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Kareem Cavazos

San Diego,CA

Summary

Results-oriented professional with 23 years of extensive experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting wireless network infrastructures that use copper line and fiber optic systems for router backhaul and cell site hardware equipment. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills with a commitment to safety.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RF Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
11.2022 - 09.2023
  • Provided field maintenance support on 4G/5G Ericsson Radio Base Station equipment with a focus on replacing bad fiber lines, faulty SFP modules on Base Band Units and faulty Remote Radio Units.
  • Disconnected and removed all decommissioned Sprint Lucent and Nokia equipment from customer premises.
  • Obtained FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot License to operate company assigned Drone to perform Quality Control assessment of fiber tray enclosures, Remote Radio Units and Antennas located on Telecommunication Towers

Integration Field Technician

Ericsson Inc
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Install and Integrate Ericsson Radio Base Station for T-mobile customer.
  • Resolved hardware trouble reports such as PIM/VSWR issues on tower top equipment, improved low light levels on fiber lines and replaced bad out of box hardware as needed.
  • Installed and pre-tested Antennas with Remote Radio Units on mast pipes as a ready to deploy kits for Tower Crews.

Remote Support Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Provided nationwide remote troubleshooting support for Sprint 3G, 4G, 5G technologies (Lucent/Nokia/Samsung/Ericsson) coupled with Cisco backhaul router and Microwave equipment.
  • Used SecureCRT Telnet client to remotely load configuration files to newly installed equipment.


RF Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
09.2009 - 07.2020
  • Conducted onsite field maintenance and troubleshooting support for CDMA/3G Lucent and 4G Nokia equipment including 24volt and 48volt DC power plants.
  • Integrated CDMA 3G LTE 4G macro/micro cell site equipment, and managed inventory for cell site and RF test equipment
  • Performed warranty work on Ericsson Radio Base Station 6201 equipment with a focus on replacing Power Distribution Units during night shift hours.

RF Technician

Sprint PCS
10.2005 - 09.2009
  • Integrate troubleshoot, and maintain CDMA/3G Lucent and Motorola IDEN Cell Site base stations and DC power plants. My job role also included inventory quality control for Cell Site and RF test equipment.
  • Maintained Distributed Antenna Systems and Repeater equipment for large buildings, resulting in improved Cellular Network Architecture
  • Worked with Sprint Fiber Trans Ops on international fiber cuts that included translating MOPs to Fiber Techs in Mexico and using IRTHNet Ticket Management System to record underground fiber locates for construction companies.

RF Technician

Sprint PCS
05.2000 - 10.2005
  • Integrate, troubleshoot, and maintain Nortel Metro Cell CDMA Base stations including battery maintenance on 48 volt DC power plants to prevent failures during power outages.
  • Provided drive test data collection to the RF engineering group.
  • Maximized call efficiency through regular performance testing and calibration of Power Amplifier Modules.

Education

Certificate in Electronic Servicing and Computer Maintenance, Studied digital electronics, component purposes, and troubleshooting network elements. -

South Texas Community College
McAllen, TX

High School Diploma -

Valley View Independent School District
Pharr, TX

Skills

  • Proficient in utilizing RF test equipment, OTDR, light meters, fiber scopes, spectrum analyzers, and network management tools
  • Provided warranty, installation, and maintenance support for various Radio Base Station equipment, including those from Nortel, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, and various DC power plant equipment
  • Demonstrated proficiency in fiber backhaul service restoration for Cisco network router equipment and microwave backhaul systems
  • Maintain a clean driving record for company-assigned vehicles, with experience in 4x4 off-road driving and generator deployment
  • Demonstrated leadership in special projects and a history of providing support to fellow technicians
  • Certified in operating a Bucket truck and Piloting a Drone to inspect tower top equipment and adept at deploying heavy equipment
  • Expertise in inventory control, report generation, and providing network status advisements to Regional Maintenance Center
  • Active participation in emergency disaster recovery efforts during hurricane seasons
  • Collaboration with RF engineering teams to optimize wireless network elements and resolve interference issues
  • Coordinated with international fiber optic Network Service Provides on fiber infrastructure installations and underground fiber locator services

Certification

  • DOT/CMV driver including Towing Trailers
  • Boom/Bucket truck certification
  • CPR/First Aid/AED
  • OSHA-30/California OSHA
  • FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot
  • Radio Frequency Integration and Commissioning
  • Battery Safety and Energized Electrical worker
  • Bloodborne Pathogen safety training
  • Lock Out Tag Out Awareness
  • Roof Top Safety and Mobile Elevated Work Platform

Timeline

RF Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
11.2022 - 09.2023

Integration Field Technician

Ericsson Inc
07.2022 - 11.2022

Remote Support Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
07.2020 - 07.2022

RF Technician

Ericsson Telecom Inc.
09.2009 - 07.2020

RF Technician

Sprint PCS
10.2005 - 09.2009

RF Technician

Sprint PCS
05.2000 - 10.2005

Certificate in Electronic Servicing and Computer Maintenance, Studied digital electronics, component purposes, and troubleshooting network elements. -

South Texas Community College

High School Diploma -

Valley View Independent School District

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