Engineer Design
Resume:
Paul M. Antola
**** ********** *****, ********, ** 18944
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Professional Profile
Accomplished Telecommunications Professional with a proven record of establishing rapport with clients and colleagues. Seeking a challenging opportunity to drive diverse corporate initiatives through strategic planning and to achieve company objectives with proactive project management, decisive leadership and dynamic client relations. Over twenty two years in the Wireless industry working for both providers and equipment manufacturer's with a technical background rounded with project management and team leadership experience.
Qualifications
Policy/program development – developed instructional process documents for clients,
and internal team use.
Cross-functional team management – cross coverage sales, engineering, product support
Teams.
Supervision and training - supervised and provided on the job training of direct reports,
and subcontractors.
Inventory control - ensured purchased products were delivered in a timely fashion,
in working order, and channeled through the right client resources.
Project management - six sigma - simultaneously handled several ongoing projects taking from the conception, and quotes through design, installation and implementation.
Technical writing / Recognized subject matter Expert - Expert witness in the field RF design and engineering, and several white papers on the subject of Emergency preparedness and Wireless emergency response.
Strong decision maker - project management of multi-million dollar design projects,
including all budgetary matters, and personnel placement.
Call Processing / Performance analysis
High competency in the use of Signal generators, spectrum analyzer, call processing
test equipment.
Fluency in iBwave, ATOLL, Wizard, Windcatcher, Qualipoc design and predictive
modelling software.
Relevant Experience
White paper on file with the FCC for findings as part of the Wireless Emergency Response Team authored following the Sept. 11 attack in Manhattan.
Recognized as an Expert Witness in the field of RF Engineering and Telecommunication design.
Career History
June 2015 to October 2015
Lord and Company Technologies
Vice President
Manassas, VA / Philadelphia, PA
Organized due diligence in preparation for sale of business unit.
Defined strategy and business plan for new business development with AT&T, and Verizon Wireless.
Member of Executive Management Team.
Developed and rolled out new policies for technical.
Created new revenue streams through client relations and face to face sales.
Hired and trained technical staff, specific to DAS and RF Engineering.
partnered successfully with Commscope / TE Connectivity to provide installation and commissioning in several Bloomberg venues in Manhattan.
October 2011 to November 2014
TE Connectivity
Sales Engineer / Field Application Engineer
Berwyn, PA
Served as mentor to junior team members. Initiated statistical analysis project that resulted in sound recommendations adopted by entire department.
Managed numerous projects simultaneously within budgetary restrictions.
Collaborated with engineers and project managers regarding design parameters for client projects.
Directed customer installations maintaining cost efficiencies based on space and power allocation.
Maintained and managed network environment including troubleshooting, filing and Archiving.
Operated computer-assisted engineering and design software to complete engineering tasks by deadline on an ad hoc basis.
Operated computer-assisted engineering and design software to completeengineering tasks by deadline on an ad hoc basis.
Prepared accurate specifications for purchase of materials and equipment for purchasing department.
Debugged and troubleshot complex analog, digital, and RF wireless products.
March 2010 to October 2011
AIM Technical, Inc.
Senior RF Design / Network Performance - AT&T (Contractor)
Columbia, SC
Performed designs for the AT&T wireless Macro network in North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Project managed and coordinated design visits, test transmissions, and tech-team visits.
Project Managed carrier additions, and dealt with equipment manufacturers, and sales representatives.
Provided expert testimony on behalf of AT&T for tower placement.
January 2010 to May 2010
L.C.C., Inc.
Team Lead Engineer / Subject Matter Expert
Plymouth Meeting, Canada
Performance methodology documentation for bench-marking in-building systems, and Macro benchmarking white paper. Our client Bell Mobility in Toronto, Canada needed a fully documented and proven methodology for their bench-marking system. I reviewed and coordinated the methods used and the document itself. The purpose was to provide quantifiable data that would support Marketing claims.
A team of four engineers were under my direction for data collection bench-marking and training of the Bell Mobility team.
October 2008 to December 2009
R.F. Services, Inc.
Partner/ RF Design Network Performance Engineer
Toronto, PA
Owned and operated an RF Design consulting firm.
We provided expert testimony throughout the Mid-Atlantic region; designed and met coverage goals, analyzed and approved construction, lease, and zoning materials.
Maintained personnel, and clients. Modernized the Philadelphia 30th street station DAS system. Consulted for T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T.
February 2007 to October 2008
Damon's Ribs
Assistant General Manager
Arundel Mills, MD
My Family purchased a franchise and offered me a position to get the project up and running. I was an Assistant general manager in the largest of the restaurants in the chain and won a number of awards for our quality, and profitability.
$1.5 million dollars in sales in our first 9 months.
August 2005 to January 2006
Celcite, Inc
Senior RF Design lead
Parsippany, NJ
Consulted for Celcite with their client T-Mobile in the New York, and New Jersey markets.
Provided expert testimony in zoning hearings, and performed RF design propagation modeling.
Project managed the build plan from an RF design perspective, choosing the best candidates for approval, and market improvement.
April 2002 to December 2005
WFI,Inc.
RF Design and System Performance
Parsippany, PA
Consulted for W.F.I., Inc. with Cingular and eventually AT&T Wireless.
Performed the role of RF design engineer.
Expert witness
System performance engineer. Using hourly metrics from the Autopace system we responded to issues, and managed trouble tickets.
August 1996 to April 2002
Verizon Wireless
System Performance Engineer
Plymouth Meeting, PA
System Performance engineer responsible for the Philadelphia Market. Over 300 base stations, and five in-building systems.
Integrated new cell sites, and responded to performance related events. (Interference,
Fraud, and customer complaints)
CO-op management program for baseline drives – Team of college students were managed.
May 1992 to July 1996
Pommerantz Staffing, Inc.
Lead Engineer F.O.A. team
Plymouth Meeting, NJ
Consulted for Pommerantz with their client Bell Laboratories in Parsippany, NJ. Lead an F.O.A. team bringing the first CDMA base stations to the field. I brought a skeletal system through hardware acceptance. I participated in the transition from a test bed, to a customer owned system.
Maintained the Series II test lab in Whippany.
Studied the Linear Amplifier Circuit interference process and cause. Gathered data and set post processing agenda.
Education
American International College 1992
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
Springfield, MA, USA
Minor International Business
Industry Organizations
Member of the Wireless Emergency Response Team since September 2001
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