Engineer Design

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THOMAS MCGUIRE

Scottsdale, AZ *****

Phone: 480-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Eighteen + years of experience in the wireless Telecom Industry with RF system design and performance experience working with major

operators, vendors, and consultant companies. Experience in GSM, CDMA, EVDO, LTE, WiMax, UMTS, 2-way VHF, LMR, TDMA,

GPRS/EDGE, and AMPS technologies.

• Demonstrated proficiency to effectively communicate at all organizational levels with internal and external customers.

• Extensive experience with issuing search rings, site candidate analysis, site surveys and audits, co-location applications, antenna location

determinations, leasing/zoning support and zoning hearings, regulatory and compliance documentation, MPE surveys and NARDA

measurements while working in close cooperation with Real Estate, Site Acquisition and Construction departments.

• Extensive experience in RF network planning (coverage, capacity, and frequency planning, model tuning). Proficient with Cell Planning,

Automatic Frequency Planning and (AFP) Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) software tools.

• Experienced with large scale network overlays, build-outs and cluster coordination system drive tests.

• Experienced in all aspects of New Site Builds and Network Expansion including overlays, site audits and swap outs.

• Accomplished in regulatory aspects of FCC compliance, FAA compliance, MPE compliance, AM and Inter-modulation studies and

frequency coordination.

• Accomplished at dimensioning networks dependent on GOS, traffic, demographics, land use, equipment technology specifications and

coverage requirements.

WORK HISTORY

• RF Engineer Contractor for Samsung STA, San Ramon, CA, April 2013 to Nov. 2014

Sprint Network Vision Project-Reviewing/redlining CD/ZDs for equipment/antenna swaps and upgrades to CDMA 3G/4G-LTE network,

reviewing close-out construction packages. Coordinating drive testing teams, post-processing, integration, cluster acceptance testing, and

optimization of 800/1900/2500 LTE launch sites for Northern California-Nevada market.

• RF Engineer/Project Manager Contractor for Bechtel, San Ramon, CA, Aug 2012 to April 2013.

AT&T Mobility Project for Northern California market- Reviewing site surveys and designed sites with existing RF configurations for LTE

overlays and carrier adds. Editing RF datasheets, reviewing/editing and creating plumbing diagrams, reviewing lease exhibits and

construction/zoning drawings, analyzing RF designs with existing technologies of GSM/UMTS for LTE overlays. Ordering, tracking, and

analyzing Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) studies, EME field measurements, and managing vendors.

• RF Design Engineer Contractor, T-Mobile, Ontario, CA, April 2012 to July 2012.

Modernization Project for Los Angeles Market- Provided scoping of 1,300+ cell sites in accordance of 2G/3G/LTE/Modernization

guidelines which required attended scoping sessions, preparing RFDS packages, preparing site justification packages, attending site

walks, reviewing zoning and construction drawings, reviewing antenna/feed line sweep data, and uploading databases.

• RF Design Engineer Contractor, C Spire Wireless (formerly Cell South), Jackson, MS, Aug 2011 to Feb 2012.

Provided RF CDMA/EVDO design/optimization/integration for Southern Mississippi and Gulf Coast, Alabama Gulf Coast and NW Florida

using Atoll planning tool for Cellular, PCS, AWS, and 700 MHz band Lucent and Nortel networks. Regulatory compliance (FAA, FCC, AM

and MPE). Candidate selection, site acquisition support, zoning hearings and testimony support. Issuing search rings, capacity planning,

carrier adds, LTE planning support and drive test analysis.

• RF Design Engineer Contractor, Ericsson, Plano, TX, Feb 2011 to Aug 2011.

Provided LTE 4G RF designs for AT&T nationwide overlay network utilizing Atoll RF Design Tool, Arieso, and Capesso ACP tools to

provide maximum capacity/coverage within KPI defined targets. Analyzed many different scenarios of antenna downtilts and azimuth

changes for network impact on coverage and interference. Performed spectrum border analysis.

• Site Survey Engineer Contractor, Motorola Federal Government Marketing Division, June 2010 to Dec 2010.

Provided RF Design and site candidate selections for VHF Land Mobile Radio network for Department of Homeland Security. Performed

highly detailed site candidate construction and RF equipment surveys, tower mapping, Government compliance documentation,

propagation analysis, and final-build design configurations.

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• RF Engineer Contractor, Telnet, Inc. for Huawei, Overland Park, KS, April 2010 to June 2010.

Provided RF Design and Optimization for Sprint nationwide network for Huawei RFP utilizing PlanetEV, presented network design

analysis using simulations and overlays for CDMA, EVDO, WiMax, and LTE technologies, and prepared PowerPoint presentations for

RFP.

RF Engineer Contractor, Clearwire, Denver, CO, Nov 2009 to Feb 2010.

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Integrated RF design for new WiMax market build-out. Issued search rings, performed site surveys, site walks, completed regulatory

and compliance forms and site selection/designs for 100+ sites in Denver metro area. Coordinated closely with Site Acquisition,

Construction, and MW/Backhaul teams to meet design requirements and leasing, zoning and build permitting timelines. Attended

zoning hearings, performed MPE analysis reports and NARDA measurements. Delivered network design audits for National RF and

Marketing departments using Mentum PlanetEV 5.0 propagation modeling and simulation tool.

RF Engineer Contractor, ATECS, LLC, for T-Mobile, Albuquerque, NM and Phoenix, AZ, Jan 2008 to March 2009.

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Delivered RF designs and integration/optimization for approx. 100 new-build sites in New Mexico metro and rural areas on Nortel GSM

1900 network. Analyzed search ring locations, site candidate surveys, candidate selection, provided leasing and zoning support

documentation, completed regulatory and compliance forms, MPE analysis, final-build design configurations, site shakedown TEMS

drive tests and post-processing for newly integrated sites. Coordinated RF CW testing for 50+ sites for DAS system proposal which

included vendor supervision and coordination of antenna transmitter sites, managing drive test data collection teams, and parsing and

mapping of data for client submittal.

RF Engineer Contractor, T-Mobile, Denver, CO and Ontario, CA, Aug 2005 to Oct. 2006 and Parsippany, NJ Nov 2003 to Dec. 2004

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Provided system engineering support on Nortel and Ericsson GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 network including network parameters tuning,

performance analysis and monitoring, reviewing, and diagnosing network Key Performance Indicators (KPI), new site integration and

frequency planning, RF system sweep analysis, MPE analysis, search ring location determinations, site candidate surveys for outdoor

macro sites and indoor DAS sites, attending zoning hearings, final-build design configurations, RF system sweep analysis, and

supervision of drive test teams for newly integrated sites and final optimization.

Senior Network Consultant, Flextronics Network Services, Irving, TX Nov.2000 to Feb 2003.

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Assigned for the first GSM/GPRS design overlay for AT&T Wireless/Nokia 2.5G project in various markets across the USA. Included

integration and frequency planning of GSM 1900 Nokia Ultrasite base stations for metro and rural coverage overlaying an existing 800

MHz and 1900MHz TDMA market. Included provisioning data-fill for Nokia switch parameters, optimization of all sites to meet KPI’s for

market launch and post-launch. Completed preliminary designs of antenna locations for network based E-OTD applications for E-911

phase 1 compliance.

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SPECIAL TOOLS: Atoll RF Planning tool, PlanetEV RF Planning tool, Accuver XCAP/XCAL drive-test post-processing tool, Arieso ACP tool,

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Capesso ACP tool, Asset RF Planning tool, Motorola Hydra RF Planning tool, Nemo SAM/TOM drive-test and post-processing tools,

OptPCS RF planning tool, Windcatcher and TEMS optimization and post processing tools, JDSU drive-test collection tool, Narda field

measurement tool, Andrew and RFS RET antenna software, MapInfo, DeLorme Mapping, Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,

and Visio.

AWARDS/TRAINING RECEIVED:

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Circle of Excellence Achievement Award Winner 1997 for AT&T Wireless, Phoenix, AZ.

Award Solutions LTE-Advanced Air Interface Training, April 2013

EDUCATION:

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University of Arizona College of Engineering, Aug. 1984 to May 1990, Tucson, AZ.

BSEE with emphasis on Communications and Control Systems. Core electives include Communications Systems, Electromagnetics,

Electromagnetic Waves, Digital Signal Processing, Error Coding Techniques, Digital Control Systems, and Active Filter Design.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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