PROFILE:

• Resourceful and self - motivated engineer with over ten years of technical experience in design, testing and troubleshooting
• Hard worker with excellent organizational abilities. Able to balance competing priorities and tight deadlines. Known for quality and prompt completion of projects.

SUMMARY:

• Electrical Systems Engineer with experience in design and test electrical equipment. Extensive hardware debugging and general problem solving skills.
• Substantial experience with various laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, function generators, and multi-meters.
• Experience with testing techniques for software and software controlled electromechanical systems.
• Proficiency with computers and software applications such as Excel and MS Word.
• Capable of drawing and interpreting electrical and electronic blueprints using AutoCAD,
• Microstation and Visio. Confident in utilizing DOS, Microsoft Windows and UNIX operating systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Test Technician

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing failure and troubleshoot Lab View tests result to assess compliance of Company products to specifications and quality standards for VHF, UHF and 800 MHz Two-way radios using RF measurement equipment:
• Signal generator, Spectrum analyzer, Modulation Analyzer, Audio analyzer, Oscilloscope, Power meter, etc.

UMTS & LTE Network Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support & Troubleshoot Verizon RAN UMTS and LTE network base stations.
• Responded directly to the customer call and troubleshoot problems as well as support internal teams with maintenance and optimization activities by creating the work orders to make parameters changes as needed.

Cellular Smart Phone Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in validation activity features testing of a combination of LTE, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and WLAN technologies in the lab and drive tests using for Audio NOMAD and for Data Datum. Call Performance testing to verify device compliance and performance
• Analyzed failure LTE, UMTS and GSM/ GPRS, Wi-Fi call flows during Not Regression and Interoperability tests.

System Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Executed test scripts in a System Integration LAB
• Test Lab System Integration and setup including cabling and installations
• Installed and configured software for Motorola Solutions Two-Way Radio Communication Systems

2-Way Radio RF design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Protocol Specifications and recommendations cutover planning
• Run Hydra SW tools to predict interference problem for new frequencies.
• Preparing FCC/FAA submissions in a timely manner
• Collaborated with field engineers, core engineers and FCC to facilitate design process
• Collaborated with development and purchasing groups to evaluate specifications for materials, services, vendors and created Bill of materials.
• Managed project deliverables and project schedules; ensure functional requirements met.

GSM Validation Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in validation activity of GSM/GPRS /CDMA Protocol, Regression and Interoperability (IOT) testing for Motorola cellular phone, using Network simulators and live equipment.
• Analyzed call processes between End to End system operation within networks during non regression and IOT (Interoperability) tests at Nokia BSS, Siemens BSS and provide resolutions

RF Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed RAN bandwidth of backhaul optimization and connectivity for new sites, site splits and BSC migration for wireless domain
• Conducted complex network system administration and design engineering activities to maximize network capacity
• Coordinated upgrades and optimization with field engineers resulting in improved cellular system performance

Electrical Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Used AutoCAD and Micro station to create Point Wiring and Cable drawings for New York subway signaling circuits.
• Design, test, troubleshoot and implemented signaling circuits for New York Subway.
• Created quotations based on customer specifications
• Design logic ladder and/or relay logic state diagrams and flow charts for implementation PLC control circuits. Support Senior Engineer to create Bill of Materials for assembly drawings.
• Evaluated electrical and cable components to find alternate designs to achieve targeted cost reduction.

Confidential, Deer Park, IL

Network Design Senior Engineer

Responsibilities:

• RAN design with Packet Core for iDEN system, using Motorola BTS and BSC, Nortel Mobile Switch and Cisco Packet Switch equipment
• Performed cost studies; planning, ordering and deploying network components; forecasting network equipment and recommending appropriate configurations; resolving complex maintenance problems; monitoring traffic flows to ensure call delivery optimization.
• Worked with System Performance to reduce Lost Calls
• Involved in coordination and installation for RF Optimization and Data Analyses develop traffic capacity studies
• Evaluated electrical and cable components to find alternate designs to achieve targeted cost reduction.

Cellular System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed RAN design, planning, site acquisition and optimization activities
• Performed link budget and traffic analysis
• Performed propagation prediction studies using Motorola’s Net-Plan (ATOL) cell planning tools set ultimately resulting in minimized cost for optimum network solution
• Performed radio propagation modeling and prediction to determine cell site location, determining equipment and power configurations, forecasting channel capacity requirements, planning and optimizing system traffic and developing design standards to ensure system quality.
• Calculated and created bill of materials, including ancillary equipment, deciding software features and dimensioning all interfaces resulting in improved RF coverage and lowered operating costs

System Test Technician

Responsibilities:

• Test and troubleshoot cellular transmitter stations to board level
• Use different types of measuring equipment to test the RF path of cellular base transceiver stations and power amplifiers

Field Technician

Responsibilities:

• Installed and assembled frames, cabinets, and terminate various types of cabling for digital switching equipment DMS-100
• Tested hardware according consumer’s quality standards

Telecommunications System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared operational test procedures, conducted operational tests and commissioning
• Designed, installed and tested switches, PBX, and multi - channels transmission digital systems