Project Engineer

KENNETH CORBIN

P RO F I L E

Electronics Engineering Technology/Project Management/RF Design /Construction/Integration/Testing/Optimization/Performance

Experience providing project management and consulting service within the telecom market.

Understanding of core telecom processes. Highly successful in the adaptation of custom software for the

telecom industry. Hands on experience with some design, coding and testing phases of software

implementation. Combined a unique ability to understand the growth objectives of a telecommunications

company with a solid knowledge of telecommunications process and technology. Successful record of

leading teams in the development of high quality products and services. Able to define, communicate, and

fulfill the project’s goals and break complex issues into manageable parts. As a Results Oriented Team

Leader, worked collaboratively with team members to achieve common goals, while maintaining

responsibilities and commitments. Consistently fostered professional growth through mentoring

relationships. Focused on training and development. Excellent presentation and negotiation skills.

EXPERIENCE

P RO J E C T M A N AG E R, A X I S T E K N O L O G I E S B I R M I N G H A M, A L 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7

Assisted Cingular Wireless in the achievement of goals considering the audit of past, present, and future

labor and equipment appraisal. Optimized resources including time, money, and human capital. Maximized

the allocation of vendor resources. Lead improvement initiatives that resulted in measurable growth

within budget constraints, customer satisfaction and retention, time to market, employee satisfaction, and

employee motivation. Managed vendors within the markets of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana such as

Lucent and Nortel in the integration and decommissioning of multiple high and low level equipment.

Achievements:

Delivered engaging, informative, well-organized presentations to clients and project team members.

Identified resources needed and worked with Group Directors to assign individual responsibilities.

Created and executed project work plans and revised as appropriate to meet changing needs.

Managed project profitability, revenue, bill rates and utilization.

Motivated teams to work together in the most efficient manner.

R F E N G I N E E R, S P R I N T P C S B O C A R AT O N / S U N R I S E, F L 2000 -2002

Highlights RF Engineer Miami MTA CDMA: Assisted the Miami MTA (Major Trading Area) in the execution

of construction, implementation, integration, testing, commissioning, and optimization of the Southeast’s

largest Sprint PCS market. Oversaw the drives performed by the Optimization Specialist prior to and

after commissioning of sites, as well as, quarterly drives. Improved statistical numbers of the network area

through the design of efficient networks and antenna selection.

Achievements:

Commissioned over 10 sites without fault in the Deerfield area, which included a Moratorium. Created

TWT (Technical Walk Through) documents, which provided emergency relief, for blocking areas with

minimal coverage, as a preliminar y part of a 2001/2002 Capacity Plan for Miami. Performed CW

(Continuous Wave) tests to support intricate data for TWT requisition approval. Reduced drops and

access fails in the Deerfield area of Miami by 6.8%. Maintained and optimized a group of approximately 75

+ sites.

T 678-***-**** C 404-***-**** E **************@*******.***

265 Clairidge Lane Lawrenceville, GA 30045

KENNETH CORBIN

R B S I M P L E M E N TAT I O N E N G I N E E R 2, E R I C S S O N N O RC RO S S, G A

1999-2000

Project Leadership Assignments:

RBS Implementation Bellsouth C.O.N.D.O.R Project

Successfully converted Bellsouth’s southeastern area from Hughes and Motorola networks to Ericsson.

Promoted to Supervisor, of approximately 25+ RF testers, within a 4-month period. Coordinated and

maintained a test schedule, which included drive testing and scheduled maintenance, as well as, created a

spreadsheet document with data containing site information translations for consultation with Bellsouth

executives, RF, and MTSO.

Achievements:

Performed site surveys for Ericsson potential site locations. Constructed 100 + Radio Base Stations (RBS)

from start up to finish. Completed installation and integration of internal end-to-end electronics from

battery, cabling, multiplexers, diplexers, and antenna jumpers. Conducted switch tests on each RBS.

Commissioned over 300 sites. Consistently conducted new tech support training.

Q UA L I T Y C O N T RO L I N S P E C T O R, E M S W I R E L E S S N O RC RO S S, G A

1997-1998

Visually inspected cellular antenna modules and assessed final assembly including tuning for distribution.

Assured proper procedures and methodology adhered to on assigned projects.

E D U C AT I O N

K E L L E R G R A D U A T E S C H O O L O F M A N A G E M E N T O F D E V RY

U N I V E R S I T Y, D U L U T H, G A M A S T E R ’ S O F B U S I N E S S

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N, 2 0 0 8

D E V R Y U N I V E R S I T Y, D E C A T U R, G A B A C H E L O R O F S C I E N C E I N

E L E C T R O N I C S E N G I N E E R I N G T E C H N O L O G Y, 1 9 9 9

C E RT I F I C AT I O N S & S K I L L S

RF 100 (CDMA Fundamentals), RF 200 (CDMA Optimization), CDMA Wireless Network Measurement System

E7473A Series (Agilent), Actix Analyzer (IQ Analyzer), Planet (Prediction Tool), and Nortel RF Optimizer, RBS 884

Overview, CMS 8800 System Survey, RBS 884 Construction Techniques, CMS 8800, RBS 884 Installation Testing,

MapInfo, MS Office Suite, MSI Planet, C++,

M I L I T A RY

United States Navy- Norfolk,VA

Aviation Electrician’s Mate Aug. 1986 to Sep. 1990

Training: Avionics, basic electricity/electronics, aircraft special systems.

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