Telecommunications Project Management, Network O

KERRY NEWMAN

Huntington Beach, CA ***** Phone: 916-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrynewman1/ Email: *****.********@*****.***

Skills & Expertise

Project Management

Network Engineering

Network Operations

Processes & Procedures

Network Build Out

Operational Efficiencies

Recognized for successful ground up network build out, launch, and ongoing network operations in St Louis, Oklahoma City, and Las Vegas. Led the first US commercial launch of 4G-LTE in Las Vegas including 2,000 DAS node upgrades.

Experience leading site development, project management, construction, switch and data center engineering, RF engineering, transport, and network operations teams across large geographic areas.

Deployment of 4G-LTE, fiber backbones, cell sites, switches and data centers, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), microwave, and Hydrogen Fuel cells.

Professional Experience

Independent Practice, May 2014 – Present

Consultant, Network Operations & Project Management

Provide innovative methods to reduce network build out timelines and improve operational efficiencies and reduced costs through organizational framework, aligned goals and objectives, increased focus on objectives,

while improving team morale and network quality.

T-Mobile/ metro PCS Mar 2006 – May 2014

Director of Engineering- Network Operations, sacramento, ca

Involved in high visibility network consolidation project to decommission cell sites across California and Nevada with a goal to significantly reduce capital and operating expense without degrading network quality or customer satisfaction.

Regional Vice President, Network Engineering & Operations, sacramento, ca

Provide leadership and management for the Sacramento and Las Vegas markets including site development (lease, permit, zone, construction, integration), network field and switch operations, RF and switch engineering teams.

Ground up network build out, launch, and operations in Las Vegas and continued Sacramento market growth.

Deployed and launched the first commercial 4G-LTE wireless network in the US including 2,000+ DAS nodes in Las Vegas (2010) on a Samsung platform followed by an Ericsson LTE launch in Sacramento (2011).

Improved customer satisfaction by ensuring consistent high network performance and capacity upgrades resulting in minimal blocked and dropped calls and high data throughput.

Modernized two telecommunications switch and data centers which reduced potential outages, improved grounding and disaster preparedness while decreasing utility costs 10 percent by enhancing HVAC systems.

Spearheaded full network audit and legal document review for over 400 cell site locations to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance which saved in excess of $100,000.

Director, Network Operations, san francisco, ca

Manage the network field operations team for the San Francisco including outage response, preventive maintenance, new site integration, network performance, and disaster preparedness response.

Improved spares and exchange process including failure analysis that produced improved network availability, reduced repair costs from obsolete parts failing, and increased customer satisfaction levels due to higher network availability.

Enhanced team performance and morale by implementing individual monthly evaluation system that linked personal performance to assigned cell sites, tasks performed, and network availability and performance benchmarks.

Initiated partnership with transport vendors to improve preventive maintenance and outage response resulting in increased network availability and customer satisfaction while reducing outages and overtime costs.

Additional Professional

Experience

Cascadia PM, Kirkland, WA Feb 2005 – Feb 2006

Director, Program Management

Manage the Seattle market project management, construction management and site development services.

Supported Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Newpath Networks (DAS), and Clearwire projects.

US Cellular, Tulsa, OK Jun 2002 – Dec 2004

Senor Director, Engineering & Operations

Lead 200+ network operations, engineering and site development (lease, permit, zone, construction) team members in the Northwest and Southwest regions for all network engineering and operations, new builds, and network performance. Areas covered included TX, OK, MO, ID, WA,OR, and Northern California.

Responsible for ground up new market build out in Oklahoma City and St Louis while upgrading from TDMA to CDMA 1XRTT in all other markets.

Sprint PCS, California and washington Mar 1996 – Jun 2002

Director, Network Operations (2000-2002)

Area Manager, Network Operations (1999)

Network Operations Manager (1997-1999)

Switch Engineer (1996-1997)

US West NewVector, Bellevue, WA Sept 1990 – Mar 1996

Traffic Engineer (1993-1996)

Project Manager (1990-1993)

Professional Development

Communications Engineering Technology, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Numerous training courses and seminars in leadership, management, engineering, operations, and technology.

Professional Certifications as Firefighter 1, 2, and 3, Fire Officer I, and Fire Instructor I.

Professional Affiliations

Project Management Institute, Member, 2014

PMP Boot Camp, 2014

Huntington Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer

FCC Technician (Ham) Radio License KK6WGE

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