Project Manager Sales
Resume:
LOUIS DIGREGORIO
***** ***** ******, **** ****** CA 92630 - Cell-949-***-**** - EMAIL: : **********@*****.***
EMAIL: **********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Over 20 years of professional IT experience functioning as a Project Manager specializing in a mix of TELECOM IP, Video, and Wireless networks.
Key strengths include Project and Vendor Management (Cross functional teams), Sales Engineering,
Customer Management, and Technical leadership of system deployments.
Core Qualifications
Executive Management, Sales Engineering, Project Management: Waterfall, Agile, Disaster Recovery Planning, OSS/BSS Integration. IP Networks: IPV4-IPV6 LAN WAN, CISCO-Brocade, HP, IBM. Voice: VOIP.SIP.H.323, Wireless: WIFI, Cellular, DAS, Microwave, Satellite,Two-Way Radio. Video: CATV, Multicast, VOD, OTT.
Transport Engineering: SONET. CWDM. DWDM, GPON- DSL, VDSL.TELCO: E911, SS7, Circuit Order-LOA/CFA- Lucent 5ESS, Nortel DMS500, Structured cabling. Server infrastructure/Storage NAS - Dell/EMC, Microsoft
Education:
Associates Degree in Radio Electronic Technical Schools (R.E.T.S), Philadelphia, PA - Graduated
HS Diploma, Arch Bishop Carroll High School, Radnor, PA - Graduated
FCC First Class Radio/Telephone Operator License, NABER-National Association of Business and Educational Radio
California Real Estate License
Direct TV / Vincent Benjamin-Technical Project Manager Marina Del Rey CA 9/12/16- to Present
Technical Project Manager for Direct TV‘s VOD streaming infrastructure, and DTV broadcast projects.
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on all projects.
• Facilitate project design review meetings.
• Manage customer & vendor relationships.
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk and clearly communicate them to project stake holders.
• Work with Vendors to coordinate pricing, scope of work and technical specifications.
• Manage change orders, design changes and supervision of employees
• Interface with QA labs to complete testing of new hardware, OS system and application software.
• Facilitate Design Reviews
• Remedy- CRQ- ECR
Infrastructure Builds: 10 Gig & 40 Gig fiber Infrastructure builds.
Server & Storage: Dell- Isilon NL410 servers, S210- NAS – Network Attached Storage, Net APP 8040, Mellanox
IP Switches Cisco- Nexus 7k, Nexus K, Nexus 2k, CISCO FEX B22, Satellite up Link/Down Link builds: Newtec: Satellite Modulators/Demodulators, Lband routers, Harmonic Prostream 9000, Electra X2, Cisco Digital Content Manager, EVERTZ, Sencore, DMACS-network monitoring
Gotham Digital Media - Technical Project Manager Los Angeles CA 4/2016-8-2016
Responsible for the infrastructure build to house & transport streaming Video Content.
Gotham partners with Vubiquity Corsite and Amazon/AWS to stream content nation wide
System Integration: Minerva Back Office, Verimatrix – VCAS, ContentWise, Digital TV Software,
Edgeware TV CDN software, Harmonic HLS streaming platform..
COMCAST / NLB - Technical Project Manager Philadelphia PA 2/1/2016 to 9/10/2016
Technical Project Manager supporting network infrastructure upgrades to COMCAST VOIP network.
COMCAST provides wholesale voice services for cable TV companies, CLECs and VOIP carriers.
Responsible for VOIP network builds consisting of Load Balancers, Grid Servers, and VM ware/ cloud installations.
Responsibilities include:
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on the project, and manage customer & vendor relationships.
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk and clearly communicate them to project stake holders.
• Manage budgets, change orders, supervision of employees
• Interface with the Legal department to finalize the master service agreement, and HP scope of work & pricing
• Interface with QA labs-to complete testing of new hardware, OS system and application software.
• Work with security architects to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and insufficiently configured security controls.
• Engineering: HP final solution design, Comcast Call Routing Design, IP Plan, Firewall assignment
DAS/Cellular-WiFi- Public Safety & infrastructure Projects
CONCISE: Sr. Project Manager (Contract) 3/1/2015- to 11/2015
Project manager for the deployment of a Commercial DAS, Public Safety and Wi-Fi
for the City of Houston’s down town tunnel infrastructure project.
Responsibilities include:
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on all projects, manage customer
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk.
• Manage budgets, change orders, supervision of employees
• Manage relationships with carriers, and property managers.
• Vendor Management for the installation of Coax, CAT5, Fiber, Antennas, Electrical, and HVAC
• RF and Cable Testing: PIM, Sweep, OTDR, RF integration and optimization.
• Fiber backhaul design
• Close out Documents, As-builds, PIM, Sweep, CAT5, OTDR test results
DAS Neutral Host: Solid -BTS- Antenna Configurations: MIMO, SISO, Software: IBWAVE
Wi-Fi: Ericsson, POE switches Foundry 6450 switches
DC power solutions: Alpha Technologies DC Power solutions, APC
MYCOM: Sr. Project Manager DAS Small Cell 9/2014 - 3/1/2015
Project Manager for the deployment of a Cellular DAS network builds at Century Plaza Towers
in century City Los Angeles CA.
Responsibilities include:
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on all projects, manage customer
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk.
• Manage budgets, change orders, supervision of employees
• Manage relationships with carriers, and property managers
• Presales support: Review technical request for bid. Complete site visits, provide price quotes
• Vendor Management for the installation of Coax, CAT5, Fiber, Antennas, Electrical, and HVAC
• RF and Cable Testing: PIM, Sweep, OTDR, RF integration and optimization.
• Cable & RF Testing: PIM, Sweep, OTDR, 5 step commission, RF integration and optimization.
• Fiber backhaul design
• Close out Documents, ATT- 5 Step Commissioning -As-builds, PIM, Sweep, CAT5, OTDR test results
DAS Neutral Host: Solid -, Corning Mobile Access, BTS: Ericsson,
Antenna Configurations: MIMO, SISO, Software: IBWAVE
5 Bars Sr. Program Manager 12/2013 - 9/2014
Project Manager for the deployment of a Cellular DAS and WIFI network build for Anaheim Stadium.
Responsibilities include:
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on all projects, manage customer
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk.
• Manage budgets, change orders, supervision of employees
• Manage relationships with carriers, and property managers
• Vendor Management for the installation of Coax, CAT5, Fiber, Antennas, Electrical, and HVAC
• Cable & RF Testing: PIM, Sweep, OTDR, 5 step commission, RF integration and optimization.
• Construction of (4) Carrier rooms: Electrical, HVAC, General Construction, City Permits & inspections
• Close out Documents, ATT- 5 Step commissioning, As-builds, PIM, Sweep, CAT5, OTDR test results
• Wi-Fi Integration and security testing with point of sales Cash devices and Ticket gates.
• Filed for permits with the City of Anaheim.
. • Managed and completed NEPA/SHPO and FAA/FCC forms.
DAS Neutral Host: Solid -, JMA TEKO, BTS: Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson,
Antenna Configurations: MIMO, SISO, Software: IBWAVE
WiFi: Ruckus Wireless SSG Zone directors, Cisco Aironet. IP equipment: CISCO-, Catalyst-6500, 3750,
POE Switches: Cisco Catalyst 3560X, Foundry 6450 switches
UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 02/12 – 9/2013
Program Manager (Contract) for a variety of Campus infrastructure projects
Projects included the installation of VOIP, IPTV, WIFI, IDAS, ODAS, IP Switch Refresh, and structured cabling.
• Facilitate project meetings, monitor overall performance on all projects, manage customer
• Develop and manage project schedules, identify risk and clearly communicate them to project stake holders
• Manage equipment vendors and campus employees
• Participate in the generation of RFP’s for IP Switching upgrades, IPTV, VOIP, and cable infrastructure builds.
• Facilitate engineering & design review meetings
• Interface with A&E firms and contactors for new construction, and inside /outside plant installations.
• Completed site audits for new and existing building infrastructure to support voice and data.
• Plan universal cabling infrastructure upgrade from the .MDU-IDF to the desk top
• Facilitate project design review meetings.
• Plan and manage site cutovers
Vendors: DAS: Crown Castle, Comscope, IP: CISCO, Brocade, VOIP: - Ericsson/Aastra, WIF Cisco Areonet
IPTV: Campus Televideo, SFMI: Construction-Inside /Outside plant.
Hawaiian Telecom, Honolulu HI 05/09 - 02/2012
Project Manager/Technical Lead (Full Time)
Managed deployment and installation of Hawaiian Tel’s new triple-play network supporting IPTV, Internet, and VOIP services Functioned as the project manager for Hawaiian Telcom’s Video head-end.
• Developed project schedules, addressed critical issues
• Interface with Union and non union workers.
• Vendor management for the following: Building construction- Electrical, HVAC, Grounding. Simulsat 7 Satellite
Antenna Vendors, Satellite Receivers, Encoders, Transrating, Transcoding, and content management systems.
• Managed system integration and trouble shot problems with vendors such as CISCO & Motorola.
• Participated in RFP’s and vendor evaluations.
• Managed the Acquisition of a underwater fiber (IRU) from Los Angeles CA to Hawaii
• Interfaced with content vendors with filling out Transport Affiliate rights forms
• Interfaced with Local TV affiliates in designing CWDM fiber transport
• Work with the Network planning group in provisioning the DWDM GPON fiber rings
• Provided close out documents such as As-builds, cabling spread sheets, Rack Profiles
Satellite Equipment Vendors: CISCO /SA, Motorola, Harmonic, AVAIL Media, RGB, Harmonic
Satellite Antenna Vendor: ATI
Integration Vendors: CISCO, ALCATEL, Microsoft Media Room
Technologies: IP- MPLS-BGP, OSPF, Broadcast-Multicast- IGMP, PIM, RUDP
Networking Equipment: Alcatel 7750 switches, 7450 routers- Ethernet- 802.1 QOS Policies
GPON: Alcatel 7342 - Customer Prem gateway: 2 Wire- Pace, Set Tops- CISCO
Fiber equipment: Fujitsu, Evertz
Content Providers: Avail Media, FOX, Turner, HBO, Disney
Video Network Monitoring Software: DekTec, Ineoquest, OS Software – Peoplesoft
NORTEL Networks, Irvine, CA 07/2007 - 04/2009
IPTV Sales Engineer – Western USA (Full-time) (Left due to Nortel bankruptcy)
• Technical sales engineering lead for major IPTV sales to the independent carrier marketplace.
• Presales support for the sale of IPTV and VOIP equipment to rural telephone companies. Covered western United
States Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa and Guam
• Respond to Customer RFI-RFP’s for end-end IPTV systems.
• Developed customer specific architectures, provided pricing proposals
• Write Statement of work, CIQ- Customer Information Questionnaire.
• Write integration project plans using equipment from Nortel and Vendor partners.
• Made numerous technical presentations to senior technical managers and engineers at
• Customer sites, and served as technical lead until the project was sold and underway,
• Worked the booth at trade-show events,
Content Aggregators: SES-Americom, AVAIL Media, NRTC, - IPTV Middleware: MINERVA Networks
Conditional Access: Widevine, Latens, Verimatrix, Encoders & Receivers: Cisco Scientific, Motorola, Harmonic
Set Top Boxes: CISCO. Amino, Pace, ADB: VOD Servers Sea Change, and Sun
VISUTEL, Los Angeles CA and Abuja, Nigeria 03/2002 - 07/2007
Director of Operations – IPTV Systems Integration (Full Time)
Technical Director for a start-up IPTV Solutions integrator specializing in Video, Gaming and transport for carriers and MDU environments.
• Heavily involved in the sales process: Wrote RFP responses that included technical designs and scope-of-work
Statements. Developed and reviewed technical pricing, ran demos at meetings, gave technical presentations, and
Served as primary technical interface to major customer potentials such as SBC/ATT, Verizon, Rochester Tel, and
the MGM Grand.
• Completed a site survey in Nigeria in order to evaluate NDTV’s infrastructure and to develop an architecture to
provide the distribution of video and data services for the country of Nigeria.
• Managed customer deployments for major hotels and facilities such as the MGM Grand, Los Angeles Center Studios,
and a Lakeshore-drive exclusive MDU in Chicago.
• Completed proof of concept test at the Los Vegas MGM Grand and Casio’s in Atlantic City NJ.
• Developed budget estimates and project schedules
Universal Broadband Networks Los Angeles CA CLEC/ISP 1/2000-3/2002
VP of Network Architecture) (Left due to bankruptcy)
Managed a team of fifty people for the implementation and operations of a CLEC & ISP:
• Responsible for the build out of CLEC & ISP providing DSL/ Internet and Voice services in California, & Wireless
Internet in California, Utah and Texas. Acquired a Class B Address block, completed all regulatory and peering
agreements required to operate and bill as a telephone Internet provider. Managed Dark Fiber (IRU’s), COLO
builds /POPS. Utilized NORTEL Redback Modem platform for DSL
• Managed CLEC Interconnect Agreements- Regulatory- SS7, LNP, E911, CLLI Codes, POI/ACTAL Codes
• Worked Marketing teams to develop Marketing roadmaps.
• Evaluated new technologies and participated in business and new product planning
• Worked with the COO and the financial group to builds financial models, EBITA
• Involved in the process for filing for a public offering to be on NADAQ.
Vendors: Voice- Nortel-DMS500- ATM Passport – Sonet Nortel 0C48 fiber multiplexers-Tellabs DACS
IP- CISCO Routers- GSR1200, 6509 Catalyst switch, Cisco 7500
DSL: Nortel Star Hub- Shasta (DSL Security)
Microwave- Breese Com 2.8Gig – Spread spectrum point to multipoint microwave radios
Add/Drop Mux: NEC RC28D- Adtran
Sprint PCS / Cox PCS (Startup CDMA Cellular Carrier) 10/98- 1/2000
Technical Project Manager – MTA’s Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas
• Developed and managed project schedules,
• Facilitated project meetings.
• Worked with the Site Acquisition & RF teams performing site visits to determine RF Coverage, Power, Space for Base
station and antenna installations.
• Manged vendors for equipment installations in the MSO's and Cell Sites. (Vendors) Lucent, Alactel, Telabbs, Granite.
• Circuit Ordering & Provisioning of switch trunks, MSO entrance facilities and RF back haul for the San Diego,
Orange County, Los Angeles and Los Vegas markets.
• Manged contractors pouring cement Pads, Installing conduits for power and fiber
• Worked with SS7 providers such as GTE INS,
• Tested and signed off the Granite circuit inventory system.
• Interfaced with Law Enforcement for CLEA wire tap laws.
Vendors: Mobile Switch- Lucent 5ESS – Fiber: Nortel SDMS OC48 Fiber multiplexers- Lucent DDM200
Telcos- Pacific Bell, GTE- SS7 Telec, GTE INS, Illuminet - DACS- Tellabs- Circuit inventory: Granite
Louis DiGregorio (Consulting & Short-Term Engagements) 02/95 – 1/2000
Telecom Consultant
Major Clients included:, ISP Channel, Teligent, Ramcell of Oregon, Sirius Radio (IP Radio), LACURACO (VOIP), Norstar.com (VOIP), Carolina Power & Light, GE Capital, EF Johnson, and others.
Successfully built a consulting business for approximately 7 years serving a variety of clients in the VOIP, IP Radio,
Wireless-WiFi -Microwave, IP, Cable TV, and Telecom Space.
Services provided included Project Management, Engineering Design, Integration and Deployments
Teligent- CLEC-Fixed Wirelss loop ( fixed point to multipoint 28ghz)
Managed a 20-person team to complete PSTN projects on the East Coast, Texas and California markets. Responsibilities included: Fiber entrance facilities, Circuit order with all Bell operating companies.
E911 Testing with PSAPS, Worked SS7 Providers such as ILLUMNET and GTE INS
Managed switch room build in Los Angeles, consisting of a Nortel DMS500 Switch, Electrical, AC/ DC Power plants, Diesel Generator power HVAC Cable plant, COAX, Copper, Fiber entrance facilities,
Ramcell 0f Oregon;
Completed a major cellular / switch upgrade including configuration, provisioning, and testing.
Norstarcom
Designed a VOIP network to support NORSTAR’s LD network of 300,000 subs.
Led RFP process and evaluated vendor responses. Developed budget and time estimates.
Lacuraco
Designed an integrated a VOIP network with LACURACO’s Call center.
Evaluated RFP technical responses, selected vendors, developed budgetary cost estimates to build a VOIP network.
Developed preliminary engineering designs for the network and system.
Sirus Satellite Radio
Led engineering design of a NOC network for Sirius Radio in New York City. Evaluated vendor hardware and software solutions and graded vendor RFP responses.
Carolina Power & light
Project Manager for the implementation of a multi-state microwave /Fiber Backbone.
GE Capital/Rescom
Project manager for a new Call-center & OSS/BSS integration.
County of Orange, Santa Ana CA 11/1986 - 02/1995
Senior Telecom Engineer (Full-time) County wide voice and Data network
Project manager for the implementation of a telephone & data network to support the County of Orange
The network consisted of a SL100 switch, twenty six PBS switches, New Bridge T1 multiplexer data network,
Twenty six microwave hops, Fiber and copper cable to transport the traffic, and a network management system
to manage the network. (MACS) management and control system, provided the following functions:
Trouble Tickets, Network Alarming, Provisioning, cable assignment, and provided billing for 13000 subscribers.
• Developed and managed project schedules
• Manage Equipment installation for Voice/PBX, Data, & Microwave installations
• Manage Testing and installation of (MACS) Management & Control software
• Interface with A&E firms and contactors for new construction, and inside /outside plant installations.
• Completed site audits for new and existing building infrastructure to support voice and data.
• Plan universal cabling infrastructure upgrade from the .MDU-IDF to the desk top
• Facilitate project design review meetings.
• Plan and manage site cutovers
Equipment: Voice: Nortel SL100, Opt 61, SL1, SL1-0xt,
Data: New Bridge T1 Multiplexer
Microwave Radio: Harris Farinon, Collins,
OSS/BSS- MACS - GTE Government services
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles CA 03/1981 to 11/1986
Network Engineer
RF and Network engineering for Satellite network and earth stations.
800 MHz two-way radio trunking network,
Managed Corporate NOC, Voice PBX systems, and IBM and DEC VAX computer systems,
Four Corners Pipe Line & Refinery Instrumentation from Los Angeles to New Mexico.
SCADA, RTU’S, Pipeline Instrumentation
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft: Microsoft Media Room
Fujitsu: 7500 DWDM Fiber MUX, 7420 Flashwave, Flashwave 4000
Hawaiian Tel: MPLS & VPN Fundamental, TCIP Routing.
Lucent: CL 3800: 5ESS AUTOPLEX - PCS Macro Cell Engineering Cl100/ 5ess Traffic, DDM-2000 OC-3 Fiber Multiplexer, FT-2000 OC-48 Fiber Multiplexer
Northern Telecom: SL-100 LAN Star Data, SL-1 NT Installation and Maintenance, SL-1 Engineering
Newbridge /MUX: 3600/3645 T1 Multiplexers
Satellite: Harris TDMA Satellite Engineering & Operations
Microwave: Harris Farinon MEGASTAR OC12 RADIO, DMR 18, DM4A - 90 Microwave Radio, MX-3 Multiplexers Spread Spectrum: Breeze com and Adaptive Broadband - 2.8 Gig Point to Multipoint Spread Spectrum Radios
COUNTY Of Orange: EEOC employment management training
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