Shanida K. Harvey

Telecom Technical Project Manager and Field Engineer

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

My expertise in telecommunications spans 25+ years. Nine on cell sites as a field engineer. Three as a senior technical PM at AT&T running nationwide LTE and 5G programs. I am your solution to get things done proactively. Not reactively.

Telecom, safety and standards, and process. That is the work I care about. I keep cell sites in service, keep vendors on process, and get the paperwork right the first time. Available for contract PM, site QA, CBRS CPI, and field reporting setup.

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25yrs
Telecom, copper to 5G
400+
Site rollouts directed at AT&T
9yrs
Cell site field engineering
25%
Efficiency gain from a tracking system I built
ServicesFour things I do for contractorsTechnical PM and vendor management, site audit and QA, CBRS CPI and RF safety, field reporting and closeout setup. Experience1996 to presentAT&T, Sprint / Ericsson, RCN, Verizon. Now founder of NETWERKS64. ProjectsScope, role, resultNationwide LTE and 5G program, secure-site access, data center fiber, RBS6201 power swaps. Credentials and toolsCBRS CPI, GROL, OSHA-30Plus the tools I run every day: n8n, ClickUp, Google Workspace, Claude, Docker, PowerShell.

What I do for contractors

Four service lines

I did this work for carriers and OEMs for 25 years. Now I do it 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 was the point of contact between my manager, the director, and the field for anything cell site related that could affect a project. Two construction vendors, 10 to 15 projects each every one to two weeks. I ran the vendor calls, kept construction dates aligned across three databases, created and updated the outage tickets, 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
  • Standing vendor calls twice a week with the project coordinator and PM
  • Work orders, PO tracking, 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 check the photos and the documentation and pass or fail the repair. At AT&T I tracked corrective actions in Swift Trac, ran the post-repair review, and sent the vendor back when the work didn't meet standard.

  • Site readiness checks before dispatch
  • Post-repair review from photos and documentation, pass or fail
  • JHA review and OSHA-30 safety walks. Landlord and property owner complaints investigated and closed
Best for: subs getting closeouts kicked back, GCs auditing a new vendor.

CBRS CPI and RF safety

CPI certified through Federated Wireless, valid to October 2029. I handle CBSD registration and CPI sign-off for private LTE and neutral host builds. RF safety training is current as of November 2025. I review PIM and sweep results from the tester's own reports, not a summary.

  • CBSD registration and CPI sign-off
  • RF safety and signage documentation
  • PIM and sweep test review
Best for: private LTE, neutral host, in-building and venue work.

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.

  • DFR and closeout templates matched to the customer's format
  • 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
2026 to present

Founder

NETWERKS64 LLC, Maryland

Reporting and closeout tools for telecom field services. I built the two products, the website, the store, and the order-to-fulfillment automation myself, with ClickUp for the pipeline, n8n for the workflows, and Google Workspace for everything else.

Apr 2022 to Apr 2025

Senior Technical Project Manager, Construction and Engineering

AT&T, Columbia, MD

Point of contact between my manager, the director, and the field for anything cell site related that was a concern or could become one. Directed 400+ site rollouts across nationwide LTE and 5G programs.

  • Managed two construction vendors averaging 10 to 15 projects each every one to two weeks: site access, meetings, and schedules
  • 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, the RAN group, and FirstNet emergency response teams. Investigated and opened field tickets
  • 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
  • Improved operational efficiency 25% with a new project tracking system and process changes
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 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

Nationwide LTE and 5G network integrity program

Multi-year, multi-vendor program. I built the weekly status and the reporting framework leadership used to make calls, set vendor performance metrics, and stood up the site audits. I also launched the standing vendor coordination calls that kept mobility and modernization projects aligned.

For
AT&T
Years
2022 to 2025
Scope
400+ sites, two construction vendors
Role
Senior Technical PM
Result
25% efficiency gain. Fewer truck rolls from readiness checks before dispatch
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. Then I trained the people who came after me on how the access process works.

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
FIBER

Data center rack-to-rack fiber connectivity

Troubleshot, identified, and patched rack-to-rack fiber in a live data center over a two-month window. Live environment, so every strand was verified before it was touched.

For
Amazon data center
When
Feb to Mar 2019
Scope
Fiber ID, patching, connectivity optimization
Role
Led troubleshooting and patching
Result
Rack-to-rack connectivity optimized
NETWORK UPGRADE

RBS6201 DC power cable swaps

DC power cable swaps on Ericsson RBS6201 cabinets during a network upgrade. Configured and verified each cabinet with OMT software.

For
T-Mobile / Ericsson
When
Feb to Mar 2017
Scope
RBS6201 cabinets, DC power, OMT
Role
Field Engineer
Result
Cabinets swapped and configured through OMT
RF OPTIMIZATION

RF and microwave fiber network optimization

Hardware replacement and optimization on live cell sites: remote radio heads, SFPs, OCM cards, fiber and coax. PIM detection and interference mitigation with spectrum analyzers and RF test gear.

For
Sprint / Ericsson
Years
2013 to 2022
Scope
RRH, SFP, OCM, fiber, coax, PIM
Role
Field Engineer
Result
Rapid service restoration and reduced downtime

What I built

Founder, 2026
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, and Netlify. Same approach I bring to a client's crew: forms, checklists, and workflow automation that fit how the work actually gets done.

netwerks64.com

DFR Generator Bundle$67 one-timeDaily field report templates and guides for seven telecom work types, including OSP and fiber splice. 2026 Compliance Edition.
Closeout Package Generator Bundle$67 one-timeCloseout package templates, a submission guide written for each major carrier's own rules, an invoice defense pack, and a portal tracker.
Also shipped: the netwerks64.com site rebuilt to WCAG 2.1 AA, Stripe and SendOwl checkout, and an order fulfillment workflow in n8n and ClickUp.

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 OutreachOSHACompleted
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

Field and test

Spectrum analyzers, PIM testers, Trilithic and Sidekick meters, Ericsson OMT, fiber and SFP testing, RRH / OCM hardware, DC power. Base station equipment from Samsung (MMBS), Alcatel-Lucent, and Ericsson.

Tracking and reporting

Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Office and Teams, JIRA, Swift Trac, IWOS work orders, deployment dashboards, weekly executive status, PO and work order tracking.

Workflow and automation

n8n workflow automations, ClickUp, Google Workspace, Notion, Stripe, SendOwl, Netlify. I run NETWERKS64 on this stack end to end.

LLMs

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

Dev and desktop

Docker, VS Code, PowerShell, Command Prompt. Comfortable at the command line and with scripts for device config and firmware updates.

How I work

Process first. Safety and standards are not optional. If the rule says five business days, the answer is five business days, and I will find the middle ground that still gets the project done.

Have a rollout, 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. Based at Joint Base Andrews, MD. 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
shanidaharvey@netwerks64.com
Phone
240-346-5426
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/SKH75
Web
netwerks64.com
Location
Joint Base Andrews, MD. DC Metro and travel to market sites.
Respectfully,Shanida K Harvey