ANTHONY QUIRING

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Madera, California 93636

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QUALIFICATIONS

Dynamic, results-producing Telecommunications Leader with an outstanding

track record of spearheading and completing complex jobs ahead of schedule.

Exceptional background of consistently increasing productivity and quality,

including analyzing and re-engineering processes for greater efficiency.

Extremely reliable, flexible, and adaptable, with a high level of

comprehension that lends itself to a very short learning curve. Innovative,

creative, and resourceful in discovering or designing solutions, easily

adapting to and applying new technology. Superior leadership,

communication, teamwork, interpersonal, and presentation skills,

comfortable with technical and non-technical people on all levels of an

organization. Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem solving

abilities. Proficient with Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cricket Communications, Fresno, California

March 2011 - December 2012

Core Network Equipment Engineer (February 2012-December 2012)

. Designed power system configuration for new BDFB power centers in

multiple MSC locations.

. Created Statements of work defining all aspects of required work.

. Developed configurations for hot-isle heat containment in existing switch

room.

. Created MSC battery maintenance procedures

. Developed planning for battery system monitoring

. Built Access database to track every battery in the network for federal

reporting

. Design and coordinate the installation of new equipment cabinets and

servers to support LTE.

. Develop and install AutoCAD 2013 Electrical for team use

. Transfer MSC floor plans and other supporting documents into Cad system

Network Operations Supervisor (March 2011-January 2012)

. Managed the daily operations of the California Central Valley network

infrastructure.

. Restructured the team to improve the site to tech ratio while also

improving the bench strength inside the control room.

. Managed work flows to allow self installation and powering up of RNC8600

units within hours of receipt allowing rapid integration of the units to

improve the performance to the customer.

. Developed procedures for Cricket employees to repair vandalism and copper

thefts at the cell sites reducing approximate expense of $1500 per

incident.

. Made agreements with Interstate Powercare to replace the end of life

batteries installed in 2008 under warranty to achieve a potential savings

of $271K in material, $52K labor plus any monies from material salvage.

. Worked with RF Engineering to build work order flow for antenna upgrades

to allow clear communication of project and ability to select bidding

from multiple contractors to drive out costs associated with using single

vendors.

. Created working relationships with local vendors to support emergency

equipment at the FAT MSC providing rapid response 24 x 7 for backup

generator and HVAC systems.

. Coordinated the response from Fresno to San Diego deploying 2 teams with

a total of 5 generators, equipped with GPS devices pre-loaded for the

market.

TEKSYSTEMS, Fresno, California 2010 - March 2011

Operations/Installation Technician

. Provide contract services, initially for Clearwire, and Vinculums, a

provider of house wiring services for AT&T Mobility; complete projects by

collaborating with teammates, switch testers, and scheduling

coordinators.

. Optimize service by performing site quality audits, battery maintenance,

4G equipment evaluation, and managing cable.

. Provide increased capacity and service by installing and certifying T1

circuits.

. Ensure all work is recorded and equipment accounted for by inputting

data, managing inventory and tagging all on-site work.

ERICSSON/SPRINT/NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, Fresno, California 1998 - 2010

Operations Supervisor, Sprint Nextel Communications (2005-2009)

. Increased system capacity and efficiency by leading a team of 14 field

technicians across the central San Joaquin Valley; utilized technologies

such as iDEN, Lucent-based CDMA and fiber wireline services.

< Team held the combined responsibility of maintaining 461 cell sites, 3

Fiber POP, multiple regeneration stations, many miles of fiber, and

multiple microwave backhaul systems.

. Supported the oil industry, with EV-DO ahead of market, by close

collaboration with site development teams to deploy CDMA infrastructure

in the Kern County area.

. Performed Disaster Recovery drills from both desktop and field

simulations

. Helped to develop and support the Sprint Nextel NIMS processes.

. Maintained operational readiness of a fleet of portable generators.

. Facilitated high quality workmanship by partnering with site development

and RF engineering to ensure new sites were properly built, carrier

additions were performed accurately and expeditiously, and all trouble

calls were resolved in a timely manner.

. Added 200+ sites to active duty, while significantly improving

productivity, by increasing team skills via development of a team

environment where all members of the team were able to cross-support

colleagues and functions.

. Improved the workflow for construction and activation of new sites and

carrier additions by partnering with site development teams in defining

and reengineering processes.

. Ensured adequate capacity for the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, by

directing ~ 90 carrier additions and traffic configurations to properly

support the involved sites; included working with multiple cross-

functional teams.

. Reduced copper theft at company sites by developing and implementing

simple and cost-effective processes.

. Minimized the time required to complete carrier additions and other

configuration changes by developing processes in collaboration with RF

engineers.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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ERICSSON/SPRINT/NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, Fresno, California

Operations Supervisor, Sprint Nextel Communications (Continued)

Key Contributions

. Increased efficiency and productivity by developing Access database tools

to track site equipment, projects, and inventory levels that supplemented

existing tools.

. Delivered a $75,000 cost savings by project managing Nextel re-branding

on the local level, including transitioning work from external

contractors to internal teams.

. Contributed to the establishment of company wide standards for DC plant

design, build, and maintenance by working with committees.

. Played a key role in reducing the operational costs of the environmental

systems by collaborating with facilities engineering on standards

development.

. Reduced operational cost of the network by developing processes to

reconfigure the equipment layout to reduce utility costs.

. Ensured no delay on site builds by proactively managing the base radio

inventory.

. Completed 15+ sites ahead of schedule that were in jeopardy of missing

scheduled activation dates due to an equipment shortage, by working with

other teams in locating and delivering 69 base radios to sites; this

prevented team members from having to work over the Christmas holidays.

. Facilitated the SD team reaching their goal by enabling activation for a

site that had fallen off the radar because of changes in site development

personnel, and a lack of a T1, by locating and delivering the T1.

. Managed the deployment of personnel and assets from the Fresno area to

prepare for possible flooding of Sprint's International switch in

Stockton California.

Field Technician, Nextel Communications (1998-2005)

. Maintained Motorola Privacy Plus trunking systems, and up to 45 iDEN-

based cell sites; factory trained on Alcatel MDR8600 digital microwave

radio.

Additional Related Experience: Field Technician, MOTOROLA C&E/MD

COMMUNICATIONS, Fresno, California

RECOGNITION & DEVELOPMENT

. 2008 Sprint Excellence award for emergency build of microwave hop to

restore a downed cell site.

. 2008 Sprint Circle of Excellence for developing and implementing

procedures to reconfigure the cell sites to drive down electrical

operating costs.

. 2007 Sprint MVP award for deployment of EVDO site in non-EVDO market.

. 2007 Sprint Teamwork Award for work on the Kern County Oil Vertical

Project deploying E\CDMA into the oil markets.

. 2003 Nextel Circle of Excellence Award for driving the team after the

loss of key personnel.

. Completed Nextel Management Training Suite, 2005

. Motorola Management training 1995

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