PAUL RAY COULTER III
476 Steel Hopper Way, Garner, NC 27529, Cell: 919-818-9064
Personal Email: reinar@yahoo.com
CAREER HISTORY
SENIOR WIRELESS ENGINEER Insight Global/WMS, MIRAMAR, FL 07/25/2016 TO PRESENT
• Provide network design & support of wireless environment for Maritime operations servicing
crew and guests on cruise ships worldwide. Aruba wireless network with Cisco IP Core.
Utilizing Airwave, Airmagnet, Solarwinds, Teoco, and other troubleshooting tools.
SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER Presidio/WCSU, DANBURY, CT 07/05/2016 TO 07/17/2016
• Provide network support of Western Connecticut State University switch upgrade deployment.
Work with VSS, 3560, 6880, 4510 direct access switches. Network capture, usage, fiber runs
using LRM and LR modules. Multiple campus network.
SENIOR WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEER Symantec/Veritas, REMOTE 08/2015 TO 01/2016
 Provide wireless network support for the Symantec/Veritas Network global corporate separation
project encompassing 30+ locations including China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Korea, Great
Britain, France, Spain, and the USA. Write, submit, and execute Engineering Work Orders to
Install, Configure, and manage Wireless Lan controllers (WLC’s), Access Points (AP’s), Switches,
and Routers in support of operations globally utilizing Cisco Prime & ISE, Netbrain, Sharepoint,
SecureCRT, FlexConnect & MESH, and High Availability (HA) while utilizing remote contractors
and testers. Worked from remote location in North Carolina for sites around the world.
DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEER Verizon Wireless/General Datatech, VARIOUS 3/2014 TO 11/2015
 Execute and test customer deployments of Verizon Internet Service Platform 3G & 4G application
with hands-on system deployments, upgrades, installations and Lab testing for mission-critical
systems using UIDH, VoIP, Linux & Cisco with TCP/IP networking. Provide remote and on-site
assistance for Verizon applications using Juniper, Cisco, Guavus, Ericsson/Arteson, HP, VISP,
VESM, VSEP, P2000, C7000, NetApps, and various other telecom/internet equipment. Manage
contractors, lead a team of up to 6 for deployment and testing, 85% travel in 48 US states.
RETAIL GAME STORE MANAGING OWNER Event Horizon Games, RALEIGH, NC 8/2013 TO PRESENT
 Retail family board games, comics, books, collectible card store owner and managing partner.
Inventory, ordering, stocking, managing of 9 employees, and event organizer of a 5400 sq. ft. store.
WI-FI ENGINEER. Cisco/Scarlett Wireless, RALEIGH, NC 4/2013 TO
10/2013
 Design Cisco Wireless LAN equipment templates for SP-Wi-Fi, ASR1000 and ASR5000 Routers
including Enhanced Wireless Access Gateway (eWAG), Intelligent Wireless Access Gateway
(iWAG), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), 3G/4G Mobile Packet Core, Intelligent Services
Gateway (ISG) based integration with Local breakouts for Advanced Services deployments.
WIRELESS ENGINEER, CHS/Insight Global, NASHVILLE, TN & VARIOUS 2/2012 TO
4/2013
 Survey, design, install and upgrade Cisco Wireless LAN including but not limited to: 1100, 1200,
1300 and 3500 Access Points; 4400, 5500 and WISM Wireless LAN controllers; 6500 Cores;
2960, 3560 & 3750 switches in Multi-Floor Healthcare, Hospital and Medical Clinic environments.
 Conduct Active and Passive Surveys using Air Magnet Survey Pro Software.
 Remediate existing wireless 802.11x infrastructures. Administer and utilize Cisco’s WCS for use
with Map installation, Access Point placement, (RRM) Radio Resource Management, Rogue AP
detection, Clean Air, Auto Site Re-survey & troubleshooting switching, VLAN, VTP, spanning
tree and connectivity issues with at least 85% Travel in USA (every week M-F).
WIRELESS ENGINEER, HP/USPS, RALEIGH, NC 6/2008 to 02/2012
 Survey, Install and upgrade Cisco Wireless LAN equipment including but not limited to: Access
Points; Wireless LAN controllers; Core switch routers; series switches in USPS Government Mail
Processing administration facilities and warehouse environments.
 Support existing 802.1x infrastructures. Administer Cisco’s Wireless LAN Solution Engine
(WLSE) servers, WCS for use with Radio Management, Rogue AP detection, Auto Site Re-survey
& troubleshooting. Troubleshoot switching, VLAN, VTP, spanning tree and connectivity issues.
 Ekahau site modeling software trained. Convert existing Layer-2 networks to Layer-3 multi
switched networks. Spectrum Analysis survey trained. 70% Travel in the lower 48 states of USA.
 Possess a United States Postal Government Sensitive Security Clearance.
NETWORK INTEGRATOR II, Nortel Communications/Zero chaos 1/2008 to 6/2008
 Troubleshoot and resolve network integration issues while following procedures from integration
specific documents and procedures (MOP’s, CID, NIQ) through stage 1 to 4 commissioning, using
the EBSC, CACP, BCM, CEMS and GUI. 100% travel in USA.
 Initial Installation (Greenfield), Upgrade, Integrate and Commission of EBSC frames, including the
CBRS, CSVS, CPDS, CNFP, SBS elements as well as the BSM and C-EMS.
 LIU7 Expansion in LIM frame, Install and Commissioning. SBS migration to CNFP control.
CDMA SWITCH TECHNICIAN, Alltel Communications/TEK Systems, RALEIGH, NC 2/2006 to 1/2008
 Advanced maintenance of switching, data communications, and peripheral equipment associated
with the Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO). Document maintenance Method of
Procedure, Network & Tower Light Outage, & Preventive Maintenance of DC power equipment
and other peripheral hardware by performing and analyzing battery routines, performing voltage
adjustments and routines on rectifiers as necessary.
 Performs acceptance of SONET and CSU circuits. Digital and physical cross connects utilizing
appropriate test equipment (T-BERD). Assists with hardware / software upgrades
RETAIL HOBBY STORE MANAGING PARTNER, Hobby Monkey, ROCKLIN, CA 10/2003 TO
1/2006
 Retail manager of 5 employees scheduling, ordering, inventory management, and budgeting.
CDMA PRODUCT SPECIALIST & ENGINEER, Winchester Electronics, Waterford, CT 6/2000 to 9/2003
 Technical consultation for RF and telecom related Cable and Value Added materials. Managed
US CAVA sales engineers, prototype engineering team and helped to kick start the Mexico plant.
CONTRACT CDMA FIELD ENGINEER, Motorola/SSS, Chicago, IL 2/1999 to 3/2000
 Operations, Maintenance, Switch installation, optimization, software loads & troubleshooting of
CDMA wireless networks of Motorola EMX 2500 & Ericsson CDMA switching platforms
 Team Lead for Telemunda commercial launch FOA in Santiago, Chile. On site Consultant for
Lima, Peru operations and support.
CDMA SWITCH FIELD ENGINEER, Motorola, Inc. & Sprint PCS, Cincinnati, OH 2/1998 to 2/1999
 Project switch lead for O&M, FOA & commercial launch of EMX 5000 wireless PCS system.
 Manage 8 Field Technicians, contractor scheduling, meeting deadlines & project changes.
ANALOG CELLULAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER, Mountain Cellular, Placerville, CA 12/1995 to 2/1998
 O&M, EMX 100 switch & BTS system optimization, software loads upgrades & testing.
 Engineering Lead for Switch, microwave and cell site operations.
RETAIL HOBBY STORE PARTNER, Even Better Games & Comics, SACRAMENTO, CA 10/2003 TO 1/2006
 Retail manager of 3 employees scheduling, ordering, inventory management, and budgeting.
FAA FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER MANAGER, Qualimetrics, Inc., Sacramento, CA 8/1992 to 6/1994
 Install, repair, test, & monitor FAA Automated Weather Observation System sites.
 Manage & schedule 12-16 Field Engineers in USA & worldwide deployment of AWOS operations.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION RADIO ELECTRICIAN, United Airlines, San Francisco, CA 9/1990 to 7/1992
 Team Lead for 6-person RF commercial aircraft maintenance crew. Acquired FCC License.
MILITARY JOURNEYMAN AVIATION ELECTRICIAN / PLANE CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY 3/1985 to 4/1989
 Plane Captain & crew supervisor on H-3, H-53 & A-4 Military aircraft. Maintain a wide range of
electrical/navigational equipment. Worldwide travel.
 Earned Journeyman Aviation Electrician License in 4 year program. Managed team of 4-6.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
♦ GED from Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI - 1985
♦ 80+ college credits towards AA & AS degrees: English, French, Liberal Arts & Multimedia Studies
♦ Cisco MLS (Multi Layer Switch) Network Element Overview, purpose and benefits
♦ Cisco 3750 Stack-wise technology training
♦ ISO 9001:2000 ANSI-RAB NAP Accredited Internal Auditing Certificate (2003)
♦ Turin Networks Traverse Multi-service Transport Switch Operation & Maintenance, DCS
Provisioning; Wireless Asset Tracking System (WATS)
♦ Nortel CDMA Packet MSC overview & Media Server 2000 basics Operation & Maintenance;
Nortel Passport 15000; Nortel CBRS, CSVS, LIU7, BSM
♦ 3G IMS Network Overview, architecture, hardware, software, call flow, services & technology
♦ Motorola Advanced Element Management System (AEMS); 1xEVDO call flow overview
♦ Network+ Certification & CCNA Training; Global Solutions RFR Compliance & Safety Training
♦ Packet Backhaul Fundamentals, Physical & Logical Overview of routers & CNEOMI Platform
♦ Motorola’s Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 1X network evolution overview
♦ Network Element overview, function and roles of the Netra440 in the Motorola System
♦ AGNODE overview, purpose, network components and interfaces
♦ AGNODE II (MGXII) network components, interfaces, CLI commands, and purpose and benefits
♦ OMC-R with Sun Netra 20 Network Element Overview, Function and Purpose
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES
 Allscripts & Athena AMR (automated medical records) software access
 Glenayre Voicemail Platform
 Tellabs 5500 digital cross connect (DACS)
 Cisco Catalyst 3500, 2900, 6500 series Switches and Routers, Cisco 8800 MGX Platform, Cisco
1100, 1200, 3500 series Wireless Access Points
 Motorola EMX-100, 2500, & 5000 telecommunication CDMA switching platforms, Motorola CBSC
SC-9600, Motorola analog cellular base stations
 Ericsson AXE10, IOS 634 & CMS 11 telecommunication switching platforms,
 FCC General Operator License (# PG-12-33454) 02-05-1991
 Journeyman Aviation Electrician License (USNavy)

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    PAUL RAY COULTERIII 476 Steel Hopper Way, Garner, NC 27529, Cell: 919-818-9064 Personal Email: reinar@yahoo.com CAREER HISTORY SENIOR WIRELESS ENGINEER Insight Global/WMS, MIRAMAR, FL 07/25/2016 TO PRESENT • Provide network design & support of wireless environment for Maritime operations servicing crew and guests on cruise ships worldwide. Aruba wireless network with Cisco IP Core. Utilizing Airwave, Airmagnet, Solarwinds, Teoco, and other troubleshooting tools. SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER Presidio/WCSU, DANBURY, CT 07/05/2016 TO 07/17/2016 • Provide network support of Western Connecticut State University switch upgrade deployment. Work with VSS, 3560, 6880, 4510 direct access switches. Network capture, usage, fiber runs using LRM and LR modules. Multiple campus network. SENIOR WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEER Symantec/Veritas, REMOTE 08/2015 TO 01/2016  Provide wireless network support for the Symantec/Veritas Network global corporate separation project encompassing 30+ locations including China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Korea, Great Britain, France, Spain, and the USA. Write, submit, and execute Engineering Work Orders to Install, Configure, and manage Wireless Lan controllers (WLC’s), Access Points (AP’s), Switches, and Routers in support of operations globally utilizing Cisco Prime & ISE, Netbrain, Sharepoint, SecureCRT, FlexConnect & MESH, and High Availability (HA) while utilizing remote contractors and testers. Worked from remote location in North Carolina for sites around the world. DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEER Verizon Wireless/General Datatech, VARIOUS 3/2014 TO 11/2015  Execute and test customer deployments of Verizon Internet Service Platform 3G & 4G application with hands-on system deployments, upgrades, installations and Lab testing for mission-critical systems using UIDH, VoIP, Linux & Cisco with TCP/IP networking. Provide remote and on-site assistance for Verizon applications using Juniper, Cisco, Guavus, Ericsson/Arteson, HP, VISP, VESM, VSEP, P2000, C7000, NetApps, and various other telecom/internet equipment. Manage contractors, lead a team of up to 6 for deployment and testing, 85% travel in 48 US states. RETAIL GAME STORE MANAGING OWNER Event Horizon Games, RALEIGH, NC 8/2013 TO PRESENT  Retail family board games, comics, books, collectible card store owner and managing partner. Inventory, ordering, stocking, managing of 9 employees, and event organizer of a 5400 sq. ft. store. WI-FI ENGINEER. Cisco/Scarlett Wireless, RALEIGH, NC 4/2013 TO 10/2013  Design Cisco Wireless LAN equipment templates for SP-Wi-Fi, ASR1000 and ASR5000 Routers including Enhanced Wireless Access Gateway (eWAG), Intelligent Wireless Access Gateway (iWAG), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), 3G/4G Mobile Packet Core, Intelligent Services Gateway (ISG) based integration with Local breakouts for Advanced Services deployments. WIRELESS ENGINEER, CHS/Insight Global, NASHVILLE, TN & VARIOUS 2/2012 TO 4/2013  Survey, design, install and upgrade Cisco Wireless LAN including but not limited to: 1100, 1200, 1300 and 3500 Access Points; 4400, 5500 and WISM Wireless LAN controllers; 6500 Cores; 2960, 3560 & 3750 switches in Multi-Floor Healthcare, Hospital and Medical Clinic environments.  Conduct Active and Passive Surveys using Air Magnet Survey Pro Software.
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     Remediate existingwireless 802.11x infrastructures. Administer and utilize Cisco’s WCS for use with Map installation, Access Point placement, (RRM) Radio Resource Management, Rogue AP detection, Clean Air, Auto Site Re-survey & troubleshooting switching, VLAN, VTP, spanning tree and connectivity issues with at least 85% Travel in USA (every week M-F). WIRELESS ENGINEER, HP/USPS, RALEIGH, NC 6/2008 to 02/2012  Survey, Install and upgrade Cisco Wireless LAN equipment including but not limited to: Access Points; Wireless LAN controllers; Core switch routers; series switches in USPS Government Mail Processing administration facilities and warehouse environments.  Support existing 802.1x infrastructures. Administer Cisco’s Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) servers, WCS for use with Radio Management, Rogue AP detection, Auto Site Re-survey & troubleshooting. Troubleshoot switching, VLAN, VTP, spanning tree and connectivity issues.  Ekahau site modeling software trained. Convert existing Layer-2 networks to Layer-3 multi switched networks. Spectrum Analysis survey trained. 70% Travel in the lower 48 states of USA.  Possess a United States Postal Government Sensitive Security Clearance. NETWORK INTEGRATOR II, Nortel Communications/Zero chaos 1/2008 to 6/2008  Troubleshoot and resolve network integration issues while following procedures from integration specific documents and procedures (MOP’s, CID, NIQ) through stage 1 to 4 commissioning, using the EBSC, CACP, BCM, CEMS and GUI. 100% travel in USA.  Initial Installation (Greenfield), Upgrade, Integrate and Commission of EBSC frames, including the CBRS, CSVS, CPDS, CNFP, SBS elements as well as the BSM and C-EMS.  LIU7 Expansion in LIM frame, Install and Commissioning. SBS migration to CNFP control. CDMA SWITCH TECHNICIAN, Alltel Communications/TEK Systems, RALEIGH, NC 2/2006 to 1/2008  Advanced maintenance of switching, data communications, and peripheral equipment associated with the Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO). Document maintenance Method of Procedure, Network & Tower Light Outage, & Preventive Maintenance of DC power equipment and other peripheral hardware by performing and analyzing battery routines, performing voltage adjustments and routines on rectifiers as necessary.  Performs acceptance of SONET and CSU circuits. Digital and physical cross connects utilizing appropriate test equipment (T-BERD). Assists with hardware / software upgrades RETAIL HOBBY STORE MANAGING PARTNER, Hobby Monkey, ROCKLIN, CA 10/2003 TO 1/2006  Retail manager of 5 employees scheduling, ordering, inventory management, and budgeting. CDMA PRODUCT SPECIALIST & ENGINEER, Winchester Electronics, Waterford, CT 6/2000 to 9/2003  Technical consultation for RF and telecom related Cable and Value Added materials. Managed US CAVA sales engineers, prototype engineering team and helped to kick start the Mexico plant. CONTRACT CDMA FIELD ENGINEER, Motorola/SSS, Chicago, IL 2/1999 to 3/2000  Operations, Maintenance, Switch installation, optimization, software loads & troubleshooting of CDMA wireless networks of Motorola EMX 2500 & Ericsson CDMA switching platforms  Team Lead for Telemunda commercial launch FOA in Santiago, Chile. On site Consultant for Lima, Peru operations and support. CDMA SWITCH FIELD ENGINEER, Motorola, Inc. & Sprint PCS, Cincinnati, OH 2/1998 to 2/1999  Project switch lead for O&M, FOA & commercial launch of EMX 5000 wireless PCS system.  Manage 8 Field Technicians, contractor scheduling, meeting deadlines & project changes. ANALOG CELLULAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER, Mountain Cellular, Placerville, CA 12/1995 to 2/1998  O&M, EMX 100 switch & BTS system optimization, software loads upgrades & testing.
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     Engineering Leadfor Switch, microwave and cell site operations. RETAIL HOBBY STORE PARTNER, Even Better Games & Comics, SACRAMENTO, CA 10/2003 TO 1/2006  Retail manager of 3 employees scheduling, ordering, inventory management, and budgeting. FAA FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER MANAGER, Qualimetrics, Inc., Sacramento, CA 8/1992 to 6/1994  Install, repair, test, & monitor FAA Automated Weather Observation System sites.  Manage & schedule 12-16 Field Engineers in USA & worldwide deployment of AWOS operations. COMMERCIAL AVIATION RADIO ELECTRICIAN, United Airlines, San Francisco, CA 9/1990 to 7/1992  Team Lead for 6-person RF commercial aircraft maintenance crew. Acquired FCC License. MILITARY JOURNEYMAN AVIATION ELECTRICIAN / PLANE CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY 3/1985 to 4/1989  Plane Captain & crew supervisor on H-3, H-53 & A-4 Military aircraft. Maintain a wide range of electrical/navigational equipment. Worldwide travel.  Earned Journeyman Aviation Electrician License in 4 year program. Managed team of 4-6.
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    TRAINING AND EDUCATION ♦GED from Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI - 1985 ♦ 80+ college credits towards AA & AS degrees: English, French, Liberal Arts & Multimedia Studies ♦ Cisco MLS (Multi Layer Switch) Network Element Overview, purpose and benefits ♦ Cisco 3750 Stack-wise technology training ♦ ISO 9001:2000 ANSI-RAB NAP Accredited Internal Auditing Certificate (2003) ♦ Turin Networks Traverse Multi-service Transport Switch Operation & Maintenance, DCS Provisioning; Wireless Asset Tracking System (WATS) ♦ Nortel CDMA Packet MSC overview & Media Server 2000 basics Operation & Maintenance; Nortel Passport 15000; Nortel CBRS, CSVS, LIU7, BSM ♦ 3G IMS Network Overview, architecture, hardware, software, call flow, services & technology ♦ Motorola Advanced Element Management System (AEMS); 1xEVDO call flow overview ♦ Network+ Certification & CCNA Training; Global Solutions RFR Compliance & Safety Training ♦ Packet Backhaul Fundamentals, Physical & Logical Overview of routers & CNEOMI Platform ♦ Motorola’s Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 1X network evolution overview ♦ Network Element overview, function and roles of the Netra440 in the Motorola System ♦ AGNODE overview, purpose, network components and interfaces ♦ AGNODE II (MGXII) network components, interfaces, CLI commands, and purpose and benefits ♦ OMC-R with Sun Netra 20 Network Element Overview, Function and Purpose TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES  Allscripts & Athena AMR (automated medical records) software access  Glenayre Voicemail Platform  Tellabs 5500 digital cross connect (DACS)  Cisco Catalyst 3500, 2900, 6500 series Switches and Routers, Cisco 8800 MGX Platform, Cisco 1100, 1200, 3500 series Wireless Access Points  Motorola EMX-100, 2500, & 5000 telecommunication CDMA switching platforms, Motorola CBSC SC-9600, Motorola analog cellular base stations  Ericsson AXE10, IOS 634 & CMS 11 telecommunication switching platforms,  FCC General Operator License (# PG-12-33454) 02-05-1991  Journeyman Aviation Electrician License (USNavy)