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Project Management

Location:
Dallas, TX, 75287
Posted:
August 29, 2013

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Hilarie Walker

Dallas, TX

972-***-****

***********@*****.***

SKILLS/TECHNOLOGIES USED

. Applications: HP Open view, NetCool, Clarify, Prospect, Crystal Reports,

Remedy ARS, Plexview, Cisco Works,

REACT, UNIX (Sun Solaris), MS Office Suite, MS Windows OS, Citrix,

Access7, LSMS, NPAC, LERG, SS7, BMC Remedy-CTS, IBM Tivoli-AM, XML,

MetaPath, Syniverse, Captivate, Flash, Articulate Storyline, Photoshop,

Epic, SnagIt, GreenShot.

. Hardware: Cisco (4500, 6500, 7509, 7206, 7705, 7750), Alcatel-Lucent

(5ESS, OMP, ECP, AP, PCF, RNC, EVDO), Nortel BSC, MSC, BTS, RNC, MGW),

Motorola (OMCR, BTS), Tellabs, Passport 15K/8600, ASR 5K, DACS, ENODE-B,

SMS, MMS, TCP/IP, OSPF, CDMA/UMTS/GSM, 2G/3G/LTE, VOIP, ATM, Frame Relay

EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATION

. Masters Project Management IS/IT, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

2011

. Masters Business Administration/Management and Leadership, Webster

University, St. Louis, MO

. Bachelor of Science Management and Computer Information Systems, Park

University Parkville, MO 2003

SUMMARY

. Experienced Network Analyst with strong experience with IS/IT

telecommunications, project management, system integration, and security

and system integration

. Investigating and resolving service impairments for CDMA,GSM/UMTS and

LTE hardware, software, translations, and voice and data network

elements

. Experienced with LAN/WAN routing/switching and other network layer

protocols, Video standards, hands on testing experience with wireless

products

. Provided integration, test, and turn-up, troubleshoot, isolate and

restored CDMA network faults for Nortel, Lucent and Motorola wireless

voice/data call processing, billing and metric collections

. Self-motivated and dedicated and able to work independently or in a

collaborative team environment

. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills to maintain effective

work relationships with all levels of personnel

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Alcatel-Lucent/ TeleTech Team, LLC

Sep/12 - Jun/13

Network Integration Engineer

. Performed project management duties to ensure prerequisites are completed

prior to maintenance window

. Executed project test/acceptance plans for all phases of the integration

and migration

. Distributed MOP to Network Ops also reviewed and tested procedure in the

available lab before implementing in the market.

. Perform OS upgrades via command line on the Control Processor Modules

(CPMs) in a pair of 7750 Service Routers including: SR CPM4 Upgrade & SR

BFD Reconfiguration

. Executing the service delivery per the defined process and Customer

approved MOP within the designated project plan

. Providing tier-2 technical support during the deployment of, and

migration events

Alcatel-Lucent/Glow Networks, Richardson, TX

Mar/11 - Jun/12

Network Technical Applications Manager

. Performed network project management, training and network integration

duties in support of the successful launch of the AT&T Zodiac CDMA Global

Network Operations Center

. Established core curriculum requirements, designed and developed web-

based and interactive training materials for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Network

Engineers to include: Wireless Networks 101, ALU-5ESS, Executive Cellular

Processor (ECP), Flexent Base Transceiver Station (BTS), BMC Remedy

Ticketing Management System, NetCool Alarm Monitoring Database, CDMA

basics, Lucent Mobile Switching Center equipment, customer roaming

topology, e911 and reporting procedures

. Monitor GNOC project milestones and identifying and analyzing risk

assessments while developing and coordinating corrective action plans

. Perform Tier 2 and 3 system integration and network fault isolation for

CDMA Alcatel-Lucent (5ESS, OMP, ECP, AP), Nortel (BSC, MSC, RNC, MGW),

Motorola (OMCR, BTS)

. Daily maintenance and administration on the 7750 SR,7450 ESS, 7705 SAR

(service aggregation router)and the 7710 SR service routers, as well as

AAA Server, PDSN and the ASR 5K

. Drive GNOC network systems and databases requirements from development

through Go-Live

. Drafted Operational Readiness Test documents in order to verify end-to-

end functionality of the tools and processes

Verizon Wireless, Southlake, TX

Sep/09 - Mar/11

Network Analyst - Network Repair Bureau

. Investigated and resolved service impairments related to network and

transport services for CDMA and LTE, network hardware & software faults

. Verifying the provisioning and testing of CDMA, LTE, ISDN, ATM, Private

Line, UMTS, DSL, SSP, GTT, and HLR traffic between nodes such as STP,

Switch, MSC, BSC, BSS, and Media Gateways

. Performed provisioning and testing of traffic between nodes such as STP,

Switch, MSC, BSC, BSS, and Media Gateways

. Knowledge of transport network facilities, CFAs, circuit IDs, CLLI codes,

ASR 5K

. Correlating customer call complaints with network element performance

(CDMA/LTE) to resolve service impacting conditions such as: dropped

calls, call failures, noise, mis-routed calls/translations, voicemail

errors, E-911, or possible provisioning errors

. Performed departmental project management for data translations and re-

homing of customers, tracked project, implemented customer HLR re-home,

updated project tracker

. Worked with onsite engineers during network build-out project and

regularly scheduled maintenance events

. Driving troubles to resolution by engaging internal and external

resources such as Cell and NOC Technicians, System Performance Engineers,

Maintenance Engineering Staff as well as equipment vendors and service

providers

. Providing accurate and timely documentation of actions taken to inform

other Network technicians of problems found and solutions for those

problems

Sprint Nextel, Overland Park, KS

Aug/98 - Mar/08

Network Analyst III- NOC

System Integrator II - Data Operation Center

Network Security Analyst - Network System Security Administration,

. Analyzed and implemented security policies and procedures for new and

existing systems

. Provided NetCool alarm monitoring and troubleshooting assistance for

Nortel, Alcatel-Lucent, and Motorola wireless vendor products

. Provided Tier 1 and 2 LAN/WAN system integration duties for wireless/wire

line analog line circuit setup and testing, Cisco routers and the Cisco

Call Manager products and functionality, Tellabs DXC, Alcatel 1630 and

1631 DXC testing and support, DXC testing on Narrowband, and Wide band

DXC's, OC-12, OC-48, and OC-96 test, turn up and support, AS400 test and

turn-up, and support, EVDO test and support, Cisco 2500, 3500, and 5500

routers

. Testing and turn up of VLANS, and MVLANS

. Created and maintained User Access Administration for network elements

and database systems

. Developed an automated process for system audits, which decreased

processing time by 75% providing an overall increase in total

departmental efficiency

. Coordinated Alcatel-Lucent 2G/3G vendor release upgrades scheduling

change management maintenance events

. Maintained core tracker used for weekly reporting and status updates

. Track and drive resolution to any OEM specific issues that impact

deployment timelines

. Assessed the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapted

them to a user environment

. Managed alarm monitoring systems of Cisco routers, firewalls and catalyst

switches using Cisco Works and HP-Openview to troubleshoot and monitor

network equipment

. Maintained environmental alarming systems and performed vital database

backup operations in a large scale UNIX environment to include, wireless

internet, data library, Short-Messaging-System and Voicemail operations



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