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APPROVED
DATE: 02/22/22
FILE NUMBER: A-2o22-0 1
Steven E Kennedy
RF Systems Engineering Professional
for complex issues within competitive environments; accomplishes goals and
expectations on time and within budget; adaptable to new system environments;
ced in multiple technologies/ air interfaces; financial acumen; technology overlays;
antenna systems; TCP/IP.
Professional Experience
Biwabkos Consultants LLC. (Consultants), Phoenix, AZ 2016 - Present
Owner
• Manage team responsible for projects for wireless carrier customers, tower
companies and public safety networks
• Business Development for existing and potential customers
• Management of project revenue and profitability
• Technical lead for Engineering services
Centerline Solutions, LLC. (Wireless Solutions Provider), Phoenix, AZ 2012 - 2016
RF Engineering Manager
• Manage team responsible for projects for wireless carrier customers, tower
companies and public safety networks
• Business Development for existing and potential customers
Management of project revenue and profitability
Technical lead for Engineering services in the market
Major customers in market are Verizon, T-Mobile, Crown Castle and various
government entities
Terrestar Networks (Sat Comm. Carrier), Richardson, Texas 2009 - 2012
Senior Member Technical Staff - Lead satellite BSS engineer
• Managed procedure development and deployment of all HW and SW
upgrades. (major vs. maintenance)
• On -time deployment of major SW packet data -channel base station upgrade
• Lead test engineer for user experience analysis
• Developed logging system, process and analysis tools for terminals and BSS
• Analyzed call processing statistics on 3GPP-based satellite air interface
• Analyzed end -to -end (terminal to core) messaging on all IP (VOIP) network
Venturi Wireless, (Data Transport Optimization), McKinney, Texas 2006 - 2009
Field Operations Engineering
• Field engineer responsible for technical trials against various air interface
standards. Worked with Intel, Qualcomm, Nokia labs
• Worked with development to evaluate improvement/efficiency of product
against radio access network (RAN) performance
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APPROVED
DATE: 02/22/22
FILE NUMBER: a 022-0-
echnologies (Wireline/Wireless Services) Plano, Texas
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:)r of Engineering
Lead 4 engineers to manage the customer experience
Successful design of hardware solution for carriers' ancillary equipment
WSTRllobility (Formerly Cingular), Plano, Texas 2004 - 2005
Radio Frequency Design Senior Manager
• Central region UMTS overlay lead for successful design/deployment of HSDPA
in over 8 markets
SPRINT PCS
Director of RF Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 2000-2003
• Managed 8 state, 150 employee engineering team, design/performance of
CDMA networks; $200 million capital; $12 million expense budget.
• Highest carrier efficiency/cost effective sites in entire country
• Highest employee satisfaction ratings among peer and sales group
• Site designs that provided for better return on investment and faster
deployment compared to other regions
Radio Frequency Regional Engineering Manager, Atlanta, Georgia 1998-2000
• Managed engineers and contractors providing radio engineering and design of
CDMA wireless networks in Florida, 1st 4 markets to launch in BTA licenses
Increased system quality in Miami market by over 50%
Lead RF engineering team build -out for 1st int'I Sprint market (PR)
Radio Frequency Engineering Manager, Orlando, Florida 1997-1998
• Managed design, build and launch of 4 CDMA wireless networks in Florida.
Managed 8 team engineers and 4 contractors who created RF design
Radio Frequency Engineering Manager, Louisville, Kentucky 1995 -1997
• Lead design and optimization of 1st CDMA market launched in the SE Region.
CELLULAR ONE, Austin, Texas 1995
Radio Frequency Engineer (East Texas and West Louisiana markets 800 MHz Amps)
SPRINT CELLULAR COMPANY 1991-1995
Supervising Radio Frequency Engineer Chicago, Illinois (Amps 800 MHz)
System Performance Engineer Greensboro, North Carolina (Amps 800 MHz)
METROCEL CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY, Dallas, Texas 1990-1991
Radio Frequency Technician Cell Site technician (Amps 800 MHz)
Education
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1991
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Professional
Various Technical, Management and Leadership Courses 1991-2016
CCNA/CCNP TRACK 2008-2009