
Knowledgeable of inner office and field operations duties and procedures
Developed sustained relationships with internal management, employees, vendors and
Contractors based on knowledge, trust and performance
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Excellent communication skills and ability to exchange information and interface effectively
With employees and customers clearly and concisely
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OPERATIONS MANAGER 10/2012 – Present
TWIN TELECOM Orlando, FL
Manage day to day operations and Construction Crews
Responsible for vendor management, customer acquisition and field operations personnel
Provided overall direction and technical support to operations personnel
Responsible for deployment schedule, status reports and project deliverables
Ensured company safety and quality standards are enforced
Perform work for carriers such as: Sprint, TMobile, Metro PCS and AT&T
Work with vendors such as: Ericsson, Nokia, Ceragon, General Dynamics and Mastec
RF NETWORK SPECIALIST 01/2012 – 10/2012
CRITICAL HUB NETWORKS San Juan, PR
Manage daily field operations and maintenance of microwave network
Responsible for all new site builds including new tower structure construction
Site survey, quality audit and site development
Manage CAN and PCN process for FCC license
Managed equipment warehouse and personnel
Participate in multiple network projects while maintaining daily operational excellence
Equipment used: Ceragon IP10Q, Lineage DC power systems, Andrew 6’ antennas
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER 10/2011 – 12/2011
ERICSSON – DIGICEL (Roll-Out Project) Panama City, Panama
Managed deployment of RBS 6102
Managed all logistical and field operations for 2106 to 6102 swaps
Worked directly with ASP’s to ensure site construction and integrations are performed as
planned and within Ericsson’s standards
Maintained data base as required for ASP billing, document repository and deployment
schedule
Coordinated with NTC RF CPM for site tuning & optimization to ensure sites are
properly and timely placed in service
Managed and coordinated tiger teams & cleanup crews for 2106+3418, 2111+3518,
6102+6601 and 6102
Responsible for coordination and documentation of ATP’s with the customer
Daily interaction with the customer to determine solutions, process and scheduling
Successfully completed the target amount of swaps and other site builds within deadline
RF NETWORK SPECIALIST 05/2011 – 10/2011
CRITICAL HUB NETWORKS San Juan, PR
Develop and implement high capacity microwave network based on network criteria
Site acquisition and contract negotiation with landlord
Direct bid walks and negotiate with contractors
Develop site drawing and BOM for entire deployment
Manage CAN and PCN process for FCC licenses
Manage field operation teams during network implementation
Complete site quality audits and closeout documentation
Project Scope: Complete development of wireless terrestrial network of 800Mbps per
link
Equipment used: Ceragon IP10Q, Lineage DC power systems, Andrew 6’ antennas
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER 10/2010 – 04/2011
WAVELINK CORP. – AT&T Fort Wayne, IN
Manage daily operations for tower construction crews
Ensure all installation quality guidelines and employee safety precautions are followed
Interact directly with the customer and provide detail status reports to upper management
Completed BOM and material delivery for cell site construction
Coordinate lodging and travel for all company teams
Negotiate with customer during bid walks and meetings
Completed redline drawings and closeout documentation
Equipment used: Lucent 850 & 1900 GSM Cabinet, Lucent 1900 UMTS Cabinet and
expansion 850 UMTS Antennas, diplexers, TMA’s, Hoffman box.
MICROWAVE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER 06/2010 – 10/2010
WAVELINK CORP. - CLEARWIRE Washington DC / Baltimore, MD / Orlando, FL
Manage daily operations for construction, pathing and troubleshooting teams
Ensure all installation quality guidelines and employee safety precautions are followed
Managed and provide technical support to troubleshooting teams (Tiger Teams)
Interact directly with the customer and provide detail status reports to upper management
Coordinate materials for installation and troubleshooting emergencies
Coordinate lodging and travel for all company teams in and out of market
Negotiate with Customer and Future Customers during bid walks and meetings
Equipment used: Dragonwave, E-Band, Ceragon, Bridgewave and Redline
▪ CONSTRUCTION MANAGER 02/2010 – 06/2010
STATE TELECOM – NOKIA / T-MOBILE San Juan, Puerto Rico
Managed the overall site schedules and financial control
Ensured all quality, safety guidelines and const. milestone goals are met
Managed a team of field supervisor and general contractors
Conducted site visits including but not limited to bid walks, quality and safety inspections
Complete daily status reports and documentation for upper management
Approve close out documentation and acceptance packages
Equipment used: Nokia BBU Flexi
FIELD OPS PROJECT MANAGER 03/2009 – 02/2010
STATE TELECOM - BELL CANADA, TELUS and GLOBALIVE Country Wide, Canada
Managed the overall site schedules and financial control
Ensured all quality, safety guidelines and const. milestone goals are met
Provided technical support for Tiger Teams
Managed a team of field supervisor and general contractors
Conducted site visits including but not limited to bid walks, quality and safety inspections
Completed daily status reports and documentation for upper management
Approve close out documentation and acceptance packages
Equipment used: Huawei BBU V200, Nokia BBU Flexi and Dragonwave
▪ INTEGRATION PROJECT MANAGER 10/2008 – 01/2009
ERICSSON - DIGICEL Roll-out Project Panama City, Panama
Managed and coordinated daily field operations for 25 integration teams
Managed and provided technical support for team of field supervisors
Coordinated equipment delivery for escalated troubleshooting issues
Ensured quality guidelines and const. milestones are met
Project financial controller and manpower evaluator
Completed daily status reports and documentation for upper management
Equipment used: Ericsson Minilink and RBS 2106
▪ FIELD OPS SUPERVISOR 08/2008 – 10/2008
ERICSSON - T-MOBILE San Francisco, CA
Lead Troubleshooting and Installation Technician 850 GSM & 1900 UMTS
Lead Quality Audit Technician
Perform troubleshooting of Ericsson Equipment (RBS and Microcell)
Perform Diversity installation and troubleshooting
Performed RF configuration and troubleshooting
Performed sweep testing
Performed AISG testing and configuration
LMU (Truepoint) installation and troubleshooting
Performed site survey and proposed engineering configuration
Performed RFDS and As Built documentation
Equipment used: RBS 2106, 3106, 3206, 3018 & Microcells
CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION MANAGER 03/2007 – 07/2008
SPRINT – Network Engineering & Installation Services Miami, FL
Ensure the timely delivery and installation of network equipment
Manage the progress of all projects from its inception to completion
Provide detail status reports to upper management
Engineering quality supervisor for Miami, Puerto Rico and USVI
Supervise Installation and Integration of all switching equipment by outside contractors
Equipment used: Nortel, Tellabs, Adtran, Cisco, Samsung, Alcatel and Harris
MICROWAVE PROJECT MANAGER 04/2006 – 03/2007
SPRINT – Network Engineering & Installation Services San Juan, P.R
Ensure the timely delivery and installation of cell site equipment
Manage the progress of all projects from its inception to completion
Provide detail status reports to upper management
Supervise Installation and Integration of all cell site equipment by outside contractors
Coordinating material delivery to sprint facilities
Equipment used: Alcatel, Harris and Samsung
ENGINEERING & INSTALLATION MANAGER 10/2005 - 04/2006
DURANGO SITE DEVELOPMENT Bayamon, P.R.
Complete site development
Installation and troubleshooting (Various equipment market wide)
EV-DO Integration RF support and troubleshooting teams supervisor
Site Development Consultant for Sprint Nextel
Supervised Construction teams and completed quality audits
LEAD TECHNICIAN 04/2005 - 10/2005
TRIAD COMUNICATIONS GROUP Dallas, TX
Cingular Wireless communications disaster relief team lead
Ericsson 1900 UMTS, 1900 GSM, 800 GSM equipment testing and troubleshooting
Installation and troubleshooting of dual band TMA’s, diplexers and coaxial lines in
accordance to RF engineering design
RF antenna and microwave installation
LMU (Truepoint) installation and troubleshooting
Path alignment
RET cable installation
Pre & Post DTF, return loss, system, load and bypass 850 and 1900 MHz sweep test.
(Anritzu Site Master)
Cell site pre-con and quality control inspections
Equipment used: Ericsson GSM and UMTS RBS
TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINEER 12/2004 – 04/2005
CALATEL Miami, FL
Nortel Networks metro cell and compact metro cell troubleshooting
CDMA commissioning (Vortex)
T1/E1 troubleshooting
GPSTM troubleshooting
MFRM/MFRM2 troubleshooting
DPM troubleshooting
TCCM protection module troubleshooting
TIIM module troubleshooting
Data Protection module troubleshooting
DSX/RJ48 troubleshooting
Helios power system troubleshooting
CORE/CORE2 card optical cabling troubleshooting
CM/CM2 card configuration and troubleshooting
XCEM card configuration and troubleshooting
BIP (breaker interface panel) troubleshooting
Diversity installation and troubleshooting
Call processing
24 hour technical support
LEAD TECH / TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINEER 06/2004 – 12/2004
NORTH STAR COMUNICATIONS Plano, TX
Perform installation of Nortel Networks Metro Cell
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) metro cell cabling
CDMA commissioning (Vortex)
Helios power system troubleshooting
GPS antenna installation and troubleshooting
GPSTM troubleshooting
BIP (breaker interface panel) troubleshooting
AC cable routing and connection
MFRM troubleshooting
CORE optical cabling troubleshooting
FRM DC routing and connection
PCM (T1/E1) cable routing and connection
T1/E1 interconnection and troubleshooting
T1/E1 – CM card configuration and troubleshooting
DSX/RJ48 troubleshooting
Call Processing
Carrier configuration and troubleshooting
Customer Alarm routing and connection
Ground cable routing and connection
BIM installation
LEAD CONST. & INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN 03/2001 – 06/2004
DURANGO SITE DEVELOPMENT Bayamon, P.R.
Propose pad design for Sprint equipment
Perform installation of Samsung V3 BTS
Perform installation of third and forth frequency additions (SBR2)
Perform installation of Transistor Devices battery backup unit (BBU)
Perform installation of Samsung BSC
Electrical system installation (PPC, Transfer switch,)
AC/DC power installation
T1 troubleshooting
User define alarm troubleshooting
GPS antenna installation and troubleshooting
Indoor shelter and outdoor pad construction
Backup power installation (generator)
TOWER CLIMBER 04/1998 – 03/2001
WAVE LINK COMUNICATIONS San Juan, P.R.
Perform installation of R.F. antennas, microwave antennas and coaxial cable
T frame, tubular arm pipe mount assembly and installation
Azimuth and Path alignment
Ground ring installation
Platform and concrete pad construction
AC/DC power , transfer switch and backup power installation
EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA LBHS Long Branch, N.J.
BASIC ELECTRICITY Sprint University
BASIC ELECTRONICS Sprint University
FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSMISSION Sprint University
COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES Sprint University
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES Sprint University
INSTALLATION STANDARTS AND PROCEDURES Sprint University
E-BAND CERTIFICATION E-Band
CERAGON IP-10Q CERTIFICATION Ceragon
ERICSSON MINI-LINK CERTIFICATION Ericsson
FIRST AID CERTIFICATION American Heart Association
CPR CERTIFICATION American Heart Association
TOWER CLIMBING SAFETY & RESCUE INSTRUCTOR Comtrain
MR700-BTS-001/003-FLXLTE-USA CERTIFICATION Nokia
* All Sprint University technical courses are required technical training successfully completed
| Last Resume Update | July 19, 2015 |
| Address | Lehigh Acres |
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| Resume File | RRivera_Resume_2015.pdf 191.32 kB |
| Spanish Speaking? | Yes |
| Willing to Relocate? | Yes |
| Years Experience | 17 |

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