2005 - Sep 2008

• Performed land mobile radio network modeling, design, and interference analysis for VHF/UHF conventional, trunking, P25 compliant PSMR systems, and meeting mandated narrowband requirements in 150,162-174, and 406-420 MHz bands.
• Federal frequency regulatory licensing.
• Coordinated with engineers to ensure required frequencies were available and programmed.
• Drafted land mobile system connectivity, and detailed diagrams.
• USDOJ IWN program management and spectrum development for state of Oregon.
• Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) Representative USDOJ.
• Federal Interoperable 25 Cities Project management, coordination, and development representative USDOJ.
• Managed radio frequency assignments for US Department of Justice law enforcement division.
• Performed frequency selection and interference analysis.
• Performed IRAC Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS) Agenda reviews.

Northrop Grumman
Frequency Manager
Sep 2004 - Mar 2005

• Federal frequency regulatory licensing.
• Performed land mobile radio network modeling, design, and interference analysis for conventional, trunking, and P25 PSMR systems.
• Managed radio frequency assignments for US Department of Justice law enforcement division.
• Coordinated with engineers to ensure required frequencies were available and programmed.
• Performed IRAC Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS) Agenda reviews.
• Performed frequency selection and interference analysis.
• USDOJ IWN program management and spectrum development for state of Oregon.
• Drafted land mobile system connectivity, and detailed diagrams.

US Navy
Information Systems Technician
Jul 1984 - Aug 2004

• Led and coordinated daily operations of 35 information systems technicians. Providing fast reliable voice and data communications support to over 1500 subscribers.
• Determined daily schedules and work assignments to be completed, including software and peripheral device installation, office equipment operation/maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Managed various HF, VHF, UHF, and SHF secure and non-secure voice telecommunications systems.
• Managed and coordinated communications division equipment, tools, inventories, and planned maintenance system.
• Maintained 98 percent equipment readiness rate.
• Managed over 12,000 federal frequency licenses for the US Navy and Marine Corps.
• Managed the JSC Spectrum XXI frequency management program and database.
• Supervised and coordinated tactical communications support.
• Performed operational test, required adjustments, and maintenance on antennas and communications equipment.
• Proactively prioritized needs and effectively managed communications technician shop resources, and telecommunications site auditing and labeling of over 500 pieces of telecommunications equipment valued at $1.5 million.
• Conducted division personnel training and instruction.
• Developed message processing procedures, performed message traffic analysis, proof reading, and editing.
• Monitored personnel work stations, performed process analysis/improvement and inspected equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Wrote employee periodic evaluation reports, and conducted career enhancement counseling.
• Developed and implemented 10 technical standard operating procedures, and 12 equipment operating instructions.

Education

Texas A&M University San Antonio
BBA
Jul 2011 - Current

Computer Information Systems-Project Management.

Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology
BBA
Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

Management Information Systems

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