DAVID FOUSHEE
Telecommunications Manager/Engineer
Creedmoor,NC
Summary
Experienced Telecommunications Manager/Senior RAN Engineer with Many years of experience in Operations & Maintenance (O&M), supervision and troubleshooting of telecommunications equipment and personnel.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Engineer
- In the western region of the U.S
- Which included 7 states concerning 2G and 3G wireless systems, coordinated with contractor to survey, install, swap and upgrade Nokia’s BTS 2G systems
- Preformed quality control with reporting for Nokia’s quality control program
- Worked in the development of Nokia’s BOQ/BOM, GMIR equipment software base ordering and tracking tools
- Participated in writing technical documents for Nokia’s 3G Flexi base station installation
- Supervised survey teams for the future installation of Nokia’s 3G Flexi base station
- Installed and commissioned multiple Flexi’s for Cingular and T-Mobile for their test sites.
Switch Engineer lll
NextGen/T-Mobile
08.2022 - 09.2023
Switch Engineer lll
Nextgen/T-Mobile
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Work with T-Mobile to decommission their Miramar switch and Move all Traffic over to their new Everglades switch
- Rehoming Re-IP of 2G, 3G, LTE, and 5G sites Ericson and Nokia using the Pronghorn tool
- Nokia’s NetAct, Ericson’s ENM Doing 10G circuit upgrades and CIR upgrades/ for cell sites
- Modifying scripts for CSR and MAD Routers
- Working with routers including monitoring sites and troubeshooting, generating trouble tickets, RFC / Burst testing for sites
- Performing troubleshooting with nodes, local support to vendors, and reporting any alarm in BMS application
- T-Mobiles Fire system
- Replaced cards and tested circuits is T-Mobile New Switch
RAN Engineer
Nextgen/T-Mobil
11.2015 - 09.2019
Switch Engineer
Wavsys/T-Mobile
07.2013 - 08.2015
- Worked with NSN 2800 RNC, s and Flexi BSC’s
- Field support for the technicians in the field
- Helped with the Modernization of the T-Mobile network
- Logged, lock and unlock sites for the Modernization project
- Checked and helped clear alarms on sites
- Helped with the Top-Level NetAct viewer clean up and organization.
War room Senior Switch Engineer weekends
Nokia FM
04.2012 - 06.2013
- Trouble shoot cell site upgrades performed during maintenance window (11 AM-7 AM) to ensure the cell site performance is better than before the upgrade
- If not return the site back to its original configuration
- Report in detail any problems that cause the site to fail
- Commission and Integrated 2G, 3G, LTE, DAS, Small cell, 5G
- Verified Transport, Fiber Optic, CAT6+, Microwave, Router connectivity, DB loss
- RSSI, RTWP interference
- Insured O&M, X2, S1, communications were available for 2G,3G,4G, LTE and 5G
- Verify E911
- Move Add and changes of NodeB, ENodeB and GSM
- Trouble shoot Commissioning and Integration sites to completion
- Work with NetAct (OSS) to run plans, change configuration and update sites
- Work with the BSC, RNC and NetAct in conjunction with the remote cells for reconfiguration
- Work with T-Mobile SW tools to gather and report information about sites worked on
- War Room lead on weekends., RAN O&M Field support for the Modernization of T-Mobile
- Management of daily field operations including the night cutover bridge
- Attend daily and weekly meetings at a market level covering all areas from Quality, Progress, Logistics and Reporting
- Located both in the office and in the field with strong emphasis in the field
- Evaluate field staff and quality of work by traveling to customer sites daily
- Oversee multiple site build projects at once and is responsible for supervising the staff at each site ensuring that all projects are completed on schedule and that standards of quality are met
- Provide construction management for installation of new cell sites and modification of existing sites
- Monitor status of site walks, material delivery, and identify/report challenges to market project/program management
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically through a process, anticipate challenges, and prepare solutions in advance
- Ability to identify inefficient processes and make recommendations for improvement
- Assist with BOM ordering and oversee receipt and distribution of materials and manage local warehouse inventory.
CARE ENGINEER
Nokia RAN
Bogota
09.2011 - 12.2011
- My job duties were to take cases from the customer and resolve various issues with the sites
- Worked with NSN as CARE engineer using Resolve trouble ticket software
- Using KPI’s to solve issues with HSDPA accessibility, retainability, and low voice accessibility
- I helped with the SW upgrade, unit replacement, commissioning, integration, license support and overall troubleshooting of any problems in the RAN networks.
RNC Engineer
Nokia
Mexico City
05.2011 - 08.2011
- Worked with TELCEL on three different projects:
- The first project was license replacement for broken equipment using license manager for pulling license and pushing license
- The second was reconfiguration of RNC’s and NodeB’s to accept Dual IUB
- This included creating static routes in the RNC (NPGEP Cards) and reconfiguration of the NodeB
- The Third was configuration of the NodeB for Dual carrier operation.
RNC/CARE ENGINEER
Nokia
CAIRO
10.2010 - 01.2011
- Worked with NSN and Mobinil in CARE department using Resolve trouble ticket software to resolve problems on the networks
- Performed card upgrades on RU10 and RU20
- Performed RU10 to RU20, RU20 MP2 PP2.03 software upgrade an HMS upgrade
- Performed OMS upgrade from 5.24 to 5.26 software version
- Performed ATM to IP IuPS conversion.
UTRAN Engineer
Nokia RNC
Dallas, Texas
02.2010 - 06.2010
- Worked with Nokia on T-Mobile network to upgrade their RNC 450's to RU10
- This project was done in three phases:
- Phase 1 - configure NPGEP, ICSU cards for the User plane, Control plane and VLANS to T-Mobiles MAD Router in preparation to use an all-IP backbone
- Phase 2, remove ATM interface for IuPS links and configure to IP interface
- Phase 3, remove ATM interface on the IuR's and configure them to IP interface.
RNC Engineer/Performance
Nokia
Bogota
08.2009 - 12.2009
- Worked with Comcel to re-home NodeB's from RNC 450 RAS06 to new IF and VP for RNC's new configurations
- These configurations are hybrids consisting of adding more E1's for capacity and adding an Ethernet interface to the NodeB and RNC to enhance the through put of HSDPA
- Also, troubleshooting DCN's, Iub, NIS1P, SETS
- Making sure that licensing is up to date.
UTRAN Engineer
Nokia
, Georgia
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Worked with Magticom Radio Engineers to manage NSN HSDPA, UTRAN, call traces, commissioning and integration of the Node B on their RNC 450 RAS06
- Worked updating licensing on NodeB and RNC; and pushing plans to the Network using CM and License Manager
- Changed parameters on NodeB and RNC for best HSDPA performance
- Recommend best O&M maintenance practice on daily, weekly and monthly bases
- Trained NOC and Switch Engineers on - Nemu, NetAct and MML commands to troubleshoot NodeB, RNC and Signaling problems.
M RAN Support Engineer
Nokia O
Santiago
01.2008 - 11.2008
- Worked with Claro in Santiago, Chile to train NOC and Switch Engineers in 3G wireless competence RNC 450 RAS06, including UTRAN, call traces, commissioning, and integration of the Node B’s
- The main focus for the operations support service:
- Support for Network Operations Development
- Support the Customer O&M Team to Monitor the Network Performance
- Support the Customer O&M in Day-to-Day activities in the 3G RAN Network (RNC + Node B) in the
- Common Maintenance Routines
- Support the Customer O&M in predefined O&M activities
- Taught personnel on troubleshooting faulty equipment, bad transmission lines and support the Customer O&M in predefined O&M activities
- Support Share and Develop Customer O&M Team into the Practical Competence
- Support to customer O&M Team in the adoption of best O&M practices via workshops and hands-on trainings
- Checking existing O&M routine documentation and work instructions
- Proposing changes to existing O&M routine documents based on verified good practices for Nokia
- Siemens Systems
- Proposing new O&M routine documents if some key O&M routines are found to be missing
- Small team level workshops on specific O&M routines
- Observation of customer’s O&M personnel when performing O&M procedures
- O&M Routine Mentoring covers
- Small team level workshops on specific O&M routines
- Observation of customer’s O&M personnel when performing O&M procedures
- Answering questions and giving guidance regarding O&M routines
- O&M routine documentation development covers
- Checking existing O&M routine documentation and work instructions
- Proposing changes to existing O&M routine documents based on verified good practices for Nokia-Siemens Systems
- Proposing new O&M routine documents if some key O&M routines are found to be missing.
RNC ENGINEER
NOKIA, Baran/BCC Solutions
06.2007 - 10.2007
- Worked with TelMex/Clairo on 3G project in Santiago, Chile to install 3 Nokia RNC’s and 300 node B’s
- My responsibility was to build the Node B’s into the RNC and the ATM COCO to the ET ports
- Traffic monitoring and troubleshoot communication lines between RNC and the Node B
- Assisted in bring sites on air and running daily reports on the conditions of Node B’s.
Field Manager/Construction Manager
Nokia
01.2003 - 05.2007
- Worked in Western US on AT&T 3G project, and T-Mobile Huston, TX reviewed surveys for RF compliances for the spectrum
- Coordinated with AT&T and T-Mobile on placement of equipment and network elements - RF cabling, splitters, duplexers, Attenuators, antenna, SA agreements, wrote documentation on the proper way to do surveys for the RF engineers
- Presented RF plans according to AT&T, T-Mobile specifications.
Implementation Manager
Flextronics
01.2001 - 10.2003
- Advised teams on installation, commissioning, and Integration
- Building teams of field service technicians
- Working with project managers and administrative staff to coordinate resources in order successfully meet the global demands and deadlines of our customers
- Furnishing required reports completely and within the prescribed time frames
- Tracking and reporting overall project status to various departments/ individuals
- Managing material flow and assets as required
- Install Nokia BTS and IBBU 3G system
- Install Nokia Empower and Nuss Power cabinet
- Commission Nokia BTS
- Commission Nokia Empower and IBBU
- Commission LMU
- Integrated Nokia 3G with switch in Dallas Texas
- Cosite Nokia system with Lucent CDMA wireless system
Education
BS - Telecommunications Management
DeVry Institute of Technology
Pomona, CAWashington DC Fiber Optics Certificate, Computer Electronics Certificate - undefined
HumRRo Technical Education Center
G - undefined
G, LTE Certified - undefined
Skills
Procedural documentation
Standards and compliance
Reporting capabilities
Troubleshooting
Accomplishments
- Integrated MGW, RNC, ENodeB, WBTS, 2G using IP Protocol
- Trained NOC personnel steps of troubleshooting
- Built O&M handbook for NOC personal for reference
- Software upgrades and Licensing upgrades
- Installed expansion cabinet, tested, commissioned, and integrated
- Manage the RAN network 2G,3G,4G, LTE,5G Physical upgrades
- Transport upgrades, Fiber Optic, CAT6+, Microwave, Cisco 7705 routers, E911 Compliance, duplexers, triplexers, RETS Configuration
- Worked with MS Office creating scripts in Excel and Access
- Installed DC Power plants for RNC and WBTS
- Upgraded OSS with new configurations.
Timeline
Switch Engineer lll
NextGen/T-Mobile
08.2022 - 09.2023
Switch Engineer lll
Nextgen/T-Mobile
11.2020 - 04.2022
RAN Engineer
Nextgen/T-Mobil
11.2015 - 09.2019
Switch Engineer
Wavsys/T-Mobile
07.2013 - 08.2015
War room Senior Switch Engineer weekends
Nokia FM
04.2012 - 06.2013
CARE ENGINEER
Nokia RAN
09.2011 - 12.2011
RNC Engineer
Nokia
05.2011 - 08.2011
RNC/CARE ENGINEER
Nokia
10.2010 - 01.2011
UTRAN Engineer
Nokia RNC
02.2010 - 06.2010
RNC Engineer/Performance
Nokia
08.2009 - 12.2009
UTRAN Engineer
Nokia
01.2009 - 06.2009
M RAN Support Engineer
Nokia O
01.2008 - 11.2008
RNC ENGINEER
NOKIA, Baran/BCC Solutions
06.2007 - 10.2007
Field Manager/Construction Manager
Nokia
01.2003 - 05.2007
Implementation Manager
Flextronics
01.2001 - 10.2003
Field Engineer
BS - Telecommunications Management
DeVry Institute of Technology
Washington DC Fiber Optics Certificate, Computer Electronics Certificate - undefined
HumRRo Technical Education Center