RF Eengineering Optimization Management
Resume:
DAVE DEBISARAN
Oceanside, CA. 92056
******@*******.***
Home: 760-***-**** Cell: 760-***-****
CAREER SUMMARY:
Result oriented RF systems engineering management with 10+ years of recent experience in wireless engineering, design, implementation, expansion, conversion, optimization, and maintenance. Highly skilled with proven success in Digital and Analog wireless technologies. Successfully directed and managed many teams to achieve goals within strict time constraints.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY: San Diego, California 2007-present
Adjunct Professor at School of Engineering and Technology
• Lectures in the Masters of Science in Wireless Communications program.
• Conducts Capstones Projects for the Master of Science in Engineering Management program.
BD MEDICAL, INC: Oceanside, California 2004-2005
Quality Control Inspector Sampled and tested biomedical products to ensure that regulatory standards were met in order to release products for distribution.
• Inspected manufacturing line products to ensure shift production met specifications.
• Inspected raw materials to ensure high quality materials were delivered for manufacturing.
HOOTWINC, LLC: Oceanside, California 2003-2005
Technical Consultant
• Analyzed and evaluated the IT department for deficiencies, limitations, and future growth. Then determined the current and future requirements for HootWinc from an IT perspective.
• Designed and implemented a plan to accommodate the IT processes, equipment, people, time, and cost to transition from the current systems to future system requirements.
• Using external IT professionals, set in motion plans to develop and house the company’s own Mail Server and Data Warehouse.
• Provided redundancies in mission critical systems and setup proper data backup systems.
MOTOROLA, INC. (1990-2001)
Systems Engineering Optimization Manager: Carlsbad, California 1997-2001
Recruited, trained and managed a team of 6 senior and lead systems performance optimization engineers. Led the team in field engineering, systems design and optimization, subscriber handset issues, wireless infrastructure troubleshooting, networking, and database implementation,
• Optimized CDMA and Analog cellular systems performance for Verizon Wireless markets in San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Sacramento, Reno, Stockton, and Modesto.
• Collaborated with Program Management and Project Management to provide timely engineering support and ensure project completion with detailed supporting documentation.
• Joined forces with the Infrastructure R&D teams to define new CDMA systems features.
• Spearheaded an 8-months CDMA spectrum clearing optimization effort for Alltel Cellular. Significantly improved the Dropped Call Rate (1.76% to 1.10%) and Access Attempts Rate for 4 Alltel markets.
• Contributed to a technical paper on 60-degrees sector orientation for CDMA systems that was presented in China and Schaumburg, Illinois.
• Trained and remotely supported Russian Systems Engineers on cellular systems optimization.
Systems Engineering Group Leader: Ft Lauderdale, Florida 1996-1997
Staffed, trained, and managed a team of 14 engineers to support Latin America and Caribbean markets; 9 Cellular Systems Engineers and 5 Cellular Field Engineers. Responsible for: (a) Systems design, capacity, and growth engineering, (b) Systems implementation, and database engineering, (c) Field installation, and troubleshooting engineering, and (d) Systems monitoring, evaluation, and performance optimization.
• Performed employee evaluations and internal ranking, developed training and vacation schedules, nominated candidates for Motorola’s technical ladder, and outstanding achievement awards.
• Established budgets for equipment/tools and maintained expenditures within budgetary constraint.
• Imparted technical expertise, experience, and training on in-building applications, frequency spectrum clearing techniques for CDMA, NAMPS frequency planning, and onsite performance improvement efforts for both domestic and international markets.
• Teamed up with the mobile phone division in a timely and cost effective manner to resolve performance problems with specific handset models.
Lead Systems Engineer: Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1995-1996
Facilitated and directed multiple task forces to deal with both Domestic and International Systems Engineering Core Groups.
• Setup and designed In-building cellular systems to accommodate Wireless PBXs and applied the INREACH technology. Provided technical support at trade shows on INREACH systems.
• Provided remote technical consultation and training to in-country engineers on cellular systems design, growth, conversion, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Created frequency plans and spectrum clearing procedures for many Latin American and Caribbean countries.
• Selected to represent Motorola in an initial CDMA trial/evaluation sponsored by Qualcomm, San Diego.
• Led an eight-month performance optimization effort in the Phoenix US West New Vector market resulting in a significant reduction in the Dropped Call Rate from 3.2% to 1.8%.
Senior Systems Engineer: Las Vegas, Nevada 1992-1995
Provided 5 years of onsite expansion and optimization support to Sprint Cellular, Las Vegas; currently Verizon. Brought about significant growth in the Las Vegas market from 20 to 90 cell sites within 5 years, and rapidly increased subscriber base from 18K to 120K. Substantially reduced and maintained the Dropped Call Rate from 1.70% to 1.13%.
• Directed the infrastructure development group in designing and developing a portable high-power test transceiver to help design and apply in-building distributed antenna systems. This test system was successfully applied to the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Clark County building, the Luxor Hotel and Casino, and the Nevada Power building.
• Cleared frequency spectrum for a cellular subsystem, CDPD trials, and CDMA technologies.
• Conducted weekly presentations to Sprint’s field operations personnel and quarterly presentations to Sprint’s corporate engineers as well as the Motorola’s Systems Engineering group.
• Mentored, trained, and led more than 20 systems engineers on systems design, evaluation, and optimization in preparation to handle the onsite needs of other markets.
Systems Engineer I: Arlington Heights, Illinois 1990-1992
• Optimized cellular systems using drive testing, predictive modeling and simulations methods for systems in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. This included SAFCO’s OPAS and PROMAS data collection and processing, SMRTSAM, and XLoss predictive modeling for Best Server, Link-Budget, Call Tracking, Call Origination, Carrier-to-Interference testing., Hand-off lists, cell-location and integration.
• Provided fulltime onsite support in Las Vegas for technology migration, feature testing, equipment conversions, and overall systems expansion. (Ex. NAMPS, MRI, C/I, and LPA trials and deployment).
• Developed and executed cellular systems Growth and Capacity Plans for Sprint Cellular, Las Vegas.
• Diagnosed problems with cell site RF calibration files, RF cabling, RF Power (ERPs), RF Inter-modulation, and poorly performing antennas.
• Tracked down and located external interference sources.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1987-1990
Research/Teaching Assistant
• Researched and developed a Low Power Full-Duplex FSK RF-Telemetry system for Bio-Telemetry applications.
• Supervised and assisted in Senior Electronic Engineering Design lab projects.
EDUCATION:
National University: San Diego, California (MSWC GPA 3.80) 2007- present
Master of Science in Wireless Communications
California State University: San Marcos, California (MBA GPA 3.23) 2002
Master of Business Administration
Marquette University: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MSECE GPA. 3.72) 1990
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
DeVry Institute of Technology: Chicago, Illinois (BSEET GPA 4.00) 1987
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology
HONORS/AWARDS:
• Motorola “Motorola’s 10-years Service Club Award.” 2000
• Motorola “Award and Recognition” for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions 2000
• Motorola “Award and Recognition” for Outstanding Performance, Teamwork, and Initiative 1997
• Motorola “Outstanding Achievement” Medallion Award 1996
• Motorola “Award and Recognition” for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions 1994
• Motorola “Award and Recognition” for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions 1993
• Motorola “Award and Recognition” for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions 1991
• DeVry Valedictorian Award 1987
• DeVry Presidential Honor Society 1984-1987
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