Rf Engineer Resume
Nyc, NY
SUMMARY:
- Over Twenty Years of RF Experience in Mobile Wireless Sector with proven track record
- Strong Project Management, Analytical, Communications and Client Interface skills
- Extensive Project Proposals and Product integration and testing Experience
- Excellent Leadership Skills: Initiating Actions, Accepting Responsibility, Making Decisions
- Expert in Design and Optimizing Wireless Networks: Confidential, WiMax, EVDO, CDMA, UMTS
- Hands - On Experience on multi-technologies Overlay design
- Expert in Designing Green-Field as well as Redesigns and Optimizing on existing network
- Expert in plumbing diagrams (ENodeB, Modcell40, DAP’s, diplexers, duplexers, TMA, )
- Expert in Designing and Optimizing Indoor/ Outdoor DAS and Repeater Systems
- Extensive Zoning doc preparation and Testifying Experience Confidential various municipalities
- Familiar with Cell and UE tracing provide addition pegs for analysis than standard reports
- Perform well in a Fast-Paced environment, Works well Under pressure with Multitasking
- Broad Knowledge and Extensive experience in Project Management
- Experienced with Wireless Infrastructure Vendors: Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Andrew, Samsung
- Extensive Experience and Broad knowledge in Microwave link Design
- Broad Knowledge of Antenna Theory: Patterns, F/B Ratio, Side Lobe Issues, MIMO and Diversity
- Expert level knowledge of Inter-modulation analysis, FCC regulations, emissions analyses
- Strong knowledge of Link Budget Analysis of Various Technology Platforms &Vendor Equipment
- Expert in Signal Propagation (HATA, CRC Predict, and Cost231), Model Tuning and Calibration
- Highly proficient with many data collection devices and online project Tracking-Tools: TEMS, Grayson-Spectrum Tracker, Spectrum Analyzer, HP Agilent Oscilloscope, RF Power meters.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
TECHNOLOGY: UMTS, WiMax, CDMA - 2000, GSM, WiFi, EVDO, Indoor /Outdoor DAS
HARDWARE: Ericsson, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung, Huawei, Cisco, Proxim, Motorola
SOFTWARE: Planet, Asset, Atoll, MapInfo, Windcatcher, X-CAL/, Actix, IBwave, TEMS, TrueCall
EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, NYC, NY
RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Conducted Confidential KPIs analyses of clusters with newly activated macro sites and small cells
- Verified performance of new sites meet targets for Confidential traffic offload and Performance
- Provided mini cluster drive test analyses for each new activation with ActixOne
- Reviewed RF Engineer’s site designs and proposed improvements to meet KPI targets
- Ran Confidential Coverage predictions for RSRP and CINR showing expected improvrments
- Conducted discussions with Design and Performance engineers to agree upon solutions
- Managed the implementation of optimization solutions (RET, Azimuth, Antenna & Power changes)
- Conducted follow-up post optimization analyses and presented improvements to team
- Documented processes and lessons learnt for purpose of improving initial site design
- Worked with RF Engineer on sites selection & design including location & antenna height selection
- Reviewed selecting antenna models, gains beamwidths, tilts, determining logical footprint & overlap
- Optimized over 350 new site and local areas with drive test analyses and pre-post KPI reports
Confidential, Reston, VA
Network Performance Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Design visited and reviewed Indoor multi- operator DAS to determine coverage criteria achieved
- Troubleshooted existing In-Building DAS to determine performance issues
- Conducted VoLTE call testing and analysis using Accuver XCAL
- Confidential and CDMA troubleshooting from statistics and Ericsson /ALU Real Time Tools
- Performed Troubled area drive testing post and processing using Windcatcher
- Submitted Confidential and CDMA problem areas analyses and recommendations to RF manager
- Analyzed and responded to customer complaints and service trouble tickets
- Drop session and slow throughput analysis using Ericsson Real Time Tool
- Integrated new Confidential AWS carriers and completed performance audits.
- Conducted VoLTE E911 Phase 2 testing interfacing with both 911 PSAPs and Core networks
Confidential, Charlotte, NC
Project/Program Manager
Responsibilities:
- Implemented sites review using Confidential and exported and update the sites configurations
- Designed Small cells for high demand areas using Confidential and Overture Prediction Tools
- Preparation of sites RFDS forms specifying the current and proposed configurations
- Reviewed Scoping document to ensure proposed configuration were consistent with site capability
- Submitted final RFDS to Implementation group for construction via Confidential &T Autoforms system
- Redesigned GSM sites needing antenna upgrade to accommodate Confidential and UMTS antennas
- Prepared neighbor list for both UMTS and Confidential for the CIQ using Confidential and RMAPS
- Prepared and file IWOS tickets for E911 Phase 2 and reviewed reports upon receipt for correct PSAP
- Prepared UMTS and Confidential RNDCIQ using templates provided by client
- Prepared and files IWOS tickets for MSC data file in preparation for new site integration
Confidential, Tampa and Orlando, FL
Sr. Confidential Optimization Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Worked with RF manager to interviewed and selected RF Engineers for Confidential optimization
- Personally optimized more than 150 Confidential, UMTS, GSM Multi-technology sites
- Conducted Single Site Verification of over 500 Confidential sites for Throughput, Access and Mobility
- Organized and scheduled teams of technicians responsible for Single site verifications tests
- Conducted Confidential KPI based Cluster optimization of newly modernized network overlaying UMTS
- Conducted Confidential sites Parameters audit/analysis and determined modifications
- Conducted Confidential sites Adjacency audit and updated eNodeB neighbor lists
- Proposed sites configuration modifications or re-designs after comprehensive audits and analyses.
- Analyzed pre and post optimization cluster drive test with respect to KPI’s
- Review and verified that single site KPI’s are met using ActixOne and TEMS post processing tools
- Audit eNodeB parameters to be consistent with IP core network and Gateways
- Reviewed and ran cluster drive test performance reports using ActixOne tool and macros
- Provide weekly reports on project single site and cluster completion and performance.
- Submitted single sites and clusters directly to client Sr. RF Manager for approval
- Analyzed Pre and Post Optimization cluster drive test and ran KPI reports
- Trended Confidential cluster performance for Retainability, Accessability, Availability and Throughput
- Provided extensive Confidential Cluster KPI closeout packages to client for satisfaction of closeout criteria
Confidential, Cincinnati, OH
Sr. RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Developed procedure for Confidential Monte analysis of 298 UMT Sites overlayed with Confidential
- Participated in review of Confidential design proposed by Ericsson
- Acted as Aircom Asset propagation tool Administrator and oversaw migration from Mentum Planet
- Build Confidential project in Aircom Asset and provided training procedure for Monte Carlo Analyses
- Review performance reports from Monte Carlo analyses to determine if KPI’s will be met
- Determined an accurate forecast model of the number of users and service types for Confidential network
- Modeled Confidential expected traffic from current UMTS offered traffic and generated traffic maps
- Forecasted expected sector throughput which was corroborated by Confidential optimization drive test
- Revised engineering department procedures for generating and publishing network coverage
- Assisted RF manager to validate networks across several databases and corrected discrepancies
- Drive test with Dense Urban cluster with underperforming site using TEMS.
- Post processed data and reviewed corrective measures with manager and RF director
Confidential, South Florida
RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Performed daily performance monitoring and reporting
- Member of three engineer DAS design team designing 300 DAS nodes to enhance capacity
- Lead RF engineer of Repeater team tasked with enhancing indoor coverage in retail stores in Miami
- Lead RF engineer of Microwave backhaul team converting core sites to microwave backhaul
- Performed weekly drop call/drop session, network entry and traffic/throughput analyses
- Proposed solutions and site modifications to remedy site and cluster issues
- Conducted downtilt, azimuth and antenna beamwidth mods using Andrew RET controller Confidential sites with RET antennas such Andrew SBH-3DA, Cell-Max or KMW HBX-AW series
- Visited and shake down of under-performing sites in cluster to confirm configuration
- Build Confidential sites in OSS and CDMA/EVDO in Lucent switch
- Created and ran AMOS scripts to update Manage Object parameters such as neighbor list, Center frequency, Bandwidth, attenuation to Reference Signal Power
- Integrated 26 new and six-sector conversion Confidential /EVDO/CDMA sites in my cluster to date
- Conducted pre and post integration drive test with TEMS Investigation on barred/un-barred cells
- Adjusted Confidential eNodeB footprint by downtilt to limit cell overlap and uplink interference eNodeB setup and IP address and routing configuration validation
- Adjusted handover hysteresis by A3Offset changes to make UE’s camp on less busy cell
- Post processed data with Windcatcher and provided One-day performance report and Two-week extensive report detailing new site and cluster performance relative company KPI’s
Confidential, South Florida
Sr. RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Created Candidate Search Rings and Justification Packages based upon Confidential goals.
- Reviewed existing coverage and True-Call data to understand overloaded sectors.
- Conducted pre-design analysis to determine the number of sectors needed to offload traffic
- Conducted Search Ring scrubs to identify viable candidates for each ring
- Drive tested target areas to confirm existing coverage and sector footprint with TEMS
- Reviewed candidates with Engineer to determined Primary and secondary candidates
- Designed new sites based upon capacity and coverage objectives
- Visited On-Air sites to determine feasibility and RF environment for redesign
- Site Walk all rooftop sites to ensure proper design and future optimization flexibility
- Designed Six-Sector sites to meet target traffic offload and coverage enhancement requirements
- Reviewed and approved site drawings, LE and CD’s for final site construction
Confidential, West Nyack, NY
RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Build Confidential overlay sites in Geoplan and processed work orders through Network Flow
- Verified performance of Special events CDMA/ Confidential COW via drive test using DataPro and Windcatcher Analysis: Network Entry, DL CINR, RSRP, Stationary DL throughput verification
- Verified sector bidirectional handoffs and call processing via Call Tracing with switch technician
- Reviewed network based upon EvDO traffic and building height for implementing Upper deck sites
- Proposed 70 upper deck Confidential /EvDO sectors to improve performance in high-rise buildings in NYC
- Site visits for feasibility of upper deck solutions based upon high rise targets and antenna placements
- Conducted Radio Frequency NEPA analyses using RoofView
- Work with team members on understanding and running RF Emissions Analyses
- Reviewed EME studies for Multi-Operator facilities conducted by third party companies.
- Work with team members to develop a process to mitigate rooftop sites that were non-compliant
- Reviewed RFE completed by three vendors to be consistent with Confidential standards and FCC OET65
- Oversaw mitigation processes to remediate and obtain approvals for sites that exceeded FCC MPE
- Conducted Interference hunting and characterization of RF sources impacting the CDMA network
- Proposed RFE compliance based upon realistic future Confidential, EvDO and CDMA carrier adds
- Interfaced with engineers, vendors of services and site visit crews to assure RF Regulatory compliance for more than 600 sites providing CDMA voice, Confidential data and EVDO data services
- Review analyses completed by team of one RF engineer and two college interns
Confidential, New York
Sr. RF Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Designed and integrated 108 WiMax sites into pre-launch network.
- Allocated search rings as required to fill predicted coverage deficient areas.
- Conducted candidate search with site acquisition to identify good candidates.
- Visited all candidates and performed coverage analysis using Mentum PlaNet.
- Reviewed candidates for microwave LOS for site interconnection.
- Designed sites based upon coverage objectives and mesh connectivity with planned network
- Represented Confidential Historical Review or Zoning and Planning board hearings
- Reviewed Construction and Zoning Drawings for Sector antenna and Microwave design.
