Adrian Walter
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Skills: | English, French, Languages, Spanish |
| Groups: | Social e-challenge Competition 2008 |
| Interested in: | Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | Cornell University, University of Washington - Seattle |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | AAW Consulting |
| Position: | Owner |
| Time period: | January 2002 - Present |
| Description: | Provide Technical and Project Management Consultation
• Provide Engineering and Site-Ac services • Help companies evaluate new projects from a design/cost point of view and provide overall project structure |
| Employer: | Telco Pacific (Turn-Key To T-Mobile) |
| Position: | Program Management |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Turnkey Project Management for construction of new T-Mobile cell sites in WA, OR, ID, CA
• Provide management structure utilizing knowledge of industry time-lines, project budgeting, RF engineering, and construction practices – included approx. 125 sites. • Received high praise for my program management package from T-Mobile – “This is exactly what we’re looking for” – clinched the contract for Telco Pacific • Oversaw handover from T-Mobile’s management to Telco Pacific’s and acted as evaluative role assessing strengths and weaknesses of both parties’ teams and providing recommendations |
| Employer: | Cingular Wireless |
| Position: | Project Manager |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Oversaw all growth and modifications for Cingular Wireless in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho – totaling close to 1200 sites/modifications over the year.
• Identified gap in communication between various divisions and acted as central hub, garnering increased efficiency and productivity |
| Employer: | Lucent Technologies (Turn-Key to Cingular) |
| Position: | Project Manager – UMTS NSB Project |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Managed all site survey/scope packages, A&E vendors, Site-Ac, and construction work. Calculated individual site costs and tracked overall project progress for approx. 600 sites.
• reported to both Lucent and Cingular management as well as Cingular RF; provided site summaries and recommendations for determining priority lists |
| Employer: | Bechtel (Turn-Key To AT&T Wireless) |
| Position: | Project Manager – 850 Overlay |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Oversaw design and construction based on AT&T specs; Reported daily to AT&T RF engineers; A typical day saw 8 sites built, 100 sites total. Also coordinated all close out documentation. |
| Employer: | American Line Builders |
| Position: | Project Manager/Client Manager for Cogent Communications |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2003 |
| Description: | Developed Cogent’s Fiber-Optic Network in downtown Seattle
• Provided all design and client management for 22 separate builds in the downtown Seattle area • Acted as technical consultant during negotiations with the city and property management firms • Client reported I “saved Cogent thousands of dollars” and “was an invaluable asset” |
| Employer: | American Line Builders |
| Position: | Project Manager/Engineer |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2002 |
| Description: | • Created and oversaw company’s A&E CAD department, as well as the Site-Ac program, providing further services to our clients.
• Hands on engineering of long-haul/short-haul fiber-optic systems and oversaw day to day construction (clients included MFN (now AboveNet), On Fiber, Looking Glass Networks (LGN), Level 3 Communications, and Advanced Telcom Group) • Provided WAN/LAN solutions to cell sites for major wireless carriers (including: T-Mobil, AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Cingular, Qwest Wireless, Nextel, Verizon) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Washington - Seattle |
| Time period: | 2007 - Present |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Cornell University |
| Time period: | 1999 - Present |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Theoretical Physics, Fictional Writing, Piano |
| Clubs: | President Entrepreneur Club. University of Washington. |
| Awards: | Won 2nd Place UW GSEC Competition – 88 International Entrants |
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