OBJECTIVE:

To be a Telecommunications Engineer, utilizing my design, optimization and mathematical skills to effectively lead efficient engineering processes and operations in the Hi - Tech industry, specifically in the areas of RF/Wireless Systems Engineering, Satellite Communications Engineering and Internet Security Engineering.

SUMMARY

• RF Network Planning, Site Survey and Analysis, Design and Modeling using Mentum Planet/Ellipse and Broadband-eQ
• Experience in Performance Analytics, Optimization and Troubleshooting
• Mobile Wireless Technology configuration and testing experience in GSM, 3G, LTE/4G
• Experience testing RAN and Mobile Devices/UE in Lab and field
• RF/Digital Systems Design and Research on new Technologies and their applications
• Provide Technical Training to personnel
• Comfortable working in a multi-vendor environment
• Experience in MatLab, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
• Experience with testing software: QXDM, JDSU and XCal,
• Experience analyzing 3GPP and 3GPP2 RAN links and associated protocols
• Experience with WiMAX or other 4G technologies
• Experience testing and certifying multimode devices
• Knowledge of IEEE 802 Industry standards and associated protocols

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Mobile Wireless Technology configuration and testing experience in 3G,LTE/4G Evolved Packet Core (4G):S-GW,P-GW, MME, SGSN,GGSN, DNS/DHCP, MSC
• Wireless Network Engineering -OFDM,GSM,CDMA, 3G-WCDMA(UMTS), WIMAX,WIFI and LTE RAN Design (Wireless Network Technologies), eUTRAN and Network capacity, Link Budget and coverage engineering for UMTS and LTE
• Satellite Communications Engineering-Design, Test and Optimization
• Network Performance Test and KPI analysis using QXDM,JDSU, QPST, QLAT, QChat tools, Windcatcher,Perl and Guru network management tools (e.g. OpManager, Manage Engine)
• Telecommunication/Internet security (IPSec), penetration testing(with wireshark, nmap etc), vulnerability scanning
• Familiar with command line interface for troubleshooting and configuration
• Windows 2000,XP,Vista and 7 administration and firewalls,
• MATLAB,MS office suite 2000/2003/2007, PowerPoint and Excel, Auto CAD, mySQL, Perl scripting, MapInfo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, STERLING, VA

RF Engineer (MTS)

Responsibilities:

• LTE/4G/3G Network Performance Analysis & management/Optimization, Troubleshooting and Reporting
• Analyze and report the performance of network elements using designated tools
• Troubleshoot sites and network elements with issues and provided/recommended solutions to the problems identified
• Carry out regular activation of new sites that come on air using the designated tool
• Train new employees
• Understand the RAN/RF design and implementation of Wireless Technologies.
• Performed everyday system performance assessment, analysis, and optimization/management using Sprint NV/Ericsson(EMS) OSS/OMP/OMC/TACACS, ALU NPO/SPO/SAM/PNM/NCV, 5ESS Equipments and Test Tools
• Understand performance trends and take necessary actions for parameter optimization/management, Seek Tier1/Tier2 support, make escalations when needed across 3G & 4G networks in a given market.
• Researched new Technologies, Development, Benefits and their Applications
• Provided routine staff training
• Responsible for obtaining customer acceptance for market KPIs/SLAs in the designated Region.
• Evaluate Drop call rate, Total block rate, Call attempts, SHO/HHO/IVHOconditions
• Identify missing neighbors and reciprocal HO mismatch on a cell and recommending the RF team to implement NL tuning by add/deleting right neighbors.
• Identify site installation issue, overshooting cells, coverage holes (skip zones), and areas of poor pilot dominance, scrambling code plan collisions, pilot pollution and providing/recommending changes.
• Improve pilot sets to avoid pilot pollution by recommending qualifying candidate pilots are upgraded to active set and ensuring right Mechanical and Electrical Tilt (RET)
• Test/Troubleshoot infrastructure-based terminals such as T1s/Backhaul terminals with ALU 7750 SR/7705 (SAR)
• Analyze forward link/reverse link Throughput issues
• Maintain proper Hand-off parameters/other parameters to ensure acceptable KPIs
• Analyzing the drop/block call issues by looking into the call flows/traffic and peg counts
• Work with RF, Integration and Technical support teams & discuss the escalation paths to arrive at a resolution.
• Assessing and updating site database/configurations including Cell ID, Location, No. of Sectors per site, Antenna type, Azimuth
• Tracking site alarms and open an NVTF ticket for all critical/major alarms on a Cell/MSC Generate AR/document Cell/MSC issues/resolutions

Confidential, RESTON, VA

RF Engineer

Responsibilities:

• GSM/CDMA/UMTS/LTE (3G/4G) RAN performance engineering- Performance and Latency test and Analysis of results:
• Conducted drive testing, in-building testing, Benchmarking and performance evaluation and Reporting of the RF KPIs under different RF and Handover conditions, analyzed daily network statistics using QXDM,QLAT, Xstream agent and WindCatcher with good understanding of Layer 3 messages.
• Performed script automated PTT test using QXDM, QPST, JDSU and QLAT
• QChat IOT Test for CDMA,1x-EVDO/LTE and device troubleshooting
• Provisioned and Configured DNS/IP for different mobile phones using required tools such as QPST, DNS Changer, Q Chanto and the associated codes, etc
• Propagation Model prediction, tuning/Optimization and validation using Mentum Planet
• Spectrum Analysis using Vector Network Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer
• Signals generation/analysis using MatLab

Confidential, WASHINGTON, DC

IT/AV Tech

Responsibilities:

• Installed AV equipment, troubleshoot and fixed computers and electronic devices
• Tested equipments for proper operation, including computers
• Help Desk services using Maximo Ticketing System and ADself-service plus console

Confidential

RF Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, tested, dismantled and re-installed existing RF systems ( Confidential, Ericsson, Andrews) including antenna and RF electronics
• Conducted interference tests and observed on-site network performance at different cell locations both under inter-sector and inter- RNC conditions. Did Spectrum Analysis using Spectrum Analyzer and Agilent Technologies' vector network analyzer for RF Systems/Network performance analysis and optimization
• Established microwave links between Base stations and MSCs

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and configured both LAN (including VLAN ) and WAN using Cisco devices such as routers, switches and bridges, VPN,RIPv1,RIPv2, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, SNMP, IPv4,IPv6, SGSN,GGSN, DNS/DHCP, MSC
• Designed and implemented voice and data network with devices from other vendors.
• Performed file restoration, recovery and backup for clients using Windows etc, Administered Windows OS

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed Method of Procedures for Solar Power Installation and Maintenance
• Developed plans and supervised tasks to meet project requirements for specified program
• Coordinated the implementation of Company’s projects
• Managed the company’s team of Engineers
• Handled evaluation, assessment and validation of project