CHRISTOPHER MONROE

*** **** **** *****#** ~ Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

(540) 877 - 8938 accijw@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Seasoned professional with 12 years of diverse, hands-on experience

offering unique combination of technical savvy and strong business

acumen. Recognized for ability to anticipate and prevent problems, work

well under pressure, and learn new concepts quickly. Possess strong

interpersonal skills to act as key liaison between clients, vendors,

engineers, and technicians. Member, Project Management Institute. Areas

of expertise include:

. Field Technician

. Systems Installation/Integration

. Site Surveying

. T- Mobile, AT&T Technologies

. Client Relations/Support

. AutoCad

. Communications Towers

. Ericsson Technologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trinity Protection Services, Alexandria, Louisiana 2013 - Present

Operation Manager

Direct and supervise the Network Operations Team to ensure the proper

maintenance and operations of all cell sites, in-building repeater systems,

distributed antenna systems and associated peripheral equipment, including,

but not limited to, towers, buildings, power equipment, and interconnect

facilities. Responsible for leading, motivating, and coaching a diverse

team toward common goals and objectives, and developing employees for

future positions in accordance with their Personal Developmental Plan.

. Responsible for managing the operation and maintenance of digital voice

and data technologies as well as the installation of new cells and growth

of existing cells as required by customer growth and new products and

services.

. Interface and provide support to all other departments in the

organization, such as: Switching, Construction, RF, Data, Performance,

Engineering, and Facilities on a daily basis to ensure network

availability, quality and growth schedules are being met or

exceededSafety, climbing, rigging.

. Ensure the security, safety, environmental and RF compliance of our

systems and facilities are in accordance with corporate guidelines.

. Responsible for identifying and managing the expense and capital

budgetary requirements and subsequent allocations for the network

operations team.

Personnel Management Group, Inc., Saint Paul, Minneapolis 2013

Construction Manager

Responsible for all aspects of construction on company sites including; on-

site management and coordination of contractors, utility crews, OEM

installers and customer representatives. Represent company as the expert on

construction issues relating to construction of towers, modification of

towers, and collocations. Ensure project is completed according to mutually

agreed upon timeline of customer and company. Ensure District Manager and

customers are aware of issues that will impact project completion or cost.

Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with company policies and

procedures in support of Company objectives.

. Expert on construction issues relating to construction of towers,

modification of towers, and collocations.

. Ensure that all jobs are maintained in a project tracking system with

complete accuracy.

. Make regular trips to sites during construction including: bid walk, in

progress site visits, punchwalk and construction closeout.

. Responsible for all aspects of construction on sites including; on-site

management and coordination of contractors, utility crews, OEM installers

and customer representatives

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C. Davis Associates, Boston, Massachusetts 2012 - 2013

Tower Foreman

Perform site surveys to document current site telecommunications

configurations and user requirements. Responsible for developing on-site

installation schedules and mobilizing telecommunication installation teams.

Design and optimizes telecommunications topologies. Direct and led

documentation of the configuration changes at each site and proficiency in

using common test equipment (e.g. digital test sets, oscilloscopes,

spectrum analyzers) in order to properly test communications

equipment/systems. Follow standard test procedures.

. Installation of coax cable.

. Installation of antennas.

. Safety, climbing, rigging.

. Termination of coax cable, grounding coax cable, and weatherproofing.

Evertz Microsystems, Manassas, Virginia 2010 - 2011

Field Support Engineer

Support the operation of television broadcasting products and generated

communications by authoring customer guides and provide the technical

education to clients. Deliver customer support via phone or on-site consult

on product or system configuration, including product integration with

other manufacturer's products. Work alone with little or no supervision

while exhibiting strong problem-solving ability and technical know how to

react to changing situations

. Assess the customer's product application, troubleshoot and diagnose

issues through research and/or re-creation to determine the root cause

. Install products or systems at customer sites and deliver training to

customers in-house or abroad.

. Recommend solutions utilizing various levels of technical language

appropriate to the customer in a timely, clear and professional manner.

. Respond and provide technical direction to customers regarding

operational issues, firmware upgrades and general maintenance.

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, Reston, Virginia 2007 - 2009

Senior Field Technician

Served as a lead technician on SBInet contract to help design and build

virtual fence along southern US border. Directed activities of teams with

up to 10 members to configure, install, operate, and maintain security

system devices, sensor components, and communications equipment. Oversaw

the preparation of engineering drawings, proposals, and technical documents

as well as on-site management, inventory control, and quality control.

Perform new construction, general repair, and maintenance on communication

towers (RDT, SST, and monopole) in excess of 200 feet.

. Conducted Site Surveys, Shelter Layout Plan, Project Test Plan, and

Technical Drawings sections for Barry M. Goldwater Range DRR.

. Conducted daily safety briefings for company and customer employees.

. Served as the lead tower senior field technician, responsible for the

installation and assessment surveys of over 40 towers along the southern

border.

. Researched project specific FAA tower lighting schemes, shelter layout,

and tower assembly.

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Verizon Inc., Falls Church, Virginia 2006 - 2007

OSP Engineer

Primary responsibilities included interpreting blue prints and site layouts

to design expansion modifications for future ISDN, HDSL, T1 SPAN, 56/64k,

DSL, DLC, and Fiber Optic circuits. Audited incoming orders for efficiency

and viability to reduce response time for field engineers. Proficiency

demonstrated by continually exceeding workload demand while maintaining

company policies and procedures implementation plans. Maintained fiber

optic network database by tracking fiber enclosures and location and

inputting information into fiber database management system (DBMS).

Followed the OSP Engineering Guidelines & Policy Directives which includes

planning documentation and personal field note preparation instructions.

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University, Camp Lejune, NC

Bachelor of Applied Science, Telecom Design 1994 - 1998

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

OSHA 30

HAZWOPPER

ComTrain Tower Climbing and Rescue Certification

Out Side Plant Formatted-Map (OSP-FM) Certification

CPR and First Response training

Anritsu Site Master Certification

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