Kurt E. Henningsen
828 Caleb Drive
Winder, GA 30680, USA
Phone: 770-561-7218
E-mail: khenning2@windstream.net

Education:

U.S. Navy
Basic Electricity and Electronics School, Orlando, Fl.
Electronics Technician “A” School(Communications) Great Lakes, Ill.
TSEC/KWR-37 Digital teletype receiver decryption device, Mare Island, Ca.
TSEC/KG-14 Digital teletype transceiver encryption/decryption device, Mare Island, Ca.
Miniature Soldering School, Norfolk, Va.
URT-23 HF transmitter repair school, Norfolk, Va.

Hewlett Packard
Fundamentals of the Unix System
POSIX Shell Programming

Nextel Communications
Switch Basics and Provisioning

Motorola, Inc.
iDEN Digital Technology Basics
Advanced iDEN Handset Theory

Employment History:

MetroPCS Georgia LLC- April 2007 to March 2008
Field Operations
Field Engineer
Responsible for build, maintenance, and troubleshooting Lucent CDMA PCS base stations. Lucent 5ESS switch form provisioning and system maintenance also part of responsibilities. Anritsu/Bird frequency domain reflectometer sweep tool, T1 wiring and troubleshooting, cell optimization responsibilities included. Utilized my Unix knowledge to identify system anomalies, equipment irregularities, and site inventory issues.
Perform pre-install verifications, site documentation, oversee equipment deliveries and inventories and site layout
Install cables, power, inter-cabinet wiring, alarm punch downs, alarm cables, bulkhead antenna connections and all associated Telco and Interconnect equipment
Integrate base station equipment into network and ensure optimal performance by following Lucent's integration procedures
Call test new installation on each sector
Perform handoff and e911 call tests
Work safely on new installs, as wells as service existing equipment
Complete redline documents, site clean up, site acceptance documents
Works closely with and support other Field Technicians and Switch Engineers to ensure the highest system performance and call reliability
Conduct on site maintenance of cell sites and serves as a 24-7 on call Field Engineer approximately once a month
Work intimately with construction, switch and RF groups to grow the network and integrate new sites in the most expedient and cost efficient manner.

KenwoodUSA Suwanee, GA-July 2004 to Present
Kenwood Systems Division
Lead Technician
Responsible for design, tune, and buildout of commercial land mobile two way radio systems, including trunking protocols such as LTR, Passport, MPT1327 in Low Band, VHF, UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. Creation of application notes for all custom wiring and programming of repeater systems.

Poly Lift of the South, Gainesville, GA-Feb 2003 to July 2004
Subcontractor
Perform installation, removal, and upgrades of air controlled boat lifting equipment

Alpha Communications, Norcross, GA- Feb 2001 to Feb 2003
Bench Technician
Component level repair of all major brands of two way radios, cellular phones and pagers. Design, tune, build, and maintain multiple two way radio systems for various users, including several metro Atlanta county school boards.

Nextel Communications, Norcross, GA- March 1995 to October 2000
Senior Systems Analyst (July 1998 – October 2000)
Responsible for development, coding, testing, and implementation of provisioning configuration files within an ITDS(Amdocs) vended C++ based billing support application which provisions subscriber information to Switch elements comprised of Nortel DMS100/250, Motorola Dispatch Application Processor, Glenayre MVP 2120/4240 VMS systems, Aldiscon SMS systems, ADC NewNet SMS systems, and Motorola iHLR systems. All coding performed in a command line environment on HP-UX Unix K Series servers. Some experience with Sun Solaris systems and IBM AIX systems.
Tested and reconfigured provisioning configuration files based on Switch element software upgrades, including Nortel GSM008, GSM010, GSM012, Motorola SR5.0 though SR9.5. All testing in conjunction with Motorola Systems Lab. Provided 24/7 escalation support for all Jr. Analysts and MSO technicians nationwide. Supported all Glenayre MVP installs, software upgrades and migration activities. Created provisioning changes for all new Glenayre features, including international GSM notifications and international roaming.
Developed and coded Ethernet provisioning solution for Nortel DMS100/250 HLR systems, replacing serial 2400 baud connectivity with 38400 Ethernet connectivity. Performed in house at Nextel Communications.
Developed, coded, and tested provisioning configuration files for UPLink and Cisco Secure wireless Internet systems residing on a Sun Solaris 450 server.

Systems Analyst (February 1997 – July 1998)
Tasks included a complete rewrite on generic ITDS TSI/Vision software vendor provisioning configuration files, integrating error correction and increased efficiency, and daily support of 7 provisioning servers Supported all Switch element database migrations and upgrades 24/7. Assisted and supported all ITDS TRIS+ billing system database migrations and upgrades. Created all new feature files within TRIS+ for iDEN handsets such as caller ID, 3 way calling, etc.
Wrote installation/backout Korn shell scripts for ITDS TSI/Vision provisioning system.

Senior Technical Support Representative II (May 1996 – February 1997)
Tasks included trending and reporting of provisioning failures from TRIS/TSI billing system to all MSOs and daily manual correction of subscriber information in all Switch elements. Well versed in command line access to all Switch elements, being Nortel DMS250, Motorola DAP, Glenayre MVP, ADC NewNet SMS, Aldiscon SMS systems.
Technical Support Representative/Customer Care (January 1996-May1996)
Tasks included online call support for Customer Care, addressing billing problems, issuing credits, and creation of trouble tickets for subscriber system access problems.
Senior Technician, Jonesboro, Ga. Service Center (March 1995 – January 1996)
Responsible for component level repair of various two way communication devices including cellular phones and pagers. Brands of equipment serviced included Motorola, E.F. Johnson, Standard, and Glenayre. Also supported in-house communications systems in various local hospitals and government agencies. Assisted in ramp up from analog communication service to iDEN digital technology.

Alpha Communications, Norcross, GA- June 1994 - March 1995
Bench Technician
Component level repair of all major brands of two way radios, cellular phones and pagers.

Interests: My kids, boating