PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 6 years of Experience in RF Telecommunication Industry.
• Extensive experience proposing Pre & Post Launch Network Deployment changes and tracking improvements towards target KPIs/SLAs.
• Diverse experience in Design & Optimizing various networks .
• Optimization of CDMA, EVDO and LTE (Triband) networks to troubleshoot and improve KPIs. Performs RF performance activities in customer projects independently, according to project plan.
• Experience with using Workflow tools Siterra to update tasks, upload forms/project findings and updating and actualizing main tasks and milestones in Project Management.
• Generating reports and presenting power points of a detailed Acceptance Process for Cluster optimization.
• Network elements monitoring, analysis, fine tuning, optimization and troubleshooting. Operates in compliance with the processes, methods and tools linked to the job and possesses service excellence awareness.
• Expert with MS Street & Trips. Drawing drive route maps at cluster level and market level.
• Hands on experience with post processing and optimizing tools Windcatcher, XCAP.
• Experience working with RF design team and running predictions on Mentum Planet for creating clusters and creating neighbor lists and problem solving techniques on site construction drawings and close out packages.
• Experience with Design tools MAPINFO and PLANET, Google Earth Pro
• Experience working with drive data collecting tool X - CAL, TEMS, Agilent etc.
• Very good at data collecting with QXDM professional Software, QPST.
• Experience with using Siterra to update tasks, upload forms/project findings and updating and actualizing main tasks and milestones in Project Management.
• Expert in RF testing: Cluster drive, IVHHO, IFHO, IRAT.
• Hands on experience with developing Macros and experience with running Shell and Perl Scripting in Unix/Linux environment.
• Exposure to SQL Server programming language and Software databases.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

LTE RF Optimization Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Validating Connectivity, Sector Status of the integrated nodes and raise a request to local Spain team for the drive test.
• Validating Alarm and Hardware issues of the nodes with the help of OSS Common Explorer.
• Audit Intra Cell, Inter Cell and IRAT Neighbor and check PCI Collision.
• Analyze the Drive test log and provide reasons of poor KPI’s like RRC Connection Success rate, CSFB Success Rate and setup time, Data Drop rate UL and DL, Throughput UL and DL, Intra and Inter Frequency success rate and 4G to 3G redirection success rate with the help of log files.
• Cluster Optimization Report Preparation and analysis of KPIs RRC Connection Success rate, CSFB Success Rate and setup time, Data Drop rate UL and DL, Throughput UL and DL, Intra and Inter Frequency success rate and 4G to 3G redirection success rate.
• Coverage Analysis for cluster optimization report through serving cell RSRP, Scanner best server RSRP and provide the recommendation to change EDT, MDT, and parameters.
• Identify Coverage hole and Recommend orientation change or new site proposal.
• Performing Confidential KPI’s performance Analysis and troubleshooting.
• Mobility analysis and recommend a change in Parameters.
• Throughput Analysis (UL/DL) - to check Transmit Mode, Rank Indicator, Modulation Scheme. Modulation Distribution, Channel Quality Indicator, Resource block distribution, BLER for Poor Throughput area during Drive.
• Sleeping Cell Report and Worst Cell Report preparation and analysis for KPI’s Accessibility, Retainability and Mobility with the help of ITK.

Tools: Planet EV, MapInfo, ITK, Actix.

RF Design & Optimization Engineer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• RF Optimization and performance monitoring on Confidential CDMA/EVDO/LTE/2.5 Confidential network with Confidential (Equipment).
• Evaluating traffic usage reports to address Data and Voice KPI’s and identifying Top offenders and working towards optimizing and fixing them within No-harm period.
• Vast Experience in Optimizing the network and monitoring the KPIs on daily basis and perform changes to network for efficient performance.
• Experience in different RF optimization parameters for CDMA/EVDO, LTE and ECSFB technologies for the BSC or LSMR and also responsible for validating Neighbor Lists.
• Implementing SON and ANR techniques on LSMR based on live network KPIs.
• Creating Neighbor Lists for 3G network and analyzing handoffs from different technologies. Generating neighbor lists for Femto Cells on 3G network.
• Experience with Confidential performance tools Falcon, Cockpit, Tableau, SNAP.
• Managing the Carrier adds in the market and making sure all the hardware is installed and meeting with Operations team.
• Conducting market call and bringing up the performance issues on Single sites/network wide and synching with Operations teams.
• Experience in different RF optimization parameters for CDMA/EVDO, LTE and ECSFB technologies.
• Actively involved in Confidential new Multiband optimization for CDMA/LTE/2.5 LTE.
• Analyzed layer 3 messages and performed event analysis of the drive test data to improve network performance.
• Cluster submissions to Confidential and optimizing multiband with respect to Handoffs between different bands of LTE.
• Monitoring daily/hourly stats and making parameter changes on the live network.
• Experience with Planet to run predictions and create neighbor lists for existing and new sites.

Tools: Used: Siterra, Planet EV, MapInfo, Mobile Meridian, Spotfire, Tableau, XCAP, Windcatcher, Confidential BSM/LSMR, Google Earth Pro (KML Imports), MS Street & Trips, Running Shell and Perl Scripting.

RF Engineer

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• RF performance monitoring on Confidential CDMA/EVDO/LTE/2.5 Confidential network in Lucent Market.
• Vast Experience in Optimizing the network and monitoring the KPIs on daily basis and perform changes to network for efficient performance.
• Experience in different RF optimization parameters for CDMA/EVDO, LTE and ECSFB technologies for the Network Elements and also responsible for validating Neighbor Lists.
• Experience with using Confidential database Siterra to update tasks, upload forms/project findings and updating and actualizing main tasks and milestones in Project Management.
• Experience with Confidential performance tools Falcon, Cockpit, Tableau, SNAP.
• Analysis of KPIs, investigation and improvement of network quality problems. Perform root-cause analysis of RF issues to meet target KPIs. Recommend parameter changes to improve performance and prepare status reports. Analysis of neighbor relations and implementation of corrections.
• Managing the Carrier adds in the market and making sure all the hardware is installed and meeting with Operations team.
• Conducting market call and bringing up the performance issues on Single sites/network wide and synching with Operations teams.
• Generating reports and power point presentations to identify Current issues in Network and speaking to each KPI.
• Experience in different RF optimization parameters for CDMA/EVDO, LTE and ECSFB technologies for the OMP/OMC-RAN Lucent tools and also into SAM B.
• Actively involved in Confidential new Multiband optimization for CDMA/LTE/2.5 LTE.

Tools: Used: Falcon, Cockpit, Tableau, SNAP, OMP/PMC-RAN, SAM-B

RF Cluster Design & Optimization Engineer

Confidential, Chicago & Milwaukee

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of the details surrounding Radio Frequency (RF) optimization and performance of a CDMA and EVDO networks.
• Experience in radio network design tuning and optimization activities; design, tune and optimize high-cap wireless CDMA, EVDO and Confidential networks using RAN.
• Preparing Neighbor list and sending to commissioning for Migration of the Network.
• In depth knowledge and hands on experience drive test data collection and post-processing tools like Windcatcher, XCAP and network performance statistics monitoring and analysis tools like Mobile Meridian, Spotfire(for Hourly Stats); analyze network traffic and statistical information and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Monitored of Key performance indicators (KPIs) such as traffic analysis, dropped calls, blocked calls, handovers, and channel congestions.
• Involved in Site ATP/CTTP, Cluster drives, optimizing the network & monitoring KPIs.
• Improved the network performance by software and hardware changes, parameter modifications and helped launch the market well within the required performance goals.
• Post processing 4G ATP(Acceptance Test Procedure) using XCAP tool and troubleshooting if any issues on site.
• Generated cluster acceptance test reports for cluster data to verify that the values for KPIs such as Throughput, Hand over failure rate meet specified requirements.
• Created Network Vision neighbor lists by analyzing and optimizing the existing Legacy list.
• Analyzed layer 3 messages and performed event analysis of the drive test data to improve network performance.
• Used BSM (Base Station Manager) to make changes to PN, neighbors, electrical tilts to the Confidential network.
• Experience in different RF optimization parameters for CDMA/EVDO, LTE and ECSFB technologies for the BSC or LSMR and also responsible for validating Neighbor Lists.
• Analyzed cluster drive test packages in Windcatcher to analyze coverage issues like handoff failures, drop calls, access failures.
• Guided drive test team in setting up Call Statics, drive test tool (XCAL), configuring the software and performing different call scenarios for drive test data collection, created cluster drive maps.
• Experience with using Confidential database Siterra to update tasks, upload forms/project findings and updating and actualizing main tasks and milestones in Project Management.
• Reviewed Closeout packages including ( Azimuths, Antenna & RRU installation, cable connections, Fiber & Jumper line Sweeps)
• Expert with MS Street & Trips. Drawing maps in cluster level and market level.

Tools: Used: Siterra, Planet EV, MapInfo, Mobile Meridian, XCAP, Windcatcher, Confidential BSM/LSMR, QXDM, QPST, Google Earth Pro (KML Imports), MS Street & Trips

RF Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Perform RF drive testing to carry out propagation and signal measurement.
• Collect UE physical measurements (PN, RSCP and Ec/Io) for all the cells in the Active Set Using Agilent Tool.
• Verify Handoff functionality performance (Soft, Softer And Hard Handoffs)
• Verify the network, site functioning properly, antenna positions, antenna directions or tilt and swapped sectors.

Tools: Used: Agilent, JDSU E6474A, MS Street & Trips