Ryan Witherspoon
Scottdale,GA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Network Engineer position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Field Engineer
Velex
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Performed integration of T-Mobile anchor sites
- Conducted cabinet preps to prepare for installation
- Worked with customer for troubleshooting sites
- Performed call testing after site was fully integrated.
Integration Technician
Vertical Limit
04.2019 - 02.2021
- Installation of Verizon 5G small cell
- Worked on troubleshooting and working with customer fixing issues
- Samsung MMBS (Multi-mode Base Station) CDMA DU and LTE DU (Eltek and Texon/Emerson cabinets)
- Conducted Samsung CDU30 migration upgrade for Verizon Network
- Checked and troubleshot alarms after migration
- Provided technical support to other Field Techs with issues they have at their site
- Trained new techs to get up to speed of the project
- Specialized in 3G & 4G LTE Samsung Equipment, including 3G 800 MHZ, 1900 MHZ, 4G LTE 800 MHZ, 1900 MHZ and 2.5
- Performed configuration of cisco router (CSR and
Field Technician
TTS
02.2017 - 02.2018
- Performed the equipment configuration of the Nokia AirScale Base station at the cell site location
- Performed the de-commissioning of the old Alcatel-Lucent eNodeB’s and swapping the configuration with the Nokia AirScale Base Station at the cell site
- Worked with the integration engineers at the switch during Maintenance Windows to integrate the AirScale BTS in the network
- Performed any necessary configuration clean-ups and the support required for the traffic migration
- Conducted required e911 call testing and the data throughput testing
- Builder/Integrator/Working on ALU and Samsung equipment
- Supported the deployment of 4G LTE networks for the Sprint Network Vision project
- Worked on Samsung MMBS carriers commissioning and integration on 3G, 4G, and 2.5 TD LTE.
Network Operations Technician
Crown Castle
04.2015 - 12.2016
- Performed the installation of Nokia AirScale, Ericson and Samsung Base stations at customer cell site
- Responsible for doing preventative maintenance on all Small Cell Nodes and ODAS nodes in the Atlanta area
- Responsible for all NOC tickets that were issued and responded in a prompt manner and troubleshot and fixed the issue to get node back online within four hours
- Responsible for approving all nodes constructed before operations would take over the Node
- Responded to all fiber cuts and worked with vendors to get issue fixed
- Worked with all Customers as the first line of communications fixing and working on any issues they had with open tickets
- Responsible for OLE MISS DAS system fixing tickets remotely and driving there when needed to fix issues.
Field Technician
Mill City Communications - T-Mobile
04.2014 - 02.2015
- Performed Installation of sprint 2.5 Sites, tested sites to make sure they were working properly
- Performed Installation of DAS systems ODAS & IDAS systems
- Performed as an integrator for T-Mobile Rural America Project.
Integration Technician
Baran Telecom | Nokia
02.2013 - 10.2013
- Worked as ground Technician for tower personnel on the tower
- Performed sweeps and fiber test and when site was properly installed then performed the integration work on site
- Performed test calls and ensured the site functions properly
- Performed troubleshooting duties on cell sites and performed duties needed to bring sites back online in a timely manner.
Field Technician
TTS
02.2010 - 01.2013
- Worked on clear-wire project, installed, wired up BCU 2 cabinets, commissioned site and tested site to make sure it worked properly
- Executed AT&T Project, installed UMTS antennas, wired up 3G RBS cabinets, performed sweeps of existing coax and new coax installations
- Worked on C-spire Project, traveled around with all the crews, performed pimming of all antennas, sweeps of all jumpers, fiber scoped and OTDR all fibers
- Experienced with Ericsson OSS and eNodeB
- Performed Optimization and Site Integration for the technologies such as 4G LTE, 3G, GSM/ GPRS/ CDMA2000/ EVDO/ EDGE/ UMTS
- Conducted Ericsson B6630 Migration & Pre-Integration
- Carried out single cell and cluster drive testing on VoLTE/LTE (LAM E911)
- Performed Maintenance and upgrade of Ericsson Radio Base Station Subsystem (RBS), Microwave Radio and other ancillary equipment
- Performed Fiber installation and Testing using ODM kit including T-1 installation and testing, RFS Cables and plumbing
- Performed maintenance & installation of DUL-DUS swaps, BBu5216 Swaps
- Performed commissioning and integration of BB5216 and swapping with DUS.
Education
Cyber Security Degree Undergraduate Certificate in Cyber Security -
DeVry University
Atlanta, GA10.2023
Associate of Science degree in Computer Network Systems -
ITT Technical Institute
Duluth, GA06.2008
Diploma in Multi-channel Transmission System Operator/Maintainer -
US Army
Augusta, GA03.2001
Skills
- 5G
- Network administration
- Operating systems
- DNS
- Active Directory
- LAN
- System administration
- 3G
- VPN
- TCP/IP
- Cisco routers
- TCP
- DHCP
- 4G/LTE
- Network monitoring
- Load balancing
- Disaster recovery
- Network support
- Software troubleshooting
- Firewall
- Computer networking
- WAN
- Telecommunication
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Microsoft Windows
Certification
- OSHA 30
- Certified Fiber Optic Technician 5/16/15
- Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Splicing 5/8/15
- JMA Certification 6/17/15
- TESSCO Certification Line sweeping 4/14/15
- KAELUS Advanced PIM Certification 6/03/15
- TE Connectivity Certification Commissioning and Installation Prism and Spectrum
- Certificate Flexi Multi Radio BTS (2G&3G<E) Commissioning & Integration, 8/27/12
- Certificate Ericsson Installation & Commissioning 2012
- Certificate, Comm Train
Timeline
Field Engineer
Velex
04.2021 - 12.2022
Integration Technician
Vertical Limit
04.2019 - 02.2021
Field Technician
TTS
02.2017 - 02.2018
Network Operations Technician
Crown Castle
04.2015 - 12.2016
Field Technician
Mill City Communications - T-Mobile
04.2014 - 02.2015
Integration Technician
Baran Telecom | Nokia
02.2013 - 10.2013
Field Technician
TTS
02.2010 - 01.2013
Cyber Security Degree Undergraduate Certificate in Cyber Security -
DeVry University
Associate of Science degree in Computer Network Systems -
ITT Technical Institute
Diploma in Multi-channel Transmission System Operator/Maintainer -
US Army
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