Konrad Roeder

Current

• Sr. Systems Design Engineer at T-Mobile

Past

• Owner / Engineer / Head Janitor / Everything else at Springs Wireless
• Staff Systems Engineer at Opuswave Networks
• Senior Systems Engineer at Omnipoint

• Principal Member of Technical Staff at Siemens
• Systems Engineer at Uniden Corporation of America
• Software Engineer at AmeriCom

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Education

• Florida Atlantic University
• University of New Mexico

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Industry

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Konrad Roeder’s Summary

Systems Engineer with over 20 years telecom experience. MS in Computer Engineering from Florida Atlantic University and BS in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico. Has 8 issued patents and 8 pending patent applications. Has authored white papers, a textbook and technical newspaper articles.

Konrad Roeder’s Specialties:

Network design, network architecture, RFI, RFP responses, cost models, modeling, simulation, deployment, testing, standards work, network planning, reliability analysis, site surveys, capacity analysis, IPR generation.
WLAN / 802.11 / WiFi, Wireless Mesh, VoIP, GAN, UMTS.

Interested in emerging standards and IPR development

Konrad Roeder’s Experience

• Sr. Systems Design Engineer

  T-Mobile

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DT; Telecommunications industry)

  July 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)

  As a key member of the Wireless Broadband / Advanced Technology department, developed prototype architectures for first of a kind HotSpot complex venues such as airports, airline clubs, distributive antenna systems, meshes, subways and high-speed trains.
  - Team lead for several Hotspot projects.
  - Led technology trials for Nortel and Strix
  - Team member for Next Generation Architecture
  - Wrote the technical responses for RFPs, and RFIs to find vendors
  - Composed preliminary project schedules for proposed projects
  - Built cost models to determine the expense side (CapEx / OpEx) of business plans
  - Co-inventor of T-Mobile USA’s first patent application
  - Architected, configured hardware and helped deploy five prototype airports
  - Architected and configured hardware for private-side solutions at two airports
  - Architected and configured Airline Club retrofits and installs

• Owner / Engineer / Head Janitor / Everything else

  Springs Wireless

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)

  November 2001 — June 2002 (8 months)

  Academy School District 20 Wi-Fi Project
  802.11b wireless network providing wireless access in 26 schools
  - Performed RF site survey of 26 elementary, middle and senior high schools.
  - Developed initial requirement specifications from stakeholders and key users.
  - Determined number of access points, placement and channel allocation.
  - Wrote specifications as deliverables for purchase and installation of the equipment.
  
  Wi-Fi project
  - Installed access points in small businesses and several retail locations

• Staff Systems Engineer

  Opuswave Networks

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years)

  C-GSM - a enterprise fixed mobile convergent system interconnecting GSM pico radios, IP PBX and TDM PBX with location management across GSM cellular and enterprise networks.
  
  - Helped develop initial product requirement specifications.
  - Wrote white papers to select between technologies to interface GSM 04.08 DTAP, Voice over IP, and PBX trunk and CSTA interface.
  - Modeled the Voice over IP and data system for capacity and reliability.
  - Delivered system specification, which enabled development to create two successful releases. Specified the H.323-PBX interface, specified subscriber features (call forwarding, call transfer, three way calling, follow-me), access to voice mail, voice mail indication, CALEA, E-911 and ADA requirements.
  - Wrote RFP to find voice over IP subsystem hardware / software vendor.
  - Team Lead of Sustaining Systems Engineering.
  - Managed vendor relationships
  impacts.

• Senior Systems Engineer

  Omnipoint

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ompt; Telecommunications industry)

  1996 — 1999 (3 years)

  Senior Systems Engineer, Second generation Wireless Local Loop Project (Opus)
  - Architected the initial product and architecture definition
  - Wrote RFP and evaluated responses to find Voice over IP vendor
  - Wrote Systems Requirements Documents
  - Modeled system for reliability and for capacity and throughput
  
  Senior Systems Engineer, SMS Security / Authentimail project (South Park)
  -Worked on initial concepts of what became Authentimail, an anti-spam project to protect short messaging and e-mail services.
  
  Senior Systems Engineer, Mesh Data Network (Gold Digger)
  - As part of a team of two, wrote the Systems Requirements Document
  
  Senior Systems Engineer IS-661 Wireless Loop project
  - Specified access methods, basic call processing and feature specifications of an IS-661 (CDMA/TDMA hybrid) based Wireless Local Loop system.
  - Modeled access methods using Bones and CSIM simulations
  - Specified and insured product compliance with CALEA, E-911 and ADA

• Principal Member of Technical Staff

  Siemens

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Telecommunications industry)

  1991 — 1996 (5 years)

  Software Developer for Analog and ISDN call control and features for Siemens EWSD class 5 switch.
  - Wrote software for tones and announcements, automatic callback/automatic recall, calling name delivery, large conference, E911.
  - Resolved numerous complex feature interaction problems
  - Ported GSM radio resources layer from Siemens D900 into EWSD
  - Mentored colleagues on call processing and features

• Systems Engineer

  Uniden Corporation of America

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  1990 — 1991 (1 year)

  IS-54 TDMA Digital Cellular Project
  - Attended TR45.3 standards body. Made 15 contributions to IS-95a/b/c/d digital cellular
  - Wrote systems requirements document and design document
  - Team lead of software engineers to develop a prototype IS-54d mobile phone

• Software Engineer

  AmeriCom

  (Telecommunications industry)

  1988 — 1990 (2 years)

  Uniden SMS 300 TSD project
  - Wrote user interface and applications layer software for, a full-duplex SMR mobile
  - Wrote test plans and executed them for four successful product releases

Konrad Roeder’s Education

• Florida Atlantic University

  MSCE , Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering , September 1995 — June 1999

• University of New Mexico

  BSCS , Computer Science , September 1982 — December 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Kappa Sigma

Additional Information

Konrad Roeder’s Interests:

Wireless Internet / Wi-Fi, Streaming Audio, Hiking, Biking, Amateur (Ham) Radio WA4OSH

Konrad Roeder’s Groups:

IEEE, Vice President of SnoValley Gymnasitics Boosters Club

•    Wireless Telecommunications
•    Tech & Job Expo: Networking in Technology, Media, Wireless & Telecom
•    T-Mobile
•    Engineers-World connect, share, trends, best practices
•    Amateur Radio Enthusiast

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