Shanida K Harvey

Founder, NETWERKS64

Joint Base Andrews, MD  /  DC Metro  /  Travels to market sites

Contract PM, site QA, and field reporting setup for telecom contractors.

30yrs
Telecom, copper to 5G
400+
Site projects at AT&T
9yrs
Cell site field engineering
2vendors
Construction vendors, 10 to 15 projects each

What I do for contractors

Three service lines

I've worked for carriers and OEMs. Now I do this work for GCs, subs, and integrators who need it done right and don't want to add a full-time hire for it.

Technical PM and vendor management

At AT&T I ran the vendor calls, kept construction dates aligned across three databases, and said no when the process called for it. Then I owned the decision.

  • Outage tickets and the 5-business-day notice process, followed every time
  • Work orders, decommission requests, weekly status to leadership
Best for: multi-site programs with two or more vendors and no dedicated PM.

Site audit and QA

Before a crew rolls, I confirm the site is ready. After the work, I verify the closeout for the proper information and photos and pass or fail it. At AT&T that meant corrective actions tracked in Swift Trac, a post-repair review, and sending the vendor back when the work didn't meet standard.

  • JHA review and OSHA-30 safety walks. Landlord and property owner complaints investigated and closed
  • PIM and sweep test review from the tester's own reports, not a summary
Best for: subs getting closeouts kicked back, GCs auditing a new vendor.

Field reporting and closeout setup

Crews don't like paperwork and the office doesn't like chasing it. I set up the daily field report and closeout templates to match the customer's format, build the photo and test checklists, and automate the handoff with n8n, ClickUp, and Google Workspace. I built the NETWERKS64 bundles the same way.

  • Photo, test, and as-built checklists
  • Workflow automation with the tools you already run
Best for: crews of 5 to 50 losing billing days to paperwork.

Experience

1996 to present
May 2025 to present

Founder

NETWERKS64, Maryland (LLC filed June 2026)

Reporting, closeout, and change order tools for contractors. Details under the NETWERKS64 tab.

Apr 2022 to Apr 2025

Senior Technical Project Manager, Construction and Engineering

AT&T, Columbia, MD

Point person between the vendors, the stakeholders, and the RF/RAN team on the AT&T side for anything site related: outage requests, operations tickets, site concerns. Reported to my manager and the director on anything that was a concern or could become one. Mid-Atlantic mobility and modernization projects.

  • Managed two construction vendors on a rolling load of 10 to 15 projects each, new projects every one to two weeks. 400+ site projects over three years
  • Created outage tickets and kept them updated across three databases so vendors could work. Enforced the 5-business-day notice rule. Told a vendor to stand down when a request didn't meet it
  • Ran my own Teams calls Mondays and Thursdays with each vendor's project coordinator and PM to keep sites and construction dates aligned across three platforms
  • Fielded escalations from operations managers, technicians, tower property owners, and FirstNet emergency response teams. Investigated, opened field tickets, and coordinated with Field Ops on site concerns
  • Verified vendor closeouts for the proper information and photos. Tracked corrective actions in Swift Trac. Passed or failed post-repair reviews from the vendor's photos and documentation
  • Created PED-WO IWOS work orders to decommission equipment: director approval, work order, then NEA sets the equipment to monitored
  • Trained colleagues and vendors on AT&T processes and databases with Word and PowerPoint guides and live Teams walkthroughs
  • Sent a monthly reminder to the team and vendors on special events, holidays, and stand-down restrictions
Apr 2013 to Feb 2022

Field Engineer

Sprint / Ericsson, Washington, DC

Cell site maintenance on the ground across the DC market, including secure facilities.

  • Maintained Sprint's RF and Clearwire microwave network. Tested fiber and SFPs for the backhaul, cards, routers, and remote radio heads
  • Worked on base station equipment from Samsung (MMBS), Alcatel-Lucent, and Ericsson. Tracked RMAs for parts and documentation
  • Read alarm conditions, identified the repair, and planned the restoration to keep service disruption low
  • Managed repair tickets, parts ordering and inventory, and site vendor appointments
  • Coordinated OEM vendor and internal team access at WMATA, Navy Yard, and National Airport
  • PIM detection and troubleshooting with spectrum analyzers and RF test equipment
  • Built working relationships with vendors, subcontractors, tower crews, and government agencies. Trained incoming personnel on site standards
Sep 2005 to Mar 2013

Service Technician 3

RCN, Washington, DC

Telephony, VoIP, and wireless network installs. Low-voltage wiring to industry standard. Trilithic and Sidekick meters for validation and QA. Cable system testing.

Jan 1998 to Apr 2003

Installation and Repair Technician

Verizon Communications, Landover, MD

Residential and commercial telecom installs. Telephone infrastructure maintenance and troubleshooting.

Jan 1996 to Jan 1997

Installation and Repair Technician

DCI Enterprise Solutions, Washington, DC

Low-voltage wiring and telephone infrastructure install and maintenance. Where it started.

Selected projects

Scope / role / result
PROGRAM DELIVERY

Mid-Atlantic mobility and modernization program

Multi-year, multi-vendor program. I built the weekly status and the reporting framework leadership used to make calls, set the metrics and process for vendor outage ticket requests, and stood up the site audits.

For
AT&T
Years
2022 to 2025
Scope
400+ sites, two construction vendors
Role
Senior Technical PM
Result
Fewer truck rolls from readiness checks before dispatch
PRODUCT BUILD

Tradeslip, change orders and invoicing for general contractors

An app that gets the change order signed before the extra work starts. Contractors write the scope, get the client's signature on screen, and share a branded PDF of the signed order. Quotes, invoices, jobs, time, expenses, and payments sit in one place. Clients get their own portal to see signed orders, jobs, and invoices.

I built it solo on Lovable, set up Stripe billing, and ran a live payment end to end before launch.

For
General contractors
Year
2026
Scope
App and client portal on a laptop, tablet, or phone. $29/month after a 14-day free trial, no card needed to start
Role
Founder, product owner
Result
Live at app.netwerks64.com
FREE TOOLS

Bid and Proposal Builder and Paperwork Cost Calculator

Two free tools on netwerks64.com for telecom field ops managers. No account, no sign-up.

The Bid and Proposal Builder turns job details into a field work proposal, a contractor RFP, or a quick quote in minutes, with a live preview and a PDF download. It runs in the browser. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

The Paperwork Cost Calculator takes crew size, hourly rate, and reporting time and shows what manual field reporting costs per year.

For
Telecom field ops managers
Year
2026
Scope
Two browser tools, free to use
Role
Founder, builder
Result
Live at netwerks64.com/bid-builder and netwerks64.com/paperwork-calculator
COMMUNITY RESOURCE

Global Directory: Women in Trades, Tech & Technical Fields

A free, shared directory of organizations, programs, events, and awards for women in the trades and tech. It starts with telecom, wireless, and IT. I started the list in August 2026 and opened it to everyone after the Women of NATE Summit.

Anyone can add an entry through two Google Forms, one for organizations and one for women-owned businesses. New entries land in a review queue before they go in. Dropdown lists keep categories consistent, a tracker tab counts everything live, and formula checks catch duplicates and blank names.

Built in Google Sheets and Forms with Gemini, checked with Claude, curated by me.

For
Women in trades and tech
Year
2026
Scope
Verified organizations, US and global, open for new entries
Role
Founder and curator
Result
Live at shanidaharvey.com/list
SECURE FACILITY COORDINATION

Cell site access at WMATA, Navy Yard, and National Airport

These sites need badging, escorts, and advance notice. I coordinated the OEM vendors, internal teams, and government contacts so the crew could get on site and finish the work in one trip.

For
Sprint / Ericsson
Years
2013 to 2022
Scope
Secure and restricted-access sites, DC market
Role
Field Engineer
Result
Access process documented and handed off to incoming personnel

What I built

Founder since 2025
NETWERKS64 LLC
NETWERKS64
TELECOM FIELD SERVICES

Reporting and closeout tools for telecom field services. Spend your day on the build, not the paperwork. Crews turn field notes into daily field reports and closeout packages in minutes, not hours, using the tools they already have. You review, you approve.

I built the products, the website, the store, and the order-to-fulfillment automation myself with ClickUp, n8n, Google Workspace, Stripe, SendOwl, Netlify, and Lovable. Same approach I bring to a client's crew: forms, checklists, and workflow automation that fit how the work gets done.

netwerks64.com

DFR Generator Bundle$67 one-timeFor telecom field crews. Daily field report templates and guides for seven telecom work types, including OSP and fiber splice.
Closeout Package Generator Bundle$67 one-timeFor telecom contractors closing out sites. Closeout package templates, a submission guide written for each major carrier's own rules, an invoice defense pack, and a portal tracker.
Tradeslip$29/monthFor general contractors. Change orders, invoicing, and a client portal. 14-day free trial, no card needed to start.
The netwerks64.com site meets WCAG 2.1 AA.

Credentials and tools

Current as of Sept 2026
CredentialIssuerStatus
CBRS Certified Professional Installer (CPI)Federated WirelessOct 2024 to Oct 2029
FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)FCCSince Dec 2001
OSHA-30 Construction Industry OutreachOSHADec 2025
Radiofrequency (RF) Safety TrainingPDH StarNov 2025
Cognitive Project Management in AI (CPMAI) v7PMI2025
Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project ManagersPMI2025
Gen AI for Project Managers (practical application, data landscape, infrastructure and construction)PMI2025

Software

2022 to present

Carrier and OEM systems

Swift Trac, IWOS work orders, JIRA.

Tracking and reporting

Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Workflow and automation

n8n, ClickUp, Google Workspace, Notion, Stripe, SendOwl, Netlify, Lovable.

LLMs

Claude every day for NETWERKS64: setting up tasks, website design, brainstorming. Also Ollama, Perplexity, and Gemini. Prompt engineering coursework through PMI.

Dev and command line

Docker, VS Code, PowerShell, Command Prompt.

How I work

Process first. Safety and standards are not optional. If a request doesn't meet the rule, the answer is no. Then I look for the middle ground that still gets the project done. Sometimes there isn't one, and it's a hard stop. On the mobility program, that meant holding vendors to the 5-business-day outage notice and sending requests back to be resubmitted when they didn't meet it.

Have a site project, an audit, or a paperwork problem?

Send me the scope and the timeline. You will hear back within a day on whether I'm the right fit and what it would take. Remote for PM and reporting setup, on site across the DC Metro area, and I travel to market sites.

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Contact
Email
shanida.harvey@outlook.com
Phone
240-346-5426
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/shanida-harvey
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