Nadine Manjaro

Telecommunications analyst, researcher and consultant with expertise in wireless air interfaces and network architectures including WiMAX, LTE, Backhaul, and IP Multi-Media Subsystem (IMS). Other areas of expertise include wireless spectrum.

Quoted in the Wall Street Journal.com, Forbes.com, Barrons, IDG, RCR Wireless and several other publications.

Also accomplished wireless and wire-line telecommunications manager with exceptional qualifications in network design, engineering, budget, matrix, and project management. Exceptional ability to create and communicate vision and strategy. Ability in assessing customer requirements and developing plans to address customer’s needs. Strong commitment to professional development as exemplified in my education and roles as Vice Chair of the Service Provider Action Council in the International DSL Forum, Executive Board member, Community LINC, member of WiMAX Forum and Toastmasters International. Exceptional communication skills, capable of producing high quality documentation and a special talent for delivering technical presentations that are accessible to audiences from any background.

Nadine Manjaro’s Specialties:

Specializes in wireless infrastructure (LTE, UMB, CDMA2000, W-CDMA, GSM), IEEE 802.16 (e), WiMAX and IMS, MIMO, AAS, IP, VPN, MPLS, DWDM, SONET, ATM, FRAME RELAY, ADSL, 802.11b, a, and g and Broadband Wireless technologies.

Nadine Manjaro’s Experience

Senior Analyst -Wireless Infrastructure

ABI Research

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for researching, writing and providing guidance for the Wireless infrastructure including, UMTS, WiMAX, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA CDMA, GSM, WCDMA and WiFi. In addition to global coverage of these technologies, I am also responsible for core infrastructure and backhaul.

Latest Research includes: Backhaul Technologies, WiMAX, Global Spectrum Activities, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IP Multi-media Subsystems and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Manager WiMAX Customer Equipment Development

Sprint Nextel

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Wireless industry)

November 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 6 months)

 Primary interface for WiMAX Device development
 Led Technical Requirements development for 4G Device and Chipset RFI
 Matrix manage teams of up 20 technical Subject Matter Experts
 Provide technical requirements for all WiMAX Devices
 Develop and manage device development project plan and timeline
 Write 4G device antenna requirements
 Manage vendor relationship to define WiMAX Handset and PDA requirements
 Collaborate with Sprint Marketing to define WiMAX Consumer and Business modem requirements
 Coordinate with Sprint’s standards organization to
ensure Sprint’s 4G devices aligns with WiMAX and IEEE standards
 Act as technical interface to device vendors
 Develop 4G Device Roadmap
 Manage 4G Device Realization process
Manager WiMAX Trial

Sprint

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

October 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 2 months)

 Technical Operations and Program Manager for Sprint’s Broadband Wireless Trials using 802.16 (e) and other technologies
 Manage multi-vendor relationships and communication
 Manage multi-million dollar trial budget
 Develop and execute trial agreements with major industry partners
 Develop and deliver senior executive presentations
 Develop and manage project timelines
 Manage and coordinate equipment testing and resources with multiple technology labs
 Manage cross-functional Subject Matter Experts to develop and execute test plans
 Manage end to end project
 Prime vendor manager for technical trials
Network Planner

Embarq (Formerly Sprint LTD)

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

June 2001 — October 2004 (3 years 5 months)

Lead planner for Sprint fixed broadband wireless initiatives
Technical lead in creating a DSL Forum standard for Peer to Peer networking
Designed Data POP evolution for the DSL network
Vice Chair of the Service Provider Action Council for the DSL Forum
Perform technical lead in the development of Sprint’s LTD IP VPN solution
Manage multi-million dollar budget for National Major Projects
Conduct cost study analysis to evaluate multiple network design options
Wrote white paper for DSL network Performance and Reliability standards
Wrote white paper on the DSL migration to an IP service platform
Act as technical lead for the creation and evaluation of new business and consumer products
Subject-matter expert for all Data PoP network elements
Wrote network planning guidelines for DSL and Ethernet services
Wrote and Implement test plans for Session Aggregation network element and AOS software
Data Network Engineer

Verizon

(Wireless industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )

Network engineering and planning to ensure capacity availability on DSL, ATM, and Ethernet networks. Conduct capacity analysis of existing switches and order and architect new switches to meet capacity demands.

Nadine Manjaro’s Education

The AJI Network Business Professionals Course

Business and other Domains of Human Concerns 2006 — 2008
University of Kansas - Graduate School of Business

2005 — 2008
Pace University

MS , Computer Science , 1997 — 1999
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

BS, BA , (BS) Industrial Engineering, BA-Economics/Statistics , 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Minority Engineering Educational Task (MEET), West Indian Student Organization (WISO)