SUMMARY:

• Experienced RF Engineer with proven skills to work on various technical aspects of project including RF design, Planning, performance and optimization
• High Quality worker with Ability to resolve complex technical issues
• Possess deep theoretical and working knowledge of LTE, CDMA and UMTS networks
• Ability to work efficiently as an individual or participate as a team member with excellent working relationship with others
• Good communication and organization skills and ability to articulate
• Strong Team leading and project management skills
• Capability to work and deliver under pressure situations

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cell Planning Tools: Forks Atoll, Asset 3G, Planet DMS/EV, Arieso ACP

Performance KPI monitoring and Testing Tools: Ericsson OSS (3G/2G), CNA, CHA, RNO, WNCS, Tems Investigation, Tems Visualization, Actix, Invex 3G, Opt pcs, Agilent, DTI Scanners, Grayson, Gladiator, Prospect, Net track, SENSR, Business Objects, Nova RF, Wind Catcher, QXDM, XCAL, XCAP, TEMS Symphony 7.6, 7.7, Actix

Mapping Tools: MapInfo, Vertical Mapper, R MAP, Delorme Street Atlas, MS streets and strips, Google Earth, IRISVIEW, NetscoutOEM Background: Ericsson 6000/3000/2000 Family, LTE ENodeB, ALU ENodeB products, MRO/MCO s, Alex, AMOS/MOSHELL scripting

Productivity Software s: MS Office (Experienced in MS Excel, Access, Power point, Word)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Systems Performance Engineer

• Collect and analyze voice, data and Volte traffic to help maintain the integrity of Verizon's performance throughout the Gulf Coast region. Thoroughly present data statistics to assist with wireless performance, throughput speeds and minimize negative impact on customer experience
• Benchmarking, Analyzing, Testing wireless network.
• Collect and use hourly and daily service measurement data to optimize network performance, reliability, integrity and reduce list calls and ineffective attempts.
• Provide support to System Performance and RF Engineers in evaluating and improving areas of poor coverage by identifying system performance problems such as dropped calls, static, interference .
• Good understanding of Call flow Volte, LTE.
• Performed Volte analysis on RTP audio gaps, sip call drops, sip failures, QCI 1 dedicated bearer drops, Volte bearer setup failure analysis by using Wireshark and IRIS view packet traces.

Confidential

RF Engineer

• Analyzed KPIs and prepared Executive Summary reports for Sprint's eCSFB network validation project for priority markets.
• Worked on 800MHz FIT tests and deployment for Samsung, ALU, Huawei and Ericsson.
• Performed deep dive Layer 3 message analysis for CSFB and eCSFB messages to analyze call failures and drops, and perform root cause analysis for 1x CDMA calls. Made and escalated network optimization recommendations to clients’ RAN engineers.
• Performed Device Validation analysis for pre - release devices.
• Performed QXDM tests for and analyzed call behavior on eCSFB sites. Worked closely with Sprint's Network and Optimization teams to find issues related to call failures.
• Testing different markets and collecting logs on QXDM professional.
• Worked on a Top 10 LTE Benchmarking project studying and analyzing engineering reports for various markets and multiple vendors.
• Analyze week-over-week performance of the four major carriers over metrics such as throughputs, coverage, pings, and voice performance.
• Track and analyze major carriers' usage, performance, and nature of high bandwidth LTE spectrum such as AWS and Band 41 TD-LTE.
• Work on ad-hoc requests to prepare high level reports for eCSFB re-selection and time on band performance for NYC and Kansas City.

Confidential

RF Engineer

• Responsible for primary site candidate selections by doing propagation analysis in planning tools.
• Preparing RFDS for new sites builds, carriers add for UMTS and LTE.
• Provided technical design guidance to vendor and contractors at various stages of the design Make design changes of azimuth, tilts and height to achieve coverage goals. Identified long lead items (Height change, azimuth change, relocations) at the early stages of design, identified problem sites for deployments ( Zoning or structural limitations).
• Worked with Construction and engineering teams to visit problem sites and find alternative solutions.
• Analyze change results and work closely with RF planner to optimize network and prop model.
• Conduct capacity planning, frequency planning and carrier/interference (C/I) ratio analysis.
• Analyze test results and work closely with RF planner to optimize network and prop model.

Confidential

Associate RF Engineer

• Coordinating with field teams during initial site verification test and providing necessary OMCR support e.g. defining missing neighbors, TRX locking/unlocking etc.
• Initial performance monitoring after major network activities and for newly on-aired sites.
• Extracting exports i-e RNP export, cell parameter exports, neighbor exports.
• Network level, BSC level, cell level and TRX level exports.
• Alarm monitoring and escalations to those concerned.
• Implementation of work orders through CME and LMT.
• Resolution of SDCCH/TCH blocking issues by tweaking of relevant parameters, activation of congestion relief features.
• Conducting periodic Cell/BSC level parameter consistency checks using CME for optimal network performance.

Confidential

RF Drive Test Engineer

• Collect UE physical measurements (i.e. SC, RSCP, RSRQ) of cell sites using TEMS
• Verify Handover functionality performance, SSD, SSV, MSV, cluster etc.
• Verify network stability by executing model tuning testing on TEMS.
• Verify the network, site functionality properly, antenna positions, antenna tilts.
• Identify major call related problems (dropped calls, hardware problems, etc.)
• Train new employees and rectify any software or hardware issues.
• Collect scanner data (i.e. CINR, RSCP, Ec/No, RSSI) for all cell sites
• Verify call success rate and call drop rate
• Verify UMTS/GSM, LTE, basic functionality.
• Responsible for generating RFDS of new sites and capacity triggered carrier expansion sites.