Maria Villa

I am a Telecommunications Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I have a strong background in design and delivery, testing & commissioning for mobile and wireless projects. Successfully worked on projects for upgrades, new system implementation and feature’s introduction, offering a sound and professional expertise for in-Building solutions and strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer-oriented approach. I have proof of high performance in sales support, customer management and delivery of projects with presence over multiple countries in Latin America and EMEA regions. I am hardworking, self-motivated and an advocate of the change process and working efficiently, result-oriented, reliable, and an articulate communicator with excellent team spirit.

Siemens Radio Design Specialist & Engineering Project Manager enero de 2022 - junio de 2022 (6 meses) ✔ Undertaken the Specialist Radio Design role leading and managing the design and delivery lifecycle for some of the most iconic and complex engineering projects in the UK such as the London Underground / Crossrail network. ✔ Determined and defined the scope and objectives of the main telecommunications design projects for the London Underground / Crossrail network. ✔ Predicted and planned engineering and delivery resources needed to reach objectives and managed resources in an effective and efficient manner ✔ Tracked project costs to meet the budget commitments ✔ Developed and managed detailed project schedule and work plans ✔ Provided project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about delivery adjustment and progress. ✔ Produced implemented telecommunication and radio systems architecture, ✔ Built and maintained strong communication with customers and technology partners Brookvex Lead Radio Design Engineer & Engineering Project Manager junio de 2021 - diciembre de 2021 (7 meses) London, England, United Kingdom THALES VNT200 Project – Elizabeth Line Above Ground Radio ✔ Lead the planning, designing, and delivery of the full Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for the main London Underground / Crossrail Interchange stations. ✔ Structured the DAS design and delivery teams as scrum teams leveraging Agile frameworks and scrum practices ✔ Supported the DAS designers (product owners) and delivery team to achieve customer satisfaction ✔ Coached the scrum team on removing impediments and self-organisation. Telent Technology Services Ltd Radio Design Engineer febrero de 2021 - junio de 2021 (5 meses) London, England, United Kingdom Hinkley Point C Project ✔ Planned and designed the full Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and delivered the radio engineering work package (schematics, logical and physical drawings, detailed descriptions, and associated sub-topics such as testing and installation specification documents) at Hinkley Point C – the UK’s first nuclear plant to be built in 25 years. ✔ Interfaced directly with the customer’s technical and operational representatives and flex the solution accordingly. ✔ Worked within Telent’s internal design teams (both face to face and via remote collaboration) and proactively take the lead where appropriate and to work as an individual when required. Siemens Radio Design Engineer septiembre de 2015 - julio de 2020 (4 años 11 meses) London, Reino Unido C660 Crossrail / Elizabeth Line Project✔ Planned and designed the full Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for the Private Mobile Radio (PMR) (GSM-R, Airwave/LU Connect and LFEPA networks) and the Public Cellular Radio (PCR) (GSM, UMTS and LTE networks) systems and delivered the radio engineering work package for more than twelve stations/portals/shafts of the Elizabeth Line. ✔ I was able to get hands-on with project issues, risks, and mitigation strategies at a technical level quickly and performed role of technical project manager where required. ✔ Other responsibilities included acted as trainer to more junior team members within the plan and design areas, managed customer relationship building confidence and trust to ensure project progress. Nokia SmallCell Design Engineer diciembre de 2013 - mayo de 2015 (1 año 6 meses) Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina SmallCell Project ✔ Planned and designed the In-building coverage with SmallCell systems in one of the biggest multi-country projects in South America including Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The project consisted of the deployment of more than 250 cells for two of the biggest Telecommunication Companies in LatinAmerican, Claro with Headquarter in Mexico, and Telecom Argentina. ✔ Delivered site survey services and detailed in-building design for hospitals, private companies, shopping malls, sports venues, and private residences. ✔ Configured and integrated the indoors/outdoors metro cells and home cells. ✔ Performed advanced monitoring and KPI reviewing, networks optimization and troubleshooting. ESPN TECHNICAL MANAGER, SemiSenior junio de 2013 - diciembre de 2013 (7 meses) Buenos Aires ✔ Responsible for the ESPN premium sports content distribution and management ✔ Layout design and multi-viewers configuration, ✔ Master Control room configuration and corrective maintenance.CONATEL Venezuela Senior Engineering Analyst junio de 2011 - abril de 2013 (1 año 11 meses) Caracas - Venezuela Page 3 of 4 ✔ Technical Committee Member for Digital Television Project (DTT) ISDB-T deployment and testing in Venezuela ✔ Technical inspections planning and execution for national Broadcasters and Mobile operators ✔ Projects evaluation and approval for national broadcasters ✔ Broadcast Services and 2G - 3G Drive Testing.

Educación Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín BSc degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Engineering, Engineering · (2006 - 2010) Universidad de Palermo MSc degree in Digital Television, Engineer, Engineer · (2013 - 2014) Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín CCNA Exploration v4.0, Networks, Networks · (2009 - 2011)