Project Manager Technician

LEE A. ROBERTSON

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Cartersville, Georgia 30120 (USA)

eMail: ***.*************@*****.*** Home: +1-770-***-**** Mobile: +1-770-***-****

Objective: Position as an Electronic / Avionics / Electrical / Manufacturing Technician

Summary of Professional Qualifications

-Project Management Professional -General Operations Management

-Quality Control of Contracted Services -Team Building and Leadership

-Electronic/Avionic Troubleshooting and Repair

-International Experience: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Middle East & Africa, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK

Experience

Avionics Technician – PGSS Operations

Compass Systems Inc. USFOR-A / CJOA / RC-South

• Maintains and operates the Persistence Ground Surveillance System (PGSS). Providing 24/7 enhanced

security services for United States and Coalition forces in Afghanistan.

• Monitored weather for conditions adversely affecting the PGSS.

• Used schematics and manuals to troubleshoot and isolate malfunctions by using test equipment to maximize system availability for operations.

• Adjusted, aligned, and calibrated equipment to maintain the system in compliance with technical directives.

Startup Team Project Manager Middle East PM Excellence

Nokia Siemens Networks Dubai, UAE

• As region split into two parts, Middle East separated from Africa; I was assigned to the Startup team in GS

NI. In this position, providing direct support and guidance to Project Managers and Directors as they are being

assigned new Projects or new scopes to their current projects. The goal is to ensure all steps/processes have

been completed before the Customer Sales Bid support Team finalizes handover action the project team for

implementation.

• Such actions includes but not limited to: Review of Contract and solutions to be provided; review the

procurement & logistic plans; review the costing, the risks, as sold cost estimate, and the gross margin

estimate at completion; review the resourcing plans; review the Project setup in the Project tools (IPM), which

all ultimately supports the Project Target Agreement handover from the bid support team to the project

execution team.

• Performed Project Management Assessments (PMAs) on new and existing projects. These assessments

identified the readiness of the new projects and how well the existing projects were being managed within the

NSN mode of Operations. The PMAs required on-site visits and a complete review of all processes and

associated documents being used to manage all aspects of the projects.

• Monitored and analyzed project progress reporting on multiple projects in multiple reports weekly, and

identified issues with the project team’s performance. Ensured the project teams were aware of the issues

noted, and assisted the team in correcting many of the reporting issues found in the Project Tools (IPM).

These actions also assisted in the Reduction Assets program, which a project was assigned to me to assist

the team’s focus on identifying and providing solutions on gaining acceptance from the customer, facilitating

cash collection and Purchase Order closure.

Regional Competence Development Manager for Project Business Managers

Nokia Siemens Networks Dubai, UAE

• Managed the Middle East and Africa Regional Competence Development program for NSN’s internal

Project Business Managers (PBMs) through 9 Network Implementation PBM Line Managers responsible for

managing a total of 229 Program Managers/Project Directors/Project Managers/Operations Managers/Zone

Managers/Project Coordinators/Solutions Architects/and Product Managers.

• Evaluated the Competence Self assessment and Supervisor assessments for each Team Member,

analyzed trends in PBM strengths and weaknesses and provide the supervisors guidance for developing their

team member’s competences.

• Complied and communicated the same competences trends and solutions to local leadership management

and our Global managers.

• Tracked and directed Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification eligible and non-eligible team

members seeking PMP certification and PMP Certified Team Members needing PDUs to maintain their

certification.

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• Drove the initial setup of the internal NSN Network Implementation Service Business Manager Certification

program for the Middle East and Africa Regions. Achieving the highest rate of participation throughout NSN

with 83 participants from 13 countries in 38 days (8May-15June) in the first half of 2011.

• Provided Competence Development guidance to Site Implementation Services Organization’s 11 Line

Managers in monthly calls similar to the information passed to PBM Line Managers.

• Supported other Competence Development Managers in Middle East and Africa region to setup and

manage their respective business lines, GS Sales Managers, Contract Managers, GS NI Energy Solutions,

GS CSI Project Managers, and GS NWS Project Managers.

Radar Technician – Polygone Project

ITT Federal Services International Corp. Polygone EW Range, Pirmasens, Germany

• Maintains and operates various Radar Threat Emitters, MUTES & Mini-MUTES, in support of the Electronic

Warfare Range.

• Technician in the maintenance team with harmonizing methodologies and team concepts, resulting in annual

improvements in the quality of maintenance and productivity of 33% each year since joining the team in 2008.

• Use schematics and manuals to troubleshoot and isolate malfunctions by using test equipment to component

level, modules and sub-assemblies

• Adjusts, aligns, and calibrates equipment to maintain compliance with technical directives.

Project Manager – Cingular Wireless (The New at&t) Site Decommissioning

Lemcon USA Corporation Detroit, Michigan

• Decommissioning Project Manager for Cingular Wireless (The New at&t) for the Michigan and Indiana markets.

Worked as a Cingular Project manager; planned the decommissioning of sites to include termination of leases,

disconnecting T1 connections to sites, and canceling utility services at cell site locations.

• Reported weekly the status of all sites, site decommissioning issues, and overall decommissioning progress to

all levels of management within Cingular, Ericsson and Nokia.

• Daily customer interface on sites progress, services contractual discussions, escalation, and general

customer/subcontractor relations.

• Verified and scheduled the sites listed for decommissioning with National Real Estate, Black Dot construction

contracted services, and Nokia Networks decommissioning team.

• Collected all necessary lease and site information from a Database or directly interfacing with Black Dot and

Nokia.

• Pre-accepted final documentation and hand-over Packages to Cingular for signature and final acceptance.

Project Manager – Cingular Wireless South Carolina Nokia Swap

Lemcon USA Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina

• Project Manager for the South Carolina Swap project for Cingular Wireless. Working as a Cingular employee;

planned and managed the removal of Nortel Base Stations’ (BTS) and the installation of the Nokia Base BTS’.

• Managed the site audits, site designs, civil works and the coordinated the swapping of the BTS’ radio

equipment. Provided site design support, and technical guidance throughout the rollout.

• Reporting weekly to all levels of management within Cingular, Ericsson and Nokia; the status of all sites, and

the rollout; risk analysis and issues to overcome; and overall rollout progress.

• Customer interface in daily meetings covering the nightly progress, scheduling calls, services contractual

discussions, escalations, and general customer/subcontractor relations to address and correct issues of the

swap. Provided responsibility definitions and directly coordinated with Cingular, Ericsson, Nokia and all of their

subcontractors; to minimize issues which could impact the rollout.

• Managed the delivery of contractual requirements to Cingular, and approved change management requests for

all contractors.

Circuit Manager – NorthernCom Contract

ITT Federal Services International Corp. Rhein Main AB, Frankfurt, Germany

• Same duty position as Lockheed Martin listed below. ITT Industries took over all employees from the existing

Lockheed Martin contract.

Circuit Manager – Communications Contract Rhein Main Air Base

Lockheed Martin Systems Management Rhein Main AB, Frankfurt, Germany

• Maintained and troubleshot all circuits entering, originating, and passing through Rhein Main Air Base.

• Coordinated outages with directly with Deutsche Telekom, and assisted them in clearing circuit problems.

• Provided weekly and quarterly status reports on circuits and outages.

• Assisted with base wide computer problems with computer hotline support at base Network Operation Center.

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• Received & distributed all computer systems to customers. Ensures all received items were entered into the

appropriate accounts and their locations are tracked in the global database management system.

• Scheduled Database Management System upgrades, i.e. software up upgrades, migration from existing to new

global database management systems, and local database synchronizations to the global database.

• Managed all customer computer account changes, i.e. setup new accounts, deleted accounts, updated

equipment location changes, transfered equipment between accounts, and maintained the listing of custodians

of the customer accounts. Provided training and guidance to the custodians of the customers’ computer

accounts. Conducted monthly briefings to all customers’ account custodians. Periodically conducted on-site

inspections of the customers’ accounts. Managed the disposal of all customers’ obsolete and non–operational

systems.

Project Manager GSM – Viag Interkom (02) and ARCOR GSM Rail Customer Account Teams

Nortel Networks Germany GmbH & Co. KG München/Frankfurt

• As Market Project Manager supported Nortel GSM Core Network elements, (Mobile Switch Service Centers,

Home Location Registers, Echo Cancellers, Short Message Service Centers, Voice Mail Systems, Intelligent

Network Systems, Equipment Identity Registers, Interactive Voice Response Systems, and Global Peripheral

Platforms. Managed Country-level Nortel Project Teams and interfaced with the clients on issues concerning

design and rollout.

• Defined the projects, assisted with the development of the sales quotations, and equipment/network design

support. Provided responsibility definitions, risk analysis, and planned the Rollouts. Managed Site acquisition

and NSS&BSS rollout. Placed orders for the customer, controlled resources, and managed site preparations

for equipment installations. Delivery of Contractual Requirements to Client. Organized project sign off sessions

and closed the projects with financial department and project office

Project Manager – Technical Manager

Tele2 Telecommunication Services GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany & Amsterdam, Holland

• Project managed the installation of plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH) and synchronous digital hierarchy

(SDH) transmission equipment, and fixed switching systems throughout Germany and Netherlands.

• Planned and programmed the signal routing in the SDH, PDH Multiplexing Nodes. Coordinated the installation

of equipment with local PTTs, (Deutsche Telekom AG, KPN Telecom BV) and with carrier companies, (Telfort,

Colt, GTS/Hermies, and Versatel Telecom).

• Designed of the Switch room layout, and provided standardization across Germany and the Netherlands.

• Resource Planning and Implementation of all projects and managed Suppliers, and Subcontractors throughout

Germany and the Netherlands.

• Performed Site acceptance/surveys and coordinated with companies to ensure the required installation

preparations and the equipment installations were completed as contracted.

United States Air Force Military Service

Quality Assurance Evaluator Rhein Main AB Frankfurt, Germany

• Monitored the performance of a communication's contractor, in the areas of Base Small Computer Support,

Ground Radio Maintenance, and Operations Control Center.

• As a Quality Assurance Evaluator, Performed evaluations, documentation and followed-up on noted

discrepancies, ensuring the contractor was performing in each area in accordance with the Communication's

Contract.

Engineering & Installation Team Chief Lindsey AS, Wiesbaden, Germany

• Worked directly with base communication's commanders, managing the electronic communication system's

installations, throughout Europe and in Scandinavia.

• Identified faulty equipment, and preformed all actions required to repair or replace this equipment, and initiated

Report of Discrepancies (ROD) on faulty equipment.

• Supervised, counseled and managed up to ten (10) electronic installation/maintenance personnel, and trained

electronic technicians in electronic installations and equipment maintenance.

• Selected as one of the top three E&I Team Chiefs of the United States Air Force during my enlistment as a

Team Chief.

1st Combat Communications (Ground Radio Tech) Lindsey AS, Germany

5th Combat Communications (Ground Radio Tech) Warner Robbins AFB, Georgia

57th EMS (Conventional Weapons Tech) Nellis AFB, Nevada

86th EMS (Nuclear/Conventional Weapons Tech) Ramstein AB, Germany

5th MMS (Nuclear Weapons Tech) Minot AFB, North

Dakota

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Training / Certificates:

PGSS Deployment Technician

NSN NI Intermediate Project Management Certification

Introduction to Nokia Synfonet Access Nodes

Nokia DX Essentials Course

Associates Degree in Applied Science Electronic Systems Technology

Quality Assurance Evaluator Training

Porta Coaxial Cable Security System

Meteorological Dew/Temp Sensor Maintenance

Ionospheric Sounder Maintenance

Engineering & Installation Team Chief Academy

Standard Electronics Installation Practices (Engineering & Installation)

High Reliability Soldering Course

Combat Communications Training

Basic electronics and Ground Radio Communications Maintenance

(Proof of technical certifications, will be provided upon request)

Languages: English/German

Personal: United States Citizen

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