Brian A Thompson

About Brian A Thompson

Commissioning and integrating of Ericsson or Alcatel Lucent GSM, UMTS, and LTE base station equipment into the cellular network. Installation of new cabinet commissioning and integrations, installations, de-installations, deliveries, call/drive testing, troubleshooting, and technical support, light construction, low voltage wiring.Hands on integration of GSM, UMTS, LTE equipmentTroubleshooting GSM, UMTS, LTE equipment and transport (T1, copper, fiber, DS3) facilitiesField, RF, and cell site maintenanceLight construction (low voltage wiring, cabinet installations, etc)Ericson RBS and RBS Commissioning and Integration ExperienceALU (Alcatel Lucent) UMTS and LTE Commissioning and Integration ExperienceRF transmission systems and troubleshooting of VSWR and RSSI issues Anritsu or like sweep test equipment and PIM test equipmentT1/ Ethernet Testing and Troubleshooting proceduresTest equipment (T1/ Ethernet Test Set, Digital Volt Meter)Cable Rack and Cable Management in communication facilitiesOMT, Element Manager, Filezilla, HyperTerminal, and Microsoft Office Microwave Testing, Provisioning, and InstallationIP Networking / LAN engineering or installationCISCO trainedBasic understanding of Circuit Paths & DesignsLow voltage DC power skillsEricsson Certified Telecom Network Specialists for T-Mobile upgrade project in the New Jersey and New York surrounding wireless market. Worked collectively with the NIC, War room, and other specialists to complete every assignment started per day in all phases from building the cabinet power upgrade phases to integrating the software from Nortel to Ericsson.Installed Ethernet, T1, AWS, DUW, DUG, DUL power upgraded equipment along with upgraded basic packages, scripts and phone services in a timely manner and all working conditions across the market and company guidelines. Cabinets solution worked on 1B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B and Cabinets worked on 6102 and 6131

Experience

1. Field Construction Manager

   TeleWorld Solutions

   Sep 2021 — Present

   Verizon SNAP 5G DAS 4G Marco Project Provide basic support to multi-functional team of R&D, Program Management, Core Networking, RF Engineering, Transport and Technical/Training Support to fulfill multi-technology wireless network deployment across customer marketsOn-Site Field Support, technical work, installations, testing, and troubleshootingInstall, Integrate and commission Samsung equipment to Samsung standardsInstall, Commission and integrate Cisco CSR routers to manufacturer\'s and Samsung specificationsSupport troubleshooting of all T-1, ATM backbone, microwave backhaul transmission methodologySupport RMA process tracking and documentation for MMBS equipment.

Education

• Rider University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Information System and Business

  2002 — 2006

• Artfs

  Certificate of Completion, CCNA

  2011 — 2011

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  Master's degree, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

  2014 — 2015

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology

  Diploma, AutoCad/Cam

  2001 — 2002