BRUCE ROTVOLD

♦ Bruce_Rotvold@msn.com +1 206/ 947-0435

22909 Collridge Dr
Land O Lakes, FL 34639

MANAGER/ENGINEER/PRO JECT & PROGRAM MANAGER/

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Resourceful and forward-thinking leader providing more than 20 years of hands-on technical experience in all facets of wireless & non
wireless telecommunications, from project planning, Program setup, engineering to operations. Offer track record of developing and
implementing systems and network solutions that drive efficiency, ROI, cost reductions, and productivity, often exceeding expectations
and goals. Decisive strategist recognized for consistently overseeing complex projects to on-time and under-budget completion. Expertly
anticipate and address mission-critical issues. Known for conveying “truth on the ground” regarding network status and functionality,
ensuring reliable, high-availability infrastructures, along with maintaining adherence to wireless best practices. Understanding of
H248/323 Core competencies include:

Infrastructure Design ♦ Network Design and Planning ♦ System Design ♦ Small Cell design and Placement ♦ System Improvement ♦
System Installation ♦ System Integration ♦ Technology Deployment ♦ Site Acquisitions tasks to bring site location to and include NTP
♦Technology Evaluation ♦ Worked with the lab ♦ Develop Data Center ♦Technology Support ♦ Business Plans ♦
Product Management
Telecommunications ♦ Evaluate outcome of lab work ♦ Training/Development ♦ Program Management ♦ Workforce Planning ♦
Wireless Engineering ♦ Industrial Controls ♦ A&E Drawing ♦ Power Schedule ♦ Power Distribution ♦
Research & Development ♦ Network Management ♦ Operations Management ♦ Program- Project Planning ♦ NGN and EPC

PRO FES S IO N AL E X PER IE N CE

Rotvold L.L.C. ♦ USA

Engineering Services Sept- 2014 Current

Providing leadership on Program-Project Planning for, Next Generation Network (NGN) for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint with Evolved Packet
Core (EPC), cell site acquisition and construction for large venues with high capacity of traffic in small areas. Small cell integration, testing
of antenna systems, DAS system design and integration, site walks with many vendors, providing guidance with respect to safety
compliance.
Small Cell work in NY, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas – AT&T & Verizon T-Mobile

Wigdahl Electric ♦ Chicago, Illinois January-2012-Aug-2014

Provider of cell site construction and engineering with 192 employees.

As Chief technology officer developed program - project planning and implemented a training program to train veterans in cell site
construction with numerous vendors which the clients needed installed. Worked directly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to
achieve approval of all of the class room studies. The training program is approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Produced
32 different class room training sessions where the student would get certified that he or she was experienced in the many tasks needed
to complete the build of cell sites. Have hired 88 veterans and placed them in long term employment. Developed processes so the
veterans could use the GI Bill to ensure they could receive the stipend offered by the Veterans Association.

Provided guidance and planning on warehouse procedures to “rack and stack” hardware where we achieved 8 hrs. less in the overall
project for augmenting cell site hardware. Providing a saving of 16 man hours in the field install saving ~ $1000.00 per site build

ERICSSON, INC. /SPRINT-NEXTEL ♦ Tampa, Florida July 2005-January 2012

Senior RF Manager and Project & Program Manager:
Oversaw a team of 12 engineers and project managers tasked with integrating Sprint-Nextel system’s overall network changes in South
region of US including all site acquisitions tasks to bring site location to and include NTP. Direct South region RF carrier adds, including
CDMA and iDEN networks, DC power changes, HVAC upgrades. Was the network planner for delivering all cell projects to the markets

 Lead production of bill of materials (BOMs).

 Coordinated costing of all parts needed for projects, along with garnering budget approval and conveying PO to vendors.
 Project and program manage all Clearwire network co-location for Sprint-Nextel across South region.
 Conduct SME training for CDMA engineering groups
 Perform as SME regarding all wireless communications at frequencies of 3.2HZ to 60GHZ.
 Collaborate with sales team to inform new and existing customers of system enhancements.
 Planed and implemented first fiber to the cell site and converted TDM [t-spans) to PCM with Nortel BST
 Present material to high-level state, county, and city officials concerning current health of network.
 Fill coverage holes with new and old technology solutions by capitalizing on various methods. Administer multimillion-dollar budgets.
 Supervise, train, and mentor engineering reports.
 Project/Network Planner Manager Missouri; Planned network of 804 cell hardware changes for an $850 million project. In
addition managed site acquisition, construction, test and turn up. Included CDMA, EvDO, LTE. Project came in under budget
and on time.
 Project/Network Planner Manager Houston / Planned network of 800 cell site hardware for a $200 million project. In addition
managed site acquisition, construction test and turn up. Included CDMA, EvDO, LTE. Project came in under budget and on
time.
 Generated savings of up to $10M in capital expenditures through providing a planning method with a thumbnail explanation of
channel element usage with new base station radios and delivering expertise regarding wireless communications.
 Produced savings in excess of $2M annually by ensuring guidance and planning for alternate access vendors to change the
backhaul to the Sprint-Nextel network.
 Saved $20M in capital expenses, building 50 fewer cell sites, through proper planning and mentoring, training engineers to
optimize entire network and improve operations.
 Led network to 4 year best performance in drop call rate, handover performance, access attempts, and network uptime.
 Championed, and planned the network of a 1st-ever state-wide retune of IDEN network with 45,000+ channels.
 Employed automatic cell planner (ACP) for 1st time so thousands of calculations could be done in timely and accurate manner.
 Spearheaded design guidance on distributed antenna system with fiber optics and multi-carrier coverage to major NFL event.

WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC. ♦ Bellevue, Washington July 2004-July 2005

Provider of engineering outsourcing to wireless industry with 1,000 employees.

Principal Engineer and Project Director:

 Developed, planed and delivered practical design of Next Generation Network (NGN) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
implementation plan, system expansion to wireless networks by planning the means of test and turn-up of multiple technologies
on conventional and shared antenna systems.
 Conducted in-depth validation of antenna system performance.
 Managed E911 compliance.
 Oversaw deployment teams comprised of RF, fixed network, real estate, and construction personnel by planning all activities.
 Planned a network and managed 139-site build of multiple RF technologies, including CDMA IS95, 1xRTT and EvDO, GSM,
Edge, 850MHz and 1900MHz, and AMPS/TDMA.
 Conducted fixed network engineering, including FCC part 101 and FCC part 15.
 Played key role on team charged with project management and tracking of all hardware as well as ordering of shelter, towers,
and installation of RAN hardware.

MONET MOBILE NETWORKS ♦ Bellevue, Washington June 2000-June 2004

Provider of wireless Internet and data services with 25 employees.
Director of Engineering and Deployment:
 Delivered RF designs plans to drive coverage in areas designated by marketing with Next Generation Network (NGN) and
Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
 Provided search circles to land use team to lease location to build cell sites.
 Selected all RAN hardware to provide complete coverage to each market for wireless a data network.
 Managed FCC and FAA licensure, ensuring company met requirements to keep active license by maintaining list of locations to
cover. Administered budget of $250K per site across 12 markets with 30 cell sites total in Midwest.
 Developed and tested methods to support VP decision making and optimum operations, including conducting redundancy in
network
 Designed and planned 1xRTT CDMA data network covering the US in the Midwest.
 Created 1st 1xRTT and Ev-DO CDMA (CDMA 2000) network.

Prior to 2000:

WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC. ♦ San Diego, California

Provider of outsourcing of project and program management and engineering services to wireless industry with 1,000 employees.

Project Manager and RF Engineering Senior Consultant:

 Lead role on team tasked with project and network planning, managing and tracking all hardware, along with ordering shelter,
towers, and installation of RAN hardware.
 Burst Wireless (Monet Mobile): Designed and deployed trial CDMA 1xRTT and EvDO with early Next Generation Network
(NGN) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network hard/w in Port Angeles, Washington; created and built specialized cell-on-
wheels and switch-on-wheels for trial system implementation.
 Metricom: Established budget and project plan for turn up of 275-cell site data network in Chicago, Illinois area; directed
deployment team comprised of 63 RF, real estate, and construction personnel.
 Advanced Radio Telecom (ART): Championed implementation of 1st trial system in San Jose, California (100mbps of self-
healing wireless Ethernet WAN); developed implementation process documentation for nationwide rollout.

MCCAW COMMUNICATIONS/AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES ♦ Kirkland, Washington

Provider of paging and cellular phone services with 1,000 employees.

Senior Engineer, Network Planner and Member of Technical Team

 Directed team of 25 personnel in planning, development and implementation of network quality assurance.
 Designed and deployed practices and procedures for network management across Lucent and Ericsson platforms.
 Instituted a radio network for empirical validation of best practices.
 Conducted intersystem inner-network handoffs/super-roaming, ensuring cross-platform and cross-vendor network
interoperability.
 Drove interoperability between Lucent 1900MHz and Ericsson 800MHz, Ericsson 1900MHz and Lucent 800MHz, NTI 1900MHz
and Ericsson 800MHz, and all functions with US-41D
 Worked on team developing first industry signaling standards such as SS7, SIP, H.248, H.323 Media Gateway Control Protocol
MGCP.

CAREER NOTE: Also previously served as Senior Engineer at other various McCaw Communications/AT&T Wireless Services locations
as well as Engineer at US West Cellular, Colorado Car Telephone, Inc. and Motorola.
 CERTIFICATIONS & PAT ENTS

CCNA, CCNP, CCIE (in progress)

Cisco
LTE Training Ericsson
FCC General Radio and Telephone Operator License
NABER Certification
Avantek Certification in Digital Microwave Radio
Andrew/Commscope Certification in all connector installation
OSHA 10 Certification
First Aid and CPE Certification
RF Safety Certification
Fiber optics Certification
Anritsu Certification Sweeps and PIM
Hubbell / Mohawk Certification
Ericsson CMS 8800, RBS880, RBS882, Ericsson RF optimization LQU 108 4510/1
Nortel DMS 250B, Lucent Autoplex, Ericsson MiniLink 18 Ghz, Bosch Point-to-Multipoint Microwave
Collins 6 Ghz Microwave, Rockwell MDR 2Ghz, 11Ghz and 18 Ghz Microwave
Motorola Starpoint and StarPlex 2 Ghz Microwave, Motorola MR-600 6Ghz Microwave, Motorola MC-400 Multiplex
Motorola Micro Base Station and Mobile, HT220 & HT200 & MT500, MX360
Syntor Base Station, Syntor Mobile, Centrcom Dispatch Center
Hubbel Mission Critical, Andrew Institute Commscope AO0313-CA-47953
US Patent # 5,995,830 – System and Method for Processing Dropped Calls
US Patent # 5, 995, 831 – System and Apparatus for Processing Dropped Calls

PROFESSIONAL ACCOLAD ES

Excellence Award for 1st Deployment of Wireless Internet 1XEVDO – Monet Mobile Networks

Monet Super Hero Award

AT&T Rocket Scientist Award for Development and Deployment of New Vocoder

Award of Achievement for Specialized RF Optimization – Ericsson Communications

Leadership Award – McCaw Communications

AT&T Achievement Award for Digital Control Channel Development and Launch

Circle of Excellence for Technical Achievement – McCaw Communications

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award – McCaw Communications, Nevada

Legendary Service Award – McCaw Communications, California/Nevada

Achieving Excellence Award – McCaw Communications, Washington

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award – McCaw Communications, Alaska

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award – McCaw Communications, Hawaii

TECHNICAL PROFICIENC IES

Software Hardware
 MS Office Fiber Optic test equipment
MS Project Spectrum Analyzers
PhotoShop Signal Generators
Adobe Acrobat Air Vector Magnitude Analyzers
Map Info Site Master
AutoCAD Transmission Impairment Test Sets
Front Page Sage 930
Visio T-Bird 5000
Wizard Firebird 6000
Planet RF Volt Meters
RF Plan Oscilloscopes
TOM Test and Measurement Software Digital volt meters
SAM Service Monitors
TEMS
CAIT
Roto-data
G-Net Track