Kevin Kluge
W125 White Ridge Circle
Pulaski, WI 54162
(920)227-8258
Career Objective
Engineering Project Director/RF Engineer
I am currently serving as Engineering Project Director for a GSM/UMTS/LTE operator in Wisconsin.
I perform a variety of tasks from Frequency Planning, Backhaul Planning, Capacity Planning, Data Planning and well as Network Design, Optimization and Supervise Field Technicians and Network Performance Engineers. I have a very strong technical background as an engineer with a variety of experience from construction, installation, to commissioning optimization as well as daily operations including analysis of network performance. Designed and coordinated several in- building coverage applications.
2009 to Present
Engineering Project Director (Consulting Manager)
· Project Manager for major GSM & UMTS & LTE network deployments
· Design, Plan and Engineer all networks
· Coordinate Construction for new tower builds and co-locations
· Provide weekly updates to all project team and customers
· Provide quarterly updates to Board of Directors
· Coordinate all involved tower crews, vendors, field technicians
· Assist field teams for construction and commissioning
· Test and Troubleshoot RF Systems
· Design backhaul plans from microwave to fiber optics
· Monitor network performance
· Ensure and train drive testing teams to ensure they are complete and accurate
· Network Optimization
· Provide expert RF Testimony at zoning board hearings and demonstrate technical expertise as required
· Develop bill of materials from tower to antennae
· Develop Project Plans using Microsoft Project
· Dynamic Public speaker
· Ensure payments are made in accordance with contracts and goals are met
· Provide closure and project completion with site close out and turn over to customer
2005 to 2009
Director of Network Design
Bug Tussel Wireless, LLC located in Green Bay Wisconsin. Perform all technical activities from network issues through customer support issues. Perform all Network Planning using planning tools for both GSM UMTS as well as LTE. Coordinate installation of T-1’s, DS-3’s to OC-3/12’s. Current network is 250 sites with all growth and maturation accomplished with zero blocking levels as well as low drop call percentages. Monitor daily data from data trends to voice as well as data capacity at all sites in addition to compiling QoS statistics and analyze drive test data ensuring network optimization. I coordinate new technology vendors from base stations to microwave solutions and fiber optics. I currently use Athena Predictive RF Planning and Simulation Tool and Wizard and I am familiar with MapInfo and PlaNet. The current network is primarily Nokia Base Station Equipment for GSM and Alcatel Lucent for UMTS and 4G LTE. I am also very familiar with E911 phase II requirements as well as installation and coordination of network elements for LMU installation and AGPS. I provide search ring data for future sites and planning to the construction staff. Complete all correspondence and license information with the FCC and provide construction updates in accordance with FCC requirements.
2000 to 2005
Technical Training Manager/Project Manager
Avitec, AB located in Stockholm Sweden. My primary responsibility was to provide training courses around the world for mobile operators engineering staff. I developed full training curriculum for RF Engineering staffs both inside and outside the company. Training was on the implementation and planning Avitec equipment in the network from rural coverage to in-building solutions. Calculation of link budgets as well as optimization of the network. Additionally I taught basic antenna theory course for network engineers.
Project managed the design of UMTS Antennae and Mechanical Adjustable Electrical Downtilt
1976 to 2000
Electronics Technician
United States Navy Submarine Force at various locations. I was the Communications Officer on US Navy Submarines as well as a Trainer for Electronics Technicians. I did all frequency planning for several deployments to the Persian Gulf as well as other destinations. Supervised a Department of 16 men as well as coordinated the preventative maintenance system. I retired from the US Navy in January of 2000 after 24 years of honorable service.
Speak English and Swedish
Recent Education; Management Certificate NWTC Green Bay, WI, Backhaul Planning for LTE University of Wisconsin Madison, (Engineering continuing education) Alcatel Lucent LTE switch courses and UMTS Network Planning Wider Minds Stockholm Sweden
Safety Manager; OSHA Safety Training Instructor, RF Safety Instructor, RF Site Exposure Engineer, Tower Safety Training for tower crews and wrote standard safety policy for tower crews.
Activities include;
· Technology Committee member for the Rural Cellular Association (RCA)
· Speaker at CTIA convention 2010 topic of, “Small Operators Perspective”
· Serve as a member of the Wisconsin Wireless Association