Reginald R. Clarke Jr.

404-***-**** ad3fdn@r.postjobfree.com Atlanta, GA

Professional Summary

Entrepreneur, Leader and Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer with 25+ years of exceptional experience in Business Development, RFP responses, Budgeting, Designing, Building and Testing equipment that generates Radio Frequency and Microwave signals. Strong multitasker that values the dollar but can address simultaneous project needs and concerns with complete professionalism and accuracy. Looking for a leadership role that use my ability to motivate people while and growing the business.

Core Competencies

Leadership

Project Management

Budget Management

Contract Management

Mentorship

Business Analysis

Radio Frequency Engineering

Business Development

Growth Strategist

Experience

Avenger Engineering Alpharetta, GA April 2002 to Present

CEO/RF Principal Engineer

Founded Avenger Engineering as an Engineering Services Company

Built the firm organically from Conception to annual revenue exceeding 23 Million USD

Implemented 3 divisions, RF Engineering, Construction Services and Staffing

Staff Augmentation to OEM and Wireless Carriers

Project based solutions to Wireless Carriers and OEM

Developed training classes for 1xRTT, EV-DO and 802.11

Supported Wireless Markets for RAN Engineering, RF design and Optimization

Supported In-building Testing, Design and Optimization

Oversee the efficient flow of projects from start to finish.

Budget assignment and cost-effective solutions

Expansion of core business

Prepared RFP Responses

Business Development and Sales

Client Retention

Recruiting, Hiring, Staff Retention, staff evaluation and staff development

Responsible for 110 plus W2 employees

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport November 2021 to Present

Senior DAS Engineer

Managed and maintained existing legacy DAS for the world busiest airport encompassing 6.8 million square feet

Prep and reviewed designs for future DAS upgrade project

Worked with all Wireless Carriers (AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) to ensure that Airport was meeting all KPIs per Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Manages the overall coordination of mobile and portable radio maintenance, including vehicle components for Airport Police, Security, Customer Service, Construction Management, Airside, Landside and TBI Airport Management

Responsible for Interfacing with the City of Atlanta and Department of Aviation with all Radio equipment including Programing of radio, tracking and inventory

Reviewed all drawing, construction drawing and as built drawings

Worked with procurement to secure 3rd part vendor to support end of life equipment, order parts and maintain support inventory

Supported, troubleshot and replaced parts for both the Headend and remote DAS unit

Managed outside vendors as DOA liaison for all things DAS

Designed using IBwave and reviewed design by external vendors for DOA

Supported the DAS in all terminals and Concourses T, A, B, C, D, E and F. Within these concourses, there are a total of 192 gates comprised of 152 domestic and 40 international gates.

Performs other duties as assigned

Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) May 2019 to November 2021

Senior Radio Communication Engineer

Provides oversight for Trapeze operations management system as related to vehicle route optimization,

Managing a Team of Multiple Disciplines including Radio and Computer Maintenance

Managed upgrade and Design of Access Points for network communication

dispatching, time keeping and interactive communication response.

Monitors and maintains performance of RF voice/data communications on 800 MHz, microwave, and 2.4 GHz and 4.9GHz wireless infrastructure.

Oversees the Route Management Analysis cross-functional team to ensure the best possible real time Bus Radio/AVL data performance.

Evaluates and guides new RF technology integration within MARTA's RF systems.

Manages the overall coordination of mobile and portable radio maintenance, including vehicle components for police, supervisor, paratransit, fixed route vehicles, and Railcars.

Coordinates and plans infrastructure required for service expansion and system changes.

Oversees and manages maintenance of the Automatic Passenger Counter (APC) component of the Bus Radio/AVL system.

Oversees and manages radio communications infrastructure at remote radio sites and garages, including the set of radios, antenna, and data components within those sites.

Performs other duties as assigned.

T-Mobile -Contractor- GSM, UMTS & LTE Networks January 2019 to May 2019

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturer Nokia Tampa, Fl

Managed multiple venues design (Hotels, Convention Center and Raymond James Stadium) for preparation for the Super Bowl

Responsible for RF, DAS and Small Cell Planning and Design within iBwave tool along with supporting the implementation, commissioning and optimization of such systems.

Follow direction of Central Engineering Lead, Able to work at a PC for extended hours.

Set up 3D modeling in iBwave. Layout thorough and clean DAS designs

Produce accurate BOMs from design effort.

Produce fiber and rack diagrams in Visio, Run propagation models in iBwave

Export and consolidate designs, plots, and any other design reports required.

Review site surveys for new or existing systems and participate in development meetings.

Own quality of data for site DAS Planning and Design, make high quality decisions and provide engineering justification for those decisions.

Read RF datasheets (RFDS) as well as make sense of associated site Tx/Rx plumbing diagrams.

Support RF baseline testing utilizing RF scanners and phones to collect existing network performance data.

Perform venue walks for Baseline, Survey and optimization as needed

Support in the development of DAS engineering procedures, methodologies and standards.

Provide comprehensive and accurate reporting of all project activities.

Ensure all closeout data has been compiled, reviewed and submitted in a timely manner and represents a quality product that meets and exceeds all expectations.

Perform any other engineering duties as deemed necessary

ATT Wireless -Contractor- GSM, UMTS & LTE Networks September 2010 to January 2015

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturer Ericsson

Project leader network expansions; tasks included: capacity and coverage analysis and network expansion plan

Performing analytical, investigative, activities related to wireless communication systems including but not limited to GSM UMTS, and LTE

Analyzed and proposed solutions for network expansion and traffic growth

Served as the primary interface between Operational Equipment Manufacturer, Turf Vendors Installation Crews, Construction and engineers

Cricket Communications – Contractor-CDMA Networks October 2007 to September 2010

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturer Huawei and Ericsson

Served as project lead for network deployment within the San Diego and Baltimore Washington

Designed sites, set site parameters, site selections, approved candidates and prepared sites for official commercial launch

Approved indoor and outdoor DAS solutions

Performed site walks with site acquisition and construction teams to determine site feasibility

Utilized design tools: Siterra and other RF design tools for mapping and tracking candidate designs

Completed NEPA analysis and provided updates via weekly conference calls

Created/Completed SCIP Approval, RFDS, NST, CIQ forms to support new and existing site designs and upgrades,

Performed site walks/drive tests for pre-construction SINR verification and recommend macro site changes if needed. Perform site walks/drive tests for post on-air stability, and prep to hand-off for optimization work.

Sprint PCS – Contractor-CDMA Networks March 2003 to September 2007

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturer Alcatel Lucent

Served as project lead for network deployment within the Bay Area

Designed sites, set site parameters, site selections, approved candidates and prepared sites for official commercial launch

Approved indoor and outdoor DAS solutions

Performed site walks with site acquisition and construction teams to determine site feasibility

Utilized design tools: Siterra and other RF design tools for mapping and tracking candidate designs

Completed NEPA analysis and provided updates via weekly conference calls

Created/Completed SCIP Approval, RFDS, NST, CIQ forms to support new and existing site designs and upgrades,

Performed site walks/drive tests for pre-construction SINR verification and recommend macro site changes if needed. Perform site walks/drive tests for post on-air stability, and prep to hand-off for optimization work.

Bechtel/ATT Wireless -Contractor- GSM Networks May 2002 to January 2003

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturer Ericsson

Project leader for TDMA to GSM equipment replacement; tasks included: capacity and coverage analysis and network expansion plan

Analyzed and proposed solutions for network expansion and traffic growth

Served as the primary interface between site acquisition and site design engineers for all

Scheduled drive tests and analyzed drive test results for capacity and coverage expansions

Accountable for multiple states benchmarking, coverage and quality comparison and evaluation for RCC Holding Unicel/Cellularone

Telecom Wireless Solutions January 1995 to March 2002

Vice President

Defined the company's telecommunications market, product strategies and set business priorities based on market demands

Identified and developed potential OEM customers for engineering services

Created/presented proposals to clients and negotiated contract terms

Designed new business practices for the advancement of new technologies AMPS, CDMA, TDMA, 1xRTT, GPRS, UMTS and GSM and disciplines throughout the company

Served as Executive Director of Engineering from November 2000 to January 2001

Served as Director of Engineering from January 98 to November 2000

Telecom Wireless Solutions -January 1995 to January 1998

RF Principal Engineer

Operational Equipment Manufacturers Multiple Vendors Nortel, Ericsson, Lucent

Served as Principal Engineer from January 1995 to January 1998 responsible as staff augmentation engineer supporting Sprint PCS, Voicestream (T-Mobile) and Cingular (ATT).

T-Mobile RF Design Phoenix Arizona initial RF design, Model Tuning for deployment GSM network October 96 to May 97

Cingular Principal Engineer Charlotte NC supported RF expansion design, capacity planning, Optimization and Frequency Planning for GSM network May 97 to October 97

Sprint PCS Principal RF Engineer Multiple Market St Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Chattanooga, Nashville and Dallas responsible for RF design, Pre and Post Launch Optimization January 1995 to September 2000

Northern Telecom -June 1993 to December 1994

Principal Engineer

BellSouth DCS A Market Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro initial RF design for Wireless deployment. Initial deployment 1900 PCS for GSM in US trial and commercial market. First US deployed GSM market for Nortel.

Sprint PCS A/B Markets responsible for GSM and CDMA designed for deployment

Launched Sprint PCS St. Louis Markets

Performed optimization for several markets including Indianapolis, Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas

Designed several markets throughout the USA AMPS, CDMA, TDMA, 1xRTT, GPRS, UMTS and GSM

Electronic CAD simulation site design buildout

United States Armed Forces

Navy Veteran June 1987 to June 1993

Electronic Technician

Responsible for USS JFK CV-67 Aircraft Carrier Ships Navigation and Alignment System

Navigation Equipment Maintenance Technician accountable for all ship board navigation including GPS, Aircraft Alignment System and Satellite Location Air Missile

Participated in Kuwait Liberation, Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Desert Storm

Software and Hardware

RF Design Tools: Cellcad, Anet, Planet, PlanetEV, Atoll DbPlanner Sitera Mapinfo

In-building Tools: IBWAVE/ADS, Ekahau & Matlab

OEM Inbuilding Integration certifications: Mobile Access, TYCO and Commscope

OEM Integration: 5G, LTE, UMTS, CDMA, TDMA, Amps, DAS

Outdoor RF – Macro RF Networks, Small Cell

Optimization Windcatcher and Actix for LTE, CDMA, GSM & UMTS

Optimization Windcatcher and Actix for LTE, CDMA, GSM & UMTS

Tools: Agilent Scanners, Dragon CW, Spectrum analyzer & Anritsu:

Flexi LTE Multi Radio BTS Installation and C&I Bootcamp for T-Mobile

T-Mobile/ Nokia L600 Install T-Mobile / Nokia 5G LTW Install

Trapeze TransitMaster CAD/AVL

Education

University of California at Berkeley BSEE 1991

Kellogg Business School of Management AMEP 2012

John F. Kennedy University Business Management 2013

Summary Statement

Accomplished Leader that would like to share my 30+ plus years of experience. You and your firm can benefit from my entrepreneur mindset, motivational skills and leadership. I am growth driven and always trying to find solutions. There is an answer to every problem!

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