Contact Information

Name: Edward Bee
email: edwardbee@hotmail.com
(863) 899-8459

RF Engineering
Program Management

Proven skills in the construction, installation, and testing of telecom systems
and design experience in wireless, fiber, microwave and satellite. Extensive
qualifications in project planning and management, staff training and leadership,
resource management, and documentation. Proficient in all aspects of project
development from requirements definition and analysis through conceptual design,
testing and completion. Effective customer, vendor, and inter-departmental
liaison with outstanding troubleshooting, problem solving, relationship management,
and negotiation skills. International and multicultural experience. Core
expertise in RF systems and implementation.

Core Competencies

Customer Relationship Management
RF Engineering
Strategic Business Planning
Technology Development
Vendor Selection
Global Strategic Alliances
Business Development
Budget Management

Professional Experience

Aeon Technologies, Dallas, Tx. Sept 07 present
Perform microwave path surveys for various clients. Trained on Pathloss 4.0 microwave
program, GPS location and laser rangefinder. Field verify path obstructions, critical
points, antenna heights, tree heights and prepare path survey report.

Cingular Wireless (contractor) - Birmingham, Al and Paramus, NJ Mar '05 to Sept 07

Program Manager-Birmingham Managed team of RF Engineers and drive testers that
optimized in real time the market launch of approx 350 dual banding Nokia 850 sites.
Managed drive test program, set schedules, and successfully coordinated between vendors,
customer and our team.
Successfully developed, managed and implemented an intensive 2 week project to
analysis and design RF antenna systems for over 300 wireless cell sites. Developed
procedures and contract deliverables, met tight customer deadlines. Negotiated the
design criteria and product pricing.

Program Manager – Paramus, NJ Managed decommissioning of 7 TDMA switches in the
NYC market. Managed the rationalization program for the NYC/NNJ region. Interfaced
daily with customer management team and contractor (Alcatel-Lucent)

RF Engineer – Birmingham Perform RF antenna system design and performance tuning
on the network. Specify antennas, diplexers, TMA's, coax, etc. Issued dual-band
and single-band RFDS. Use Nokia netDoctor to analysis network performance and
modify switch database. Test TRXs, activate expansion channels, verify and correct
network synchronization. Performed drive tests using Ericsson TEMS equipment for
network BSC re-homes.

Harris Electric - Bartow, Fl 2003 to 2005
Owner/Manager
Manage the daily operations and budget of an electrical contracting firm. Negotiate
contracts, market customers, hire and supervise staff. Manage multiple projects of
various scope, to include materials management, schedule and human resources.
Design and implement PLC control systems. Design and implement conduit, feeders,
transformers, aerial power lines. Design and implement wireless LAN systems.
Increased annual billings 14%.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. - Germantown, MD 1994 to 2002
Site Manager (2000 to 2002)
Senior Program Manager (1998 to 2000)
Technical Manager (1994 to 1998)

Served in multiple telecommunications engineering capacities with responsibility
for completing projects of international scope. Responsibilities included organizing
and matrix management of groups of up to 50 staff members including engineers,
technicians, installers, office staff, and contract employees to successfully complete
projects. Serve as primary technical customer contact and liaison. Oversee project
elements including site selection, scheduling, construction, installations,
commissioning, testing, turnover, and maintenance. Implement training programs to
assist customers in taking over operations of the startup network.

Key Achievements:

Completed the technical aspects of a 250,000-subscriber E-TDMA WLL fixed wireless
network for PT Ratelindo in Jakarta, Indonesia on schedule and under budget.
Performed site surveys, RF analysis, and microwave backhaul analysis. Resolved
spectrum interference issues. Negotiated extensively with customer over technical
network requirements. Resident in Jakarta for project duration. Project cost in
excess of 250M.

Directed the operations and financial management of a WLL services portion of new
basic service provider in the State of Maharashta for Hughes Telesys, out of
Bombay, India. Hired and managed staff of RF engineers, contracted and negotiated
with civil construction vendors to consistently deliver working wireless sites
into the network on schedule. Reported to customer on daily basis. Resident in
Bombay for project duration. Project cost in excess of 400M.

Managed the daily operations of the ground segment portion of the mobile satellite
program for Thuraya Mobile Satellite Systems of Dubai, UAE. Responsible for NSS,
GS Mobile, IT, and billing system development and delivery. Present weekly progress
reports to primary ivestors and customer. Resident in Dubai for project duration.
Developed 24/7 operations plans. Developed and implemented operations on-the-job
training program. Reduced operating costs. Project cost in excess of 1B.


INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC. - Reston, VA 1993 to 1994
Oversaw the start-up and daily operations of this company with a mission to
develop an international satellite teleport. Wrote business plan that
secured project funding. Selected and negotiated real estate contracts to
house teleport. Marketed both primary and secondary clients. Complied with
local, state, and federal regulations regarding radiation limits in an
urban environment. Performed spectrum clearing, interference resolution,
and RSL calculations.

Successfully developed the legal, environmental, and regulatory requirements
needed to construct a standard A earth station teleport in an urban
northeast metro area.
Performed satellite RPE's in Kazan, Russia and Bucharest, Romania.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. - Alexandria, VA 1992 to 1993
Sr. Systems Engineer
Served as Contract Monitor on US Naval Test Range Communications Systems
upgrades in Puerto Rico, Nevada, and Hawaii. Led the field engineering
and installation teams on military sites. Performed systems analysis.
Obtained secret security clearance. Designed and analyzed digital
microwave radio links.
Resolved digital microwave timing problem to allow analog radar data
to be multiplexed onto the new digital microwave network. This
accomplishment led to additional contracts at other test ranges.

T1 PLUS COMMUNICATIONS CO. INC. - Reston, VA 1991 to 1992
Acquisition Manager
Oversaw the acquisition and maintenance of new telecommunications
consulting clients in need of engineering services.
Assisted World Bank by performing extensive satellite feasibility studies.

SPRINT CORPORATION, INC. - Dallas, TX and Reston, VA 1983 to 1991
Senior Engineer
Performed the site selection, path analysis, microwave engineering,
frequency coordination (PCN), site survey, construction, and delivery
of the transmission portion of the network. Additional responsibilities
included performing link loss analysis, selecting regenerator locations,
publishing installation and test specifications, designing and installing
nationwide digital and analog microwave radio routes and selecting tower
type, size, and location. Performed interference analysis, proposed and
implemented technical solutions to clear full band of spectrum in crowded
urban environment. (Wash, DC, and NYC) Attend public hearings on behalf
of the company. Negotiate requirements with land owners, lease holders
and tower owners. Managed tower and technical contractors.

Key Achievements:
Successfully designed and installed portions of the nation's first
cross-country fiber optic network.
Implemented nationwide digital microwave, satellite, and UHF systems.
Implemented sites alarms network.


Consolidated Gas Supply Corporation, Inc. - Clarksburg, WV 1981 to 1983
Engineer
Designed microwave transmission routes in FCC industrial band. Installed
and troubleshoot mobile two way radio system. Installed and programmed PBX systems.

Education
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering (BSEE) • West Virginia University
Landmark Education – Advanced Course
Fiber Optic Communications • ISDN Communications
George Washington University CEU Seminars
Total Quality Management • Business Plan Development
George Mason University CEU Seminars

Test tools and skills

Biddle Megger earth resistivity
RF power meter (Bird Wattmeter)
Spectrum Analyser
Ericsson TEMS
Pathloss 4.0
GPS locator
MS Office Suite
MS Project
OTDR
RFTDR
Fiber slicing
Comsearch database
CAT 5 cable termination
MapInfo