Created a port mapping & equipment ordering tool (Crenchaw Configurator), used to implement MIMO across Georgia & Alabama Key
Result: Created a nomenclature and format, implemented across Verizon on a national level
Designed site configurations to accommodate for future growth and reliability. Including but not limited to planning for future electrical leads,
equipment placements, and grounding concerns
Documented purchase orders, permits, notice/proof of completion in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements
Enhanced customer service experiences by designing, preparing, and scheduling construction of new equipment in order to meet expected InService dates for various events and venues.
Responsible for coordinating with RF Planning, System Performance, Transport, and Cell/Switch Operations teams to upgrade existing sites as
part of Capital projects and facilitate maintenance projects when low performing cell sites were identified.
Assigned, coordinated, and issued equipment to vendors to upgrade the LTE Digital Units. Key Results: Increasing capacity by 77% at almost
90% of sites across Georgia and Alabama
Assisted in working with Ericsson to Carrier Aggregate the 700Mhz & AWS bands to increase throughput and improve handoffs. Key Results:
Increased network speeds up to 20 times
Created best practices, processes, and training material to allow Operations to Carrier Aggregate multiple bands at existing sites. Key Results:
Reduced spending by eliminating use of third party vendors while increasing network data speeds
Created a tool to more easily determine required equipment configuration to account for a number a variables and limitations by simply
inputting a few parameters into the tool
Work with other regions to create national standards and processes to implement new technologies and techniques.
Responsible for reviewing third party vendor construction and installation to ensure work is done precisely, properly, and in compliance with
Verizon standards.
Assisted with tracking real estate, tracking regulatory, and managing numerous third party vendors in order to optimize the LTE network by
installing Remote Electronic Tilt antennas and tower-mounted amplifiers. Key Result: 400+ optimized LTE sites were put On-Air
Interpreting design worksheets created by RF engineering to order equipment and implement designs.
Track, manage, order, and distribute inventory to ensure material is on hand for vendors to complete all required work
Reallocate unused material from cancelled projects to optimize existing sites and reduce cost.
Coordinating with third party vendors to determine tower/mount structural integrity for future antenna designs
Coordinate surveys for future site upgrades to predict any space constrictions or power plant limitations to limit construction delays