Engineer Technical Support
Resume:
Dennis R Telleen
Carmichael, CA. *5608
*********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS:
** ***** ** *****/********* Frequency technical, optimization, and design application experience.
16 years with Sprint within the Sacramento Market.
o2 years as the Senior/Lead RF Engineer for the Sprint Sacramento market. Responsible for the accomplishment of day to day workload as well as the supervision of 8 RF engineering contractors.
o4 years as Ericsson Managed Services, Lead Engineer for Sprints networks in the Sacramento service area.
o3 years as the RF Engineering Manager for the Northern California service area, managing 10 Engineers and 1,190 cell sites, covering the area from Modesto to Oregon and Vacaville to Utah.
o7 years as an RF Engineer for the Sprint CDMA wireless network in the Sacramento Market.
2 years as an RF Field Systems Engineer for GTE/General Dynamics Wireless Systems Services.
2 years spent as a Sr. RF/Microwave Test Specialist for Litton Guidance & Controls IFF program.
6 years in depth experience as radar/electronics/weapons systems technician U.S. Navy.
Experienced on continuous wave and phased array pulsed radar, advanced avionics RF systems as well as engineering of commercial wireless RF and Microwave systems.
Trained in wireless communications engineering and design, radar theory, microwave theory, solid state and digital electronics, electro-mechanisms, computer systems, fiber optics, and auxiliary support systems.
CURRENT EXPERIENCE:
Radio Frequency Engineer & RF Engineering Manager, SPRINT/ERICSSON/SPRINT, 1999 – Present
Sprint San Francisco MTA / Sacramento BTA, Oct. 1999 – present
RF Engineer III October 2009 – Present
RF Engineering Manager – Sacramento Valley/Reno/Tahoe, October 2006 – October 2009
RF Engineer III, October 2004 – October 2006
RF Engineer II, February 2004 – October 2004
RF Engineer I, August 2000 – February 2004
Associate RF Engineer, Oct. 1999 – August 2000
At various times throughout career responsible for the daily market engineering activities and technical support of ten (10) RF Engineers and one (1) Engineering Specialist while the markets RF Engineering Manager and Team Leader. Then beginning in 2013 responsible for the supervision of 12 RF Engineering contractors as the lead market RF Engineer.
Responsible for ensuring the on-time deployment of Sprints 4G network in the Sacramento market as well as supervision of OEM activities within the market.
Develop, implement, and supervise market coverage and network capacity growth plans.
Personally responsible for over 75% of the planning, design, and/or implementation, on 224 of 296 On Air and Approved CDMA sites, within the Sacramento Sprint PCS CDMA network.
Plot/verify desired coverage plans and Link Budget in order to develop and issue coverage search rings.
Provide technical support for the areas Engineers, Optimization Specialists, and RF Technicians, as well as regular support to local Retail and Sales & Marketing associates.
Perform hand off planning and Lucent 5ESS switch parameter planning for CDMA base stations.
Designate and Implement desired equipment configurations for new and existing sites.
Responsible for providing technical input/support and presentations for local zoning and planning hearings.
Extensively involved with the implementation/completion of network projects including; Inter-carrier Hard Handoff, Multi-Carrier Deployment, launch of CDMA2000, EVDO, HPPTT (QChat), and LTE.
As a regional, Marconi Certified, PlanetEV Subject Matter Expert, provided supervision and technical support to the West Region coverage and design engineers, as the regional coverage and design POC.
Assist National Core Engineering in the development and testing of new processes and procedures, as a member of the National Coverage Process and Implementation Team.
Responsible for all RF MPE testing, interference investigation, and mitigation within the market.
Monitor, log, and analyze daily network traffic data and parameters, to ensure optimum performance.
CURRENT EXPERIENCE (cont.):
Perform drive tests of the network, analyze collected data, and provide recommendations to local market engineers to assist in the evaluation and identification of potential degradation.
Integrate new sites into the network setting required parameters for each site.
Verify and implement antenna model and orientation changes utilizing the PlaNet and deciBel Planner propagation tools to further enhance performance of the network.
Responsible for the investigation of all customer coverage complaints within the market.
Responsible for all CDMA in-building solution assessments, designs, and deployments within Sacramento.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
RF FIELD SYSTEMS ENGINEER, GTE, 1997 – 1999
GTE Worldwide Telecommunications Services, Wireless Systems, Dec. 1997 - Oct. 1999
Provide RF technical support and supervision to Southern California regional RF technicians.
Plot and verify desired RF propagation utilizing the GRANET RF propagation tool.
Assist in wireless network frequency planning for frequency re-use.
Routinely assisted Operations with the construction of various vendors wireless sites including; grounding (site and coax), hanging antenna, running coax, assembling conduit, and mounting of radio cabinets.
Perform RF site surveys at candidate installation sites.
Conduct and supervise RF interference and cable sweep testing.
Perform RF receive/propagation drive testing and performance testing in the greater Los Angeles, San Diego, and Bakersfield markets.
Responsible for the proper installation, initialization, optimization, maintenance, and troubleshooting of multiple types of wireless networks including cellular, PCS, wireless data, microwave point to point, and two way radio communications.
Certified in ISO-9000.
SR. RF/MICROWAVE ENGINEERING TEST SPECIALIST, LITTON INDUSTRIES, 1996 – 1997
Litton Guidance & Control Systems, IFF Systems, July 1996 – Dec. 1997
Responsible for the alignment, troubleshooting to component level, integration, and acceptance testing of high frequency, high power sub-assemblies for the APX series Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) advanced avionics systems.
Provided technical support and supervision to three (3) other RF technicians and four re-work technicians, as the second shift test lead. In this capacity was responsible for the test and assembly production of sub-assemblies and parts for the second shift. These parts and sub-assemblies were crucial to keeping the first shift on schedule to meet the monthly quota of finished units.
Gained valuable insight and experience into the many facets of RF/Microwave production and assembly, including; Quality Assurance, Mechanical Assembly, Conformal Coating, RF Soldering & Rework, Environmental Testing, Production Flow & Process.
Received training in Focus Factory teamwork as well as ISO-9000.
FIRECONTROLMAN (FC2/E-5) U.S. NAVY 1990 – 1996
USS Antietam (CG-54), Oct. 1993 - July 1996
Directly responsible for the operation and accountability of the AN/SPY-1A radar system and six junior technicians, as the senior radar technician and Work Center Supervisor.
Responsible for the scheduling and accomplishment of all maintenance, alignment, troubleshooting and repair requirements as the Radar System Supervisor.
Firecontrolman Class “C” school, March 1993 - Oct. 1993
Taught advanced radar and microwave theory as applies to the 3-D phased array AN/SPY-1A radar, as well as in depth training on RF digital signal processing equipment.
Received extensive training on high power RF tubes and assemblies.
FIRECONTROLMAN (FC2/E-5) U.S. NAVY 1990 – 1996 (cont.)
USS Sacramento (AOE-1), Sept. 1991 - March 1993
Served as radar technician and system operator for the Seasparrow weapon system.
Performed as the launch platform lead, responsible for the maintenance, repair, and safe operation of the Seasparrow launch platform.
Gained extensive experience on servomechanisms as applies to radar directors and launchers, as well as electronic cooling systems.
Firecontrolman Class “A” school, Sept. 1990 - Sept. 1991
Instructed in advanced electronics and basic radar and microwave theory, i.e.. RF tubes, transmission lines, propagation, antenna design.
Thoroughly trained and tested in advanced test equipment usage including; Oscilloscopes, RF phase and power meters, RF frequency counters, insulation/ground test sets, voltage and current meters, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, RF peak power analyzer, RF signal generators.
EDUCATION:
Accredited Training
Completed 97 credits towards completion of a degree in electrical engineering, relevant subject matter includes: computer systems, advanced radar/microwave theory, electro-mechanical devices, solid state electronics, digital electronics, electronic systems. I am currently attending night and weekend classes, progressing towards completion of a BS degree.
Industry Training
Marconi Certified Planet Subject Matter Expert, CDMA IS-95 and 3G-1x RF Design and Growth Engineering for PCS Systems, CDMA RF Engineering, Advanced CDMA RF Engineering and Performance Optimization, CDMA EV-DO Network Engineering, Motorola iDEN Systems School, Intro MapInfo, Intermediate MapInfo, Advanced MapInfo, MSI Planet 2.8 CDMA Engineering, Marconi deciBel Planner CDMA Engineering, Agilent/HP Drive Test and Optimization Solutions, Andrews Coaxial Cable and Connector Course, ISO 9000, ISO 9001.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Extensive use of the MSI PlaNet, GTE Laboratories GRANET, Marconi/Mentum deciBel Planner and PlaNetEV RF propagation tools as well as MapInfo Professional GIS Tool, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, and Microsoft Access. Also possess knowledge of DOS, UNIX, Windows, and Local Area Networks.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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