Anthony VanEman
Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15204
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven professional with over 9 years of experience in the telecom industry. My roles at AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have spanned various areas, including RF Optimization, Systems, Equipment, and Logistics Engineering. During this time, I've led and contributed to projects that brought about significant improvements in network efficiency, increased customer satisfaction, and cost savings for my company.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Engineer
Comcast
08.2023 - 12.2024
- Forecasted, procured, and distributed RF equipment for 5G Small cell deployment (7 Markets)
- Managed 3rd party warehouse partners to ensure proper inventory storage, distribution, and reporting
- Coordinated with Project Managers, vendors, real estate, supply chain and engineering teams throughout project lifecycle
- Optimized inventory distribution from warehouse to install vendors
- Maintained deployment operations management platform (SiteTracker) to ensure data integrity
- Supported migration of existing PO and Material Release process to an automated platform (HUB2U)
- Coordinated with multiple vendors to reduce equipment costs
RF Equipment Engineer
Verizon
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Forecasted, procured, and distributed RF equipment needed for 4G/5G small cell deployment.
- Reviewed construction documents, existing Equipment BOMs, and RFDS to ensure correct equipment was being ordered, released and utilized
- Maintained Project Management platform (FUZE) to ensure accurate milestones and inventory reporting
- Created equipment BOMs for upcoming projects.
- Coordinated with Project Managers, vendors, real estate, supply chain and engineering teams throughout project life cycle
- Collaborated with OEMs (Samsung, Nokia, Cisco, and Ciena) regarding equipment specifications and installs
Systems Engineer
AT&T
04.2018 - 07.2020
- Analyzed technical and user requirements for clients (4G/5G Operations) migrating to AT&T's SDN platform
- Established Method of Procedure/workflow documents needed for Automated software upgrades/patches on SDN platform
- Determined conflict avoidance rules for Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) to mitigate disruptions/outages to LTE Network (Change Managment)
- Maintained client's inventory during migration to SDN Platform
- Lead Proof of Concept that standardized documentation across AT&T's SDN platform teams
RF Optimization Engineer
AT&T
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Enhanced LTE coverage/performance in Chicago Market
- Supported & coordinated with Vendors / C&E to add capacity to the LTE Network in Chicago
- Analyzed Key Performance Indicators (Network accessibility, retainability, throughput) to ensure new radios were meeting LTE standards
- Ensured RF coverage was not interfering with neighboring sites/cells
- Planned routes for vendors to drive test with LTE equipment
- Remotely tilted antennas using Ericsson Network Manager to modify LTE coverage
- Analyzed and reported Global Wireless Solutions results and compared them to competitors
- Reported errors within the LTE Network (radios going “off-air”, increase in dropped calls, etc.) utilizing SQL/VBA scripts
- Determined where temporary LTE coverage would be needed for sporting events & concerts
Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05-2016
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Optimization Engineering
- Supply Chain Planning
- Inventory Management
- Data Integrity
- Equipment Engineering
- Performance Specifications
- Programming (SQL, Python, Excel VBA)
Timeline
Logistics Engineer
Comcast
08.2023 - 12.2024
RF Equipment Engineer
Verizon
01.2021 - 06.2023
Systems Engineer
AT&T
04.2018 - 07.2020
RF Optimization Engineer
AT&T
06.2016 - 03.2018
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University