Full Resume

Owner / Consultant, 09/2022 to Present   Aria Teleca LLC – REMOTE

●     Consulted on the finalization of TS32 for compliance with GSMA NSX

●     Constructed Device Certification Program from scratch, linking device requirements with Network Features.

●     General consultation to MNO on device requirements and how they have impact on project scope and timelines.

●     Final review responsibility for Network ATP for device related testing that had parallels in Network ATP's but were missing.

●     Daily liaison work between MNO, Network Vendor, Field Contractors and OEM's in support of Network build out.

●     Maintaining a strict workflow with adherence to deadlines in a remote working environment.

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER, 03/2021 to 07/2022 | TECHMAHINDRA – REMOTE

●     Managed the certification process for OEM’s for the following Carriers (TMO, Verizon, AT&T)

●     Familiar with carrier compliance metrices, feature documents and test plans.

●     Managed industrial certifications (GCF, PTCRB, etc.) by working with internal teams to define the scope

●     Managed the End to End delivery of final reports to end client, working with third party labs, negotiating quotes and schedules.

●     Extensive experience driving issues to resolution to enable successful product launches with mobile operators and enterprises                      including product technical acceptance.

●     Supported triaging and debugging of issues for wireless technologies such as 5G , 4G LTE, Wi-Fi while serving as liaison between                 TechM and OEM engineering teams.

●     Supported an Amazon SideWalk Pilot with logistical automation solutions using VBA.

·        Real time Log File Receipt Confirmation System via Email.

·        Realtime Log Tracking per Engineer.

·        Bulk log file collection/renaming/report creation.

·        Dynamic real-time status reporting per engineer.

PRINCIPAL ENG I , 01/2020 to 09/2020 | SPECTRUM MOBILE – DENVER, CO

●     Lead Engineer for iOS Device Certification with responsibilities for technical coordination of product roadmap, development and                maintenance of device certification process and test plans, and maintenance of security process in connection with iOS NPS test                  labs  (2) as Inventory Custodian.

●     CBRS/DSDS consulting with Samsung Team.

●     Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage relationships across functional areas.

●     Eggplant automation coordination.

●     Training new engineers on iOS device certification and security process.

●     Ability to analyze logs to root cause issues along with network analysis.

●     Good RF & OTA fundamentals knowledge and understanding along with practical experience Testing and debugging experience of            cellular or Wi-Fi communications systems

●     Security consulting lab security alarm systems and SOPs for guard staff with corporate security.

●     Consultation/Training of junior engineers on certification process for iOS devices.

●     Test Case validation and analysis for future product launches/ coordination with Product Team on which test cases are required and          which features make sense to support.

●     Maintenance of a professional communication conduit between carrier device certification team and Apple and Verizon. Primary               POC for communicating technical issues into certification department.

●     5G Training provided by Qualcomm.

●     Hands-on, consumer electronics certification experience with cellular (LTE, 5G, UMTS, CDMA, 1xRTT, HSPA, GSM), Wi-Fi (802.11              a/b/g/n/ac/ax, BT (LE/classic) devices with the emphasis on the wireless cellular compliance background.

●     Designed and tested the carrier bundle for Spectrum Mobile allowing subscribers to auto-connect to legacy Wi-Fi access points and            partner access points and developed the certification test plan for successive CB releases. Coordinated with internal teams on the                continued maintenance/revision of said carrier bundle.

●     Final approval authorization for all Spectrum Mobile Carrier Technical Acceptance from Spectrum Mobile to Apple.

CONSULTANT, 02/2018 to 01/2020 | SPECTRUM MOBILE – DENVER, CO

●     Lead Engineer for iOS Device Certification with responsibilities for technical coordination of product roadmap, development and               maintenance of device certification process and test plan, and maintenance of security process in connection with iOS NPS test labs.

●     Served as Lab Inventory Custodian

●     CBRS/DSDS consulting with Samsung Team.

●     Eggplant automation coordination.

●     Training new engineers on iOS device certification and security process.

●     Consultation of junior engineers on certification process.

●     Consulted heavily with the launch of Samsung Products assisting junior engineer on proper handling of vendor relations from carrier          perspective.

●     Technical Account Manager duties for LG, launched LG CV3 and trained replacement engineer.

●     Ability to analyze logs to root cause issues along with network analysis.

●     Hands-on, consumer electronics certification experience with cellular (LTE, 5G, UMTS, CDMA, 1xRTT, HSPA, GSM), Wi-Fi (802.11              a/b/g/n/ac/ax, BT (LE/classic) devices with the emphasis on the wireless cellular compliance background.

●     Designed and tested the carrier bundle for Spectrum Mobile allowing subscribers to auto-connect to legacy Wi-Fi access points and            partner access points and developed the certification test plan for successive CB releases. Coordinated with internal teams on the                continued maintenance/revision of said carrier bundle.

●     Final approval authorization for all Spectrum Mobile Carrier Technical Acceptance from Spectrum Mobile to Apple.

●     Exposure to CMW500 equipment. Familiar with isolation box test environment using Octoscope equipment.

CONSULTANT, 03/2017 to 08/2017 | SOUTHERNLINC WIRELESS – BIRMINGHAM, AL

●    Oversaw the development of SouthernLinc's Carrier Product Requirements Document and supplemental certification process for newly launched device on greenfield LTE network. (VoWiFi/VoLTE),

●    Coordination with various internal departments and SME's.

●    Developed test cases to complement PRD finalized requirements (ex OMADM, OMAPOC, WIFI Alliance, 3GPP, Bluetooth Special Interests Group, including Commercial Push to Talk via Wave7000) for Carrier Certification Program both lab and functional cases.

●    Direct training from MSI on Wave7000 platform, including provisioning.

●    Developed SouthernLinc's Product Requirements Document complete section for Commercial Wave7000, cross-referencing 3GPP TS 23.179, Motorola Solutions' ODDS for PTT, internal SouthernLinc custom requirements, and internal decision-makers and SME's to meet a deliverable deadline.

●    Familiar with lab testing using a toy-cell, isolation chamber, and spectrum analyzer to validate the signal strength within the chamber.

●    Strong understanding of SIP protocol to validate issues with VoLTE, VoWiFi.

●     Understanding of a connection manager for Rove IN and Rove Out requirements for VoWiFi.

●     Involved in initial set up, calibrating, and functionally testing of the lab environment.

●    Used wireless network testing experience to collaborate with the RAN Department in their efforts to validate the network with Ericsson.

●     Created a User Acceptance Test Plan from scratch for certifying an AVL module and the accompanying fleet tracking software and took lead in the Carrier Certification Testing of the device.

●     Extensive use of Putty for AT Commands, QXDM, QPST, QCAT, Wireshark, ADB Commands for Android Logs and pushing pre-release APK files.

●     Familiar with creating automated scripts using AutoIT and Vysor to automate both functional test cases and the logging process for defect investigation and validation of bug fixes.

●    Familiar with editing SIM files (IST, UST, etc) for both IMS registration and editing PLMN fields for roaming scenarios for device testing.

●    Extensive collaboration with OEM Field Engineers for functional testing of the pre-launch device. (Loading SW, troubleshooting issues by pulling both device and network logs, feeding these findings back into a PRD requirement and ultimately forming test cases to validate the SW upon carrier acceptance).

●     Consulted on tools necessary to efficiently certify a device on a carrier network if the testing is being done internally or through a third-party service provider

●     Team player and adaptable

OWNER, 03/2016 to 02/2018 | ARIA TELECA, LLC – JACKSONVILLE, FL

●     Managed my own LLC for contracting with primary clients. Area of focus initially on device certification and network validation testing.

●     Contracted through Ericsson to assist on an AT&T Bandwidth Expansion project.

●     Used initiative and skill to manage business operational needs while also serving as the primary engineer, marketing and recruitment representative for my company.

SR SPECIALIST: PROD DEV ENG, 09/2010 to 09/2015 | AT&T – Miami, FL

●     Management: Coordinating with contractors, both internal contractors and third-party Consultants from vendors such as Tech                      Mahindra and Wipro. Responsible for monitoring progress, setting deliverables, and validating results in the case of defect reporting.          Coordinating with volunteer testers - validating bug reports and troubleshooting SW flashing issues from FE through IFW and FFW,            for Initial SW, MR’s and EMRs. Collection and reporting of volunteer metrics for each trial.

●     Device Certification: Use of AT&T Device Certification Guidelines 16411 to perform both stationary and mobility test cases, covering              both UMTS and LTE infrastructure. Development of functional use cases to supplement stated guide. Familiar with 10776 and 13340          cases as well. Required to consistently meet deliverables in a dynamic environment. Also familiar with DG-11 and TS-11 3GPP test                  specs.

●     Vendor Coordination: Use of HP Quality Center to log and track defect resolution. Constant contact with vendor representatives and            vendor testers in cases where more extensive defect investigation is necessary for vendor resolution. Maintaining strong                                    relationships  in an otherwise adversarial environment.

●     Trace Collection: . Extensive experience with IMS/VoLTE/SRVCC and Carrier Aggregation/LTE-Advanced testing and validation.                  Extensive experience with TEMs, QXDM/QPST/QCAT, Wireshark, Spirent/Metrico Wireless Nomad and Datum, ADB logging for              Android OS, Irisview for network traces, AT commands, and FTP clients. Extensive experience flashing and loading software                          including engineering builds for logging with vendor specific proprietary logging methods.

●     Device OS Tested: Android: All, iOS: All, Windows 8/10, Windows Phone OS, Windows RT: All (familiar with FOTA testing via                         Windows devices), Legacy Symbian OS, RIM Blackberry OS: All

●     LTE Architecture: Working experience with LTE/UMTS protocol stack layer 3 (RRC, NAS) and Layer 2 (PDCP/RLC/MAC). Working            experience in identifying functional and performance issues by analyzing failure logs. Working knowledge of EPC Architecture S1AP,          S11, S3/S4, S1-MME, S1-U, S11, S6a, S5/8, etc. Working knowledge of IP-related protocols including Diameter, SIP, RTP, TCP/IP, UDP,            IPSEC, SCTP, etc. Regular Awards solutions quarterly training on UMTS/LTE/VoLTE/IMS.

CONSULTANT, 04/2010 to 09/2010 | AT&T – LAKE MARY, FL

●     Manual and automated handset feature testing on GSM/UMTS.

●     Multi-vendor device certification using various vendor specific software packages for device upgrades and logging.

●     Using of log capturing as needed to support both regression testing and defect submission during validation testing. (Wireshark,                   QXDM, TEMS, Vendor tools).

●     Offered full-time position well before 3-year contract expiration due to outstanding metrics and device testing knowledge.

CONSULTANT, 08/2009 to 02/2010 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES – MUNICH, GERMANY

●       1.5 Months of coordinated training from a joint Infineon and Sasken team at Infineon Headquarters in Munich, Germany.

●       UMTS/GSM protocol testing on Layers 1, 2, and 3 with emphasis placed on MAC, RLC and RRC.

●       Extensive protocol stack testing on pre-launch Infineon chipset destined for the iPhone 4.

●       Experience with Mobile Analyzer for Layer 3 trace collection and Artemis for firmware trace logs.

●       Extensive use of AT commands during testing.

●       Use of Wireshark for IP packet sniffing logs.

●       Use of UTP/Clearcase for raising CR reports.

●     Use of flash tools for flashing both chip software and editing phone information such as IMEI and SIM card information.

●     Familiar with preparing detailed statistical and qualitative reports to assist back office second level analysis.

ASSOCIATE RF ENGINEER, 06/2009 to 08/2009 | NIELSEN MOBILE – LYNCHBURG, VA

●     Multi-Carrier competitive Benchmarking on GSM/UMTS/CDMA-2000 networks for both CS/PS/MRAB performance.

●     Automated testing environment with a strong emphasis on accurate data collection.

●     Data collection using Andrews Invex 3G equipment.

●     Drive Route based driving with 250 miles per day requirement.

●     Quick Learner-Completed scheduled 4-week training in 7 days; in market testing on day 5 after initial hire.

CONSULTANT, 03/2009 to 05/2009 | AT&T – FT LAUDERDALE, FL

●     RNC Rehome testing on a UMTS/GSM network.

●     E911 Call testing, validating correct call phase, MSISDN, and site address are being relayed.

●     CS MO and MT calling (M2M, M2PSTN, PSTN2M, and VM)

●     Stationary testing using device Engineering Mode to run cases on all 3 sectors of the BTS/Node-B.

●     PS and MRAB validation after rehoming.

●     Detailed manual error report generation for failed cases using excel.

●     Testing performed during maintenance window, regular staff calls before testing

●     Navigation using Microsoft Streets and Trips.

ASSOCIATE RF ENGINEER, 10/2008 to 02/2009 | SUBLIME WIRELESS – WHITE PLAINS, NY

●     Data Collection and functionality testing over GSM/UMTS

●     Coordination with RF Engineers serving to optimization network, reduce dropped calls, reduce interference levels, blockage and HO          failures. 

●     Troubleshooting device test HW/SW

●     Utilizing drive testing equipment (TEMS mobile kit).

●     Navigation using DeLorme

ASSOCIATE RF ENGINEER, 05/2008 to 10/2009 | GWS INC– CHANTILLY, VA

●     Multi-Carrier competitive benchmarking for both CS/PS/MRAB performance.

●     Automated testing environment with a strong emphasis on accurate data collection.

●     Setup/Operation/Maintenance/Troubleshooting of Comarco Symphony 7.5 and 9.

●     Drive Route based driving with 250 miles per day requirement.

●     Navigation using DeLorme.