Skills
Background Summary:
Education:
MBA (Strategy & Entrepreneurship), MS/BS (Electrical Engineering)
Adjunct Professor at the Keller Graduate School of Management
Corporate training session development and instruction on 3G technologies, E911, wireless IP, SIP, and wireless network deployment
Consulting Roles:
Technical Advisor during Contract Negotiations, Strategy Consultant, Project Manager, Qualcomm CDMA Subject Matter Expert, Regional Lead Engineer
Life Cycle Phases of Commercial Wireless Systems Deployment:
Wireless Design Standards Life-Cycle Framework Creation, RFP Creation, Technology and Vendor Selection, RF Network Design, HW Commissioning, RF Optimization, System Performance, Live System Cutovers, and Network Expansion.
Wireless Technologies:
UMTS, HSDPA, EVDO, CDMA, GSM, iDEN, TDMA, IEEE 802.11x (Wi-Fi), Globalstar Satellite Protocols
Wireless Networks:
PCS, Cellular, Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Wireless Local Loop (WLL), Two-Way Paging
Infrastructure Vendors:
Lucent Technologies, Qualcomm, Nortel, Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens
Wireless Service Providers:
Sprint Nextel, Verizon, Cingular, CricKet Communications, Unefon, Infonet, Airgate PCS, Globalstar Satellite Network
Mobile Wireless Internet Convergence:
Mobile Wireless Technologies and GSAKMP Internet Security applications interoperability, IMPS, iDEN to SIP interoperability/Dispatch-to-Desktop (D2D)
Test Development and Commissioning:
Qualcomm resource verification test development through a combination of airlink, core network, & HW/SW interfaces using Network Management Protocols for global satellite gateways..
IT Requirements Gathering:
Cross-Functional Wireless Deployment Tracking Software, Call Detail Record (CDR) reports for capacity enhancement/vocoder deployment tracking and various system performance statistics.
Commercial and Government Systems Interoperability:
800 MHz Rebanding for Sprint Nextel and Public Safety agencies, Wireless E-911 and DHS system interoperability proposal development, Secure wireless cellular communications, Portable outdoor Wi-Fi network design.
