SUMMARY:

• Over 12 years of experience in Telecommunication / Project Management
• Diligent professional with 15 years of experience in End - to-End Network Services desigining, integration and testing. Strong knowledge in setting up test lab. E2E Integration and new services validation. Extensive experience in Design, Planning, Network Audits, Network Swap and Benchmarking of GSM/UMTS and LTE networks. Expert level knowledge in Path Loss 4,Tems tool, Air Magnet, Mapinfo-9. ZTE/Ericson/ALU BTS Site Manager tools for functional and performance testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing of AP deployment by Using Airmagnet tool, Install and Configure local area network (LAN)/(WiFI) deployment as per project requirements.
• Monitor network to ensure availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.
• Integrate various network segments to work in conjunction.
• Assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
• Analyze and resolve technical problems for established networks.
• Work with other technical staff of the team to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems.
• Monitor network performance to determine when and what modifications are required.
• Determine plan layout for new networks as per requirements and changing technology.

Confidential

Senior Support Manager

Responsibilities:

• Supervise O&M activities for smooth operation.
• Raising PO/BOQ orders for O&M requirements.
• Close all RF related complains and tickets.
• Suggest and provide expertise in error free network operation.
• Close all pending OPEX related issues.
• Provide support in special project expedite and close with timelines.
• Maintain a good relation with customer and close reported issues timely.
• Data compilation, inventory management.
• Back office support to regional teams, in terms of any approval pending at customer end.
• Expedite DG OH project, and another telco no teco activities.
• Designing and submitting of managed services PO’s.
• Ensuring that contractual KPIs are maintained & SLAs are met by sub-vendors & that we meet our agreed KPIs & SLAs with the client.
• Managing the tracking and closing of issues on client trouble ticketing systems
• Managing a team giving back office support for BSS and transmission for L2 issues

Confidential

Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and get implemented alternate power solution of cell sites, included Wind mills and solar power.
• Close Monitoring of sites and BSC level KPI’s.
• Close all RF related issues, and tickets.
• Troubleshoot time-constraint complains of CS reported/logged issues.
• Monitor and Co-ordinate with Vendors for KPI’s and SLA breached cases.
• Excellent Knowledge of access & core transmission(Tellabs, Confidential, Oscilloquartz).
• Installed and maintain old/new inventory raise requirement of spares accordingly
• On aired sites PAT/FAT and their associated M/W links.
• Commissioned RBS “6000” series and the MINI-LINK TN 4.4 FP.3 R22T18 with
• Done Upgrading of firmware of Ericson 2p, 6p, 20p to latest Release 4.4 FP 4.
• Excellent understanding of DUG and its functionality, synchronization with DUW toward 3G (Node B) implementation.
• Very good knowledge of vendor management in out-sourced Model.
• Strong knowledge of project management.
• Strong knowledge of cell sites audit.

Confidential

Team Lead (Access/Core) L-II

Responsibilities:

• Commissioning and installation of Managed switches for Confidential traffic routing.
• Implement DCN visibility activity of all switches used in access network
• Provided On Field support to trouble shooting of Cisco & Juniper Switches.
• Worked on Cisco switches CE500 / C2950 / C2960 / C3560 / C3750 / ME3400 / C6500
• Routing protocols RIP / OSPF / EIGRP / BGP
• Implementing/Configuring VLANs / STP / RSTP.
• Securing VLANs, switch access, IDS, IPS
• Responsible to design access traffic routing of Confidential sites.
• Design, Configure and install Junipers switches as well.
• Juniper switches EX Series
• Juniper firewalls SSG/ ISG / IDP Series
• TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP.
• Responsible to trace and resolve issues of loop generation.
• Microwave link PDH/SDH, SD, D/W, installation and commissioning. NEC Passolink & Passo+, NEO, MUX.( Multiplexer ), as well as Dragon wave IP based M/W. NEC XPIC, MUX with multiple sub boards.
• Corrected and Repaired the M/W issues reported from NOC on daily basis. Generated a compiled report with distribution to nation-wide TXN team and OAN management.
• Rerouting and re-parenting of sites from one BSC to another BSC. Configured and Troubleshoot Ping drop issues of Dragon Wave & M/W links. look after inventory management for M/W links.
• Supervised installation and commissioning

Confidential

RF Optimization Engineer

Responsibilities:

• RF Optimization Engineer at Mobilink-Pakistan.
• Monitored and analyzed the major KPI’s i.e CSSR, DCR, HSR, TCH and SD Congestion, Handover and Traffic distribution.
• Managed/Monitoired GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, it’s Key Performance Indicators using Radio Network Performance tools for Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola Networks.
• Used Cell Re-selection and Traffic Sharing Algorithms for dynamically sharing SD and TCH traffic between Macros/Micros and Classical and Preferred Bands to enhance capacity, maximize utilization and provided solutions for congestion with implementation.
• Analyzed and identified all Major KPIs cells with Proper rectification measures for improvement towards its benchmark on BI-monthly results.
• Conducted Initial Optimization of new Macro and Micro sites, removed frequency clashes, parameter tuning and neighbor addition or deletion.
• Planed drive tests to identify the bad Coverage, Quality patches, Swap sectors identifications, Call Drops and Handover Failures.
• Generated recommendations and provisions for LAC Dimensioning from analysis of PPS and for re-homing of BSC/Sites to remove illogical LAC and BSC boundaries to optimize Location Update SD Traffic.
• Planned and re-designed the cells like adjusting azimuth, tilt & orientation of antennas to meet traffic & capacity needs and removed the overshooting.
• Audited GPRS/EDGDE radio network and KPI (monitoring/analysis) resolved issues such as PD congestion, success rate & Throughput.
• Identified critical BTS hardware issues, IOI, coverage, and transmissions path, performance issues and made action plans for their resolution with forwarding these issues to NOC/BSS Operations and NSS for resolution on daily basis.
• Optimized both single band and dual band sites.
• Proposed radio expansions for high congestion sites and frequency plans in accordance with the expansions
• Optimized indoor coverage micros by power reduction, general capturing feature and walk tests

Confidential

Transmission Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed panoramic site survey of the proposed locations in-respect of their coordinates, line of site & views.
• Audited Post Tower Erection and Draft Surveys, coordinated M/S Mobilink team & LOS Surveyors for fault free site conformation.
• Designed and Implemented NMS (> 750 Hops) (using Net Config tool) Activity. This activity contains cabling designing & implementing with respect to cabling diagram & downloading of Configuration files, Proficient in use of Designing software Net config Tool. Good Knowledge of Experience on Map-info 8 & Transmission planning tools. installation Supervision of the Microwave link Site.
• Installed & configured XPIC (Cross Polarization Interface Canceller), and configured MUX. ( Multiplexer )with Two & Four Sub board cards. Coordinated with the perspective customers on the proposals of Site development according to IEEE and ISO standards.
• Tuned by Patching and Defining the External Alarms Cables from BAT BOX to DF Panel.