RF ENGINEER

With Multivendor experience in (2G, 3G & LTE) Rollout, swap & NPM projects
for Worlds leading operators in UAE & Pakistan

CAREER HISTORY

POSITION COMPANY REGION DURATION

Jr. RNO HUAWEI DUBAI, UAE 6 months
KPI monitoring, Reporting & Field Optimization (outsourced)
RF Engineer HUAWEI DUBAI, UAE 1 year
Reporting , IBS WT, DT, & Coordination (outsourced)

RF Engineer HUAWEI LAHORE, PAK 2 years

Drive Test & Reporting (outsourced)
BSS & TXN Engineer ZTE KARACHI,PAK 1.5 years
Site Installation & Coordination (outsourced)

PROJECT HISTORY
ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS VENDOR OPERATOR REGION
LTE ROLL OUT PROJECT HUAWEI ETISALAT DUBAI, UAE
NMP TRIAL PROJECT ERICSSON ETISALAT DUBAI, UAE
DXB MODERNIZATION PROJECT HUAWEI ETISALAT DUBAI, UAE
3G ROLLOUT PROJECT HUAWEI MOBILINK LAHORE, PAK
3G ROLLOUT & NPM PROJECT HUAWEI UFONE LAHORE, PAK
VEGA SWAP PROJECT ZTE TELENOR KARACHI, PAK

EDUCATION
B.E Electrical (Telecommunication) Bahria University 2011 PAKISTAN
 RF TOOLS PROFICIENCY

HUAWEI M2000 HUAWEI PRS GOOGLE EARTH

TEMS INVESTIGATION SPECTRUM ANALYZER NEMO HANDY
MapInfo Professional GENEX PROBE NEMO ANALYZER
MICROSOFT EXCEL GENEX PROBE CHROMATIC

WORK EXPERIENCE

LTE ROLL OUT PROJECT, DUBAI UAE.

Jr. RNO (IBS & Outdoor) June 2016 - present

Key responsibilities
Network quality stats & KPI Monitoring; Accessibility (RACH issues, multiple RRC connection
request etc.), Retainability (PS drops), Integrity & Mobility.
Reporting & Analysis of DT logs.
Coordination with the on field teams for successful completion of all field related activities
LTE network launch and cluster optimization, planning of RF parameter, making field level
changes, troubleshooting with Handover problem, tuning parameters. Performing SSV drive, Cluster
Pre-drive, Cluster Optimization and Cluster Final drive for the newly implemented sites
Troubleshooting the RRC, ERAB degradations.
Analysis of Service Layer Architecture and attempts to minimize number of hops to reduce latency
and increase throughput.
Physical Parameters Verification of new sites as per the planning data Identify the cross-feeder
issues rectify it through the PCI.
Monitoring RSRP, RSRQ and SINR parameters performance for better coverage of the site.
Perform the DL and UL throughput tests on each sector of the site and make sure to get maximum
achievable DL & UL speeds at the best point of each cell with the best BLER, & SINR Parameters.
Diagnosing all RF related problems in 3G such as Ec/Io, call failures, HO failures, RSCP Analysis,
Soft and hard handover (Inter Rat Handover), Poor BLER, Pilot Pollution.
Optimizing the NBs of 3G-3G, 3G-2G, 2G-3G and the external for 3G and 2G networks.
Daily escalate hardware issues to project team for rectification.
Responsible for reducing congestion and drops, improving the IRAT HO , Soft HO, Optimizing the 3G
sites by analyzing the root-cause and improving the CSSR and RAB Success rate
Analysis different type of parameters for HSDPA such as CQI, No of Codes Assigned, CPICH.
Optimized physical parameters like Antenna type, mechanical & electrical tilt horizontal & vertical
beam width to improve RSCP, Ec/Io, and hence to reduce pilot pollution.
 2G/3G/LTE Ericsson-Huawei
RF ENGINEER Modernization Project, Dubai UAE.
(IBS & Outdoor) June 2015 - June 2016

Key responsibilities

Reporting & Analysis of DT logs

Coordination with the on field teams for successful completion of all field related activities
IBS Walk test, both issue and routine base, for the assigned Site & Complaint areas of
2G /3G / LTE networks
Outdoor Drive testing, both issue and routine base, for the assigned Site / Cluster / Complaint
areas of 2G/3G/LTE networks
Troubleshooting Call Drops, HO issues, Signal Strength Issues, Call Establishment, PS/CS CDR,
Soft/IRAT, HOSR and logical discrepancies
Hard & Soft Optimization per the set KPI targets for GSM/HSDPA/HSUPA/R99/HSPA+/LTE layers
along with performance reports
LTE network launch and cluster optimization, planning of RF parameter, making field level
changes, troubleshooting with Handover problem, tuning parameters. Performing SSV drive, Cluster
Pre-drive, Cluster Optimization and Cluster Final drive for the newly implemented sites
troubleshooting the RRC, ERAB degradations.

3G ROLLOUT & NMP PROJECT

RF ENGINEER Oct 2013 Jun 2015

Key responsibilities
Reporting & Analysis of DT logs
Drive testing& SSV, for both issue base and routine for the assigned Site/Cluster Complaint Areas of
2G & 3G networks
Troubleshooting Call Drops, HO issues, Signal Strength Issues, Call Establishment, PS/CS CDR,
Soft/IRAT, HOSR and logical discrepancies
Hard & Soft Optimization as per the set KPI targets for GSM/HSDPA/HSUPA/R99/HSPA+ layers
along with benchmarking/performance reports
Spectrum audits for possible internal and external interference issues
Antenna Audit for azimuth and electrical/mechanical tilt tuning
Pre and Post Planning and Optimization and report preparation for Benchmarking.
Handling and Providing Solution for Customer Complain for Data Throughput and coverage.
Analyzing RF measurements (GSM and GPRS) and statistics in order to decide the need of new sites
either for traffic, coverage or quality.
Diagnosing all 2G RF related problems such as interference, call failures, HO failures, TCH/BCCH
congestion, bad quality, poor coverage. Signal strength and quality analysis.
Generating Coverage plots, C/I plots, Rx Quality plot, RSCP plots, EC/I0 plots, TX plots etc.
 VEGA SWAP PROJECT
BSS & TXN ENGINEER Sep 2012 Oct 2013

Key responsibilities
Coordination with the on field teams for successful completion of all field related activities
Installation, Commissioning and Troubleshooting of ZTE SDR BTS (8700, 8800, 8900)
Alarm patching & configuration at BSC and verification from Telenor NOC.
Installations and commissioning of NEC iPasolink (200, 400& 1000)MW Links including 1+0,
1+1 HSB, SD, XPIC and XPIC HSB configurations
Ethernet/VLAN configuration of iPasolink
Preparation of regular progress, project status and problem resolution reports.
Coordination with on field teams and Escalating issues to proper solution.
Quality assurance for PAT and FAT.

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

RF Optimization Principles Propagation models Antenna Theory

BSS Parameters RF Planning Principles Antenna audit
KPIs Monitoring Link Budgeting Traffic Theory

PERSONAL SKILLS

Strong Communication Effective task prioritization Time management

Strong analytical skills Process oriented approach Strong team worker