Yvonne C. Salazar is a technical project manager and problem solver with expertise in IP technologies, wireless networks, and software development. She has experience leading large-scale network migrations and integrations, and is skilled in risk analysis, contingency planning, and troubleshooting issues. Salazar authored an efficient solution for a wireless operator that used IP technologies to increase network capacity and lower costs.

1. 1 Yvonne C. Salazar
Problem Solver • Strategist • Execution Driver
Areas of Expertise: Strengths / Attributes:
- Technical Project Management, Leadership, Test & - Open minded, creative and innovative problem
Integration, Troubleshooting, IT, System Admin. solver
- IP technologies, migrations to IP, 3G, UMTS, 4G, - Flexible, highly adaptable
LTE, DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) - Excellent communications, negotiating, customer
- designing software (SDLC), Software testing life cycle facing and people skills
(STLC) - Attention to detail & tracking to successful
- Risk Analysis, Mitigation & Contingency Planning completion
- International wireless telecom consultant at live - Able to make progress with incomplete information
networks
o My Mission Statement is “To create & foster innovative solutions that deliver efficient, high quality, profitable
results.”
o My Vision is “To apply creative engineering, followed by proven research and data analysis to deliver solutions that
are more efficient, high quality, profitable and exceed customer expectations.”
o I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge and applying knowledge to find better ways of solving problems.
o I enjoy working synergistically to accomplish goals.
• Authored and proposed a more efficient solution • Responsible for a nationwide "untangle" of
using IP, for enabling higher capacity and lower divested CDMA and GSM network elements (NEs)
OPEX for a Real Time Charging Network, running and migration to a new IP backbone; migration
98% of Tanzania’s wireless traffic, my idea was included integration of various Billing platforms,
successful & adopted in other countries CALEA, OSS systems, OA&M devices, PDSNs
and IMS, while working within multiple secured
• Responsible for preparing the IP infrastructure that Virtual LANs (VRFs) designed to separate the
was used to convert the 3G / UMTS RNC protocols, CDMA operations from the GSM wireless network.
such as IuCS over to IP to be able to carry LTE
voice traffic as VoIP • This work was completed within a very tight
schedule and with many unknowns from the
• Created and presented proposals, schedules, & divested network while driving the resolution of
budgets for wireless operator customizations and many technical, operational and security
sales of Value Added Services challenges to closure from the various
engineering, management and technical teams.
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Relevant Career History: Education Summary:
- Precision Engineering Services 1997 to Present
Role: Problem Solver, Execution Driver. Sample - Amberton University, Project Management & MBA
Clients: Ericsson (Worldwide), Alcatel, Lucent, courses
AT&T Mobility
- Trinity University, B. S. Engineering 1982
- Ericsson 1994 – 1997Software Design, Dev. & Test
- US Citizen
Contact: ms.ysalazar@gmail.com 214.734.6120