Robert C. Shapiro, P.E.

Robert C. Shapiro, P.E. 4124 Mildenhall Drive - Plano, Texas 75093 [email protected] - 214.448.4818 cell

Managerial Leadership: Strategic Planning, Team Building, Goal Setting and Motivation Finance: Budgeting and P&L Responsibilities Program and Project Management: Timelines, Budgeting, and Reporting Personnel: Training, Motivating Employees and Contractors Organizational Planning: Resourcing, Recruiting, Descriptions, and Salary Evaluation Marketing: Product, Planning, Positioning, Pricing, and Promotion Business Development: Networking, Sales Generation, and Sales Support

Technical RF Engineering: Propagation Analysis, In-building and Tunnel Coverage, Site Location and Acquisition, Interference Analysis, Antenna Systems, Frequency Planning Performance, Drive Testing and System Optimization: RF Drive Testing for Coverage Acceptance, RF Model Tuning, Link Budgeting, Antenna System Verification, Simulcast Design Support and Interference Mitigation Systems Engineering: User Needs, Fleet-mapping, Capacity and Frequency Planning, Command and Control, and Architecture Planning Microwave Radio Engineering: Path Profiles, Link Budgets, and Antenna Systems Project Management and RF Construction Support: Site visits, As-Built Drawings Land Mobile Radio: Project 25 (P25) Phase 1, 2, Paging, Mobile Data, Links Cellular/PCS: GSM, TDMA. CDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A Unlicensed Wireless: IEEE 802.11a, b, and g, 802.16 Propagation and Systems Planning Tools: Mentum Planet, TEMS Cell Planner, EDX Signal Pro, Wireless Valley, Wings, ACAD, ANET, Comsearch and Comm Site Design

Professional Development and Outreach Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Vehicular Technology Society: Elected Member of the Board and VP, Mobile Radio Region 5: South Area Chair, Awards Committee Dallas CVT Societies Joint Chapter; Past Treasurer, Chair and current Consultant Communications Society: Elected Board MAL 2011-13, Membership Development Committee, Editor In Chief, E-News, Awards Committee Technology Management Council: VP, Conferences 2011-12

Land Mobile Radio and Wireless Industry Association of Police Comm. Officials: Spectrum Corporate Advisory Committees

National Public Safety Technology Council: Technical Education Chair Telecommunications Industry Association, TR-8.18 (TSB-88): Vice Chair

Other Professional Development Technology Alliance of Dallas: Treasurer and Co-Founder Professional Engineering Certification: Texas Electrical Engineer #64847 Texas/National Society of Professional Engineers: Member Radio Club of America: Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Senior Member Articles published in IEEE conferences and Industry Magazines Presentations on Land Mobile Radio Topics at Industry Trade Shows

Work Experience Independent LMR Industry Consultant, Current User Needs, Technology Assessments, Radio Frequency Planning including Link Budgeting, Antenna Systems, Capacity Planning, Coverage Testing and Acceptance, System Planning, and Project Management Senior Manager, Systems Engineering, 2008 - 2011 Cassidian Communications, an EADS N/A Company, Frisco, Texas Prepared P25 RF Coverage Test Plans and Implement RF Model Tuning Developed Radio Frequency Link Budgets Performed Coverage Analyses using Mentum PlaNet, EDX RF Tools Prepared Systems Engineering and Architecture Drawings Prepared Subscriber Test Plans with Test Engineers and Implement in Field Assisted in the Preparation of Responses to Request for Quotes Represented Company on Industry Technical and Business Committees

Director, Land Mobile Radio Engineering, 2005 - 2008 Wireless Facilities Inc. / LCC International, Inc, Plano, Texas Assisted with the Development of a Land Mobile Radio Unit and Implemented Project Management, Engineering, Technician and Human Resource Business up to 50 people with annual revenues of $7 MM within 2 years. Established Business Plans with Timelines, Budgets to $2 MM/yr. Self Performed Engineering and Consulting Projects

Senior Systems Engineer, 2004 - 2005 EF Johnson Corporation, Irving, Texas Provide senior level telecom engineering services focusing on Homeland Security and Public Safety wireless communications systems including Network System Design, Applications and RF Engineering, Support Project Management and Product Development, Interoperability and Sub-vendor Evaluation and Selection.

Owner and Chief Engineer, 1992 – 1998, 1999 – 2000, 2001 – 2003 Strategic Telecommunications Inc., Dallas, Texas

Assisted with the Development of a Telecommunications Consulting Firm and Implemented Project Management, Engineering, Technician and Human Resource Business up to 10 People with Annual Revenues of $1 MM within 1 year Established Business Plans with Timelines, Budgets of up to $1 MM/yr Self Performed Engineering and Consulting Projects with Nortel, Sprint, Metricom, COM2000+, PCN Professionals, Telewest U.K., Sprint, GTE, RCC, and Skytel

Director, Engineering and Technical Services, 2001 Mericom Corporation, Richardson, Texas Managed 15 Employees and Contractors and Provided an RF Design for a GSM Cellular Carrier in Panama City, Panama. Created a BTS Installation and Commissioning Organization to Assist Clients. Assisted Bechtel/ATTWS with the Addition of 2.5G.

Manager, RF Quality Assurance, 1998 - 1999 Paging Network Inc., Plano, Texas Created and Implemented a new RF Quality Assurance Program for a Nationwide 2Way Messaging System. Monitored Glenayre and Motorola Data and Launched US Markets. Start up Operation – New RF Performance Engineering Function in Organization. Established business plans with budgets of up to $4.5 MM/yr. and managed 45 personnel

Systems/Applications/Project Engineer, 1987 - 1992 Alliance Telecom, Inc. – Comsearch/Decibel Products, Dallas, Texas Demonstrated Technical Marketing and Engineering Skills while Giving Presentations, Product Sales Support, and Applications/Systems Engineering Services. Designed Antenna Systems for Cellular Customers and OEM's such as Motorola, Ericsson, McCaw/Cellular One. Assisted with In-Tunnel Designs; WMATA and LADOT. Provided Communications Consulting Services including; RF Planning, Cellular Systems Design/Analysis, RF Propagation, and Paging/Cellular FCC Applications Engineering.

Systems Engineer, 1984 - 1986 Motorola C&E, Inc., Dallas, Texas Performed Engineering Functions Including; System Design, Project Implementation, Sales Support, Applications, Sub-vendor Selection, and Training. Major customers were Government Agencies, Paging and Oil Exploration Companies. Project Engineer for City of Arlington, Texas 800 MHz Trunked Radio System

Education Masters of Business Administration (MBA w/Honors), 1992 University of Dallas, Irving, Texas Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA), 1990 University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE), 1983

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Associates of Electronic Engineering Tech. (ASEET), 1981 Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass