Telecommunications

Steve Warren (PMP)

Clayton, NC Mobile: 919-***-**** *******@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/steve-albert-warren/

Wireless Telecommunication Leader

Proven Leader with good understanding of telecommunications technologies, services, and products

20+ year seasoned Telecommunication Leader with experience across RF, Operations, and Construction disciplines. 16 years experience with DAS/DNS projects.

Core Competencies:

Wireless Engineering RF Design RF Performance Distributed Network Systems (DNS) Construction & Operations Project Management 5G 3G/4G Network Capacity Planning Frequency Planning LTE CDMA EVDO NASCAR Planning & Deployment Projects Commissioning Integration Optimization Traffic Management Spectrum Planning Site Development Troubleshooting Budget Management Staff Management

Career Experience

TELEWORLD SOLUTIONS Clayton, North Carolina Feb 2022 to Dec 2022 Project Manager

Contractor for Comcast

Managed “Connected Campus” CBRS proof of concept Use Case for a University

Managed a CBRS proof of concept Use Case for a hotel in Seattle

THE SELECT GROUP, Clayton, North Carolina Jul 2021 to Dec 2021 Project Manager

Contractor for American Towers

Managed vendors for construction drawings, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards

Held vendors accountable for delivery dates using project management tools, maintaining schedule integrity

AURA NETWORK SYSTEMS, Clayton, North Carolina Mar 2020 to Aug 2020 Consultant – Project Manager

Spearheaded and led complex project involving build out of cell sites for a 450 Mhz unmanned-drone wireless network to secure FCC approval of frequencies

Oversaw SOW, RFQ and construction bids

Project Managed site lease acquisition, equipment delivery, equipment installation, site integration, and validating site completion

Reconciled vendor payments and authorization of payment

Supported site configuration and equipment assembly as requested

EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC., Clayton, North Carolina Jan 2016 to Apr 2019 Director of Professional Services

Delivered exceptional leadership and guidance to a team of Engineers across the South Region (inclusive of TX, NC, SC, AL, GA, TN, FL, MS, LA) for commissioning, integration, optimization, and maintenance of Distributed Network Systems (DNS) inclusive of Outdoor DAS, Indoor DAS, and Small cells (indoor and outdoor).

Emphasized leadership and cross-functional coordination to enhance project outcomes

Supervised and mentored engineering teams to enhance productivity and project outcomes

Contributed to the establishment of strategic plans for Tier III Engineering and break/fix support

Led national cross-functional teams managing 20+ General Motors projects, ensuring on-time delivery, high-quality standards and continuous maintenance

Provided weekly status reports to Executive Management, maintaining clear communication and project transparency

EXTENET SYSTEMS, INC., Clayton, North Carolina Oct 2014 to Jan 2016 National RF Manger – Network Performance

Led National Standards processes and tools for Professional Services department.

Responsible for standardizing SOWs, RFQs, tools, job aids, and vendors across the US supporting three Regional Directors and the EVP of Professional Services.

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS, Cary, North Carolina Sep 2013 to Aug 2014 RF & Operations Manger II - NASCAR

Streamlined RF Engineering, operations, and construction by overseeing field operations team of 12 engineers to design and deploy all NASCAR Sprint CUP events across the nation. Provided effective leadership and guidance to the team in planning and implementing RF Engineering, Operation, and Site Development activities for each event.

Managed RF and DAS designs, COW fleet construction and deployment, track construction (including fiber) ensuring project schedules and budgets were met

Managed maintenance of COWs, event venues, and fiber DAS

Developed strategies, plans, and policies to enhance operational efficiency for the NASCAR program

Managed business unit financial results including detailed reporting and budget preparation

Implemented technical and operating performance standards, including SLAs, to ensure quality and timeliness

ERICSSON SERVICES, INC., Cary, North Carolina Nov 2010 to Sep 2013 RF & Operations Manager II - NASCAR

Led national RF Engineering, operations and construction teams for NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Oversaw design and budget for 3G/4G NASCAR events including fiber DAS Networks, COW deployments, and track construction. Spearheaded and delivered complex projects with keen focus on improving project outcomes and deliverables.

Delivered leadership to local and national RF Engineering, operations, and construction teams integrating and improving temporary and permanent networks for NASCAR Sprint Cup events

Responsible for all aspects of RF Engineering, Network Operations, and Site Development of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Program

Managed $25M budget supporting the NASCAR Sprint Cup program, ensuring financial accountability

Provided client direction on long-term planning and prioritized workload and resources to meet NASCAR Sprint Cup program objectives

ERICSSON SERVICES, INC., Cary, North Carolina Sep 2009 to Nov 2010 Sr. RF Engineer III – NASCAR

Served as National Lead CDMA and iDEN Engineer and member of National NASCAR 4G Planning team

Designed, tested, troubleshot, and optimized iDEN, CDMA/EVDO/LTE networks consisting of COWS and fiber DAS for Lucent, Motorola, Nortel, and Samsung NASCAR Sprint Cup events

SPRINT NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Cary, North Carolina Apr 2005 to Sep 2009 Sr. RF Engineer IV – Engineering Sales Support

Managed local RF teams during integration and optimization of temporary networks for NASCAR events

Designed, tested, troubleshot, and optimized iDEN, CDMA/EVDO/LTE networks consisting of COWS and fiber DAS for Lucent, Motorola, and Nortel NASCAR events

Led engineering efforts for Super Bowl XLI fiber DAS deployment, demonstrating cross-functional collaboration

Led National RF activities: Design, Spectrum, Traffic, and Optimization

Deployed ADC Digivance LRCS fiber DAS systems and LGC Fusion in building DAS systems for iDEN networks

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Cary, North Carolina Sept 2003 – Apr 2005 Technical Project Mangager – Engineering Sales Support

Managed national NASCAR Nextel Cup Series project by leading design and construction of fiber DAS, COWs, and 23 venues while emphasizing project management and cross-functional team coordination

Managed RF, Ops, and Site Development teams for all NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events

Managed the design, construction, integration and optimization of fiber DAS systems

Led deployment schedules and lesson learned calls for all 46 weekly NASCAR events

Developed National NASCAR guidelines and documentation

NASCAR Engineering Liaison for Sales and Marketing

Education

B.S. Computer Engineering North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC 1999

Technical Proficiencies

RF Technologies: iDEN, CDMA (Lucent, Motorola, Nortel and Samsung), EVDO, LTE, CBRS, Flarion, ADC LRCS & Prism DAS, LGC Unison & Fusion, Radioframe, Lightpointe, fSONA, Nokia, DeltaNode, Solid, Corning One, Corning Mobile Access, CommScope ION-B/U Applications: Power BI, Wizard, CellOpt, ANET, iFTA, MapInfo, Cellsight, Microsoft Office, TOAD, SQL Navigator, Agilent E6474A, Invex, Actix Analyzer, Procomm Plus, Uplink Analyzer, Windcatcher, InfoVista Tems Pocket and Discovery Languages/Databases: Visual Basic, VBA, Visual Test, SQL, PL/SQL, MapBasic, ORACLE, SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL

Awards & Recognition

RAN EEMT Award of Excellence Winner, 2013 Ericsson Extreme Project Video Winner, 2012 Circle of Excellence Award Nominee, 2007 Excellence Award Winner, April 2007 Inner Circle Award Winner (Highest Nextel Award), 2004 Circle of Excellence Award Winner, 2004

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